2025–26 NBA season

The 2025–26 NBA season was the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended 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 was played from April 14 to 17, 2026, followed the next day by the opening of the playoffs. In a rematch of the NBA Cup final, the Knicks defeated the Spurs in five games in the 2026 NBA Finals.