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NBA season tips off tomorrow as three Turkish players take the court
The 2026-27 NBA season will begin tomorrow with a game between the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics. Alperen Şengün, Adem Bona and Tarık Biberovic will play in the new season, while the playoffs will begin on April 17, 2027.
The 2026-27 season of the National Basketball Association will begin tomorrow. The Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics will face each other on the opening day of the NBA's 81st season.
The game at Little Caesars Arena will tip off at 10 p.m. Türkiye time. There is only one game on the schedule for the opening day of the season.
Three Turkish players will compete in the NBA
Three Turkish players will compete in the NBA during the new season. Alperen Şengün will play for the Houston Rockets, Adem Bona for the Philadelphia 76ers and Tarık Biberovic for the Dallas Mavericks.
Alperen Şengün, a two-time All-Star, will begin the season aiming to reach the playoffs once again with the Houston Rockets. Şengün averaged 20.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks during the regular season for the Rockets, who finished fifth in the Western Conference last season.
The 24-year-old Şengün will enter his sixth NBA season. After being selected as an All-Star for the second consecutive season last year, he became the first Turkish basketball player to achieve that feat. The Turkish international competed in the playoffs for the second time with the Rockets.
Adem Bona's Philadelphia 76ers signaled their ambitions ahead of the season by adding LeBron James and Jaylen Brown to their roster. Tarık Biberovic will make his NBA debut with the Dallas Mavericks.
Three teams stand out in the championship race
Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks are among the leading contenders for the championship this season. The defending champion New York Knicks, the San Antonio Spurs led by Victor Wembanyama and the Oklahoma City Thunder, who have emerged in recent years, will begin the season targeting the championship.
LeBron James to play his 24th season
LeBron James, who has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, will compete for the Philadelphia 76ers this season. The NBA's all-time leading scorer, James will seek to extend his record in that category during his 24th season.
The 41-year-old James has won four NBA championships and has also received the regular-season and Finals Most Valuable Player awards four times each. James will take the court seeking to add another championship to his career and set new records.
Playoff schedule
The NBA regular season will end on April 11, 2027. The final four playoff teams will be determined through a play-in tournament involving the teams that finish seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th in their conferences.
The play-in games will be played from April 13 to 16, 2027. The playoffs will begin on April 17, 2027.
The All-Star Weekend games will be held in Phoenix from February 19 to 21, 2027.
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