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:

10. Dallas Mavericks 2001-02 +6.99%

11. Chicago Bulls 1996-97 +7.04%

12. Utah Jazz 1996-97 +7.04%

13. Sacramento Kings 2003-04 +7.11%

14. Phoenix Suns 2006-07 +7.24%

15. Utah Jazz 1997-98 +7.3%

16. Golden State Warriors 2015-16 +7.52%

17. Phoenix Suns 2004-05 +7.84%

18. Dallas Mavericks 2003-04 +8.88%

19. Indiana Pacers 2023-24 +9.07%

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Can they keep this up?

Source: nba.stats.com