The NBA playoffs consist of 16 teams split evenly into two conferences, the Eastern and Western, from around the United States. These teams feature top basketball players from different states as well as international players.

The 2026 NBA playoffs will begin on April 18. The 2025-26 regular season wraps up on April 12, giving teams a short break before the postseason tips off. The Play-In Tournament, introduced in 2021 to keep more teams competitive and reduce tanking, determines the final two playoff spots in each conference.

Zach Lowe breaks down why the Nuggets losing NIkola Jokic will lead to them dropping a few seeds in the rankings, and that's not a bad thing.

Right now, there are three very real contenders to be the top pick in the 2026 draft: Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa. All three have been incredibly productive as freshmen. And the talent gaps between them (assuming there are any) are small enough that it might come down to which team wins the lottery.

James Borrego's Pelicans are 'hammering' away at the three-point line as Zion Williamson scrambles for a 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament spot.

For the first time in nine years, the NBA title comes down to a Game 7. League MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the charge with the Oklahoma City Thunder against the underdog Indiana Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton. The Pacers are trying to become the first ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a key player the Oklahoma City Thunder received when the organization traded Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers before the 2019-20 season. The Thunder weren’t very good to start the new era with Gilgeous-Alexander leading ...

Let’s look at all the NBA Finals in NBA history that went the distance. Mike Barner, RotoWire.com In 2016, LeBron James and the Cavs dethroned the Warriors and became the 1st team in NBA history to rally from a 3-1 deficit in the Finals. For the 20th ...

A lot of people are talking about the Boston Celtics as a sleeper NBA Finals team if and when Jayson Tatum comes back, but here’s another idea: what if the Celtics are an NBA Finals team even without Tatum?