NBA's new TV deal: What it means for Spurs fans
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The NBA released the 2025–26 schedule Thursday — and the Spurs landed 22 nationally televised games, including Opening Week and Christmas Day slots.
Why it matters: This is the debut season of the NBA's new 11-year media rights deal with NBCUniversal, Amazon and ESPN, which reshuffles who shows what and when.
- It also marks the end of "NBA on TNT" after 36 seasons.
By the numbers: The Knicks, Thunder and Lakers top the league with 34 nationally televised or streamed games each.
- In Texas, the Rockets (28) and Mavericks (23) each have more national matchups than the Spurs, according to Front Office Sports.
State of play: The Spurs have two marquee matchups.
- Opening Week vs. standout rookie Cooper Flagg and the Mavericks on Oct 22 (ESPN).
- Christmas Day vs. the Thunder (ABC and ESPN) — one of the league's most coveted regular-season slots.
How it works: The nationally televised schedule varies by day of the week.
- Mondays: Peacock
- Tuesdays: NBC/Peacock
- Wednesdays: ESPN
- Thursdays: Prime
- Fridays: Prime and ESPN
- Saturdays: Prime (afternoon games) and ABC/ESPN App (night games)
- Sundays: ABC/ESPN App (afternoon) and NBC/Peacock (night)
What they're saying: Fans are still figuring out the changes.
- Instagram replies to the NBA's "where to watch" guide range from "too much to remember" to complaints about needing multiple streaming services.
What we're watching: The Spurs typically release the local broadcast schedule — for games airing on FanDuel Sports Network or San Antonio stations — in October.