Indiana Pacers are on pace to have the best offensive rating of all time. Both absolute and relative.
Top 2 ABSOLUTE offensive ratings of all-time are this years Pacers and Hawks (123.6 and 119.4). The next 7 spots belong to teams that are playing this season.
But when we look from the RELATIVE perspective, things change. A LOT. Teams like 96/97 Bulls, 15/16 GSW, 03/04 Mavs, Nash's Suns, and other all-time great offenses slide in top10. But who is at the top?
2023/24 Indiana Pacers. They have the OffRtg 9% above the league average. This is a feat that no team has accomplished yet.
Here is the list of the top 10 relative offensive rating teams:
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Dallas Mavericks 2001-02 +6.99%
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Chicago Bulls 1996-97 +7.04%
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Utah Jazz 1996-97 +7.04%
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Sacramento Kings 2003-04 +7.11%
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Phoenix Suns 2006-07 +7.24%
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Utah Jazz 1997-98 +7.3%
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Golden State Warriors 2015-16 +7.52%
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Phoenix Suns 2004-05 +7.84%
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Dallas Mavericks 2003-04 +8.88%
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Indiana Pacers 2023-24 +9.07%
Can they keep this up?
Source: nba.stats.com
Hope people see the value of legitimate playmaking from this.
Not to knock Hali, he’s an incredible playmaker but a lot of this has to do with the pacers having the fastest pace like ever, they run fast breaks basically all game.