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Preseason baseline · 2025-26 final net rating

Power rankings

The 2026-27 season hasn't started, so this is the honest baseline: every team ranked by where it finished 2025-26 on net rating. From the first night of the season the ranking switches to this year's numbers: half net rating, a third the record, a fifth the last ten games, refreshed nightly.

30teams
until tip-off
#TeamW-LNetORtgDRtg
1Oklahoma City Thunder1 · OKC64-18+11.1117.6 (7th)106.5 (1st)schedule →
2Detroit Pistons2 · DET60-22+8.4117.3 (9th)108.9 (2nd)schedule →
3San Antonio Spurs3 · SAS62-20+8.4118.7 (3rd)110.4 (3rd)schedule →
4Boston Celtics4 · BOS56-26+8.3120.0 (2nd)111.7 (4th)schedule →
5New York Knicks5 · NYK53-29+6.4118.7 (4th)112.3 (7th)schedule →
6Houston Rockets6 · HOU52-30+5.4117.5 (8th)112.1 (5th)schedule →
7Denver Nuggets7 · DEN54-28+5.2121.2 (1st)116.0 (21th)schedule →
8Charlotte Hornets8 · CHA44-38+4.9118.4 (5th)113.5 (11th)schedule →
9Cleveland Cavaliers9 · CLE52-30+4.1118.3 (6th)114.1 (15th)schedule →
10Minnesota Timberwolves10 · MIN49-33+3.1115.6 (13th)112.5 (8th)schedule →
11Toronto Raptors11 · TOR46-36+2.9115.0 (14th)112.1 (6th)schedule →
12Atlanta Hawks12 · ATL46-36+2.2115.0 (15th)112.9 (9th)schedule →
13Miami Heat13 · MIA43-39+2.1115.8 (12th)113.6 (13th)schedule →
14Los Angeles Lakers14 · LAL53-29+1.5117.0 (10th)115.5 (19th)schedule →
15Phoenix Suns15 · PHX45-37+1.4114.2 (17th)112.9 (10th)schedule →
16LA Clippers16 · LAC42-40+1.1116.3 (11th)115.2 (18th)schedule →
17Orlando Magic17 · ORL45-37+0.6114.2 (18th)113.6 (14th)schedule →
18Philadelphia 76ers18 · PHI45-37-0.1114.3 (16th)114.4 (16th)schedule →
19Portland Trail Blazers19 · POR42-40-0.4113.1 (21th)113.5 (12th)schedule →
20Golden State Warriors20 · GSW37-45-0.5113.8 (19th)114.4 (17th)schedule →
21New Orleans Pelicans21 · NOP26-56-4.4113.3 (20th)117.6 (23th)schedule →
22Dallas Mavericks22 · DAL26-56-5.2110.3 (27th)115.5 (20th)schedule →
23Chicago Bulls23 · CHI31-51-5.3112.1 (25th)117.4 (22th)schedule →
24Memphis Grizzlies24 · MEM25-57-6.0112.4 (23th)118.4 (27th)schedule →
25Milwaukee Bucks25 · MIL32-50-6.1112.2 (24th)118.3 (26th)schedule →
26Indiana Pacers26 · IND19-63-7.8110.1 (28th)117.9 (24th)schedule →
27Utah Jazz27 · UTA22-60-8.2112.7 (22th)120.8 (29th)schedule →
28Sacramento Kings28 · SAC22-60-9.7110.6 (26th)120.3 (28th)schedule →
29Brooklyn Nets29 · BKN20-62-10.0108.2 (30th)118.2 (25th)schedule →
30Washington Wizards30 · WAS17-65-11.8109.7 (29th)121.5 (30th)schedule →
1Oklahoma City Thunder

+11.1 per 100 possessions, elite on both ends.

2Detroit Pistons

+8.4 per 100 possessions, elite on both ends.

3San Antonio Spurs

+8.4 per 100 possessions, elite on both ends.

4Boston Celtics

+8.3 per 100 possessions, elite on both ends.

5New York Knicks

+6.4 per 100 possessions, elite on both ends.

6Houston Rockets

+5.4 per 100 possessions, elite on both ends.

7Denver Nuggets

+5.2 per 100 possessions, 1st offense carrying a 21th defense.

8Charlotte Hornets

+4.9 per 100 possessions, 5th offense carrying a 11th defense.

9Cleveland Cavaliers

+4.1 per 100 possessions, 6th offense carrying a 15th defense.

10Minnesota Timberwolves

+3.1 per 100 possessions, 8th defense carrying a 13th offense.

11Toronto Raptors

+2.9 per 100 possessions, 6th defense carrying a 14th offense.

12Atlanta Hawks

+2.2 per 100 possessions, 9th defense carrying a 15th offense.

13Miami Heat

+2.1 per 100 possessions, middle of the pack on both ends.

14Los Angeles Lakers

+1.5 per 100 possessions, 10th offense carrying a 19th defense.

15Phoenix Suns

+1.4 per 100 possessions, 10th defense carrying a 17th offense.

16LA Clippers

+1.1 per 100 possessions, middle of the pack on both ends.

17Orlando Magic

+0.6 per 100 possessions, middle of the pack on both ends.

18Philadelphia 76ers

-0.1 per 100 possessions, middle of the pack on both ends.

19Portland Trail Blazers

-0.4 per 100 possessions, middle of the pack on both ends.

20Golden State Warriors

-0.5 per 100 possessions, middle of the pack on both ends.

21New Orleans Pelicans

-4.4 per 100 possessions, middle of the pack on both ends.

22Dallas Mavericks

-5.2 per 100 possessions, middle of the pack on both ends.

23Chicago Bulls

-5.3 per 100 possessions, bottom third on both ends.

24Memphis Grizzlies

-6.0 per 100 possessions, bottom third on both ends.

25Milwaukee Bucks

-6.1 per 100 possessions, bottom third on both ends.

26Indiana Pacers

-7.8 per 100 possessions, bottom third on both ends.

27Utah Jazz

-8.2 per 100 possessions, bottom third on both ends.

28Sacramento Kings

-9.7 per 100 possessions, bottom third on both ends.

29Brooklyn Nets

-10.0 per 100 possessions, bottom third on both ends.

30Washington Wizards

-11.8 per 100 possessions, bottom third on both ends.

Net rating is points scored minus allowed per 100 possessions; offensive and defensive rating are the two halves, with the league rank in brackets. Source: stats.nba.com; standings from the official league feed.