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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 109 (from laksa013)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa109.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nba.com/news/key-dates\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nba.com/news/key-dates\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/key-dates","crawl_time":1775901259,"first_indexed_time":1629727600,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nba!www,\/news\/key-dates s443","src_root_hash":"14046280624622324509","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Key dates for 2025-26 NBA season | NBA.com","meta_descriptions":["Key dates and important events for the 2025-26 NBA season, Emirates NBA Cup, All-Star, Playoffs, NBA Finals and NBA Draft."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Key dates, important events and season information for 2025-26 season.\n•\nTap to Watch EVERY GAME\n•\nDownload the NBA App >\n•\nGet NBA League Pass TODAY\nBelow is a list of key dates and important events for the\n2025-26 NBA Season:\n> 2025-26 Season Dates\nApril 10:\nNBA G League Finals – Game 2: Greensboro at Stockton\n(10 p.m. ET, ESPNU)\nApril 12:\nRegular season ends (All 30 teams play)\nApril 13:\nRosters set for NBA Playoffs 2026 (3 p.m. ET)\nApril 13:\nNBA G League Finals – Game 3: Stockton at Greensboro\n(8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 –\nif necessary)\nApril 14-17:\nSoFi NBA Play-In Tournament\nApril 14:\nPlay-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET, Prime) | LAC\/POR vs Phoenix (10 p.m. ET, Prime)\nApril 15:\nPlay-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET, Prime) | Golden State vs LAC\/POR (10 p.m. ET, Prime)\nApril 17:\nPlay-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET. Prime) | TBD West vs TBD West (10 p.m. ET, Prime)\nApril 18:\nNBA Playoffs begin\nApril 24-May 3:\nBAL – Sahara Conference group phase play\nMay 4:\nConference Semifinals begin (can move up to May 2 or 3)\nMay 8-10:\nAWS NBA G League Combine in Chicago\nMay 10:\n2026 NBA Draft Lottery\nMay 10-17:\nAWS NBA Draft Combine in Chicago\nMay 19:\nEastern Conference Finals begin on ESPN\/ABC (can move up to May 17)\nMay 20:\nWestern Conference Finals begin on NBC\/Peacock (can move up to May 18)\nMay 22-31:\nBAL Playoffs & Finals\nJune 3:\nNBA Finals 2026 – Game 1 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\nJune 5:\nNBA Finals 2026 – Game 2 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\nJune 8:\nNBA Finals 2026 – Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\nJune 10:\nNBA Finals 2026 – Game 4 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\nJune 13:\nNBA Finals 2026 – Game 5 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)\nJune 16:\nNBA Finals 2026 – Game 6 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)\nJune 19:\nNBA Finals 2026 – Game 7 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)\nJuly 9-19:\nNBA 2K Summer League 2026\nin Las Vegas\nAug. 14-15:\nNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame\nClass of 2026 Enshrinement Weekend\n> Past Key Dates: 2025-26 Season\nJune 30, 2025:\nEach NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET)\nJuly 6:\nEach NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET)\nJuly 5-6, 8:\nCalifornia Classic Summer League\nat Chase Center in San Francisco, California (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs)\nJuly 5, 7-8:\nSalt Lake City Summer League\nat Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers)\nJuly 9\n:\nPlayStation NBA Creator Cup\n, 10 p.m. ET (@NBA YouTube, NBA App, NBA.com)\nJuly 10-20:\nNBA 2K26 Summer League\nin Las Vegas\nJuly 10:\nESPN Summer League tip-off games from Las Vegas –\nDallas vs. Los Angeles Lakers (8 ET), San Antonio Spurs vs. Philadelphia 76ers (10 ET)\nAug. 27-Sept. 14:\nFIBA EuroBasket\nSept. 5-6: \nNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame\nClass of 2025 Enshrinement Weekend\nSept. 23:\nEarliest date for Media days for teams traveling outside of North America for 2025 Preseason: Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers (Sept 26th), New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns (Sept. 24th)\nSept. 23:\nFirst allowable date for players participating in preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Australia and China to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\nSept. 24:\nEarliest date training camp can open for teams participating in preseason games outside of North America\nSept. 29:\nFirst allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\nSept. 29:\nNBA Training Camps open and\nMedia days for remaining 25 teams\nOct. 2 & 4:\n2025 Preseason\n: NBA Abu Dhabi Games | Knicks vs. 76ers | Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi\nOct. 3 & 5:\n2025 Preseason\n: Melbourne Series | Pelicans vs. NBL teams | Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia\nOct. 6:\n2025 Preseason\n: 2025 NBA Canada Series | Nuggets vs. Raptors | Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C.\nOct. 10 & 12:\n2025 Preseason\n:\nNBA China Games | Nets vs. Suns | The Venetian Arena in Macao\nOct. 17:\nNBA Preseason ends\nOct. 20:\nRosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\nOct. 20:\nNBA Jersey Day\nOct. 21:\nStart of the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season – Opening Night\n(\n7:30 p.m. ET:\nRockets at Thunder |\n10 p.m. ET:\nWarriors at Lakers) — All games on NBC and Peacock\nOct. 25:\nNBA G League Draft\nOct. 27-Nov. 6:\nNBA G League Training Camp\nOct. 31\n:\nEmirates NBA Cup 2025\n– Group Play tips off on Prime Video\nNov. 1\n:\nNBA Mexico City Game 2025\n– Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico (Peacock)\nNov. 6:\nRosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\nNov. 7:\nNBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins\nNov. 21-23:\nNBA ID Member Days\n– stream League Pass games with your NBA ID (U.S. only)\nNov. 28:\nEmirates NBA Cup 2025\n– Group Play concludes\nDec. 9:\nEmirates NBA Cup 2025\n– Knockout Rounds (East Quarterfinals – Heat at Magic, 6 ET; Knicks at Raptors, 8:30 ET) on Prime Video\nDec. 10:\nEmirates NBA Cup 2025\n– Knockout Rounds (West Quarterfinals – Suns at Thunder, 7:30 ET; Spurs at Lakers, 10 ET) on Prime Video\nDec. 12:\nPlayStation NBA Creator Cup\nat 8 p.m. PT from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV (Live streaming on @NBA YouTube, Facebook, NBA App, NBA.com)\nDec. 13:\nEmirates NBA Cup 2025 – Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV – East Semifinal, 5:30 ET; West Semifinal, 9 ET) on Prime Video\nDec. 16:\nEmirates NBA Cup 2025\n– Championship (Knicks vs Spurs – Las Vegas, NV – 8:30 ET) on Prime Video\nDec. 17: \nNBA All-Star Voting tips off (12 p.m. ET)\nDec. 21:\nWorld Basketball Day\nDec. 19-22:\nNBA G League Winter Showcase\nDec. 25:\nChristmas Day\n(\n12 p.m. ET:\nCavs at Knicks |\n2:30 p.m. ET:\nSpurs at Thunder |\n5 p.m. ET:\nMavs at Warriors |\n8 p.m. ET:\nRockets at Lakers |\n10:30 p.m. ET:\nWolves at Nuggets) — All games on ABC and ESPN\nDec. 27:\nNBA G League 36-game regular season begins\nJan. 5, 2026:\n10-day contracts may now be signed\nJan. 10:\nAll NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season\nJan. 14: \nNBA All-Star Voting concludes (11:59 p.m. ET)\nJan. 15:\nNBA Berlin Game 2026\n– Magic vs. Grizzlies at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany (Prime Video)\nJan. 18:\nNBA London Game 2026\n– Magic vs. Grizzlies at The O2 Arena in London, England (Prime Video)\nJan. 19:\nMartin Luther King Jr. Day\n[\n1 p.m. ET:\nBucks at Hawks (Peacock) |\n2:30 p.m. ET:\nThunder at Cavs (NBC, Peacock) |\n5 p.m. ET:\nMavs at Knicks (NBC, Peacock) |\n8 p.m. ET:\nCeltics at Pistons (NBC, Peacock)\nJan. 19:\n2026 All-Star Game Starters announced |\n2 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)\nJan. 20-24:\nAWS NBA Rivals Week\nFeb. 1:\nNBA Pioneers Classic\n– Bucks at Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN\nFeb. 1: \n2026 NBA All-Star Game Reserves announced\n|\n6 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock)\nFeb. 5:\nNBA Trade Deadline\n(3 p.m. ET)\nFeb. 13-15: \n2026 NBA All-Star\nin Los Angeles, CA\nFeb. 13:\nRuffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game\nat Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA |\n7 p.m. ET (ESPN) \nFeb. 13:\nCastrol Rising Stars\nat Intuit Dome |\n9 p.m. ET (Peacock)\nFeb. 13:\n2026 NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T –\nHampton University vs. North Carolina A&T at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA |\n11 p.m. ET\n(Peacock, ESPN 2 & NBA TV) \nFeb. 14:\nNBA All-Star Media Day presented by AT&T\nat Intuit Dome\n| 1:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV)\nFeb. 14:\nNBA All-Star Saturday\nat Intuit Dome |\n5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock)\nFeb. 15:\n75th NBA All-Star Game\nat Intuit Dome |\n5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock)\nMarch 1:\nPlayoff eligibility waiver deadline\nMarch 13-15:\nNBA ID Member Days\nMarch 27-April 5:\nBAL – Kalahari Conference group phase play\nMarch 28:\nNBA G League Regular Season ends\nMarch 31:\n2026 NBA G League Playoffs begin\nApril 8:\nNBA G League Finals – Game 1: Stockton at Greensboro\n(7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews)\n> 2026-27 Season & Future Dates\nOct. 9 & 11:\n2026 Preseason\n: NBA China Games | Rockets vs. Mavericks | The Venetian Arena in Macao\n2027 Global Games:\nParis, France & Manchester, England\n2028 Global Games:\nBerlin, Germany & Paris, France\n> Future All-Star Dates\n2027\n: \nFeb. 19-21 in Phoenix, AZ\n> Past Key Dates: 2024-25 Season\nJune 30, 2024:\nEach NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET)\nJuly 3-21:\nFrance Basketball Olympic exhibition games\nJuly 6:\nEach NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET)\nJuly 6-10:\nCalifornia Classic Summer League\nin both Sacramento & San Francisco\nJuly 8-10: \nSalt Lake City Summer League\n(UTA, MEM, OKC, PHI)\nJuly 12-22:\nNBA 2K25 Summer League\n(Las Vegas)\nJuly 10:\nUSA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas: USA vs. Canada (10:30 ET, FS1)\nJuly 15:\nUSA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Australia (Noon ET, FS1)\nJuly 17:\nUSA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Serbia (Noon ET, FS1)\nJuly 20:\nUSA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. South Sudan (3 ET, FOX)\nJuly 22:\nUSA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. Germany (3 ET, FOX)\nJuly 26-Aug. 11:\nParis 2024 Olympic Games\nSept. 24:\nFirst allowable date for players participating in Celtics & Nuggets preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\nSept. 24:\nBoston Celtics Media Day\nSept. 25:\nTraining Camps open for all teams participating in preseason games outside North America\nSept. 26:\nDenver Nuggets Media Day\nSept. 30:\nFirst allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\nSept. 30:\nMedia Day for remaining 28 NBA teams\nOct. 1:\nNBA Training Camps open\nOct. 4:\nNBA Preseason games begin\nOct. 4 & 6:\nNBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024\n(Celtics vs. Nuggets | Abu Dhabi, UAE)\nOct. 6:\nNBA Canada Series\n(Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards | Montreal, QC)\nOct. 10:\nWNBA Finals, Game 1\n(8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\nOct. 13:\nWNBA Finals, Game 2\n(3 p.m. ET, ABC)\nOct. 12-13:\nNaismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend\n(Springfield, MA)\nOct. 16:\nWNBA Finals, Game 3\n(8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\nOct. 18:\nWNBA Finals, Game 4\n(8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\nOct. 18:\nNBA Preseason ends\nOct. 20:\nWNBA Finals, Game 5\n(8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\nOct. 21:\nNBA Jersey Day\nOct. 21:\nRosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\nOct. 22:\nStart of the 2024-25 NBA regular season\nOct. 22-26:\nKia NBA Tip-Off 2024\nOct. 26:\nNBA G League Draft\nNov. 2\n:\nNBA Mexico City Game 2024\n(Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards, 9:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV | Mexico City, Mexico)\nNov. 4:\nAll 30 teams in action. First game tips at 7 p.m. ET. All subsequent games will begin 15 minutes apart.