What is Opponent Effective Possession Ratio in NBA Team Stats?
Opponent Effective Possession Ratio measures how efficiently opposing teams convert possessions into scoring opportunities.
Opponent Effective Possession Ratio | NBA Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 0.820% | 0.897% | 0.841% | 0.834% | 0.827% | 0.807% | 0.829% | 0.850% |
| 2 |  | 0.824% | 0.819% | 0.837% | 0.823% | 0.826% | 0.822% | 0.827% | 0.861% |
| 3 |  | 0.832% | 0.853% | 0.831% | 0.840% | 0.841% | 0.855% | 0.809% | 0.854% |
| 4 |  | 0.836% | 0.863% | 0.851% | 0.838% | 0.834% | 0.838% | 0.834% | 0.843% |
| 4 |  | 0.836% | 0.744% | 0.845% | 0.830% | 0.837% | 0.831% | 0.850% | 0.844% |
| 6 |  | 0.841% | 0.853% | 0.854% | 0.852% | 0.842% | 0.834% | 0.846% | 0.878% |
| 7 |  | 0.843% | 0.821% | 0.822% | 0.830% | 0.840% | 0.852% | 0.838% | 0.866% |
| 8 |  | 0.844% | 0.841% | 0.848% | 0.842% | 0.847% | 0.848% | 0.841% | 0.863% |
| 8 |  | 0.844% | 0.887% | 0.875% | 0.860% | 0.855% | 0.833% | 0.861% | 0.850% |
| 10 |  | 0.845% | 0.822% | 0.853% | 0.856% | 0.845% | 0.851% | 0.839% | 0.862% |
| 11 |  | 0.849% | 0.819% | 0.852% | 0.843% | 0.852% | 0.844% | 0.853% | 0.862% |
| 12 |  | 0.851% | 0.865% | 0.869% | 0.854% | 0.856% | 0.852% | 0.848% | 0.871% |
| 13 |  | 0.853% | 0.869% | 0.882% | 0.870% | 0.853% | 0.840% | 0.872% | 0.868% |
| 14 |  | 0.854% | 0.882% | 0.890% | 0.881% | 0.865% | 0.852% | 0.857% | 0.857% |
| 14 |  | 0.854% | 0.842% | 0.853% | 0.850% | 0.858% | 0.853% | 0.855% | 0.879% |
| 16 |  | 0.857% | 0.887% | 0.893% | 0.872% | 0.857% | 0.839% | 0.869% | 0.889% |
| 17 |  | 0.859% | 0.888% | 0.841% | 0.846% | 0.860% | 0.862% | 0.857% | 0.861% |
| 18 |  | 0.863% | 0.821% | 0.877% | 0.869% | 0.870% | 0.836% | 0.882% | 0.844% |
| 18 |  | 0.863% | 0.858% | 0.893% | 0.868% | 0.862% | 0.870% | 0.855% | 0.876% |
| 20 |  | 0.864% | 0.877% | 0.878% | 0.871% | 0.868% | 0.886% | 0.840% | 0.869% |
| 20 |  | 0.864% | 0.928% | 0.870% | 0.871% | 0.870% | 0.866% | 0.860% | 0.877% |
| 22 |  | 0.865% | 0.852% | 0.858% | 0.871% | 0.867% | 0.864% | 0.865% | 0.855% |
| 22 |  | 0.865% | 0.802% | 0.854% | 0.874% | 0.864% | 0.882% | 0.848% | 0.879% |
| 24 |  | 0.870% | 0.891% | 0.869% | 0.861% | 0.871% | 0.885% | 0.850% | 0.867% |
| 25 |  | 0.871% | 0.959% | 0.903% | 0.898% | 0.875% | 0.887% | 0.850% | 0.856% |
| 26 |  | 0.874% | 0.904% | 0.898% | 0.889% | 0.878% | 0.871% | 0.876% | 0.874% |
| 26 |  | 0.874% | 0.941% | 0.906% | 0.890% | 0.874% | 0.904% | 0.854% | 0.882% |
| 28 |  | 0.877% | 0.904% | 0.883% | 0.880% | 0.874% | 0.876% | 0.878% | 0.861% |
| 28 |  | 0.877% | 0.880% | 0.887% | 0.884% | 0.884% | 0.876% | 0.878% | 0.862% |
| 30 |  | 0.878% | 0.835% | 0.871% | 0.869% | 0.877% | 0.870% | 0.890% | 0.877% |
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Which teams allow the lowest effective possession ratio in the NBA in 2026?
Toronto ranks first in the NBA for effective possession ratio allowed at 0.820% through games played November 12, 2026. The Los Angeles Lakers are second at 0.824% & Atlanta third at 0.832%. Detroit & Phoenix are tied for fourth at 0.836%. A gap of 0.004 percentage points separates Toronto from second place, & 0.051 percentage points separate it from the 25th-ranked team.
Only 0.025 percentage points separate first from tenth. Boston is sixth at 0.841% & Miami seventh at 0.843%. Brooklyn & Golden State are tied for eighth at 0.844% & the LA Clippers are tenth at 0.845%.
Two ranks between 14th and 19th are shared by two teams each. Minnesota is 11th at 0.849%, Houston 12th at 0.851% & New Orleans 13th at 0.853%. Philadelphia & Dallas are tied 14th at 0.854%, Denver is 16th at 0.857%, Orlando 17th at 0.859% and Oklahoma City & Indiana are tied 18th at 0.863%.
All 8 teams are within 0.008 percentage points of each other. Sacramento & Charlotte are tied 20th at 0.864%, Portland & San Antonio tied 22nd at 0.865%, Utah is 24th at 0.870% & Memphis 25th at 0.871%. Six ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team.
How this ranking is measured
Of the 30 NBA teams ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above, ranked lowest first. Opponent Effective Possession Ratio measures how efficiently opposing teams convert possessions into scoring opportunities. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.