NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Detroit Pistons
Oklahoma City Thunder
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
San Antonio Spurs
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
Houston Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Los Angeles Lakers
Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
Orlando Magic
Phoenix Suns
Miami Heat
Golden State Warriors
LA Clippers
Atlanta Hawks
Charlotte Hornets
Portland Trail Blazers
Memphis Grizzlies
Milwaukee Bucks
Dallas Mavericks
Chicago Bulls
New Orleans Pelicans
Indiana Pacers
Brooklyn Nets
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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5.0
0.9
4.0
100.0
79.4
49.2
28.1
7.9
10.7
3.6
7.1
100.0
94.3
83.1
73.5
62.4
4.9
3.6
1.4
100.0
76.1
44.6
24.9
6.9
4.5
4.0
0.5
100.0
73.2
39.2
20.2
5.2
3.7
1.6
2.1
99.9
63.6
30.5
5.6
2.4
4.3
3.2
1.1
99.8
73.1
37.6
18.5
4.6
4.6
7.2
-2.6
99.6
65.8
28.7
8.6
4.5
4.0
1.0
2.9
99.6
60.6
22.9
5.9
2.8
3.6
1.4
2.2
96.4
45.0
15.5
3.8
1.7
1.0
2.0
-1.0
92.7
27.6
6.3
0.9
0.2
1.3
1.1
0.2
90.9
27.2
8.7
2.8
0.5
-0.8
-2.4
1.6
86.4
16.3
3.7
0.8
0.1
1.5
-0.5
2.1
79.6
23.6
8.1
2.6
0.3
0.1
-0.5
0.6
79.2
16.5
3.8
0.4
0.1
0.9
-1.5
2.4
76.4
19.0
5.8
1.5
0.1
1.6
-0.3
1.9
65.4
15.7
5.1
0.7
0.2
1.8
1.2
0.6
49.3
10.1
4.0
0.6
0.2
-0.4
0.2
-0.6
35.8
6.7
1.5
0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
29.0
5.4
1.6
0.4
0.1
-2.4
-2.1
-0.3
11.3
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.7
-0.1
5.6
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
-2.7
-1.1
-1.5
1.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
-0.4
0.6
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-2.1
-3.4
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.5
-1.3
-3.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.1
-3.3
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.4
-5.4
-2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.0
-2.3
-3.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.4
-1.6
-6.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-12.2
-7.1
-5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: February 9, 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.