\nNov. 5:\nElection Day\n(no games)\nOct. 28-Nov. 7:\nNBA G League Training Camp\nNov. 7:\nRosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\nNov. 8:\nNBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins\nNov. 12:\nEmirates NBA Cup begins\nDec. 3:\nEmirates NBA Cup Group Stage concludes\nDec. 10:\nEmirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Magic at Bucks –\n7 ET\n, TNT\/Max | Mavericks at Thunder –\n10 p.m. ET,\nTNT\/Max)\nDec. 11:\nEmirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals\n(Hawks at Knicks –\n7 ET\n, ESPN | Warriors at Rockets –\n9:30 ET,\nTNT\/Max)\nDec. 14:\nEmirates NBA Cup Semifinals in Las Vegas, NV (Atlanta vs Milwaukee –\n4:30 p.m. ET,\nTNT\/Max; Houston vs Oklahoma City –\n8:30 p.m. ET,\nABC\/ESPN+) \nDec. 17:\nEmirates NBA Cup Championship in Las Vegas, NV (Milwaukee vs Oklahoma City –\n8:30 p.m. ET\n, ABC\/ESPN+)\nDec. 19-22:\nNBA G League Winter Showcase\nDec. 21:\nWorld Basketball Day\nDec. 25:\nChristmas Day\n(\n12 p.m. ET:\nSpurs at Knicks |\n2:30 p.m. ET:\nTimberwolves at Mavericks |\n5 p.m. ET:\nSixers at Celtics |\n8 p.m. ET:\nLakers at Warriors |\n10:30 p.m. ET:\nNuggets at Suns) – All games on ABC\/ESPN\/ESPN+\/Disney+\nDec. 27:\nNBA G League 34-game regular season begins\nJan. 5, 2025:\n10-day contracts may now be signed\nJan. 10:\nAll NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season\nJan. 17:\n3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day\nJan. 20\n:\nMartin Luther King Jr. Day\n(12 p.m. ET: Mavericks at Hornets, NBA TV; 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Grizzlies, TNT; 5 p.m. ET: Celtics at Warriors, TNT)\nJan. 20:\n3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day\nFeb. 4:\nCastrol Rising Stars Draft (4 p.m. ET, @NBA, NBA App, NBA.com)\nFeb. 6:\nNBA Trade Deadline\n(3 p.m. ET)\nFeb. 6:\nAll-Star Draft (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT)\nFeb 14-16:\nNBA All-Star 2025\n(San Francisco, CA)\nFeb. 14-19:\nNBA All-Star break\nMarch 1:\nPostseason Eligibility Waiver Deadline\nMarch 10-15:\nNBA ID Member Days\nMarch 29:\nNBA G League regular season ends\nApril 1:\nNBA G League Playoffs begins\nApril 11:\nAll 30 teams to play\nApril 13:\nNBA Regular Season ends. All 30 teams to play. Seven Eastern Conference games to tip off at 1 p.m. ET. The one cross-conference and seven Western Conference games to tip-off at 3:30 p.m. ET\nApril 14:\nRosters set for NBA Playoffs 2025 (3 p.m. ET)\nApril 15-18:\nSoFi NBA\nPlay-In Tournament\nTuesday, April 15\nAtlanta (East #8 seed) at Orlando (#7)\n–\nwinner advances to East playoffs as No. 7 seed – \n7:30 p.m. ET, TNT\nMemphis (West #8 seed) at Golden State (#7)\n–\nwinner advances to West playoffs as No. 7 seed –\n10 p.m. ET, TNT\nWednesday, April 16\nMiami (East #10) at Chicago (#9)\n–\nloser is eliminated –\n7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN\nDallas (West #10) at Sacramento (#9)\n–\nloser is eliminated –\n10 p.m. ET, ESPN\nFriday, April 18\nMiami at Atlanta\n (winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed) \nTNT\nDallas at Memphis\n(winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed) \nESPN\nApril 19:\nNBA Playoffs 2025\nbegin\nApril 26:\nNBA Early Entry Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)\nMay 5-6:\nConference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 3-4)\nMay 9-11:\nNBA G League Combine\nMay 11-18:\nNBA Draft Combine\nMay 12:\nNBA Draft Lottery\npresented by State Farm, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN\nMay 14:\nDraft Combine scrimmages (ESPN2)\nGame 1\n: 2:15-4 p.m. ET (\nbox score\n)\nGame 2\n: 4:15-6 p.m. ET (\nbox score\n)\nMay 15:\nDraft Combine scrimmages (ESPN+)\nGame 1\n: 2:15-4 p.m. ET (\nbox score\n)\nGame 2\n: 4:15-6 p.m. ET (\nbox score\n)\nMay 20:\nWestern Conference Finals – Game 1 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\nMay 21:\nEastern Conference Finals – Game 1 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\nMay 22:\nWestern Conference Finals – Game 2 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\nMay 23:\nEastern Conference Finals – Game 2 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\nMay 24:\nWestern Conference Finals – Game 3 – OKC at MIN on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\nMay 25:\nEastern Conference Finals – Game 3 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\nMay 26:\nWestern Conference Finals – Game 4 – OKC at MIN on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\nMay 27:\nEastern Conference Finals – Game 4 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\nMay 28:\nWestern Conference Finals – Game 5 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\nMay 29:\nEastern Conference Finals – Game 5 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\nMay 31:\nEastern Conference Finals – Game 6 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\nJune 5:\nNBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 1: IND at OKC on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\nJune 8:\nNBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 2: IND at OKC on ABC, 8 p.m. ET\nJune 11:\nNBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 3: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\nJune 13:\nNBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 4: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\nJune 15:\nNBA Early Entry Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET)\nJune 16:\nNBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 5: IND at OKC on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\nJune 19:\nNBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 6: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\nJune 22:\nNBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 7: IND at OKC on ABC, 8 p.m. ET\nDay After Last Game of NBA Finals (Monday, June 23):\nEach NBA team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster\nJune 25-26:\n2025 NBA Draft (June 25: 8p ET – ABC, ESPN | June 26: 8p ET – ESPN)\nLatest","attrs_markdown":"Navigation Toggle\n\n[![NBA Logo](https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/logos\/leagues\/logo-nba.svg)](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/ \"NBA Logo Homepage Button\")\n\n- [Games](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/games)\n  - 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Prime) \\| TBD West vs TBD West (10 p.m. ET, Prime)\n- **April 18:** NBA Playoffs begin\n- **April 24-May 3:** [BAL – Sahara Conference group phase play](https:\/\/bal.nba.com\/)\n- **May 4:** Conference Semifinals begin (can move up to May 2 or 3)\n- **May 8-10:** AWS NBA G League Combine in Chicago\n- **May 10:** 2026 NBA Draft Lottery\n- **May 10-17:** AWS NBA Draft Combine in Chicago\n- **May 19:** Eastern Conference Finals begin on ESPN\/ABC (can move up to May 17)\n- **May 20:** Western Conference Finals begin on NBC\/Peacock (can move up to May 18)\n- **May 22-31:** [BAL Playoffs & Finals](https:\/\/bal.nba.com\/)\n- **June 3:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 1 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 5:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 2 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 8:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 10:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 4 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 13:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 5 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)\n- **June 16:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 6 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)\n- **June 19:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 7 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)\n- **July 9-19:** [NBA 2K Summer League 2026](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-summer-league-returns-las-vegas-july-9-19-2026) in Las Vegas\n- **Aug. 14-15:** Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [Class of 2026 Enshrinement Weekend](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/halloffame\/2026)\n***\n## \\> Past Key Dates: 2025-26 Season\n- **June 30, 2025:** Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET)\n- **July 6:** Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET)\n- **July 5-6, 8:** [California Classic Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/warriors\/news\/warriors-to-host-seventh-annual-california-classic-summer-league-presented-by-carmax-20250528) at Chase Center in San Francisco, California (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs)\n- **July 5, 7-8:** [Salt Lake City Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/jazz\/slcsl) at Jon M. 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24th)\n- **Sept. 23:** First allowable date for players participating in preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Australia and China to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\n- **Sept. 24:** Earliest date training camp can open for teams participating in preseason games outside of North America\n- **Sept. 29:** First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\n- **Sept. 29:** NBA Training Camps open and Media days for remaining 25 teams\n- **Oct. 2 & 4: [2025 Preseason](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/abu-dahbi-games-release-76ers-knicks-2025)**: NBA Abu Dhabi Games \\| Knicks vs. 76ers \\| Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi\n- **Oct. 3 & 5: [2025 Preseason](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-australia-melbourne-games)**: Melbourne Series \\| Pelicans vs. NBL teams \\| Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia\n- **Oct. 6:** [**2025 Preseason**](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nuggets-raptors-face-off-in-canada-series-2025): 2025 NBA Canada Series \\| Nuggets vs. Raptors \\| Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C.\n- **Oct. 10 & 12: [2025 Preseason](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/brooklyn-nets-phoenix-suns-to-play-two-preseason-games-in-macao-in-october-2025):** NBA China Games \\| Nets vs. Suns \\| The Venetian Arena in Macao\n- **Oct. 17:** NBA Preseason ends\n- **Oct. 20:** Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\n- **Oct. 20:** [NBA Jersey Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/6th-annual-nba-jersey-day-october-20)\n- **Oct. 21:** [Start of the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season – Opening Night](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2025-26-schedule-announced) (**7:30 p.m. ET:** Rockets at Thunder \\| **10 p.m. ET:** Warriors at Lakers) — All games on NBC and Peacock\n- **Oct. 25:** NBA G League Draft\n- **Oct. 27-Nov. 6:** NBA G League Training Camp\n- **Oct. 31**: **[Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nba-cup\/2025)** – Group Play tips off on Prime Video\n- **Nov. 1**: [NBA Mexico City Game 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/dallas-mavericks-and-detroit-pistons-to-play-regular-season-game-in-mexico-city) – Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico (Peacock)\n- **Nov. 6:** Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\n- **Nov. 7:** NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins\n- **Nov. 21-23:** [NBA ID Member Days](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-id-member-days-is-back-with-exclusive-weekend-access) – stream League Pass games with your NBA ID (U.S. only)\n- **Nov. 28: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/emirates-nba-cup-key-dates-schedule)** – Group Play concludes\n- **Dec. 9:** [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nba-cup\/2025) – Knockout Rounds (East Quarterfinals – Heat at Magic, 6 ET; Knicks at Raptors, 8:30 ET) on Prime Video\n- **Dec. 10:** [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nba-cup\/2025) – Knockout Rounds (West Quarterfinals – Suns at Thunder, 7:30 ET; Spurs at Lakers, 10 ET) on Prime Video\n- **Dec. 12: [PlayStation NBA Creator Cup](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/playstation-nba-creator-cup-returns-for-season-2)** at 8 p.m. PT from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV (Live streaming on @NBA YouTube, Facebook, NBA App, NBA.com)\n- **Dec. 13:** Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV – East Semifinal, 5:30 ET; West Semifinal, 9 ET) on Prime Video\n- **Dec. 16:** [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nba-cup\/2025) – Championship (Knicks vs Spurs – Las Vegas, NV – 8:30 ET) on Prime Video\n- **Dec. 17:** NBA All-Star Voting tips off (12 p.m. ET)\n- **Dec. 21:** [World Basketball Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/world-basketball-day)\n- **Dec. 19-22:** [NBA G League Winter Showcase](https:\/\/gleague.nba.com\/)\n- **Dec. 25:** [Christmas Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2025-26-schedule-announced) (**12 p.m. ET:** Cavs at Knicks \\| **2:30 p.m. ET:** Spurs at Thunder \\| **5 p.m. ET:** Mavs at Warriors \\| **8 p.m. ET:** Rockets at Lakers \\| **10:30 p.m. ET:** Wolves at Nuggets) — All games on ABC and ESPN\n- **Dec. 27:** NBA G League 36-game regular season begins\n- **Jan. 5, 2026:** 10-day contracts may now be signed\n- **Jan. 10:** All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season\n- **Jan. 14:** NBA All-Star Voting concludes (11:59 p.m. ET)\n- **Jan. 15:** [NBA Berlin Game 2026](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-announces-3-year-slate-of-games-in-europe-beginning-in-2026) – Magic vs. Grizzlies at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany (Prime Video)\n- **Jan. 18:** [NBA London Game 2026](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-announces-3-year-slate-of-games-in-europe-beginning-in-2026) – Magic vs. Grizzlies at The O2 Arena in London, England (Prime Video)\n- **Jan. 19:** [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2025-26-schedule-announced) \\[**1 p.m. ET:** Bucks at Hawks (Peacock) \\| **2:30 p.m. ET:** Thunder at Cavs (NBC, Peacock) \\| **5 p.m. ET:** Mavs at Knicks (NBC, Peacock) \\| **8 p.m. ET:** Celtics at Pistons (NBC, Peacock)\n- **Jan. 19:** 2026 All-Star Game Starters announced \\| **2 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)**\n- **Jan. 20-24: [AWS NBA Rivals Week](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-aws-nba-rivals-week-everything-to-know)**\n- **Feb. 1:** [**NBA Pioneers Classic**](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-nbpa-honor-75th-anniversary-nba-pioneers-2025-26) – Bucks at Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN\n- **Feb. 1:** [2026 NBA All-Star Game Reserves announced](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-all-star-reserves) \\| **6 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock)**\n- **Feb. 5:** [NBA Trade Deadline](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2025-26-nba-trade-tracker) (3 p.m. ET)\n- **Feb. 13-15:** [**2026 NBA All-Star**](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-nba-all-star-weekend-los-angeles-official-release) in Los Angeles, CA\n- **Feb. 13:** [Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-all-star-celebrity-game) at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA \\| **7 p.m. ET (ESPN)**\n- **Feb. 13:** [Castrol Rising Stars](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-nba-rising-stars) at Intuit Dome \\| **9 p.m. ET (Peacock)**\n- **Feb. 13:** [2026 NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT\\&T –](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/hampton-north-carolina-a-t-2026-hbcu-classic) Hampton University vs. North Carolina A\\&T at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA \\| **11 p.m. ET** **(Peacock, ESPN 2 & NBA TV)**\n- **Feb. 14:** [NBA All-Star Media Day presented by AT\\&T](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/watch\/event\/nba-all-star-media-day-presented-by-att) at Intuit Dome **\\| 1:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV)**\n- **Feb. 