The 2026 NBA playoffs will begin on April 18. The 2025-26 regular season wraps up on April 12, giving teams a short break before the postseason tips off. The Play-In Tournament, introduced in 2021 to keep more teams competitive and reduce tanking, determines the final two playoff spots in each conference.

ESPN's NBA insiders released their latest power rankings, and the Kings dropped from 26th to 29th place, as now just one team sits between them and the title for the worst team in the league.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the league expects to decide in 2026 whether to expand, with Seattle emerging as one of the two cities most closely under consideration.