>I see league pass is much cheaper but of course blocks local
>games

if you're watching league pass on nba.com you can bypass local blackouts with a VPN service. just set your IP address to outside of the blackout zone before you load up the game page. i use PIA. i'm pretty sure it won't work in the post-season since the all the games will be on network and cable channels. last year i got youtube tv for the playoffs and it worked well. might try sling this year since youtube sometimes has bad compression that obfuscates the action on the court