Overview

• The BBL will stage all three playoff rounds in a 2-2-1 home-game structure starting in the 2025/2026 season.
• Clubs approved the switch by a large majority at the July 28 league meeting, with only three votes against.
• Under the new setup, the higher-seeded team hosts the first two games and a potential decisive fifth game.
• Last season’s 1-1-1-1-1 alternating format stretched the finals over 45 days and forced NBA prospects Noa Essengue and Ben Saraf to choose between draft preparations and playoff duty.
• A newly codified flexibility clause enables the league to adjust the playoff rhythm in future seasons when external factors make changes necessary.