<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 2017 -- 18 NBA season </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> League </Th> <Td> National Basketball Association </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sport </Th> <Td> Basketball </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Duration </Th> <Td> October 17 , 2017 -- April 11 , 2018 April 14 -- May 28 , 2018 ( Playoffs ) May 31 -- June 17 , 2018 ( Finals ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of games </Th> <Td> 82 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of teams </Th> <Td> 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> TV partner ( s ) </Th> <Td> ABC , TNT , ESPN , NBA TV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Draft </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Top draft pick </Th> <Td> Markelle Fultz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picked by </Th> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Regular season </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Top seed </Th> <Td> Houston Rockets </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Top scorer </Th> <Td> James Harden ( Houston ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Playoffs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Finals </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NBA seasons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> ← 2016 -- 17 2018 -- 19 → </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when does the nba season end this year
April 11 , 2018