NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers
Brooklyn Nets
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Charlotte Hornets
Portland Trail Blazers
Milwaukee Bucks
Memphis Grizzlies
LA Clippers
Phoenix Suns
Los Angeles Lakers
Toronto Raptors
Golden State Warriors
Miami Heat
Atlanta Hawks
Minnesota Timberwolves
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Cleveland Cavaliers
San Antonio Spurs
Boston Celtics
Denver Nuggets
Houston Rockets
Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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-6.0
-2.4
-3.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.4
-2.3
-2.1
2.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.2
-2.4
1.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.8
-4.7
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.8
-4.3
-2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.7
-3.3
-3.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.7
-1.9
-5.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.5
-5.4
-5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.0
-1.1
-1.9
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.4
-1.6
-0.8
11.1
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
-1.2
-0.5
-0.8
11.7
2.4
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.7
-0.3
1.0
25.7
3.1
0.9
0.2
0.1
1.0
1.3
-0.3
26.1
3.8
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.6
-0.5
1.1
83.1
18.9
4.2
0.7
0.1
0.9
2.2
-1.2
82.1
19.7
4.9
0.7
0.3
-0.8
-2.2
1.3
71.6
18.9
5.2
1.3
0.1
2.4
0.2
2.2
75.2
20.6
6.2
1.2
0.6
1.1
-1.5
2.6
73.1
25.1
9.3
3.2
0.4
1.8
0.9
0.9
73.5
29.4
12.1
5.0
0.7
3.3
1.2
2.1
98.0
45.0
13.8
3.4
1.7
2.2
-0.5
2.7
88.4
40.8
17.9
7.3
1.3
1.9
1.2
0.7
92.1
43.6
19.0
8.6
1.6
2.8
2.6
0.2
88.5
43.0
20.0
9.0
1.8
3.7
1.7
2.0
99.6
57.1
22.1
4.7
2.5
3.3
3.7
-0.3
98.1
59.5
31.6
16.2
3.7
5.8
7.5
-1.7
99.3
68.8
32.1
10.9
6.9
5.9
3.6
2.3
99.7
69.1
35.5
12.2
7.9
4.0
0.7
3.3
100.0
68.4
41.4
23.9
6.3
4.3
5.0
-0.6
99.8
68.6
43.0
25.4
7.0
10.6
3.2
7.4
100.0
93.5
79.2
65.8
57.1
Last Updated: January 13, 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.