The NBA In-Season Tournament (also known as the NBA Cup) is a National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season tournament introduced during the league's 2023–24 season. The format is a multi-stage tournament beginning with group play followed by single-elimination knockout rounds. Group play consists of three groups of five teams per conference (a total of six groups). Each team plays four designated regular season games (two at home and two on the road) which count towards the group stage standings. The winners in each group, along with one wild card second place team from each conference, then advance to the knockout rounds. The final two rounds of the knockout stage are played at a neutral site. The winning team receives the NBA Cup, and each winning player receives $500,000.[1]

As of 2023, the first and defending champions are the Los Angeles Lakers.

Champions

  • The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have appeared in an NBA In-Season Tournament Finals as well as each respective team's Finals record to date.
Bold Winning team of the NBA In-Season Tournament
Italics Team with home-court advantage
Year Western champion Coach Result Eastern champion Coach Tournament MVP Reference
2023–24Los Angeles Lakers (1) (1, 1–0)Darvin Ham123–109Indiana Pacers (2) (1, 0–1)Rick CarlisleLeBron James[2][3]

Results by team

TeamWinLossApps PctYear(s) wonYear(s) lost
Los Angeles Lakers101 1.0002023—
Indiana Pacers011 .000—2023

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "NBA goes bold with flashy announcement of In-Season Tournament". NBA.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
    2. ↑ "NBA In-Season Tournament Tracker: Lakers win NBA Cup". NBA.com. New York City: National Basketball Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
    3. ↑ "LeBron James wins first-ever In-Season Tournament MVP". NBA.com. New York City: National Basketball Association. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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