Who's in 2026 NBA playoffs? Latest bracket, standings, scenarios

The NBA's annual play-in tournament is less than a week away. We know, we're shocked, too. However, despite the proximity to the end of the regular season, there are only two teams currently locked into their seeds in the Eastern and Western conferences.

Only the Golden State Warriors (locked into the Western Conference's No. 10 seed) and Detroit Pistons (locked into the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed) know for sure where they'll rank by season's end.

Other than them, it's an absolute mish-mosh of what-ifs and maybes that could shape the NBA's postseason, with five teams in the Eastern Conference fighting it out to ensure they avoid the play-in. Here are the current NBA standings and what the NBA postseason and play-in tournament would look like if the season ended today. NBA Eastern Conference standings *- clinched conference ; d- clinched division ; x-clinched playoff berth *Detroit Pistons: 57-22 x - Boston Celtics: 54-25 (3 GB) x - New York Knicks: 51-28 (6 GB) x - Cleveland Cavaliers: 50-29 (7 GB) Atlanta Hawks: 45-34 (12 GB) Toronto Raptors: 44-35 (13 GB) Philadelphia 76ers: 43-36 (14 GB) Orlando Magic: 43-36 (14 GB) Charlotte Hornets: 43-37 (14.

5 GB) Miami Heat: 41-38 (16 GB) The Bucks, Bulls, Nets, Pacers and Wizards have been eliminated from postseason contention. NBA Western Conference standings d - Oklahoma City Thunder: 63-16 d - San Antonio Spurs: 60-19 (3 GB) x - Denver Nuggets: 51-28 (12 GB) d - Los Angeles Lakers: 50-29 (13 GB) x - Houston Rockets: 50-29 (13 GB) x - Minnesota Timberwolves: 47-32 (16 GB) Phoenix Suns: 43-36 (20 GB) Los Angeles Clippers: 41-38 (22 GB) Portland Trail Blazers: 40-29 (23 GB) Golden State Warriors: 37-42 (26 GB) The Pelicans, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Kings and Jazz have been eliminated from postseason contention. NBA playoffs bracket (Through Tuesday, April 7) Eastern Conference (1) Detroit Pistons vs.