2008–09 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2008–09 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 1-30 of 30 filtered teams.
| Rank | Global rank | Team | ELO | Games | Peak ELO | Last games oldest → newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | 1799 | 5499 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1746 | 3303 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1693 | 1706 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1692 | 3649 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1689 | 2812 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1669 | 3366 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1658 | 5459 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1636 | 2494 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1595 | 2958 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1592 | 3775 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1582 | 3588 | |||
| #12 | #13 | 1570 | 3065 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1557 | 5038 | |||
| #14 | #16 | 1547 | 1803 | |||
| #15 | #18 | 1535 | 2835 | |||
| #16 | #19 | 1530 | 604 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1521 | 5150 | |||
| #18 | #22 | 1486 | 1574 | |||
| #19 | #23 | 1482 | 1147 | |||
| #20 | #25 | 1469 | 2791 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1468 | 5174 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1449 | 5272 | |||
| #23 | #28 | 1447 | 5141 | |||
| #24 | #31 | 1433 | 1128 | |||
| #25 | #32 | 1432 | 3541 | |||
| #26 | #33 | 1419 | 3629 | |||
| #27 | #38 | 1377 | 1655 | |||
| #28 | #40 | 1357 | 4085 | |||
| #29 | #42 | 1315 | 4999 | |||
| #30 | #44 | 1310 | 3213 |
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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