How Alabama players performed during first round of 2026 NBA playoffs
Alabama had multiple players participate in the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs the last two weeks. Here is how those players performed.
Across the last two weeks, former Alabama basketball players such as Keon Ellis and JD Davison were among those who took the court during the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs. The NBA's first round of postseason action was one that delivered a number of entertaining matchups, with three in particular going to a Game 7, all of which were in the Eastern Conference. One of those series' had a former Crimson Tide basketball player involved, with that same guard also advancing to the NBA conference semifinals to keep their 2025-26 season alive.
Following is a look at how those three performed during the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs. Keon Ellis, Guard - Cleveland Cavaliers Ellis appeared in four games during Cleveland's first round win in seven games over the Toronto Raptors, averaging 0. 8 points and 2.
3 rebounds across 10. 8 minutes per game off the Cavaliers' bench. Appearing in each of the series' first four games, Ellis went 1-for-6 from three-point range in all, and scored his lone points in Game 1, as well as had four rebounds during Game 3.
The East's No. 4 seeded Cavaliers and Ellis now advance to the conference semifinals where they will face the No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons.