CBA:Regular Season Expanded to 46 Games

On October 12 (Beijing time), the 2026-2027 CBA season press conference announced that the regular season will expand to 46 games, with playoffs in a 3-5-5-7 format (first round best-of-3, second round and semifinals best-of-5, finals best-of-7). Last season was 42 games with a 3-3-5-7 format. The new season will also be the first to introduce a promotion/relegation system, with the bottom two CBA teams facing the top two NBL teams.