NBA Basketball Team Ratings

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

30 Teams Rated
Last updated: Sep 15, 2026, 9:42 AM ET
Games rated through: Jan 01, 2027 (Movement Δ measured since Preseason cutoff)
Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ RW ⇅ OW ⇅ OL ⇅ RL ⇅ Rating ⇅ Rank Δ ⇅ Rating Δ ⇅ OffRt ⇅ DefRt ⇅ SoS ⇅
#1 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 0 0 122.13 — +0.00 +12.04 +13.27 +0.00
#2 New York Knicks 0 0 0 0 101.75 — +0.00 +8.84 +10.87 +0.00
#3 Boston Celtics 0 0 0 0 88.74 — +0.00 +11.13 +14.94 +0.00
#4 San Antonio Spurs 0 0 0 0 81.61 — +0.00 -2.52 -2.13 +0.00
#5 Denver Nuggets 0 0 0 0 65.14 — +0.00 +10.24 +6.99 +0.00
#6 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 0 0 53.50 — +0.00 +6.20 +4.92 +0.00
#7 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 50.54 — +0.00 +8.20 +8.09 +0.00
#8 Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 0 0 46.82 — +0.00 +1.39 +1.86 +0.00
#9 Houston Rockets 0 0 0 0 40.39 — +0.00 +0.62 +3.68 +0.00
#10 Detroit Pistons 0 0 0 0 40.04 — +0.00 -10.92 -8.85 +0.00
#11 Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 0 0 29.09 — +0.00 +6.83 +6.68 +0.00
#12 Orlando Magic 0 0 0 0 27.72 — +0.00 +3.86 +4.76 +0.00
#13 Charlotte Hornets 0 0 0 0 20.23 — +0.00 -8.31 -7.04 +0.00
#14 Atlanta Hawks 0 0 0 0 16.43 — +0.00 -3.22 -4.64 +0.00
#15 Phoenix Suns 0 0 0 0 14.38 — +0.00 +2.98 +5.64 +0.00
#16 Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 0 0 9.54 — +0.00 -2.06 -0.53 +0.00
#17 Miami Heat 0 0 0 0 5.06 — +0.00 +4.63 +0.63 +0.00
#18 Toronto Raptors 0 0 0 0 1.54 — +0.00 -8.08 -6.43 +0.00
#19 Portland Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 -18.20 — +0.00 -13.40 -13.23 +0.00
#20 Golden State Warriors 0 0 0 0 -22.49 — +0.00 +1.03 +1.31 +0.00
#21 Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 0 0 -32.85 — +0.00 +4.21 +5.52 +0.00
#22 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 0 0 -42.86 — +0.00 +2.84 +0.86 +0.00
#23 Dallas Mavericks 0 0 0 0 -53.24 — +0.00 +4.97 +3.75 +0.00
#24 Chicago Bulls 0 0 0 0 -64.03 — +0.00 -7.88 -10.79 +0.00
#25 Sacramento Kings 0 0 0 0 -66.43 — +0.00 +1.58 +1.23 +0.00
#26 Memphis Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 -74.26 — +0.00 +3.87 +2.02 +0.00
#27 Indiana Pacers 0 0 0 0 -75.95 — +0.00 +2.35 +1.33 +0.00
#28 Brooklyn Nets 0 0 0 0 -105.14 — +0.00 -18.60 -15.56 +0.00
#29 Utah Jazz 0 0 0 0 -105.79 — +0.00 -7.99 -13.08 +0.00
#30 Washington Wizards 0 0 0 0 -116.21 — +0.00 -15.33 -18.25 +0.00

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.