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BOW Analytics · Franchise Strategy Index

Which front offices are actually built to win.

This is BOW’s curated slice of the league — roughly 40 tracked star contracts, not full 15-man rosters — rolled up by team and graded across roster quality, cap flexibility, asset base, and four other dimensions into one Franchise Strategy Index. Same AASV model as the player pages, same sliders: move an assumption and the ranking below moves with it.

Team AASV = Σ(player wins × $/win) − Σ(player cap hit × apron multiplier)
Teams tracked30
Tracked cap committed$4242M
Top FSI · Oklahoma City ThunderA · 94/100
Lowest FSI · Philadelphia 76ersF · 14/100

Team totals and Franchise Index scores only cover BOW’s ~40 curated tracked contracts, not full 15-man rosters — read every number here as “value across the players we model,” not a team’s entire cap sheet.

Model Assumptions

AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.

$3.5M
What one marginal win costs on the open market.
1.50×
How much a first-apron team's dollar really costs (tax bill, shrinking roster tools).
2.00×
The punitive tier — frozen picks, no salary aggregation, repeater tax.
1
Oklahoma City ThunderContending
A94/100
Roster98 · A
Cap flex78 · B
Assets98 · A

Weighted profile led by roster quality (98/100).

2
San Antonio SpursContending
B83/100
Roster78 · B
Cap flex84 · B
Assets95 · A

Weighted profile led by asset base (95/100).

3
Detroit PistonsRetooling
B75/100
Roster58 · C
Cap flex83 · B
Assets85 · A

Weighted profile led by downside safety (95/100).

4
Toronto RaptorsWin-now, closing
B70/100
Roster85 · A
Cap flex59 · C
Assets62 · C

Weighted profile led by roster quality (85/100).

5
Sacramento KingsWin-now, closing
C68/100
Roster72 · B
Cap flex69 · C
Assets65 · C

Weighted profile led by downside safety (75/100).

6
Washington WizardsRetooling
C67/100
Roster35 · F
Cap flex89 · A
Assets82 · B

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (89/100).

7
Portland Trail BlazersRetooling
C66/100
Roster38 · F
Cap flex88 · A
Assets78 · B

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (88/100).

8
Chicago BullsRebuilding
C63/100
Roster8 · F
Cap flex99 · A
Assets92 · A

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (99/100).

9
Utah JazzRebuilding
C63/100
Roster15 · F
Cap flex98 · A
Assets88 · A

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (98/100).

10
Atlanta HawksWin-now, closing
C61/100
Roster68 · C
Cap flex68 · C
Assets52 · D

Weighted profile led by roster quality (68/100).

11
Miami HeatRebuilding
C59/100
Roster25 · F
Cap flex93 · A
Assets72 · B

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (93/100).

12
Brooklyn NetsRebuilding
C58/100
Roster28 · F
Cap flex91 · A
Assets68 · C

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (91/100).

13
Orlando MagicWin-now, closing
C58/100
Roster75 · B
Cap flex51 · D
Assets42 · D

Weighted profile led by roster quality (75/100).

14
Charlotte HornetsRebuilding
C57/100
Roster12 · F
Cap flex96 · A
Assets75 · B

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (96/100).

15
New Orleans PelicansRetooling
C55/100
Roster52 · D
Cap flex71 · B
Assets48 · D

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (71/100).

16
LA ClippersRebuilding
D51/100
Roster22 · F
Cap flex86 · A
Assets58 · C

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (86/100).

17
Milwaukee BucksWin-now, closing
D51/100
Roster65 · C
Cap flex56 · C
Assets38 · F

Weighted profile led by roster quality (65/100).

18
Denver NuggetsWin-now, closing
D51/100
Roster88 · A
Cap flex33 · F
Assets28 · F

Weighted profile led by roster quality (88/100).

19
Indiana PacersRetooling
D48/100
Roster45 · D
Cap flex61 · C
Assets45 · D

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (61/100).

20
Los Angeles LakersWin-now, closing
D45/100
Roster62 · C
Cap flex48 · D
Assets32 · F

Weighted profile led by roster quality (62/100).

