NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Detroit Pistons
Denver Nuggets
San Antonio Spurs
Houston Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
Phoenix Suns
Miami Heat
Toronto Raptors
Atlanta Hawks
LA Clippers
Memphis Grizzlies
Portland Trail Blazers
Milwaukee Bucks
Chicago Bulls
Charlotte Hornets
Dallas Mavericks
Utah Jazz
Sacramento Kings
Brooklyn Nets
Indiana Pacers
New Orleans Pelicans
Washington Wizards
W-LOVR W-LWIN DIV%PLAYOFF%TOP6%PLAYIN%PROJ SEEDPROJ DRAFT1ST PICK%
35-7
66.0-16.0
99.8
100.0
100.0
0.0
1.0
30.0
0.0
29-10
55.4-26.6
96.8
100.0
99.9
0.1
1.3
27.6
0.0
28-13
53.1-28.9
0.2
99.9
98.3
1.7
3.2
26.0
0.0
28-13
51.9-30.1
54.3
99.4
95.4
4.7
3.8
25.0
0.0
23-15
51.6-30.4
45.7
99.6
95.8
4.2
3.9
24.7
0.0
27-14
51.1-30.9
0.0
98.6
91.7
8.3
4.2
24.1
0.0
25-16
50.1-31.9
46.3
99.3
95.2
4.8
3.2
23.2
0.0
25-15
49.8-32.2
42.2
99.2
94.5
5.5
3.3
22.9
0.0
23-19
47.1-34.9
3.2
94.4
75.2
24.7
5.1
19.9
0.0
23-18
46.4-35.6
63.4
91.8
69.3
30.7
5.4
19.2
0.1
22-17
46.1-35.9
9.1
89.6
63.5
36.4
5.7
18.8
0.1
24-15
46.0-36.0
36.2
82.4
42.1
57.3
6.8
18.5
0.1
23-19
45.5-36.5
32.2
81.8
37.3
61.7
7.0
17.9
0.2
24-17
45.4-36.6
30.1
79.4
35.6
63.6
7.1
17.8
0.2
21-20
44.6-37.4
27.9
81.3
44.4
55.3
6.6
17.3
0.2
25-17
44.5-37.5
2.3
79.0
43.5
56.2
6.7
17.0
0.2
20-23
41.8-40.2
8.8
54.3
14.3
83.2
8.1
14.6
0.6
17-23
40.0-42.0
1.6
27.5
2.3
74.6
9.4
12.9
1.3
17-23
38.8-43.2
0.0
19.2
1.0
65.1
9.7
12.0
1.8
20-22
38.6-43.4
0.0
11.9
0.6
55.3
10.1
11.6
2.0
17-24
35.4-46.6
0.0
6.4
0.1
54.8
10.3
9.7
3.7
19-21
34.4-47.6
0.0
3.0
0.1
32.1
10.9
9.1
4.4
15-26
32.9-49.1
0.0
1.8
0.0
16.0
11.4
8.2
5.6
16-26
32.4-49.6
0.0
0.4
0.0
3.5
11.9
7.9
6.0
14-27
25.4-56.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13.7
4.3
11.3
11-30
25.4-56.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13.7
4.3
11.2
11-27
25.1-56.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
13.3
4.1
11.5
9-32
23.0-59.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13.9
3.1
12.7
10-33
22.9-59.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.4
2.9
12.9
10-29
19.3-62.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.8
1.5
13.9
Last Updated: January 16, 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.