14:** [NBA All-Star Saturday](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/allstar\/2026\/all-star-saturday) at Intuit Dome \\| **5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock)**\n- **Feb. 15:** [75th NBA All-Star Game](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/games?date=2026-02-15) at Intuit Dome \\| **5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock)**\n- **March 1:** Playoff eligibility waiver deadline\n- **March 13-15:** [NBA ID Member Days](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-id-member-days-return-2026)\n- **March 27-April 5:** [BAL – Kalahari Conference group phase play](https:\/\/bal.nba.com\/)\n- **March 28:** NBA G League Regular Season ends\n- **March 31:** 2026 NBA G League Playoffs begin\n- **April 8:** [NBA G League Finals – Game 1: Stockton at Greensboro](https:\/\/gleague.nba.com\/playoffs) (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews)\n***\n## \\> 2026-27 Season & Future Dates\n- **Oct. 9 & 11: [2026 Preseason](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/rockets-mavs-preseason-games-macao-2026)**: NBA China Games \\| Rockets vs. Mavericks \\| The Venetian Arena in Macao\n- **2027 Global Games:** Paris, France & Manchester, England\n- **2028 Global Games:** Berlin, Germany & Paris, France\n***\n## \\> Future All-Star Dates\n- **[2027](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/phoenix-suns-nba-all-star-2027-official-release):** Feb. 19-21 in Phoenix, AZ\n***\n## \\> Past Key Dates: 2024-25 Season\n- **June 30, 2024:** Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET)\n- **July 3-21:** [France Basketball Olympic exhibition games](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/france-basketball-schedule-for-paris-olympics-exhibitions)\n- **July 6:** Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET)\n- **July 6-10:** [California Classic Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/california-classic-schedule-2024-nba-summer-league) in both Sacramento & San Francisco\n- **July 8-10:** [Salt Lake City Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/salt-lake-city-slc-summer-league-schedule-2024) (UTA, MEM, OKC, PHI)\n- **July 12-22:** [NBA 2K25 Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/summer-league\/2024) (Las Vegas)\n- **July 10:** USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas: USA vs. Canada (10:30 ET, FS1)\n- **July 15:** USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Australia (Noon ET, FS1)\n- **July 17:** USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Serbia (Noon ET, FS1)\n- **July 20:** USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. South Sudan (3 ET, FOX)\n- **July 22:** USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. Germany (3 ET, FOX)\n- **July 26-Aug. 11:** [Paris 2024 Olympic Games](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/olympics)\n- **Sept. 24:** First allowable date for players participating in Celtics & Nuggets preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\n- **Sept. 24:** Boston Celtics Media Day\n- **Sept. 25:** Training Camps open for all teams participating in preseason games outside North America\n- **Sept. 26:** Denver Nuggets Media Day\n- **Sept. 30:** First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\n- **Sept. 30:** Media Day for remaining 28 NBA teams\n- **Oct. 1:** NBA Training Camps open\n- **Oct. 4:** NBA Preseason games begin\n- **Oct. 4 & 6:** [NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/abu-dahbi-games-release-celtics-nuggets-2024) (Celtics vs. Nuggets \\| Abu Dhabi, UAE)\n- **Oct. 6:** [NBA Canada Series](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/raptors-wizards-to-play-in-nba-canada-series) (Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards \\| Montreal, QC)\n- **Oct. 10:** [WNBA Finals, Game 1](https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1042400301\/MIN-vs-NYL) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n- **Oct. 13:** [WNBA Finals, Game 2](https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1042400302\/MIN-vs-NYL) (3 p.m. ET, ABC)\n- **Oct. 12-13:** [Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/halloffame\/2024) (Springfield, MA)\n- **Oct. 16:** [WNBA Finals, Game 3](https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1042400303\/NYL-vs-MIN) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n- **Oct. 18:** [WNBA Finals, Game 4](https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1042400304\/NYL-vs-MIN) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n- **Oct. 18:** NBA Preseason ends\n- **Oct. 20:** [WNBA Finals, Game 5](https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1042400305\/MIN-vs-NYL) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n- **Oct. 21:** [NBA Jersey Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/5th-annual-nba-jersey-day-october-21)\n- **Oct. 21:** Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\n- **Oct. 22:** [Start of the 2024-25 NBA regular season](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/games?date=2024-10-22)\n- **Oct. 22-26:** [Kia NBA Tip-Off 2024](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-nba-tip-off-2024)\n- **Oct. 26:** NBA G League Draft\n- **Nov. 2**: [NBA Mexico City Game 2024](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/mexico-city-games-2024) (Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards, 9:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV \\| Mexico City, Mexico)\n- **Nov. 4:** All 30 teams in action. First game tips at 7 p.m. ET. All subsequent games will begin 15 minutes apart.\n- **Nov. 5:** [Election Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/elections) (no games)\n- **Oct. 28-Nov. 7:** NBA G League Training Camp\n- **Nov. 7:** Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\n- **Nov. 8:** NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins\n- **Nov. 12:** [Emirates NBA Cup begins](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/emirates-nba-cup-2024-group-play-schedule)\n- **Dec. 3:** [Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage concludes](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/emirates-nba-cup-2024-group-play-schedule)\n- **Dec. 10:** Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Magic at Bucks – **7 ET**, TNT\/Max \\| Mavericks at Thunder – **10 p.m. ET,** TNT\/Max)\n- **Dec. 11:** Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Hawks at Knicks – **7 ET**, ESPN \\| Warriors at Rockets – **9:30 ET,** TNT\/Max)\n- **Dec. 14:** Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals in Las Vegas, NV (Atlanta vs Milwaukee – **4:30 p.m. ET,** TNT\/Max; Houston vs Oklahoma City – **8:30 p.m. ET,** ABC\/ESPN+)\n- **Dec. 17:** Emirates NBA Cup Championship in Las Vegas, NV (Milwaukee vs Oklahoma City – **8:30 p.m. ET**, ABC\/ESPN+)\n- **Dec. 19-22:** NBA G League Winter Showcase\n- **Dec. 21:** World Basketball Day\n- **Dec. 25:** [Christmas Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/christmas-day-nba-games-2024) (**12 p.m. ET:** Spurs at Knicks \\| **2:30 p.m. ET:** Timberwolves at Mavericks \\| **5 p.m. ET:** Sixers at Celtics \\| **8 p.m. ET:** Lakers at Warriors \\| **10:30 p.m. ET:** Nuggets at Suns) – All games on ABC\/ESPN\/ESPN+\/Disney+\n- **Dec. 27:** NBA G League 34-game regular season begins\n- **Jan. 5, 2025:** 10-day contracts may now be signed\n- **Jan. 10:** All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season\n- **Jan. 17:** [3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day](https:\/\/x.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1877415421973786818?mx=2)\n- **Jan. 20**: [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/mlk) (12 p.m. ET: Mavericks at Hornets, NBA TV; 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Grizzlies, TNT; 5 p.m. ET: Celtics at Warriors, TNT)\n- **Jan. 20:** [3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day](https:\/\/x.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1877415421973786818?mx=2)\n- **Feb. 4:** Castrol Rising Stars Draft (4 p.m. ET, @NBA, NBA App, NBA.com)\n- **Feb. 6:** [NBA Trade Deadline](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2024-25-nba-trade-tracker) (3 p.m. ET)\n- **Feb. 6:** All-Star Draft (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT)\n- **Feb 14-16:** [NBA All-Star 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/allstar\/2025) (San Francisco, CA)\n- **Feb. 14-19:** NBA All-Star break\n- **March 1:** Postseason Eligibility Waiver Deadline\n- **March 10-15:** NBA ID Member Days\n- **March 29:** NBA G League regular season ends\n- **April 1:** NBA G League Playoffs begins\n- **April 11:** All 30 teams to play\n- **April 13:** NBA Regular Season ends. All 30 teams to play. Seven Eastern Conference games to tip off at 1 p.m. ET. The one cross-conference and seven Western Conference games to tip-off at 3:30 p.m. ET\n- **April 14:** Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2025 (3 p.m. ET)\n- **April 15-18:** [SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/playoffs\/2025\/play-in-tournament)\n  - **Tuesday, April 15**\n    - [Atlanta (East \\#8 seed) at Orlando (\\#7)](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/atl-vs-orl-0052400101) – *winner advances to East playoffs as No. 7 seed –* 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT\n    - [Memphis (West \\#8 seed) at Golden State (\\#7)](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/mem-vs-gsw-0052400121) – *winner advances to West playoffs as No. 7 seed –* 10 p.m. ET, TNT\n  - **Wednesday, April 16**\n    - [Miami (East \\#10) at Chicago (\\#9)](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/mem-vs-gsw-0052400121) – *loser is eliminated –* 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN\n    - [Dallas (West \\#10) at Sacramento (\\#9)](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/dal-vs-sac-0052400131) – *loser is eliminated –* 10 p.m. ET, ESPN\n  - **Friday, April 18**\n    - [Miami at Atlanta](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/mia-vs-atl-0052400201) *(winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed)* TNT\n    - [Dallas at Memphis](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/dal-vs-mem-0052400211) *(winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed)* ESPN\n- **April 19:** [NBA Playoffs 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/playoffs\/2025) begin\n- **April 26:** NBA Early Entry Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)\n- **May 5-6:** Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 3-4)\n- **May 9-11:** NBA G League Combine\n- **May 11-18:** [**NBA Draft Combine**](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/draft\/2025)\n- **May 12:** [NBA Draft Lottery](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/ties-broken-nba-draft-order-2025) presented by State Farm, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN\n- **May 14:** Draft Combine scrimmages (ESPN2)\n  - Game 1\n    : 2:15-4 p.m. ET ([box score](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/0922500001))\n  - Game 2\n    : 4:15-6 p.m. ET ([box score](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/0922500002))\n- **May 15:** Draft Combine scrimmages (ESPN+)\n  - Game 1\n    : 2:15-4 p.m. ET ([box score](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/0922500003))\n  - Game 2\n    : 4:15-6 p.m. ET ([box score](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/0922500004))\n- **May 20:** Western Conference Finals – Game 1 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **May 21:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 1 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **May 22:** Western Conference Finals – Game 2 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **May 23:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 2 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **May 24:** Western Conference Finals – Game 3 – OKC at MIN on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **May 25:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **May 26:** Western Conference Finals – Game 4 – OKC at MIN on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **May 27:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 4 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **May 28:** Western Conference Finals – Game 5 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **May 29:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 5 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **May 31:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 6 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **June 5:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 1: IND at OKC on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 8:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 2: IND at OKC on ABC, 8 p.m. ET\n- **June 11:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 3: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 13:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 4: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 15:** NBA Early Entry Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET)\n- **June 16:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 5: IND at OKC on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 19:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 6: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 22:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 7: IND at OKC on ABC, 8 p.m. ET\n- **Day After Last Game of NBA Finals (Monday, June 23):** Each NBA team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster\n- **June 25-26:** 2025 NBA Draft (June 25: 8p ET – ABC, ESPN \\| June 26: 8p ET – ESPN)\n\n### Related\n- [2025-26 NBA Schedule Primer: How to watch Here's how to watch NBA games on ABC\/ESPN, NBC\/Peacock, and Amazon Prime.](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2025-2026-nba-schedule-how-to-watch-espn-amazon-nbc-peacock \"Article link for 2025-26 NBA Schedule Primer: How to watch on ABC\/ESPN, NBC\/Peacock, Amazon Prime\")\n- [How to watch games in 2025-26: Everything to know From opening night to the NBA Finals, here's what to know about how to watch games in the 2025-26 season.](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/how-to-watch-games-2025-26-season \"Article link for How to watch NBA games in 2025-26: Everything you need to know\")\n- [2025-26 NBA GM Survey The annual survey is here. 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Prime) \\| TBD West vs TBD West (10 p.m. ET, Prime)\n- **April 18:** NBA Playoffs begin\n- **April 24-May 3:** [BAL – Sahara Conference group phase play](https:\/\/bal.nba.com\/)\n- **May 4:** Conference Semifinals begin (can move up to May 2 or 3)\n- **May 8-10:** AWS NBA G League Combine in Chicago\n- **May 10:** 2026 NBA Draft Lottery\n- **May 10-17:** AWS NBA Draft Combine in Chicago\n- **May 19:** Eastern Conference Finals begin on ESPN\/ABC (can move up to May 17)\n- **May 20:** Western Conference Finals begin on NBC\/Peacock (can move up to May 18)\n- **May 22-31:** [BAL Playoffs & Finals](https:\/\/bal.nba.com\/)\n- **June 3:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 1 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 5:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 2 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 8:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 10:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 4 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 13:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 5 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)\n- **June 16:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 6 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)\n- **June 19:** NBA Finals 2026 – Game 7 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)\n- **July 9-19:** [NBA 2K Summer League 2026](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-summer-league-returns-las-vegas-july-9-19-2026) in Las Vegas\n- **Aug. 14-15:** Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [Class of 2026 Enshrinement Weekend](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/halloffame\/2026)\n***\n## \\> Past Key Dates: 2025-26 Season\n- **June 30, 2025:** Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET)\n- **July 6:** Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET)\n- **July 5-6, 8:** [California Classic Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/warriors\/news\/warriors-to-host-seventh-annual-california-classic-summer-league-presented-by-carmax-20250528) at Chase Center in San Francisco, California (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs)\n- **July 5, 7-8:** [Salt Lake City Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/jazz\/slcsl) at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers)\n- **July 9**: [PlayStation NBA Creator Cup](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/playstation-nba-creator-cup-returns-to-vegas-2025), 10 p.m. ET (@NBA YouTube, NBA App, NBA.com)\n- **July 10-20:** [NBA 2K26 Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/summer-league\/2025) in Las Vegas\n- **July 10:** ESPN Summer League tip-off games from Las Vegas – **Dallas vs. Los Angeles Lakers (8 ET), San Antonio Spurs vs. Philadelphia 76ers (10 ET)**\n- **Aug. 27-Sept. 14:** [FIBA EuroBasket](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-players-in-eurobasket-2025)\n- **Sept. 5-6:** Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [Class of 2025 Enshrinement Weekend](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/halloffame\/2025)\n- **Sept. 23:** Earliest date for Media days for teams traveling outside of North America for 2025 Preseason: Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers (Sept 26th), New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns (Sept. 24th)\n- **Sept. 23:** First allowable date for players participating in preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Australia and China to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\n- **Sept. 24:** Earliest date training camp can open for teams participating in preseason games outside of North America\n- **Sept. 29:** First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\n- **Sept. 29:** NBA Training Camps open and Media days for remaining 25 teams\n- **Oct. 2 & 4: [2025 Preseason](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/abu-dahbi-games-release-76ers-knicks-2025)**: NBA Abu Dhabi Games \\| Knicks vs. 76ers \\| Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi\n- **Oct. 3 & 5: [2025 Preseason](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-australia-melbourne-games)**: Melbourne Series \\| Pelicans vs. NBL teams \\| Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia\n- **Oct. 6:** [**2025 Preseason**](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nuggets-raptors-face-off-in-canada-series-2025): 2025 NBA Canada Series \\| Nuggets vs. Raptors \\| Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C.\n- **Oct. 10 & 12: [2025 Preseason](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/brooklyn-nets-phoenix-suns-to-play-two-preseason-games-in-macao-in-october-2025):** NBA China Games \\| Nets vs. Suns \\| The Venetian Arena in Macao\n- **Oct. 17:** NBA Preseason ends\n- **Oct. 20:** Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\n- **Oct. 20:** [NBA Jersey Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/6th-annual-nba-jersey-day-october-20)\n- **Oct. 21:** [Start of the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season – Opening Night](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2025-26-schedule-announced) (**7:30 p.m. ET:** Rockets at Thunder \\| **10 p.m. ET:** Warriors at Lakers) — All games on NBC and Peacock\n- **Oct. 25:** NBA G League Draft\n- **Oct. 27-Nov. 6:** NBA G League Training Camp\n- **Oct. 31**: **[Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nba-cup\/2025)** – Group Play tips off on Prime Video\n- **Nov. 1**: [NBA Mexico City Game 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/dallas-mavericks-and-detroit-pistons-to-play-regular-season-game-in-mexico-city) – Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico (Peacock)\n- **Nov. 6:** Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\n- **Nov. 7:** NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins\n- **Nov. 21-23:** [NBA ID Member Days](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-id-member-days-is-back-with-exclusive-weekend-access) – stream League Pass games with your NBA ID (U.S. only)\n- **Nov. 28: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/emirates-nba-cup-key-dates-schedule)** – Group Play concludes\n- **Dec. 9:** [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nba-cup\/2025) – Knockout Rounds (East Quarterfinals – Heat at Magic, 6 ET; Knicks at Raptors, 8:30 ET) on Prime Video\n- **Dec. 10:** [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nba-cup\/2025) – Knockout Rounds (West Quarterfinals – Suns at Thunder, 7:30 ET; Spurs at Lakers, 10 ET) on Prime Video\n- **Dec. 12: [PlayStation NBA Creator Cup](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/playstation-nba-creator-cup-returns-for-season-2)** at 8 p.m. PT from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV (Live streaming on @NBA YouTube, Facebook, NBA App, NBA.com)\n- **Dec. 13:** Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV – East Semifinal, 5:30 ET; West Semifinal, 9 ET) on Prime Video\n- **Dec. 16:** [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nba-cup\/2025) – Championship (Knicks vs Spurs – Las Vegas, NV – 8:30 ET) on Prime Video\n- **Dec. 17:** NBA All-Star Voting tips off (12 p.m. ET)\n- **Dec. 21:** [World Basketball Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/world-basketball-day)\n- **Dec. 19-22:** [NBA G League Winter Showcase](https:\/\/gleague.nba.com\/)\n- **Dec. 25:** [Christmas Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2025-26-schedule-announced) (**12 p.m. ET:** Cavs at Knicks \\| **2:30 p.m. ET:** Spurs at Thunder \\| **5 p.m. ET:** Mavs at Warriors \\| **8 p.m. ET:** Rockets at Lakers \\| **10:30 p.m. ET:** Wolves at Nuggets) — All games on ABC and ESPN\n- **Dec. 27:** NBA G League 36-game regular season begins\n- **Jan. 5, 2026:** 10-day contracts may now be signed\n- **Jan. 10:** All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season\n- **Jan. 14:** NBA All-Star Voting concludes (11:59 p.m. ET)\n- **Jan. 15:** [NBA Berlin Game 2026](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-announces-3-year-slate-of-games-in-europe-beginning-in-2026) – Magic vs. Grizzlies at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany (Prime Video)\n- **Jan. 18:** [NBA London Game 2026](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-announces-3-year-slate-of-games-in-europe-beginning-in-2026) – Magic vs. Grizzlies at The O2 Arena in London, England (Prime Video)\n- **Jan. 19:** [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2025-26-schedule-announced) \\[**1 p.m. ET:** Bucks at Hawks (Peacock) \\| **2:30 p.m. ET:** Thunder at Cavs (NBC, Peacock) \\| **5 p.m. ET:** Mavs at Knicks (NBC, Peacock) \\| **8 p.m. ET:** Celtics at Pistons (NBC, Peacock)\n- **Jan. 19:** 2026 All-Star Game Starters announced \\| **2 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)**\n- **Jan. 20-24: [AWS NBA Rivals Week](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-aws-nba-rivals-week-everything-to-know)**\n- **Feb. 1:** [**NBA Pioneers Classic**](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-nbpa-honor-75th-anniversary-nba-pioneers-2025-26) – Bucks at Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN\n- **Feb. 1:** [2026 NBA All-Star Game Reserves announced](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-all-star-reserves) \\| **6 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock)**\n- **Feb. 5:** [NBA Trade Deadline](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2025-26-nba-trade-tracker) (3 p.m. ET)\n- **Feb. 13-15:** [**2026 NBA All-Star**](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-nba-all-star-weekend-los-angeles-official-release) in Los Angeles, CA\n- **Feb. 13:** [Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-all-star-celebrity-game) at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA \\| **7 p.m. ET (ESPN)**\n- **Feb. 13:** [Castrol Rising Stars](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-nba-rising-stars) at Intuit Dome \\| **9 p.m. ET (Peacock)**\n- **Feb. 13:** [2026 NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT\\&T –](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/hampton-north-carolina-a-t-2026-hbcu-classic) Hampton University vs. North Carolina A\\&T at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA \\| **11 p.m. ET** **(Peacock, ESPN 2 & NBA TV)**\n- **Feb. 14:** [NBA All-Star Media Day presented by AT\\&T](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/watch\/event\/nba-all-star-media-day-presented-by-att) at Intuit Dome **\\| 1:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV)**\n- **Feb. 14:** [NBA All-Star Saturday](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/allstar\/2026\/all-star-saturday) at Intuit Dome \\| **5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock)**\n- **Feb. 15:** [75th NBA All-Star Game](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/games?date=2026-02-15) at Intuit Dome \\| **5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock)**\n- **March 1:** Playoff eligibility waiver deadline\n- **March 13-15:** [NBA ID Member Days](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-id-member-days-return-2026)\n- **March 27-April 5:** [BAL – Kalahari Conference group phase play](https:\/\/bal.nba.com\/)\n- **March 28:** NBA G League Regular Season ends\n- **March 31:** 2026 NBA G League Playoffs begin\n- **April 8:** [NBA G League Finals – Game 1: Stockton at Greensboro](https:\/\/gleague.nba.com\/playoffs) (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews)\n***\n## \\> 2026-27 Season & Future Dates\n- **Oct. 9 & 11: [2026 Preseason](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/rockets-mavs-preseason-games-macao-2026)**: NBA China Games \\| Rockets vs. Mavericks \\| The Venetian Arena in Macao\n- **2027 Global Games:** Paris, France & Manchester, England\n- **2028 Global Games:** Berlin, Germany & Paris, France\n***\n## \\> Future All-Star Dates\n- **[2027](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/phoenix-suns-nba-all-star-2027-official-release):** Feb. 19-21 in Phoenix, AZ\n***\n## \\> Past Key Dates: 2024-25 Season\n- **June 30, 2024:** Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET)\n- **July 3-21:** [France Basketball Olympic exhibition games](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/france-basketball-schedule-for-paris-olympics-exhibitions)\n- **July 6:** Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET)\n- **July 6-10:** [California Classic Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/california-classic-schedule-2024-nba-summer-league) in both Sacramento & San Francisco\n- **July 8-10:** [Salt Lake City Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/salt-lake-city-slc-summer-league-schedule-2024) (UTA, MEM, OKC, PHI)\n- **July 12-22:** [NBA 2K25 Summer League](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/summer-league\/2024) (Las Vegas)\n- **July 10:** USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas: USA vs. Canada (10:30 ET, FS1)\n- **July 15:** USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Australia (Noon ET, FS1)\n- **July 17:** USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Serbia (Noon ET, FS1)\n- **July 20:** USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. South Sudan (3 ET, FOX)\n- **July 22:** USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. Germany (3 ET, FOX)\n- **July 26-Aug. 11:** [Paris 2024 Olympic Games](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/olympics)\n- **Sept. 24:** First allowable date for players participating in Celtics & Nuggets preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\n- **Sept. 24:** Boston Celtics Media Day\n- **Sept. 25:** Training Camps open for all teams participating in preseason games outside