21
Memphis GrizzliesRebuilding
D44/100
Roster2 · F
Cap flex94 · A
Assets55 · C

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (94/100).

22
Houston RocketsRetooling
D44/100
Roster48 · D
Cap flex54 · D
Assets35 · F

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (54/100).

23
Minnesota TimberwolvesWin-now, closing
D40/100
Roster82 · B
Cap flex16 · F
Assets15 · F

Weighted profile led by roster quality (82/100).

24
New York KnicksWin-now, closing
F38/100
Roster92 · A
Cap flex3 · F
Assets8 · F

Weighted profile led by roster quality (92/100).

25
Cleveland CavaliersWin-now, closing
F38/100
Roster95 · A
Cap flex1 · F
Assets5 · F

Weighted profile led by roster quality (95/100).

26
Golden State WarriorsRebuilding
F30/100
Roster32 · F
Cap flex38 · F
Assets25 · F

Weighted profile led by optionality (41/100).

27
Phoenix SunsRetooling
F28/100
Roster42 · D
Cap flex24 · F
Assets18 · F

Weighted profile led by roster quality (42/100).

28
Dallas MavericksRebuilding
F24/100
Roster18 · F
Cap flex39 · F
Assets22 · F

Weighted profile led by optionality (42/100).

29
Boston CelticsRetooling
F23/100
Roster55 · C
Cap flex4 · F
Assets2 · F

Weighted profile led by roster quality (55/100).

30
Philadelphia 76ersRebuilding
F14/100
Roster5 · F
Cap flex31 · F
Assets12 · F

Weighted profile led by optionality (38/100).

Tracked cap sheet by team
RankApron tier
1Oklahoma City Thunder7$136M$196M$136M+$59.4MBelow apron
2San Antonio Spurs6$124M$135M$124M+$10.6MBelow apron
3Chicago Bulls6$95.4M$81.8M$95.4M−$13.6MBelow apron
4Utah Jazz6$98.6M$82.6M$98.6M−$16.0MBelow apron
5Detroit Pistons6$125M$108M$125M−$17.4MBelow apron
6Washington Wizards6$114M$96.5M$114M−$17.4MBelow apron
7Portland Trail Blazers6$116M$97.1M$116M−$18.6MBelow apron
8Charlotte Hornets6$101M$82.1M$101M−$19.1MBelow apron
9Miami Heat5$109M$87.9M$109M−$20.8MBelow apron
10Brooklyn Nets6$111M$89.8M$111M−$21.2MBelow apron
11Sacramento Kings6$149M$123M$149M−$26.0MBelow apron
12Toronto Raptors6$169M$141M$169M−$28.4MBelow apron
13LA Clippers5$121M$86.2M$121M−$34.6MBelow apron
14Memphis Grizzlies5$106M$69.6M$106M−$36.4MBelow apron
15Atlanta Hawks6$154M$115M$154M−$39.0MBelow apron
16New Orleans Pelicans6$146M$105M$146M−$41.1MBelow apron
17Indiana Pacers6$169M$103M$169M−$66.2MBelow apron
18Orlando Magic6$137M$125M$205M−$80.1MFirst apron
19Milwaukee Bucks6$133M$113M$199M−$86.4MFirst apron
20Houston Rockets6$136M$105M$203M−$98.4MFirst apron
21Los Angeles Lakers6$142M$108M$214M−$106MFirst apron
22Denver Nuggets6$172M$146M$258M−$112MFirst apron
23Golden State Warriors6$167M$94.3M$251M−$157MFirst apron
24Dallas Mavericks6$161M$85.1M$242M−$157MFirst apron
25Phoenix Suns6$141M$101M$283M−$182MSecond apron
26Minnesota Timberwolves6$161M$136M$321M−$185MSecond apron
27Philadelphia 76ers6$174M$69.8M$260M−$190MFirst apron
28New York Knicks6$185M$151M$370M−$219MSecond apron
29Cleveland Cavaliers6$204M$170M$409M−$238MSecond apron
30Boston Celtics6$184M$107M$369M−$262MSecond apron