NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
San Antonio Spurs
Denver Nuggets
Boston Celtics
Houston Rockets
Cleveland Cavaliers
Minnesota Timberwolves
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
Toronto Raptors
Portland Trail Blazers
Philadelphia 76ers
Detroit Pistons
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Dallas Mavericks
Phoenix Suns
Indiana Pacers
Memphis Grizzlies
Washington Wizards
Orlando Magic
LA Clippers
New Orleans Pelicans
Utah Jazz
Chicago Bulls
Charlotte Hornets
Milwaukee Bucks
Sacramento Kings
Brooklyn Nets
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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4.3
4.7
-0.4
97.9
37.8
12.2
4.2
1.9
6.2
4.1
2.1
97.5
48.9
20.8
8.8
4.7
8.6
4.1
4.5
100.0
82.8
56.9
34.6
23.4
1.9
3.2
-1.3
74.2
15.3
3.8
0.9
0.4
5.6
3.2
2.4
100.0
78.1
46.7
26.7
10.7
5.7
3.0
2.7
99.3
57.1
24.1
10.4
5.8
2.4
2.6
-0.2
96.8
37.6
14.1
5.2
1.5
6.4
2.2
4.1
99.1
56.6
24.7
10.9
6.1
4.7
2.1
2.6
99.8
68.0
36.3
18.4
7.2
8.4
1.8
6.6
100.0
78.9
51.8
28.7
19.4
3.1
1.6
1.4
96.2
40.9
16.9
6.7
1.9
2.5
1.2
1.4
79.4
17.7
4.8
1.3
0.5
4.3
1.1
3.2
99.5
61.5
30.4
14.3
5.1
5.7
1.0
4.7
100.0
76.8
46.8
26.5
11.0
0.5
-0.1
0.6
86.8
19.9
5.5
1.4
0.4
-1.2
-0.1
-1.1
58.6
9.1
1.9
0.5
0.1
0.4
-0.3
0.7
38.7
4.3
0.8
0.1
0.0
-2.7
-0.6
-2.1
5.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.8
-0.7
-0.1
34.0
5.1
1.2
0.3
0.1
-2.3
-1.0
-1.3
8.6
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.4
-1.9
-2.4
3.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.7
-2.0
0.3
23.5
3.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
-4.6
-2.2
-2.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.4
-2.5
-3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.8
-3.1
-2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.1
-3.2
-4.9
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.9
-3.8
-1.1
1.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-9.0
-4.3
-4.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.8
-4.8
-6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.0
-5.2
-2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: November 10, 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.