North America\n- **Sept. 26:** Denver Nuggets Media Day\n- **Sept. 30:** First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)\n- **Sept. 30:** Media Day for remaining 28 NBA teams\n- **Oct. 1:** NBA Training Camps open\n- **Oct. 4:** NBA Preseason games begin\n- **Oct. 4 & 6:** [NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/abu-dahbi-games-release-celtics-nuggets-2024) (Celtics vs. Nuggets \\| Abu Dhabi, UAE)\n- **Oct. 6:** [NBA Canada Series](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/raptors-wizards-to-play-in-nba-canada-series) (Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards \\| Montreal, QC)\n- **Oct. 10:** [WNBA Finals, Game 1](https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1042400301\/MIN-vs-NYL) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n- **Oct. 13:** [WNBA Finals, Game 2](https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1042400302\/MIN-vs-NYL) (3 p.m. ET, ABC)\n- **Oct. 12-13:** [Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/halloffame\/2024) (Springfield, MA)\n- **Oct. 16:** [WNBA Finals, Game 3](https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1042400303\/NYL-vs-MIN) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n- **Oct. 18:** [WNBA Finals, Game 4](https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1042400304\/NYL-vs-MIN) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n- **Oct. 18:** NBA Preseason ends\n- **Oct. 20:** [WNBA Finals, Game 5](https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1042400305\/MIN-vs-NYL) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n- **Oct. 21:** [NBA Jersey Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/5th-annual-nba-jersey-day-october-21)\n- **Oct. 21:** Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\n- **Oct. 22:** [Start of the 2024-25 NBA regular season](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/games?date=2024-10-22)\n- **Oct. 22-26:** [Kia NBA Tip-Off 2024](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-nba-tip-off-2024)\n- **Oct. 26:** NBA G League Draft\n- **Nov. 2**: [NBA Mexico City Game 2024](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/mexico-city-games-2024) (Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards, 9:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV \\| Mexico City, Mexico)\n- **Nov. 4:** All 30 teams in action. First game tips at 7 p.m. ET. All subsequent games will begin 15 minutes apart.\n- **Nov. 5:** [Election Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/elections) (no games)\n- **Oct. 28-Nov. 7:** NBA G League Training Camp\n- **Nov. 7:** Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)\n- **Nov. 8:** NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins\n- **Nov. 12:** [Emirates NBA Cup begins](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/emirates-nba-cup-2024-group-play-schedule)\n- **Dec. 3:** [Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage concludes](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/emirates-nba-cup-2024-group-play-schedule)\n- **Dec. 10:** Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Magic at Bucks – **7 ET**, TNT\/Max \\| Mavericks at Thunder – **10 p.m. ET,** TNT\/Max)\n- **Dec. 11:** Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Hawks at Knicks – **7 ET**, ESPN \\| Warriors at Rockets – **9:30 ET,** TNT\/Max)\n- **Dec. 14:** Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals in Las Vegas, NV (Atlanta vs Milwaukee – **4:30 p.m. ET,** TNT\/Max; Houston vs Oklahoma City – **8:30 p.m. ET,** ABC\/ESPN+)\n- **Dec. 17:** Emirates NBA Cup Championship in Las Vegas, NV (Milwaukee vs Oklahoma City – **8:30 p.m. ET**, ABC\/ESPN+)\n- **Dec. 19-22:** NBA G League Winter Showcase\n- **Dec. 21:** World Basketball Day\n- **Dec. 25:** [Christmas Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/christmas-day-nba-games-2024) (**12 p.m. ET:** Spurs at Knicks \\| **2:30 p.m. ET:** Timberwolves at Mavericks \\| **5 p.m. ET:** Sixers at Celtics \\| **8 p.m. ET:** Lakers at Warriors \\| **10:30 p.m. ET:** Nuggets at Suns) – All games on ABC\/ESPN\/ESPN+\/Disney+\n- **Dec. 27:** NBA G League 34-game regular season begins\n- **Jan. 5, 2025:** 10-day contracts may now be signed\n- **Jan. 10:** All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season\n- **Jan. 17:** [3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day](https:\/\/x.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1877415421973786818?mx=2)\n- **Jan. 20**: [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/mlk) (12 p.m. ET: Mavericks at Hornets, NBA TV; 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Grizzlies, TNT; 5 p.m. ET: Celtics at Warriors, TNT)\n- **Jan. 20:** [3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day](https:\/\/x.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1877415421973786818?mx=2)\n- **Feb. 4:** Castrol Rising Stars Draft (4 p.m. ET, @NBA, NBA App, NBA.com)\n- **Feb. 6:** [NBA Trade Deadline](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2024-25-nba-trade-tracker) (3 p.m. ET)\n- **Feb. 6:** All-Star Draft (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT)\n- **Feb 14-16:** [NBA All-Star 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/allstar\/2025) (San Francisco, CA)\n- **Feb. 14-19:** NBA All-Star break\n- **March 1:** Postseason Eligibility Waiver Deadline\n- **March 10-15:** NBA ID Member Days\n- **March 29:** NBA G League regular season ends\n- **April 1:** NBA G League Playoffs begins\n- **April 11:** All 30 teams to play\n- **April 13:** NBA Regular Season ends. All 30 teams to play. Seven Eastern Conference games to tip off at 1 p.m. ET. The one cross-conference and seven Western Conference games to tip-off at 3:30 p.m. ET\n- **April 14:** Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2025 (3 p.m. ET)\n- **April 15-18:** [SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/playoffs\/2025\/play-in-tournament)\n  - **Tuesday, April 15**\n    - [Atlanta (East \\#8 seed) at Orlando (\\#7)](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/atl-vs-orl-0052400101) – *winner advances to East playoffs as No. 7 seed –* 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT\n    - [Memphis (West \\#8 seed) at Golden State (\\#7)](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/mem-vs-gsw-0052400121) – *winner advances to West playoffs as No. 7 seed –* 10 p.m. ET, TNT\n  - **Wednesday, April 16**\n    - [Miami (East \\#10) at Chicago (\\#9)](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/mem-vs-gsw-0052400121) – *loser is eliminated –* 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN\n    - [Dallas (West \\#10) at Sacramento (\\#9)](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/dal-vs-sac-0052400131) – *loser is eliminated –* 10 p.m. ET, ESPN\n  - **Friday, April 18**\n    - [Miami at Atlanta](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/mia-vs-atl-0052400201) *(winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed)* TNT\n    - [Dallas at Memphis](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/dal-vs-mem-0052400211) *(winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed)* ESPN\n- **April 19:** [NBA Playoffs 2025](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/playoffs\/2025) begin\n- **April 26:** NBA Early Entry Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)\n- **May 5-6:** Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 3-4)\n- **May 9-11:** NBA G League Combine\n- **May 11-18:** [**NBA Draft Combine**](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/draft\/2025)\n- **May 12:** [NBA Draft Lottery](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/ties-broken-nba-draft-order-2025) presented by State Farm, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN\n- **May 14:** Draft Combine scrimmages (ESPN2)\n  - Game 1\n    : 2:15-4 p.m. ET ([box score](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/0922500001))\n  - Game 2\n    : 4:15-6 p.m. ET ([box score](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/0922500002))\n- **May 15:** Draft Combine scrimmages (ESPN+)\n  - Game 1\n    : 2:15-4 p.m. ET ([box score](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/0922500003))\n  - Game 2\n    : 4:15-6 p.m. ET ([box score](https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/0922500004))\n- **May 20:** Western Conference Finals – Game 1 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **May 21:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 1 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **May 22:** Western Conference Finals – Game 2 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **May 23:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 2 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **May 24:** Western Conference Finals – Game 3 – OKC at MIN on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **May 25:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **May 26:** Western Conference Finals – Game 4 – OKC at MIN on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **May 27:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 4 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **May 28:** Western Conference Finals – Game 5 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **May 29:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 5 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **May 31:** Eastern Conference Finals – Game 6 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET\n- **June 5:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 1: IND at OKC on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 8:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 2: IND at OKC on ABC, 8 p.m. ET\n- **June 11:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 3: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 13:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 4: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 15:** NBA Early Entry Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET)\n- **June 16:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 5: IND at OKC on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 19:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 6: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\n- **June 22:** NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 7: IND at OKC on ABC, 8 p.m. ET\n- **Day After Last Game of NBA Finals (Monday, June 23):** Each NBA team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster\n- **June 25-26:** 2025 NBA Draft (June 25: 8p ET – ABC, ESPN \\| June 26: 8p ET – ESPN)\n\nLatest","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Key dates, important events and season information for 2025-26 season. • Tap to Watch EVERY GAME • Download the NBA App > • Get NBA League Pass TODAY Below is a list of key dates and important events for the 2025-26 NBA Season: > 2025-26 Season Dates April 10: NBA G League Finals – Game 2: Greensboro at Stockton (10 p.m. ET, ESPNU) April 12: Regular season ends (All 30 teams play) April 13: Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2026 (3 p.m. ET) April 13: NBA G League Finals – Game 3: Stockton at Greensboro (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 – if necessary) April 14-17: SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament April 14: Play-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET, Prime) \| LAC/POR vs Phoenix (10 p.m. ET, Prime) April 15: Play-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET, Prime) \| Golden State vs LAC/POR (10 p.m. ET, Prime) April 17: Play-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET. Prime) \| TBD West vs TBD West (10 p.m. ET, Prime) April 18: NBA Playoffs begin April 24-May 3: BAL – Sahara Conference group phase play May 4: Conference Semifinals begin (can move up to May 2 or 3) May 8-10: AWS NBA G League Combine in Chicago May 10: 2026 NBA Draft Lottery May 10-17: AWS NBA Draft Combine in Chicago May 19: Eastern Conference Finals begin on ESPN/ABC (can move up to May 17) May 20: Western Conference Finals begin on NBC/Peacock (can move up to May 18) May 22-31: BAL Playoffs & Finals June 3: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 1 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET June 5: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 2 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET June 8: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET June 10: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 4 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET June 13: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 5 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) June 16: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 6 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) June 19: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 7 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) July 9-19: NBA 2K Summer League 2026 in Las Vegas Aug. 14-15: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026 Enshrinement Weekend > Past Key Dates: 2025-26 Season June 30, 2025: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET) July 6: Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET) July 5-6, 8: California Classic Summer League at Chase Center in San Francisco, California (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs) July 5, 7-8: Salt Lake City Summer League at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers) July 9 : PlayStation NBA Creator Cup , 10 p.m. ET (@NBA YouTube, NBA App, NBA.com) July 10-20: NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas July 10: ESPN Summer League tip-off games from Las Vegas – Dallas vs. Los Angeles Lakers (8 ET), San Antonio Spurs vs. Philadelphia 76ers (10 ET) Aug. 27-Sept. 14: FIBA EuroBasket Sept. 5-6: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Enshrinement Weekend Sept. 23: Earliest date for Media days for teams traveling outside of North America for 2025 Preseason: Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers (Sept 26th), New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns (Sept. 24th) Sept. 23: First allowable date