[Disclaimer: This article is intended for US audiences] The NBA season remains an 82-game grind-a-long for each team, spanning roughly half a year. The famous figure is unchanged since 1967-68 and is more than an interesting scheduling artifact. It changes how much players get worn down, how the scoring stacks up, and where teams and players are as the playoffs draw near. The question of whether to hold games in the 2025-26 season puts it on par with a season in which individual player scoring records will be broken at an extraordinary rate. 2025-26 NBA Season Overview The 2025-26 season […]... Keep on reading: How the 2025-26 NBA season length and scoring records shape this year’s results