The 2026 NBA playoffs have already featured several huge performances by big stars. Here's a look at the players having the best first round thus far.

The 2026 NBA playoffs have officially tipped off. The best NBA players showcase their skills and talent through an 82-game regular season, but the playoffs are where legacies are made – or tainted. The postseason is where performance determines who is ...

The NBA’s 2025-26 season is reaching its most decisive stretch, and the postseason is almost here. According to the NBA’s official schedule, the 2026 Play-In Tournament runs from April 14-17, and the first round of the NBA Playoffs begins

Nothing about Banchero's numbers looks particularly pretty, but if Orlando completes an upset of the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, hoops historians won't remember (or care) whether the games were aesthetically pleasing or not. The Magic are mucking things up in the best way possible, and Banchero is at the heart of this brute-force beatdown.

ESPN analyst Zach Kram breaks down the NBA's first round -- and explores its impact on the rest of the playoffs and the offseason.

The NBA draft lottery is Sunday. It could be boring. It may reward tanking. Nobody knows. The story will be told by four ping-pong balls, plucked out of a hopper in a secure room, with sequestered onlookers from each of the involved teams and a few members of the media looking on.