Prime Video kicks off its second season of NBA coverage this fall. The anticipated schedule will be bigger than last year’s debut.
Here’s what to know about the games on Prime Video, the cost, and what’s new before the season starts on October 23.
1. This is Prime Video’s second season of NBA coverage
Prime Video, ABC/ESPN, and NBC/Peacock split national NBA rights under an 11-year agreement that began with the 2025-26 season. That first year drew the league’s largest regular-season audience in 24 years, with 170 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, Prime Video, NBC, Peacock, and NBA TV combined. Season two picks up from there, running from October through the playoffs.
2. It streams 67 games, starting with a Friday doubleheader
NBA on Prime tips off Friday, October 23, with the Knicks visiting the Celtics at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Kevin Durant and the Rockets facing the Spurs in Austin at 9:30 p.m. Prime Video is carrying 67 regular-season and Emirates NBA Cup games this season.
The Knicks, Lakers, Spurs, and 76ers each appear 10 times. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder shows up eight times.
Other dates worth circling: LeBron James and the 76ers visit the Knicks on October 30. Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to Milwaukee with the Heat on January 28, and the Nuggets and Timberwolves meet in a New Year’s Eve matchup.
Prime Video also carries two international games in mid-January, with Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs playing in Paris and Manchester.
3. No separate NBA subscription required
Every Prime Video NBA game is included with a regular Prime membership. This costs $14.99 a month or $139 a year.
There’s no extra sports tier to buy and no separate app to juggle. Amazon also offers discounted memberships, at roughly half price, for young adults and qualifying government assistance recipients.
If you’re not already a member, Amazon offers a free 30-day trial you can use to test it out before the season starts.
4. The Emirates NBA Cup knockout rounds are exclusive to Prime
Group play doubleheaders on Prime begin October 30 and run for five straight weeks.
From there, Prime Video holds exclusive rights to the entire knockout bracket. This includes the championship game on December 11, so that part of the tournament airs nowhere else.
5. Postseason coverage keeps growing, but the Finals stay on ESPN
Prime Video keeps its exclusive hold on the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament and adds select first- and second-round playoff games.
New this year, Prime Video will exclusively present the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time. ESPN and ABC still carry the NBA Finals every year of the deal. So if that’s the series you care about most, you’ll still need one of those two.
6. National games skip local blackouts, but following one team takes League Pass
Because Prime Video’s 67 games are national broadcasts, you won’t run into the local blackouts that apply to NBA League Pass.
If you want every game your favorite team plays, not just the ones Prime Video happens to carry, you’ll still need NBA League Pass as an add-on.
7. Prime Vision adds AI stats
Select games use Prime Vision, an alternate camera angle from above the rim paired with AI-generated stats like shot-quality reads and real-time shooting splits. It’s a genuinely useful upgrade for stat-heavy fans.
Worth knowing going in: last season’s Play-In broadcast between the Heat and Hornets briefly went dark in the final minute of a decisive overtime, a production error that Amazon’s broadcast contractor later took responsibility for. It was an isolated incident, but a good reason to have a backup plan for the games that matter most.
See how Prime Video stacks up against Peacock and ESPN this season from our comparison of the two services.