1998–99 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 1998–99 season, reconstructed through the latest rated game available and including every franchise active in the selected period.
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Seasons
Ranking table
Showing 1-29 of 29 filtered teams.
| Rank | Global rank | Team | ELO | Games | Peak ELO | Last games oldest → newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | 1818 | 1999 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1698 | 1942 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1693 | 4427 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1651 | 2187 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1640 | 2511 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1629 | 895 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1620 | 4221 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1620 | 908 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1605 | 4531 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1597 | 833 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1596 | 4263 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1592 | 4200 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1563 | 2698 | |||
| #14 | #15 | 1557 | 4115 | |||
| #15 | #17 | 1549 | 2682 | |||
| #16 | #18 | 1547 | 2791 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1528 | 2788 | |||
| #18 | #22 | 1491 | 296 | |||
| #19 | #23 | 1490 | 2423 | |||
| #20 | #24 | 1489 | 800 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1476 | 1893 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1475 | 4562 | |||
| #23 | #28 | 1458 | 1574 | |||
| #24 | #29 | 1454 | 3239 | |||
| #25 | #31 | 1442 | 4310 | |||
| #26 | #33 | 1426 | 2926 | |||
| #27 | #40 | 1320 | 1952 | |||
| #28 | #43 | 1298 | 2381 | |||
| #29 | #44 | 1234 | 296 |
ELO ratings guide
How the NBA ELO rankings are calculated
NBA teams gain or lose ELO points after each rated game according to the result, opponent strength, home-court advantage, and score margin. The live ranking reflects current franchise strength; switch to historical franchises or the graph to explore the longer record.
Ratings start at 1,500 and update after every rated result using a versioned, published model. Read the basketball ELO formula and assumptions.
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