NBA Basketball Team Ratings

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

30 Teams Rated
Last updated: Oct 27, 2026, 4:04 AM ET
Games rated through: Oct 26, 2026 (Movement Δ measured since Oct 25, 2026 cutoff)
Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ RW ⇅ OW ⇅ OL ⇅ RL ⇅ Rating ⇅ Rank Δ ⇅ Rating Δ ⇅ OffRt ⇅ DefRt ⇅ SoS ⇅
#1 Oklahoma City Thunder 4 0 0 0 154.80 — -0.77 +12.23 +20.48 +35.95
#2 Boston Celtics 2 0 0 1 99.51 — +0.62 +9.05 +20.93 +28.64
#3 New York Knicks 0 0 0 3 92.61 — +0.91 +7.23 +16.47 +57.27
#4 San Antonio Spurs 1 0 0 2 86.82 — +1.27 +1.75 +3.65 +61.48
#5 Houston Rockets 4 0 0 0 80.10 ▲ +2 +12.90 +1.31 +9.83 +22.53
#6 Detroit Pistons 3 0 0 0 76.67 â–ŧ -1 +0.76 -8.16 -0.74 +39.07
#7 Minnesota Timberwolves 3 0 1 0 69.46 â–ŧ -1 -4.33 +10.05 +9.82 +16.44
#8 Los Angeles Lakers 3 0 0 0 65.09 ▲ +1 +0.74 +3.42 +2.98 -50.33
#9 Cleveland Cavaliers 1 1 0 1 61.30 ▲ +1 +2.53 +10.07 +3.28 -6.99
#10 Denver Nuggets 0 1 0 2 50.24 â–ŧ -2 -15.01 +13.80 +3.91 +18.29
#11 Philadelphia 76ers 3 0 0 1 44.09 — +3.37 +4.23 +7.27 +42.12
#12 Charlotte Hornets 3 0 0 1 29.74 ▲ +2 +1.53 -10.72 -1.84 -63.17
#13 Orlando Magic 1 0 0 2 28.23 — -0.88 +2.89 +5.48 +62.98
#14 Atlanta Hawks 2 0 0 2 26.88 â–ŧ -2 -3.69 +2.25 -4.14 +54.54
#15 Los Angeles Clippers 1 0 0 2 5.89 — +0.16 -3.21 +2.88 +40.38
#16 Toronto Raptors 2 0 0 1 2.61 ▲ +1 +0.20 -8.58 -0.31 -44.17
#17 Phoenix Suns 1 0 0 2 0.85 â–ŧ -1 -2.43 +0.15 +6.96 +39.16
#18 Portland Trail Blazers 2 0 0 0 -6.27 — +0.13 -13.01 -11.61 -48.95
#19 Miami Heat 0 0 0 4 -26.39 — -16.56 +8.94 -5.48 +31.35
#20 Golden State Warriors 1 0 0 3 -31.06 — +8.48 +0.79 +0.17 +9.24
#21 Dallas Mavericks 2 0 0 2 -50.47 — +13.20 +2.06 -1.37 +12.78
#22 Milwaukee Bucks 1 0 0 3 -62.11 — +5.46 -0.67 -0.49 -61.82
#23 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 1 2 -68.88 — -0.71 +3.97 -6.66 -54.99
#24 Memphis Grizzlies 4 0 0 0 -79.24 — -4.42 +2.14 -2.49 -95.36
#25 Chicago Bulls 1 0 0 3 -83.35 — -3.14 -5.80 -18.69 -19.65
#26 Indiana Pacers 2 0 0 2 -89.39 — -2.88 -2.34 -3.05 -79.00
#27 Sacramento Kings 0 0 0 3 -98.75 — -0.10 -2.27 -5.32 -26.54
#28 Washington Wizards 2 0 0 2 -118.63 ▲ +1 +7.67 -14.45 -23.58 -28.28
#29 Utah Jazz 1 0 0 3 -125.81 â–ŧ -1 -5.30 -4.74 -20.69 -40.57
#30 Brooklyn Nets 0 0 0 3 -134.53 — +0.31 -24.45 -16.55 +0.55

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.