NBA Basketball Team Ratings

Performance vs. Expectation (PvE) rating leaderboard for the 2027 season.

30 Teams Rated
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 8:28 AM ET
Games rated through: Nov 07, 2026 (Movement Δ measured since Nov 01, 2026 cutoff)
Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ RW ⇅ OW ⇅ OL ⇅ RL ⇅ Rating ⇅ Rank Δ ⇅ Rating Δ ⇅ OffRt ⇅ DefRt ⇅ SoS ⇅
#1 Oklahoma City Thunder 8 0 0 2 127.50 — +19.78 +8.28 +12.50 +9.37
#2 San Antonio Spurs 7 1 0 2 110.09 ▲ +1 +24.68 +5.05 +3.17 -20.78
#3 Boston Celtics 6 1 0 2 93.47 â–ŧ -1 -7.40 +3.17 +11.77 -34.25
#4 Los Angeles Lakers 8 0 0 2 83.10 ▲ +6 +28.20 +3.66 +1.40 -21.85
#5 Minnesota Timberwolves 7 0 1 2 74.52 ▲ +6 +32.88 +6.44 +7.00 -0.96
#6 New York Knicks 5 0 0 4 73.39 ▲ +3 +14.16 +3.41 +10.60 -1.68
#7 Philadelphia 76ers 8 0 0 2 72.23 â–ŧ -1 +2.47 +1.28 +4.23 -2.09
#8 Detroit Pistons 6 0 0 2 70.65 â–ŧ -3 -6.37 -4.74 +0.79 +8.77
#9 Denver Nuggets 4 1 0 3 67.24 â–ŧ -2 +0.00 +12.76 +3.98 +6.36
#10 Houston Rockets 7 0 0 3 57.84 â–ŧ -6 -22.49 +0.59 +7.39 +33.81
#11 Golden State Warriors 6 1 0 3 50.72 ▲ +1 +36.98 +1.91 +1.11 +14.86
#12 Atlanta Hawks 7 0 0 4 35.82 ▲ +4 +38.72 +3.74 -4.24 -33.92
#13 Portland Trail Blazers 6 0 0 3 23.52 — +9.93 -4.72 -5.33 +7.85
#14 Cleveland Cavaliers 4 1 0 5 22.17 â–ŧ -6 -38.17 +9.64 +0.77 +28.76
#15 Toronto Raptors 5 0 0 4 5.93 ▲ +4 +13.37 -3.71 -2.00 -22.93
#16 Phoenix Suns 3 0 0 5 -8.95 ▲ +4 -0.68 -1.72 +3.32 +45.10
#17 Dallas Mavericks 5 0 0 4 -11.86 â–ŧ -2 -9.21 +0.70 +0.98 +13.36
#18 Miami Heat 2 1 0 6 -20.83 — -15.64 +10.79 -5.58 +10.82
#19 Memphis Grizzlies 6 0 1 2 -21.18 â–ŧ -2 -18.10 +1.77 -1.11 -42.66
#20 New Orleans Pelicans 2 2 1 4 -29.64 ▲ +3 +15.36 +4.21 -4.19 -24.69
#21 Orlando Magic 2 0 1 6 -40.25 â–ŧ -7 -40.85 -1.39 +2.47 +27.36
#22 Charlotte Hornets 3 0 0 7 -57.86 â–ŧ -1 -47.07 -10.47 -0.98 -5.64
#23 Los Angeles Clippers 1 0 1 6 -59.19 â–ŧ -1 -20.80 -4.96 +1.31 +36.73
#24 Washington Wizards 4 0 0 6 -84.59 ▲ +1 +0.95 -11.47 -11.59 -13.57
#25 Indiana Pacers 3 0 0 7 -88.56 ▲ +2 +11.38 -4.08 -1.71 -22.38
#26 Chicago Bulls 1 0 0 7 -100.52 — -11.18 -1.38 -15.43 +27.61
#27 Brooklyn Nets 2 0 1 6 -104.59 ▲ +3 +15.23 -17.39 -9.22 +0.29
#28 Milwaukee Bucks 1 0 0 8 -106.41 â–ŧ -4 -25.89 -4.55 -2.02 +5.83
#29 Sacramento Kings 1 0 0 8 -110.18 — +7.18 -5.69 -4.62 +20.42
#30 Utah Jazz 1 0 2 6 -123.57 â–ŧ -2 -7.44 -3.70 -10.09 +23.70

â„šī¸ Standings & Rating System Legend

RW
Regulation Win

Standard victory secured within regulation play.

OW
Overtime Win

Victory secured in overtime (includes Shootout Win in the NHL and Extra-Inning decisions in MLB).

OL
Overtime Loss

Contest tied at end of regulation; lost in overtime (includes Shootout Loss in the NHL and Extra-Inning decisions in MLB).

RL
Regulation Loss

Defeat in standard regulation play.

PvE Rating
Performance vs. Expectation

Zero-centered Elo power rating measuring opponent-adjusted performance against Vegas closing expectations.

Rank Δ / Rating Δ
Rating & Rank Momentum

Net movement in leaderboard rank and raw rating compared to the previous rating calculation date.

Off / Def / SoS
Offense, Defense & Strength of Sched

Component offensive and defensive power ratings, plus average opponent rating faced to date.