for players participating in preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Australia and China to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) Sept. 24: Earliest date training camp can open for teams participating in preseason games outside of North America Sept. 29: First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) Sept. 29: NBA Training Camps open and Media days for remaining 25 teams Oct. 2 & 4: 2025 Preseason : NBA Abu Dhabi Games \| Knicks vs. 76ers \| Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Oct. 3 & 5: 2025 Preseason : Melbourne Series \| Pelicans vs. NBL teams \| Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia Oct. 6: 2025 Preseason : 2025 NBA Canada Series \| Nuggets vs. Raptors \| Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C. Oct. 10 & 12: 2025 Preseason : NBA China Games \| Nets vs. Suns \| The Venetian Arena in Macao Oct. 17: NBA Preseason ends Oct. 20: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) Oct. 20: NBA Jersey Day Oct. 21: Start of the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season – Opening Night ( 7:30 p.m. ET: Rockets at Thunder \| 10 p.m. ET: Warriors at Lakers) — All games on NBC and Peacock Oct. 25: NBA G League Draft Oct. 27-Nov. 6: NBA G League Training Camp Oct. 31 : Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Group Play tips off on Prime Video Nov. 1 : NBA Mexico City Game 2025 – Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico (Peacock) Nov. 6: Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) Nov. 7: NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins Nov. 21-23: NBA ID Member Days – stream League Pass games with your NBA ID (U.S. only) Nov. 28: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Group Play concludes Dec. 9: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Knockout Rounds (East Quarterfinals – Heat at Magic, 6 ET; Knicks at Raptors, 8:30 ET) on Prime Video Dec. 10: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Knockout Rounds (West Quarterfinals – Suns at Thunder, 7:30 ET; Spurs at Lakers, 10 ET) on Prime Video Dec. 12: PlayStation NBA Creator Cup at 8 p.m. PT from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV (Live streaming on @NBA YouTube, Facebook, NBA App, NBA.com) Dec. 13: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV – East Semifinal, 5:30 ET; West Semifinal, 9 ET) on Prime Video Dec. 16: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Championship (Knicks vs Spurs – Las Vegas, NV – 8:30 ET) on Prime Video Dec. 17: NBA All-Star Voting tips off (12 p.m. ET) Dec. 21: World Basketball Day Dec. 19-22: NBA G League Winter Showcase Dec. 25: Christmas Day ( 12 p.m. ET: Cavs at Knicks \| 2:30 p.m. ET: Spurs at Thunder \| 5 p.m. ET: Mavs at Warriors \| 8 p.m. ET: Rockets at Lakers \| 10:30 p.m. ET: Wolves at Nuggets) — All games on ABC and ESPN Dec. 27: NBA G League 36-game regular season begins Jan. 5, 2026: 10-day contracts may now be signed Jan. 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season Jan. 14: NBA All-Star Voting concludes (11:59 p.m. ET) Jan. 15: NBA Berlin Game 2026 – Magic vs. Grizzlies at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany (Prime Video) Jan. 18: NBA London Game 2026 – Magic vs. Grizzlies at The O2 Arena in London, England (Prime Video) Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day [ 1 p.m. ET: Bucks at Hawks (Peacock) \| 2:30 p.m. ET: Thunder at Cavs (NBC, Peacock) \| 5 p.m. ET: Mavs at Knicks (NBC, Peacock) \| 8 p.m. ET: Celtics at Pistons (NBC, Peacock) Jan. 19: 2026 All-Star Game Starters announced \| 2 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock) Jan. 20-24: AWS NBA Rivals Week Feb. 1: NBA Pioneers Classic – Bucks at Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Feb. 1: 2026 NBA All-Star Game Reserves announced \| 6 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock) Feb. 5: NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET) Feb. 13-15: 2026 NBA All-Star in Los Angeles, CA Feb. 13: Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA \| 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) Feb. 13: Castrol Rising Stars at Intuit Dome \| 9 p.m. ET (Peacock) Feb. 13: 2026 NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T – Hampton University vs. North Carolina A&T at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA \| 11 p.m. ET (Peacock, ESPN 2 & NBA TV) Feb. 14: NBA All-Star Media Day presented by AT&T at Intuit Dome \| 1:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV) Feb. 14: NBA All-Star Saturday at Intuit Dome \| 5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock) Feb. 15: 75th NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome \| 5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock) March 1: Playoff eligibility waiver deadline March 13-15: NBA ID Member Days March 27-April 5: BAL – Kalahari Conference group phase play March 28: NBA G League Regular Season ends March 31: 2026 NBA G League Playoffs begin April 8: NBA G League Finals – Game 1: Stockton at Greensboro (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews) > 2026-27 Season & Future Dates Oct. 9 & 11: 2026 Preseason : NBA China Games \| Rockets vs. Mavericks \| The Venetian Arena in Macao 2027 Global Games: Paris, France & Manchester, England 2028 Global Games: Berlin, Germany & Paris, France > Future All-Star Dates 2027 : Feb. 19-21 in Phoenix, AZ > Past Key Dates: 2024-25 Season June 30, 2024: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET) July 3-21: France Basketball Olympic exhibition games July 6: Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET) July 6-10: California Classic Summer League in both Sacramento & San Francisco July 8-10: Salt Lake City Summer League (UTA, MEM, OKC, PHI) July 12-22: NBA 2K25 Summer League (Las Vegas) July 10: USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas: USA vs. Canada (10:30 ET, FS1) July 15: USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Australia (Noon ET, FS1) July 17: USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Serbia (Noon ET, FS1) July 20: USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. South Sudan (3 ET, FOX) July 22: USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. Germany (3 ET, FOX) July 26-Aug. 11: Paris 2024 Olympic Games Sept. 24: First allowable date for players participating in Celtics & Nuggets preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) Sept. 24: Boston Celtics Media Day Sept. 25: Training Camps open for all teams participating in preseason games outside North America Sept. 26: Denver Nuggets Media Day Sept. 30: First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) Sept. 30: Media Day for remaining 28 NBA teams Oct. 1: NBA Training Camps open Oct. 4: NBA Preseason games begin Oct. 4 & 6: NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 (Celtics vs. Nuggets \| Abu Dhabi, UAE) Oct. 6: NBA Canada Series (Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards \| Montreal, QC) Oct. 10: WNBA Finals, Game 1 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) Oct. 13: WNBA Finals, Game 2 (3 p.m. ET, ABC) Oct. 12-13: Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend (Springfield, MA) Oct. 16: WNBA Finals, Game 3 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) Oct. 18: WNBA Finals, Game 4 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) Oct. 18: NBA Preseason ends Oct. 20: WNBA Finals, Game 5 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) Oct. 21: NBA Jersey Day Oct. 21: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) Oct. 22: Start of the 2024-25 NBA regular season Oct. 22-26: Kia NBA Tip-Off 2024 Oct. 26: NBA G League Draft Nov. 2 : NBA Mexico City Game 2024 (Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards, 9:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV \| Mexico City, Mexico) Nov. 4: All 30 teams in action. First game tips at 7 p.m. ET. All subsequent games will begin 15 minutes apart. Nov. 5: Election Day (no games) Oct. 28-Nov. 7: NBA G League Training Camp Nov. 7: Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) Nov. 8: NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins Nov. 12: Emirates NBA Cup begins Dec. 3: Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage concludes Dec. 10: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Magic at Bucks – 7 ET , TNT/Max \| Mavericks at Thunder – 10 p.m. ET, TNT/Max) Dec. 11: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Hawks at Knicks – 7 ET , ESPN \| Warriors at Rockets – 9:30 ET, TNT/Max) Dec. 14: Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals in Las Vegas, NV (Atlanta vs Milwaukee – 4:30 p.m. ET, TNT/Max; Houston vs Oklahoma City – 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) Dec. 17: Emirates NBA Cup Championship in Las Vegas, NV (Milwaukee vs Oklahoma City – 8:30 p.m. ET , ABC/ESPN+) Dec. 19-22: NBA G League Winter Showcase Dec. 21: World Basketball Day Dec. 25: Christmas Day ( 12 p.m. ET: Spurs at Knicks \| 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Mavericks \| 5 p.m. ET: Sixers at Celtics \| 8 p.m. ET: Lakers at Warriors \| 10:30 p.m. ET: Nuggets at Suns) – All games on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+ Dec. 27: NBA G League 34-game regular season begins Jan. 5, 2025: 10-day contracts may now be signed Jan. 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season Jan. 17: 3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day Jan. 20 : Martin Luther King Jr. Day (12 p.m. ET: Mavericks at Hornets, NBA TV; 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Grizzlies, TNT; 5 p.m. ET: Celtics at Warriors, TNT) Jan. 20: 3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day Feb. 4: Castrol Rising Stars Draft (4 p.m. ET, @NBA, NBA App, NBA.com) Feb. 6: NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET) Feb. 6: All-Star Draft (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT) Feb 14-16: NBA All-Star 2025 (San Francisco, CA) Feb. 14-19: NBA All-Star break March 1: Postseason Eligibility Waiver Deadline March 10-15: NBA ID Member Days March 29: NBA G League regular season ends April 1: NBA G League Playoffs begins April 11: All 30 teams to play April 13: NBA Regular Season ends. All 30 teams to play. Seven Eastern Conference games to tip off at 1 p.m. ET. 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Official release Updated on April 9, 2026 7:06 PM ![](https://cdn.nba.com/manage/2022/08/nba-logo-stancion-1568x882.jpg) • [Tap to Watch EVERY GAME](https://nba.smart.link/dsv2tqsw4?cp_2=Article&partnerRef=NBA) • [Download the NBA App \>](https://smart.link/gpg6ljiusrefd) • [Get NBA League Pass TODAY](https://link.nba.com/LP2024) Below is a list of key dates and important events for the 2025-26 NBA Season: * ## \> 2025-26 Season Dates - April 10: [NBA G League Finals – Game 2: Greensboro at Stockton](https://gleague.nba.com/playoffs) (10 p.m. ET, ESPNU) - April 12: Regular season ends (All 30 teams play) - April 13: Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2026 (3 p.m. ET) - April 13: [NBA G League Finals – Game 3: Stockton at Greensboro](https://gleague.nba.com/playoffs) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 – if necessary) - April 14-17: [SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-play-in-tournament) - April 14: Play-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET, Prime) \\| LAC/POR vs Phoenix (10 p.m. ET, Prime) - April 15: Play-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET, Prime) \\| Golden State vs LAC/POR (10 p.m. ET, Prime) - April 17: Play-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET. Prime) \\| TBD West vs TBD West (10 p.m. ET, Prime) - April 18: NBA Playoffs begin - April 24-May 3: [BAL – Sahara Conference group phase play](https://bal.nba.com/) - May 4: Conference Semifinals begin (can move up to May 2 or 3) - May 8-10: AWS NBA G League Combine in Chicago - May 10: 2026 NBA Draft Lottery - May 10-17: AWS NBA Draft Combine in Chicago - May 19: Eastern Conference Finals begin on ESPN/ABC (can move up to May 17) - May 20: Western Conference Finals begin on NBC/Peacock (can move up to May 18) - May 22-31: [BAL Playoffs & Finals](https://bal.nba.com/) - June 3: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 1 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 5: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 2 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 8: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 10: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 4 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 13: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 5 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) - June 16: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 6 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) - June 19: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 7 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) - July 9-19: [NBA 2K Summer League 2026](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-summer-league-returns-las-vegas-july-9-19-2026) in Las Vegas - Aug. 14-15: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [Class of 2026 Enshrinement Weekend](https://www.nba.com/halloffame/2026) * ## \> Past Key Dates: 2025-26 Season - June 30, 2025: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET) - July 6: Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET) - July 5-6, 8: [California Classic Summer League](https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-to-host-seventh-annual-california-classic-summer-league-presented-by-carmax-20250528) at Chase Center in San Francisco, California (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs) - July 5, 7-8: [Salt Lake City Summer League](https://www.nba.com/jazz/slcsl) at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers) - July 9: [PlayStation NBA Creator Cup](https://www.nba.com/news/playstation-nba-creator-cup-returns-to-vegas-2025), 10 p.m. ET (@NBA YouTube, NBA App, NBA.com) - July 10-20: [NBA 2K26 Summer League](https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2025) in Las Vegas - July 10: ESPN Summer League tip-off games from Las Vegas – Dallas vs. Los Angeles Lakers (8 ET), San Antonio Spurs vs. Philadelphia 76ers (10 ET) - Aug. 27-Sept. 14: [FIBA EuroBasket](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-players-in-eurobasket-2025) - Sept. 5-6: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [Class of 2025 Enshrinement Weekend](https://www.nba.com/halloffame/2025) - Sept. 23: Earliest date for Media days for teams traveling outside of North America for 2025 Preseason: Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers (Sept 26th), New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns (Sept. 24th) - Sept. 23: First allowable date for players participating in preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Australia and China to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) - Sept. 24: Earliest date training camp can open for teams participating in preseason games outside of North America - Sept. 29: First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) - Sept. 29: NBA Training Camps open and Media days for remaining 25 teams - Oct. 2 & 4: [2025 Preseason](https://www.nba.com/news/abu-dahbi-games-release-76ers-knicks-2025): NBA Abu Dhabi Games \\| Knicks vs. 76ers \\| Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi - Oct. 3 & 5: [2025 Preseason](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-australia-melbourne-games): Melbourne Series \\| Pelicans vs. NBL teams \\| Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia - Oct. 6: [2025 Preseason](https://www.nba.com/news/nuggets-raptors-face-off-in-canada-series-2025): 2025 NBA Canada Series \\| Nuggets vs. Raptors \\| Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C. - Oct. 10 & 12: [2025 Preseason](https://www.nba.com/news/brooklyn-nets-phoenix-suns-to-play-two-preseason-games-in-macao-in-october-2025): NBA China Games \\| Nets vs. Suns \\| The Venetian Arena in Macao - Oct. 17: NBA Preseason ends - Oct. 20: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) - Oct. 20: [NBA Jersey Day](https://www.nba.com/news/6th-annual-nba-jersey-day-october-20) - Oct. 21: [Start of the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season – Opening Night](https://www.nba.com/news/2025-26-schedule-announced) (7:30 p.m. ET: Rockets at Thunder \\| 10 p.m. ET: Warriors at Lakers) — All games on NBC and Peacock - Oct. 25: NBA G League Draft - Oct. 27-Nov. 6: NBA G League Training Camp - Oct. 31: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https://www.nba.com/nba-cup/2025) – Group Play tips off on Prime Video - Nov. 1: [NBA Mexico City Game 2025](https://www.nba.com/news/dallas-mavericks-and-detroit-pistons-to-play-regular-season-game-in-mexico-city) – Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico (Peacock) - Nov. 6: Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) - Nov. 7: NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins - Nov. 21-23: [NBA ID Member Days](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-id-member-days-is-back-with-exclusive-weekend-access) – stream League Pass games with your NBA ID (U.S. only) - Nov. 28: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https://www.nba.com/news/emirates-nba-cup-key-dates-schedule) – Group Play concludes - Dec. 9: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https://www.nba.com/nba-cup/2025) – Knockout Rounds (East Quarterfinals – Heat at Magic, 6 ET; Knicks at Raptors, 8:30 ET) on Prime Video - Dec. 10: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https://www.nba.com/nba-cup/2025) – Knockout Rounds (West Quarterfinals – Suns at Thunder, 7:30 ET; Spurs at Lakers, 10 ET) on Prime Video - Dec. 12: [PlayStation NBA Creator Cup](https://www.nba.com/news/playstation-nba-creator-cup-returns-for-season-2) at 8 p.m. PT from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV (Live streaming on @NBA YouTube, Facebook, NBA App, NBA.com) - Dec. 13: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV – East Semifinal, 5:30 ET; West Semifinal, 9 ET) on Prime Video - Dec. 16: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https://www.nba.com/nba-cup/2025) – Championship (Knicks vs Spurs – Las Vegas, NV – 8:30 ET) on Prime Video - Dec. 17: NBA All-Star Voting tips off (12 p.m. ET) - Dec. 21: [World Basketball Day](https://www.nba.com/world-basketball-day) - Dec. 19-22: [NBA G League Winter Showcase](https://gleague.nba.com/) - Dec. 25: [Christmas Day](https://www.nba.com/news/2025-26-schedule-announced) (12 p.m. ET: Cavs at Knicks \\| 2:30 p.m. ET: Spurs at Thunder \\| 5 p.m. ET: Mavs at Warriors \\| 8 p.m. ET: Rockets at Lakers \\| 10:30 p.m. ET: Wolves at Nuggets) — All games on ABC and ESPN - Dec. 27: NBA G League 36-game regular season begins - Jan. 5, 2026: 10-day contracts may now be signed - Jan. 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season - Jan. 14: NBA All-Star Voting concludes (11:59 p.m. ET) - Jan. 15: [NBA Berlin Game 2026](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-announces-3-year-slate-of-games-in-europe-beginning-in-2026) – Magic vs. Grizzlies at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany (Prime Video) - Jan. 18: [NBA London Game 2026](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-announces-3-year-slate-of-games-in-europe-beginning-in-2026) – Magic vs. Grizzlies at The O2 Arena in London, England (Prime Video) - Jan. 19: [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https://www.nba.com/news/2025-26-schedule-announced) \[1 p.m. ET: Bucks at Hawks (Peacock) \\| 2:30 p.m. ET: Thunder at Cavs (NBC, Peacock) \\| 5 p.m. ET: Mavs at Knicks (NBC, Peacock) \\| 8 p.m. ET: Celtics at Pistons (NBC, Peacock) - Jan. 19: 2026 All-Star Game Starters announced \\| 2 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock) - Jan. 20-24: [AWS NBA Rivals Week](https://www.nba.com/news/2026-aws-nba-rivals-week-everything-to-know) - Feb. 1: [NBA Pioneers Classic](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-nbpa-honor-75th-anniversary-nba-pioneers-2025-26) – Bucks at Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN - Feb. 1: [2026 NBA All-Star Game Reserves announced](https://www.nba.com/news/2026-all-star-reserves) \\| 6 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock) - Feb. 5: [NBA Trade Deadline](https://www.nba.com/news/2025-26-nba-trade-tracker) (3 p.m. ET) - Feb. 13-15: [2026 NBA All-Star](https://www.nba.com/news/2026-nba-all-star-weekend-los-angeles-official-release) in Los Angeles, CA - Feb. 13: [Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game](https://www.nba.com/news/2026-all-star-celebrity-game) at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA \\| 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) - Feb. 13: [Castrol Rising Stars](https://www.nba.com/news/2026-nba-rising-stars) at Intuit Dome \\| 9 p.m. ET (Peacock) - Feb. 13: [2026 NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT\&T –](https://www.nba.com/news/hampton-north-carolina-a-t-2026-hbcu-classic) Hampton University vs. North Carolina A\&T at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA \\| 11 p.m. ET (Peacock, ESPN 2 & NBA TV) - Feb. 14: [NBA All-Star Media Day presented by AT\&T](https://www.nba.com/watch/event/nba-all-star-media-day-presented-by-att) at Intuit Dome \\| 1:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV) - Feb. 14: [NBA All-Star Saturday](https://www.nba.com/allstar/2026/all-star-saturday) at Intuit Dome \\| 5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock) - Feb. 15: [75th NBA All-Star Game](https://www.nba.com/games?date=2026-02-15) at Intuit Dome \\| 5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock) - March 1: Playoff eligibility waiver deadline - March 13-15: [NBA ID Member Days](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-id-member-days-return-2026) - March 27-April 5: [BAL – Kalahari Conference group phase play](https://bal.nba.com/) - March 28: NBA G League Regular Season ends - March 31: 2026 NBA G League Playoffs begin - April 8: [NBA G League Finals – Game 1: Stockton at Greensboro](https://gleague.nba.com/playoffs) (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews) * ## \> 2026-27 Season & Future Dates - Oct. 9 & 11: [2026 Preseason](https://www.nba.com/news/rockets-mavs-preseason-games-macao-2026): NBA China Games \\| Rockets vs. Mavericks \\| The Venetian Arena in Macao - 2027 Global Games: Paris, France & Manchester, England - 2028 Global Games: Berlin, Germany & Paris, France * ## \> Future All-Star Dates - [2027](https://www.nba.com/news/phoenix-suns-nba-all-star-2027-official-release): Feb. 19-21 in Phoenix, AZ * ## \> Past Key Dates: 2024-25 Season - June 30, 2024: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET) - July 3-21: [France Basketball Olympic exhibition games](https://www.nba.com/news/france-basketball-schedule-for-paris-olympics-exhibitions) - July 6: Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET) - July 6-10: [California Classic Summer League](https://www.nba.com/news/california-classic-schedule-2024-nba-summer-league) in both Sacramento & San Francisco - July 8-10: [Salt Lake City Summer League](https://www.nba.com/news/salt-lake-city-slc-summer-league-schedule-2024) (UTA, MEM, OKC, PHI) - July 12-22: [NBA 2K25 Summer League](https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2024) (Las Vegas) - July 10: USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas: USA vs. Canada (10:30 ET, FS1) - July 15: USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Australia (Noon ET, FS1) - July 17: USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Serbia (Noon ET, FS1) - July 20: USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. South Sudan (3 ET, FOX) - July 22: USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. Germany (3 ET, FOX) - July 26-Aug. 11: [Paris 2024 Olympic Games](https://www.nba.com/olympics) - Sept. 24: First allowable date for players participating in Celtics & Nuggets preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) - Sept. 24: Boston Celtics Media Day - Sept. 25: Training Camps open for all teams participating in preseason games outside North America - Sept. 26: Denver Nuggets Media Day - Sept. 30: First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) - Sept. 30: Media Day for remaining 28 NBA teams - Oct. 1: NBA Training Camps open - Oct. 4: NBA Preseason games begin - Oct. 4 & 6: [NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024](https://www.nba.com/news/abu-dahbi-games-release-celtics-nuggets-2024) (Celtics vs. Nuggets \\| Abu Dhabi, UAE) - Oct. 6: [NBA Canada Series](https://www.nba.com/news/raptors-wizards-to-play-in-nba-canada-series) (Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards \\| Montreal, QC) - Oct. 10: [WNBA Finals, Game 1](https://www.wnba.com/game/1042400301/MIN-vs-NYL) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) - Oct. 13: [WNBA Finals, Game 2](https://www.wnba.com/game/1042400302/MIN-vs-NYL) (3 p.m. ET, ABC) - Oct. 12-13: [Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend](https://www.nba.com/halloffame/2024) (Springfield, MA) - Oct. 16: [WNBA Finals, Game 3](https://www.wnba.com/game/1042400303/NYL-vs-MIN) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) - Oct. 18: [WNBA Finals, Game 4](https://www.wnba.com/game/1042400304/NYL-vs-MIN) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) - Oct. 18: NBA Preseason ends - Oct. 20: [WNBA Finals, Game 5](https://www.wnba.com/game/1042400305/MIN-vs-NYL) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) - Oct. 21: [NBA Jersey Day](https://www.nba.com/news/5th-annual-nba-jersey-day-october-21) - Oct. 21: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) - Oct. 22: [Start of the 2024-25 NBA regular season](https://www.nba.com/games?date=2024-10-22) - Oct. 22-26: [Kia NBA Tip-Off 2024](https://www.nba.com/news/kia-nba-tip-off-2024) - Oct. 26: NBA G League Draft - Nov. 2: [NBA Mexico City Game 2024](https://www.nba.com/news/mexico-city-games-2024) (Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards, 9:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV \\| Mexico City, Mexico) - Nov. 4: All 30 teams in action. First game tips at 7 p.m. ET. All subsequent games will begin 15 minutes apart. - Nov. 5: [Election Day](https://www.nba.com/elections) (no games) - Oct. 28-Nov. 7: NBA G League Training Camp - Nov. 7: Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) - Nov. 8: NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins - Nov. 12: [Emirates NBA Cup begins](https://www.nba.com/news/emirates-nba-cup-2024-group-play-schedule) - Dec. 3: [Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage concludes](https://www.nba.com/news/emirates-nba-cup-2024-group-play-schedule) - Dec. 10: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Magic at Bucks – 7 ET, TNT/Max \\| Mavericks at Thunder – 10 p.m. ET, TNT/Max) - Dec. 11: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Hawks at Knicks – 7 ET, ESPN \\| Warriors at Rockets – 9:30 ET, TNT/Max) - Dec. 14: Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals in Las Vegas, NV (Atlanta vs Milwaukee – 4:30 p.m. ET, TNT/Max; Houston vs Oklahoma City – 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) - Dec. 17: Emirates NBA Cup Championship in Las Vegas, NV (Milwaukee vs Oklahoma City – 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) - Dec. 19-22: NBA G League Winter Showcase - Dec. 21: World Basketball Day - Dec. 25: [Christmas Day](https://www.nba.com/news/christmas-day-nba-games-2024) (12 p.m. ET: Spurs at Knicks \\| 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Mavericks \\| 5 p.m. ET: Sixers at Celtics \\| 8 p.m. ET: Lakers at Warriors \\| 10:30 p.m. ET: Nuggets at Suns) – All games on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+ - Dec. 27: NBA G League 34-game regular season begins - Jan. 5, 2025: 10-day contracts may now be signed - Jan. 