NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets
Denver Nuggets
New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons
Boston Celtics
San Antonio Spurs
Minnesota Timberwolves
Cleveland Cavaliers
Orlando Magic
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers
Miami Heat
Philadelphia 76ers
Memphis Grizzlies
LA Clippers
Atlanta Hawks
Phoenix Suns
Toronto Raptors
Dallas Mavericks
Milwaukee Bucks
Portland Trail Blazers
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
New Orleans Pelicans
Brooklyn Nets
Indiana Pacers
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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10.8
3.1
7.6
100.0
94.3
80.7
64.2
54.7
6.9
4.1
2.9
100.0
79.0
50.9
18.0
12.6
6.0
8.0
-1.9
99.2
68.0
27.8
10.0
6.5
4.3
4.7
-0.4
99.8
68.2
40.4
23.1
6.2
4.1
1.1
3.0
100.0
69.9
42.4
23.6
6.2
4.0
4.2
-0.2
99.7
66.8
38.1
21.5
5.4
3.5
2.4
1.2
99.2
52.2
14.7
3.1
1.5
3.4
0.9
2.5
97.7
42.9
11.3
2.6
1.2
2.9
2.1
0.8
93.4
47.1
22.5
10.2
1.7
2.3
-0.5
2.8
89.1
40.3
17.3
7.4
1.4
2.2
-0.6
2.7
74.1
17.3
4.9
0.7
0.3
1.7
2.8
-1.1
94.3
29.3
6.1
1.0
0.4
1.6
-1.1
2.7
88.2
33.3
12.6
4.9
0.6
1.5
1.1
0.3
88.1
35.3
13.9
5.4
0.8
0.9
-0.5
1.3
36.2
4.2
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.7
1.1
-0.4
19.3
2.1
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.6
0.0
45.7
13.5
5.2
1.8
0.3
0.1
-0.4
0.5
69.1
10.4
1.7
0.2
0.1
-0.3
-2.1
1.8
79.3
22.5
7.0
1.9
0.2
-1.0
-2.6
1.6
2.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.4
-0.5
-0.9
14.1
2.8
0.7
0.2
0.0
-2.5
-1.5
-1.0
8.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.6
-1.4
-2.2
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.7
-2.6
-2.1
1.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.2
-2.6
-3.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.4
-4.1
-2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.7
-4.9
-1.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.1
-4.2
-2.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.5
-1.7
-5.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-9.9
-4.9
-5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: January 7, 2026
ESPN's NBA Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength developed by the ESPN Analytics team. BPI is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance for the rest of the season. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. BPI accounts for game-by-game efficiency, strength of schedule, pace, days of rest, game location and preseason expectations.