NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

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