The NBA's 2026 Play-In Tournament is over, and first-round playoff series begin on Saturday. If you love parity, you love what the NBA has become. In a league that used to be wildly predictable, it really does feel like any number of teams could get hot at the right time and make a push for a championship.

With the playoffs advancing to the conference semifinal round, we rank each potential NBA Finals matchup from 16 to 1.

The 2026 NBA All-Star break offered the chance for the entire league to catch its breath, reset and look ahead to the playoffs, which – seemingly suddenly – start in two months. The break is also giving us the chance to revisit the USA TODAY Sports Top ...

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd feels three active NBA players already belong on the league's all-time top five list.

Who will win the NBA championship this year? While the 2026 NBA Finals doesn’t tip-off until June and we aren’t quite at the end of the regular season, it feels like we’ve seen enough to gauge which clubs have a realistic shot at winning it all this year

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has sent shockwaves through the basketball community after revealing his personal rankings for the greatest players to ever step on the court.