2025-26 season

Thirty teams, ranked by what they actually did.

What is this

Net rating is points scored minus points allowed per hundred possessions. It describes a team better than a record does, because it does not care who won the coin flips in close games. Where the two disagree, that gap is the story.

Through August 9, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder lead the NBA in net rating for the 2025-26 season at +10.80 points per 100 possessions, with a 64-18 record. This page ranks all 30 teams on net rating, pace, and the four factors, using 4 seasons of play by play data.

Best net rating
+10.80OKC
Fastest pace
106.2MIA
Wins below rating
-10.2CHA 44-38
Seasons on file
4

The league, on any measure

What is this

Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions. The default, because it describes a team better than a record does. Switching the measure reorders every row, and the bar is always a reading of the value beside it.

East

East teams in the 2025-26 NBA season, ranked by net rating
#TeamW-LNetOffDef
1Detroit Pistons60-22+8.0114.5106.5
2Boston Celtics56-26+7.9117.2109.3
3New York Knicks53-29+6.3116.7110.4
4Charlotte Hornets44-38+4.9115.8110.9
5Cleveland Cavaliers52-30+3.9116.1112.2
6Toronto Raptors46-36+2.5112.8110.3
7Atlanta Hawks46-36+2.3113.2110.9
8Miami Heat43-39+2.1113.8111.7
9Orlando Magic45-37+0.6112.1111.5
10Philadelphia 76ers45-37-0.2112.2112.3
11Chicago Bulls31-51-5.0110.3115.3
12Milwaukee Bucks32-50-6.3110.3116.6
13Indiana Pacers19-63-7.7108.3116.1
14Brooklyn Nets20-62-10.0106.0116.0
15Washington Wizards17-65-11.5108.2119.7

West

West teams in the 2025-26 NBA season, ranked by net rating
#TeamW-LNetOffDef
1Oklahoma City Thunder64-18+10.8116.0105.2
2San Antonio Spurs62-20+8.1116.6108.5
3Houston Rockets52-30+5.2115.2110.0
4Denver Nuggets54-28+5.1119.6114.5
5Minnesota Timberwolves49-33+3.0113.7110.7
6Los Angeles Lakers53-29+1.7115.4113.7
7Phoenix Suns45-37+1.4112.1110.7
8LA Clippers42-40+1.1114.3113.2
9Portland Trail Blazers42-40-0.2111.1111.3
10Golden State Warriors37-45-0.5112.0112.6
11New Orleans Pelicans26-56-4.5111.2115.7
12Dallas Mavericks26-56-5.3108.6113.9
13Memphis Grizzlies25-57-5.7110.0115.7
14Utah Jazz22-60-8.0111.3119.3
15Sacramento Kings22-60-9.8108.6118.4

Ratings map

What is this

Height is net rating, so the best teams are at the top. Horizontal position is how they get there: left of centre the margin comes from defence, right of centre from offence. The two diagonals are lines of constant offensive and constant defensive rating.

-100+10-100+10Better offenseBetter defenseATLBKNBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNOPNYKOKCORLPHIPHXPORSACSASTORUTAWASOffense above average, minus defense above averageNet rating

Point at a team. Height is net rating; left of centre means the margin comes from defence, right of centre from offence. Both figures are against the 2025-26 league average, and the widest gap either way is 13 points.

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