Overview
- The season opens Oct. 21 with an NBC/Peacock Tip-Off doubleheader featuring Thunder vs. Rockets at 7:30 p.m. ET and Warriors vs. Lakers.
- Emirates NBA Cup group play runs Oct. 31–Nov. 28 with national coverage on Amazon Prime Video (five Friday doubleheaders), an NBC/Peacock doubleheader on Nov. 25 and an ESPN tripleheader on Nov. 26.
- Amazon Prime Video will stream 17 NBA Cup games, including all knockout-round matchups from Dec. 9–16 in Las Vegas, as part of its inaugural NBA on Prime lineup.
- NBC/Peacock announced its returning on-air roster led by Mike Tirico and Reggie Miller with Michael Jordan as a special contributor alongside a Martin Luther King Jr. Day quadrupleheader on Jan. 19, 2026.
- The NBA will release 80 of 82 regular-season games imminently and reserve two per team for December assignment based on NBA Cup performance.