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season - Jan. 17: [3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day](https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1877415421973786818?mx=2) - Jan. 20: [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https://www.nba.com/mlk) (12 p.m. ET: Mavericks at Hornets, NBA TV; 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Grizzlies, TNT; 5 p.m. ET: Celtics at Warriors, TNT) - Jan. 20: [3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day](https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1877415421973786818?mx=2) - Feb. 4: Castrol Rising Stars Draft (4 p.m. ET, @NBA, NBA App, NBA.com) - Feb. 6: [NBA Trade Deadline](https://www.nba.com/news/2024-25-nba-trade-tracker) (3 p.m. ET) - Feb. 6: All-Star Draft (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT) - Feb 14-16: [NBA All-Star 2025](https://www.nba.com/allstar/2025) (San Francisco, CA) - Feb. 14-19: NBA All-Star break - March 1: Postseason Eligibility Waiver Deadline - March 10-15: NBA ID Member Days - March 29: NBA G League regular season ends - April 1: NBA G League Playoffs begins - April 11: All 30 teams to play - April 13: NBA Regular Season ends. All 30 teams to play. Seven Eastern Conference games to tip off at 1 p.m. ET. The one cross-conference and seven Western Conference games to tip-off at 3:30 p.m. ET - April 14: Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2025 (3 p.m. ET) - April 15-18: [SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament](https://www.nba.com/playoffs/2025/play-in-tournament) - Tuesday, April 15 - [Atlanta (East \#8 seed) at Orlando (\#7)](https://www.nba.com/game/atl-vs-orl-0052400101) – winner advances to East playoffs as No. 7 seed – 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT - [Memphis (West \#8 seed) at Golden State (\#7)](https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-gsw-0052400121) – winner advances to West playoffs as No. 7 seed – 10 p.m. ET, TNT - Wednesday, April 16 - [Miami (East \#10) at Chicago (\#9)](https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-gsw-0052400121) – loser is eliminated – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN - [Dallas (West \#10) at Sacramento (\#9)](https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-sac-0052400131) – loser is eliminated – 10 p.m. ET, ESPN - Friday, April 18 - [Miami at Atlanta](https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-atl-0052400201) (winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed) TNT - [Dallas at Memphis](https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-mem-0052400211) (winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed) ESPN - April 19: [NBA Playoffs 2025](https://www.nba.com/playoffs/2025) begin - April 26: NBA Early Entry Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) - May 5-6: Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 3-4) - May 9-11: NBA G League Combine - May 11-18: [NBA Draft Combine](https://www.nba.com/draft/2025) - May 12: [NBA Draft Lottery](https://www.nba.com/news/ties-broken-nba-draft-order-2025) presented by State Farm, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN - May 14: Draft Combine scrimmages (ESPN2) - Game 1 : 2:15-4 p.m. ET ([box score](https://www.nba.com/game/0922500001)) - Game 2 : 4:15-6 p.m. ET ([box score](https://www.nba.com/game/0922500002)) - May 15: Draft Combine scrimmages (ESPN+) - Game 1 : 2:15-4 p.m. ET ([box score](https://www.nba.com/game/0922500003)) - Game 2 : 4:15-6 p.m. ET ([box score](https://www.nba.com/game/0922500004)) - May 20: Western Conference Finals – Game 1 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET - May 21: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 1 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - May 22: Western Conference Finals – Game 2 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET - May 23: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 2 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - May 24: Western Conference Finals – Game 3 – OKC at MIN on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - May 25: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - May 26: Western Conference Finals – Game 4 – OKC at MIN on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET - May 27: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 4 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - May 28: Western Conference Finals – Game 5 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET - May 29: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 5 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - May 31: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 6 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - June 5: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 1: IND at OKC on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 8: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 2: IND at OKC on ABC, 8 p.m. ET - June 11: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 3: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 13: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 4: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 15: NBA Early Entry Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET) - June 16: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 5: IND at OKC on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 19: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 6: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 22: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 7: IND at OKC on ABC, 8 p.m. ET - Day After Last Game of NBA Finals (Monday, June 23): Each NBA team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster - June 25-26: 2025 NBA Draft (June 25: 8p ET – ABC, ESPN \\| June 26: 8p ET – ESPN) ### Related - [2025-26 NBA Schedule Primer: How to watch Here's how to watch NBA games on ABC/ESPN, NBC/Peacock, and Amazon Prime.](https://www.nba.com/news/2025-2026-nba-schedule-how-to-watch-espn-amazon-nbc-peacock "Article link for 2025-26 NBA Schedule Primer: How to watch on ABC/ESPN, NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime") - [How to watch games in 2025-26: Everything to know From opening night to the NBA Finals, here's what to know about how to watch games in the 2025-26 season.](https://www.nba.com/news/how-to-watch-games-2025-26-season "Article link for How to watch NBA games in 2025-26: Everything you need to know") - [2025-26 NBA GM Survey The annual survey is here. 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Readable Markdown	Key dates, important events and season information for 2025-26 season. ![](https://cdn.nba.com/manage/2022/08/nba-logo-stancion-1568x882.jpg) • [Tap to Watch EVERY GAME](https://nba.smart.link/dsv2tqsw4?cp_2=Article&partnerRef=NBA) • [Download the NBA App \>](https://smart.link/gpg6ljiusrefd) • [Get NBA League Pass TODAY](https://link.nba.com/LP2024) Below is a list of key dates and important events for the 2025-26 NBA Season: * ## \> 2025-26 Season Dates - April 10: [NBA G League Finals – Game 2: Greensboro at Stockton](https://gleague.nba.com/playoffs) (10 p.m. ET, ESPNU) - April 12: Regular season ends (All 30 teams play) - April 13: Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2026 (3 p.m. ET) - April 13: [NBA G League Finals – Game 3: Stockton at Greensboro](https://gleague.nba.com/playoffs) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 – if necessary) - April 14-17: [SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-play-in-tournament) - April 14: Play-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET, Prime) \\| LAC/POR vs Phoenix (10 p.m. ET, Prime) - April 15: Play-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET, Prime) \\| Golden State vs LAC/POR (10 p.m. ET, Prime) - April 17: Play-In – TBD East vs TBD East (7:30 p.m. ET. Prime) \\| TBD West vs TBD West (10 p.m. ET, Prime) - April 18: NBA Playoffs begin - April 24-May 3: [BAL – Sahara Conference group phase play](https://bal.nba.com/) - May 4: Conference Semifinals begin (can move up to May 2 or 3) - May 8-10: AWS NBA G League Combine in Chicago - May 10: 2026 NBA Draft Lottery - May 10-17: AWS NBA Draft Combine in Chicago - May 19: Eastern Conference Finals begin on ESPN/ABC (can move up to May 17) - May 20: Western Conference Finals begin on NBC/Peacock (can move up to May 18) - May 22-31: [BAL Playoffs & Finals](https://bal.nba.com/) - June 3: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 1 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 5: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 2 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 8: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 10: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 4 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 13: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 5 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) - June 16: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 6 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) - June 19: NBA Finals 2026 – Game 7 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) - July 9-19: [NBA 2K Summer League 2026](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-summer-league-returns-las-vegas-july-9-19-2026) in Las Vegas - Aug. 14-15: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [Class of 2026 Enshrinement Weekend](https://www.nba.com/halloffame/2026) * ## \> Past Key Dates: 2025-26 Season - June 30, 2025: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET) - July 6: Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET) - July 5-6, 8: [California Classic Summer League](https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-to-host-seventh-annual-california-classic-summer-league-presented-by-carmax-20250528) at Chase Center in San Francisco, California (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs) - July 5, 7-8: [Salt Lake City Summer League](https://www.nba.com/jazz/slcsl) at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers) - July 9: [PlayStation NBA Creator Cup](https://www.nba.com/news/playstation-nba-creator-cup-returns-to-vegas-2025), 10 p.m. ET (@NBA YouTube, NBA App, NBA.com) - July 10-20: [NBA 2K26 Summer League](https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2025) in Las Vegas - July 10: ESPN Summer League tip-off games from Las Vegas – Dallas vs. Los Angeles Lakers (8 ET), San Antonio Spurs vs. Philadelphia 76ers (10 ET) - Aug. 27-Sept. 14: [FIBA EuroBasket](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-players-in-eurobasket-2025) - Sept. 5-6: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [Class of 2025 Enshrinement Weekend](https://www.nba.com/halloffame/2025) - Sept. 23: Earliest date for Media days for teams traveling outside of North America for 2025 Preseason: Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers (Sept 26th), New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns (Sept. 24th) - Sept. 23: First allowable date for players participating in preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Australia and China to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) - Sept. 24: Earliest date training camp can open for teams participating in preseason games outside of North America - Sept. 29: First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) - Sept. 29: NBA Training Camps open and Media days for remaining 25 teams - Oct. 2 & 4: [2025 Preseason](https://www.nba.com/news/abu-dahbi-games-release-76ers-knicks-2025): NBA Abu Dhabi Games \\| Knicks vs. 76ers \\| Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi - Oct. 3 & 5: [2025 Preseason](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-australia-melbourne-games): Melbourne Series \\| Pelicans vs. NBL teams \\| Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia - Oct. 6: [2025 Preseason](https://www.nba.com/news/nuggets-raptors-face-off-in-canada-series-2025): 2025 NBA Canada Series \\| Nuggets vs. Raptors \\| Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C. - Oct. 10 & 12: [2025 Preseason](https://www.nba.com/news/brooklyn-nets-phoenix-suns-to-play-two-preseason-games-in-macao-in-october-2025): NBA China Games \\| Nets vs. Suns \\| The Venetian Arena in Macao - Oct. 17: NBA Preseason ends - Oct. 20: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) - Oct. 20: [NBA Jersey Day](https://www.nba.com/news/6th-annual-nba-jersey-day-october-20) - Oct. 21: [Start of the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season – Opening Night](https://www.nba.com/news/2025-26-schedule-announced) (7:30 p.m. ET: Rockets at Thunder \\| 10 p.m. ET: Warriors at Lakers) — All games on NBC and Peacock - Oct. 25: NBA G League Draft - Oct. 27-Nov. 6: NBA G League Training Camp - Oct. 31: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https://www.nba.com/nba-cup/2025) – Group Play tips off on Prime Video - Nov. 1: [NBA Mexico City Game 2025](https://www.nba.com/news/dallas-mavericks-and-detroit-pistons-to-play-regular-season-game-in-mexico-city) – Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico (Peacock) - Nov. 6: Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) - Nov. 7: NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins - Nov. 21-23: [NBA ID Member Days](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-id-member-days-is-back-with-exclusive-weekend-access) – stream League Pass games with your NBA ID (U.S. only) - Nov. 28: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https://www.nba.com/news/emirates-nba-cup-key-dates-schedule) – Group Play concludes - Dec. 9: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https://www.nba.com/nba-cup/2025) – Knockout Rounds (East Quarterfinals – Heat at Magic, 6 ET; Knicks at Raptors, 8:30 ET) on Prime Video - Dec. 10: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https://www.nba.com/nba-cup/2025) – Knockout Rounds (West Quarterfinals – Suns at Thunder, 7:30 ET; Spurs at Lakers, 10 ET) on Prime Video - Dec. 12: [PlayStation NBA Creator Cup](https://www.nba.com/news/playstation-nba-creator-cup-returns-for-season-2) at 8 p.m. PT from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV (Live streaming on @NBA YouTube, Facebook, NBA App, NBA.com) - Dec. 13: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV – East Semifinal, 5:30 ET; West Semifinal, 9 ET) on Prime Video - Dec. 16: [Emirates NBA Cup 2025](https://www.nba.com/nba-cup/2025) – Championship (Knicks vs Spurs – Las Vegas, NV – 8:30 ET) on Prime Video - