The NBA has agreed to a new media rights deal worth $76 billion across 11 years, sources tell The Associated Press.
Games will continue to air on ESPN and ABC, but NBC and Amazon Prime will feature NBA games as well. TNT Sports has five days to match one of the deals if it wants to continue to broadcast the NBA. The new deal goes into effect during the 2025-26 season.
The five-day clock begins once the NBA sends finished contracts to TNT.
This record-setting deal will reportedly ensure player salaries will continue to rise and change how fans can access games for the foreseeable future. The league’s salary cap is expected to rise at an annual rate of 10%, which is the maximum amount allowed by the most recent collective bargaining agreement set by the NBA and NBAPA.
Not only does that mean that players will be making money at a rate never before seen at the NBA level, it also allows the possibility for the long-awaited NBA expansion.
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