NBA · Visualizations · 2026-27

Crystal Ball

Every team scored against a 10-item championship checklist, backtested against 10 seasons of NBA history

Updated daily

8–10Championship Tier4

6–7Contender3

4–5Threat4

0–3Pretender

PassFail· Hover dots for details · Click any row to expand all 10 checks

Rk	Team	Record	Adj Net	Adj Off	Adj Def	Score	Tier
1	Houston Rockets West	7-2	+8.0	116.0	108.1	8/10	Championship Tier	▶
2	Minnesota Timberwolves West	6-3	+7.9	112.7	104.8	8/10	Championship Tier	▶
3	Detroit Pistons East	6-2	+5.6	111.0	105.4	8/10	Championship Tier	▶
4	Portland Trail Blazers West	6-1	+5.4	113.9	108.5	8/10	Championship Tier	▶
5	Los Angeles Lakers West	7-2	+5.6	115.9	110.2	7/10	Contender	▶
6	Memphis Grizzlies West	6-2	+4.4	112.6	108.3	7/10	Contender	▶
7	Golden State Warriors West	6-3	+4.9	113.7	108.7	6/10	Contender	▶
8	San Antonio Spurs West	6-2	+3.3	111.3	107.9	5/10	Threat	▶
9	Toronto Raptors East	4-4	+2.0	111.3	109.3	4/10	Threat	▶
10	Boston Celtics East	6-2	+1.0	110.7	109.8	4/10	Threat	▶
11	New Orleans Pelicans West	4-4	-0.2	110.5	110.6	4/10	Threat	▶
12	Cleveland Cavaliers East	4-4	+1.8	113.4	111.6	3/10	Pretender	▶
13	Philadelphia 76ers East	8-1	+1.8	108.2	106.5	3/10	Pretender	▶
14	Denver Nuggets West	4-3	+1.4	113.0	111.6	3/10	Pretender	▶
15	Dallas Mavericks West	4-4	+0.9	110.3	109.4	3/10	Pretender	▶
16	Oklahoma City Thunder West	6-2	+0.9	108.4	107.6	3/10	Pretender	▶
17	Washington Wizards East	4-4	-1.8	107.8	109.6	3/10	Pretender	▶
18	Atlanta Hawks East	5-4	+2.3	110.2	107.9	2/10	Pretender	▶
19	New York Knicks East	4-4	+0.1	109.1	109.0	2/10	Pretender	▶
20	Phoenix Suns West	2-5	-2.6	111.5	114.1	2/10	Pretender	▶
21	Brooklyn Nets East	2-6	-4.7	106.3	110.9	2/10	Pretender	▶
22	Indiana Pacers East	3-6	-1.8	108.9	110.7	1/10	Pretender	▶
23	Miami Heat East	3-6	-2.9	110.2	113.1	1/10	Pretender	▶
24	Utah Jazz West	1-7	-4.5	106.1	110.6	1/10	Pretender	▶
25	Chicago Bulls East	1-7	-9.5	106.7	116.2	1/10	Pretender	▶
26	Los Angeles Clippers West	1-7	-4.4	106.7	111.0	0/10	Pretender	▶
27	Orlando Magic East	2-6	-4.4	107.6	112.0	0/10	Pretender	▶
28	Milwaukee Bucks East	1-7	-7.0	107.5	114.5	0/10	Pretender	▶
29	Sacramento Kings West	1-7	-7.4	106.9	114.3	0/10	Pretender	▶
30	Charlotte Hornets East	3-6	-8.5	103.6	112.1	0/10	Pretender	▶