The NBA’s US broadcast rights transitioned in 2025-26 to a new three-network agreement worth a combined $76 billion across eleven years. The new partners are Disney (ESPN/ABC), NBC (broadcast and Peacock) and Amazon Prime Video. TNT Sports, which carried NBA broadcasts for 37 years through the 2024-25 season, is out of the new deal.
The new 2025-26 NBA US broadcast map
Disney (ESPN and ABC) carries Tuesday and Wednesday-night national games plus the NBA Finals through alternate seasons. ESPN linear and ABC broadcast network cover the headline weekly slate. Streaming access is through cable login, a live-TV bundle that includes ESPN, or ESPN+ as a secondary feed.
NBC and Peacock carries Sunday-night national games, Tuesday-night doubleheaders during the second half of the season, and a slice of the Christmas Day slate. NBC linear runs the simulcast and Peacock at $7.99 per month carries the streaming version, with selected NBC games as Peacock-only.
Amazon Prime Video at $14.99 per month (Prime membership) carries Thursday-night national games and Friday-night games during specific windows. Prime also carries one round of the NBA Playoffs as part of the new deal.
NBA League Pass at $14.99 per month or $99.99 per season carries every out-of-market regular-season game (any game not broadcast in your local TV market). League Pass is the standard “watch every game” option for fans outside their team’s local TV territory.
Local Regional Sports Networks (RSNs). Local teams’ games still run on regional sports networks (YES, MSG, MASN, Bally Sports, etc.) for in-market viewers. Out-of-market viewers cannot access RSN broadcasts directly through League Pass blackouts.
The minimum cost to watch every NBA game
A full NBA viewing setup requires:
- ESPN/ABC via cable or live-TV bundle (YouTube TV at $82.99/mo or Sling Orange at $40/mo)
- Peacock at $7.99/mo for Sunday-night NBC streaming
- Amazon Prime at $14.99/mo for Thursday-night Prime
- NBA League Pass at $14.99/mo for out-of-market games (excluded if you only watch national games)
- Local RSN for in-market team games (varies by market, usually included with cable carriage)
All-in monthly cost for a complete NBA setup during the season is roughly $118 per month including all national packages plus League Pass. Without League Pass (national-only), the cost drops to $103 per month.
For a single-team in-market follower, the local RSN plus the cheapest live-TV bundle that includes ESPN ($40 Sling Orange) covers the team’s games and the national broadcasts, totalling roughly $40 to $90 per month depending on cable provider.
What changed with the 2025-26 transition
TNT Sports was the NBA’s national carrier for 37 years through the 2024-25 season, including the iconic Inside the NBA studio show. TNT’s exit at the end of 2024-25 ended that run. The studio show talent (Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith) signed a new deal that places Inside the NBA on ESPN starting in 2025-26, while keeping the show’s production identity intact.
In practical terms, every NBA broadcast right that previously ran on TNT now runs on NBC, Peacock, ESPN, ABC or Amazon Prime instead.
NBA League Pass detail
League Pass at $14.99 per month or $99.99 for the full season carries every out-of-market regular-season game live, every replay, and the alternate broadcast feeds (commentary-free, team-feed, etc.). The service does NOT cover:
- Nationally-televised games, which require the relevant national carrier.
- Locally-blacked-out games for your home market team.
- Playoff games, which run on the national carriers.
For a deeper League Pass breakdown, the official page is at nba.com/leaguepass.