New NBA season with, once again, guaranteed spectacle on all levels.
After a first year as a rookie, Victor Wembanyama is expected to confirm all the hopes in him and above all bring the Spurs closer to the play-offs. This is also the stated objective for the Frenchman, vice-Olympic champion this summer in Paris. “The goal is to reach the play-in or play-offs.” To achieve this, the Spurs recruited a very strong element with leader and NBA legend Chris Paul. “JI remember watching Chris on TV when I was little. He’s only been here a week, but we’re already learning a lot just by watching him. I’m very excited to play with him.”
Wemby will not be the only Frenchman involved because non-purists may have forgotten, numbers 1 and 2 from the last draft are French and are eagerly awaited. Zacharie Risacher, number 1, will be associated with the Hawks with one of the best point guards in the NBA, Trae Young. Number 2 in the draft, Alexandre Sarr will also be eagerly awaited on the Washington side with a certain Bilal Coulibaly in a real French connection that promises. We will obviously follow Nicolas Batum, Rudy Gobert or Guershon Yabusele who took advantage of his excellent Olympics to offer himself a new NBA dream with the Sixers.
Finally, this NBA season will be special with the association between LeBron James and his son, Bronny James. During the pre-season, the two played for the first time together in the Lakers jersey and the least we can say is that number 23 was not a little proud. “We came out of a timeout and found ourselves there, next to each other. I looked at him. It was like in (the science fiction movie) ‘Matrix’ or something. It seemed unreal. But it was amazing“Son James, however, is not expected to have much playing time this season, playing most of the time in the G-League.
The NBA regular season took place between October 22, 2024 and June 5, 2025 for the Finals. Important dates
- October 22 : Start of the regular season
- December 14-17 : NBA Cup semi-finals and finals
- January 23 and 25 : NBA matches in Paris (Spurs vs Pacers)
- February 14-16 : All-Star Weekend
- April 13 : End of regular season
- April 15-18 : Play-in Tournament
- April 19 : Start of the play-offs
- June 5 : Start of the NBA Finals
Each NBA franchise plays 82 games in the regular season. At the end of this regular season, the eight best franchises in each conference are ranked from 1 to 8. The 1st faces the 8th, the 2nd faces the 7th,… The winners of the first round advance to the conference semi-finals , the winners of the second round advance to the conference finals. The champions of each conference face each other in the NBA Finals. The series are played in the best of 7 games which are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, since the 2013-2014 season.
Since the 2020-2021 season, play-in has appeared in the NBA in which the teams ranked 7th to 10th play a mini tournament. The 7th and 8th of each conference face each other in a match, where the winner is qualified in 7th position in the playoffs. The loser faces the winner of the match between the 9th and 10th in each conference, where the winner of the match qualifies for the playoffs in 8th place.
In the NBA, there are 30 franchises divided into two conferences:
Western Conference:
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Utah Jazz
Eastern Conference:
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Detroit Pistons
- Indiana Pacers
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- New York Knicks
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia Sixers
- Toronto Raptors
- Washington Wizards
Prestigious NBA event, the best players come together for a weekend. Several events are organized such as the three-point contest, the dunk contest, the “skills challenge” and at the end, a gala match between the superstars of the American basketball league.
Holder of NBA TV rights, BeInSport broadcasts a match every NBA night. The “NBA Extra” show broadcast from 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday to Friday analyzes NBA news.
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Founded in 1946, discover the NBA’s track record since 2000:
- 2024: Boston Celtics
- 2023: Denver Nuggets
- 2022: Golden State Warriors
- 2021: Milwaukee Bucks
- 2020: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2019: Toronto Raptors
- 2018: Golden State Warriors
- 2017: Golden State Warriors
- 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2015: Golden State Warriors
- 2014: San Antonio Spurs
- 2013: Miami Heat
- 2012: Miami Heat
- 2011: Dallas Mavericks
- 2010: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2009: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2008: Boston Celtics
- 2007: San Antonio Spurs
- 2006: Miami Heat
- 2005: San Antonio Spurs
- 2004: Detroit Pistons
- 2003: San Antonio Spurs
- 2002: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2001: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2000: Los Angeles Lakers