2025–26 NBA season
| 2025–26 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | |
| Games | 82 |
| Teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN/ABC, NBC/NBCSN, NBA TV |
| Streaming partner(s) | ESPN app/Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Cooper Flagg |
| Picked by | Dallas Mavericks |
| Regular season | |
| NBA Cup | |
| Champions | New York Knicks |
| Runners-up | San Antonio Spurs |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and will end on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA Cup tournament was held from October 31 through December 16, 2025, with the New York Knicks winning it against the San Antonio Spurs. The 2026 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 15, 2026, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The play-in tournament is scheduled to be played from April 14 to 17, 2026, followed the next day by the opening of the playoffs, which will conclude with the NBA Finals starting June 3, with a possible game 7 scheduled for June 19.