They started on 7 May and finished on 15 June 2016, with the 2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals.
[1] Banco di Sardegna Sassari was the defending champions.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 27th title by beating Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in game 6 of the finals.
The eight first qualified teams after the end of the 2015–16 Serie A regular season qualified to the playoffs.
The finals will be played in a best of seven format from 3 to 15 June 2016.