Knicks rated 11th of 30 on Power Rating as of Oct. 12, 2026
After last season's title run, DataBaller's offseason Power Rating has the Knicks at +4.0 points per game, 11th in the league and well behind Oklahoma City's +13.2. The rating is a carryover from last season, so a repeat looks like a long shot.
Published: · Figures as of October 12, 2026
Asked: how likely are the Knicks to win again
The Knicks are a long shot to repeat, 11th of 30 on Power Rating
DataBaller holds no title-odds figure, so it can't put a percentage on a repeat. DataBaller's Power Rating, as of October 12, 2026, rates the Knicks at +4.0 points per game against an average opponent. That is 11th of 30 teams. Oklahoma City leads at +13.2, and the Knicks sit behind Cleveland (+8.7) and Boston (+8.1) in their own conference. The rating is a carryover from last season with confidence at the model's offseason level, so it is a rough read.
| Team | Power Rating (points) |
|---|---|
| OKC | 13.2 |
| CLE | 8.7 |
| SAS | 8.2 |
| BOS | 8.1 |
| HOU | 6.5 |
| DET | 5.7 |
| LAL | 4.9 |
| CHA | 4.8 |
| DEN | 4.6 |
| TOR | 4.2 |
| NYK | 4.0 |
The title run was stronger than the rating. The Knicks went 53-29 last season (2025-26) while their scoring margin supported 56.2 wins, so the record was 3.2 wins short of that. That is within the band for "in line". They finished 6th in the league in win percentage. They scored 116.5 points and allowed 110.1, and that +6.3 margin is the biggest piece of the rating. The playoff run (9-1 over the last 10 games, against opponents who won 68.7% of their games) was a hot stretch above that regular-season level.
The roster has turned over at the edges. Mitchell Robinson (8.8 rebounds a game in 19.6 minutes) is gone, along with Jeremy Sochan and Ariel Hukporti. Bruce Brown, Andre Drummond, Ochai Agbaji and John Konchar are among the arrivals. The rating assumes last season's minutes spread across today's roster, so it is only as good as that assumption. The core is intact: Brunson (26.0 points a game, Finals MVP), Towns (20.1 points, 11.9 rebounds), Bridges, Anunoby and Hart.
The next game is a likely win. The Knicks host Philadelphia on October 20 at 7:00 PM EDT. DataBaller's Power Rating makes New York a 6.03-point favorite, a 4.28-point rating edge (3.99 vs -0.29) plus 1.75 for home court, with a 68.3% win probability. No book lines are recorded for that game yet.
Confidence: Medium. The ratings are offseason carryovers, and a trade, an injury or a rotation change before the playoffs would move the title read.