2026-27 NBA & NHL Local TV Tracker

Most "how to watch" guides treat local sports coverage as settled. It isn't. Since the Diamond Sports Group / FanDuel Sports Network collapse (final telecast April 30, 2026), a large share of NBA and NHL teams have been searching for a new home for local broadcasts — and as of this tracker's last update, 25 of the 54 US-market teams we track still don't have one that reaches a major streaming bundle.

Two different problems — don't conflate them

"Can't stream my team" splits into two genuinely different situations, and mixing them up overstates or understates the real picture:

• No deal yet (13 teams). These teams lost their FanDuel Sports Network carriage (or similar) and haven't landed a new broadcast partner at all. This status can flip literally any week — several already have this season (Atlanta and Milwaukee both resolved in July 2026, see below).
• Cable/satellite only (12 teams). These teams have a stable, working broadcast deal — it's just never been sold to a live-TV streaming bundle. Structurally unlikely to change regardless of season status.

Both answer the fan's actual question ("can I watch my team without cable?") the same way — no — which is why they share one headline number. But if you're citing a specific team, say which bucket it's in.

Every team's current status

Sourced directly from the same regional-carriage data that powers the zip code lookup in StreamStretch's finder — not a separate one-off dataset. Search or filter below, or use Ctrl/Cmd-F to jump to your team.

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If your team is in the "no deal yet" bucket, there's a real chance its status changes before the season starts — NBA and NHL local deals tend to land in the September/October preseason window. Tell us which team you're waiting on and we'll email you once, the day it's announced. No spam, no recurring newsletter unless you want one.

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Your team Choose your team… Charlotte Hornets (No deal yet) Cleveland Cavaliers (No deal yet) Dallas Mavericks (Cable/satellite only) Detroit Pistons (Cable/satellite only) Indiana Pacers (No deal yet) LA Clippers (No deal yet) Memphis Grizzlies (No deal yet) Miami Heat (Cable/satellite only) Minnesota Timberwolves (No deal yet) New Orleans Pelicans (Cable/satellite only) Oklahoma City Thunder (No deal yet) Orlando Magic (No deal yet) Phoenix Suns (Cable/satellite only) San Antonio Spurs (No deal yet) Utah Jazz (Cable/satellite only) Anaheim Ducks (Cable/satellite only) Carolina Hurricanes (No deal yet) Columbus Blue Jackets (No deal yet) Dallas Stars (Cable/satellite only) Minnesota Wild (No deal yet) Nashville Predators (Cable/satellite only) Seattle Kraken (Cable/satellite only) St. Louis Blues (No deal yet) Tampa Bay Lightning (Cable/satellite only) Vegas Golden Knights (Cable/satellite only) Email address Notify me

FAQ

Why 54 teams, not all 62 NBA + NHL teams?

This tracker covers the US-market teams StreamStretch's zip code lookup actually serves. The 8 Canadian NBA/NHL teams (Toronto Raptors and the 7 Canadian NHL clubs) aren't modeled here — their broadcast landscape works differently and is out of scope for a US zip lookup.

How often is this updated?

Whenever a team's status changes in our underlying data — this isn't a static article. NBA and NHL local-deal season runs heaviest in September/October, which is when most of today's "no deal yet" entries are likely to resolve.

What if my team shows "cable/satellite only" — will that ever change?

Possibly, but it's not expected the way an unresolved deal is. These are stable, working broadcast arrangements that were simply never sold to a live-TV streaming bundle — a change would require the team or network to strike a new carriage deal, not just fill a gap.

Is this the same data as the zip code lookup on the finder tool?

Yes — this page and the finder's regional coverage correction are generated from the same underlying dataset, so a team's status here matches what you'll see if you enter your zip code on the finder.