Their options, in the interim, are two-fold. The five teams can return to FanDuel Sports Network, where rights fees have dwindled since 2022 but are still significant. Or they can go to a less lucrative linear over-the-air model — similar to the Jazz, Suns, Trail Blazers, Mavericks and Pelicans — that could possibly be supplemented with formidable revenue once the league finalizes a deal for a national streaming platform. But sources said the NBA has informed team executives that the streaming RSN is not immediately imminent, to stay patient and to trust that the league will eventually negotiate an enormously profitable streaming deal for local broadcasts.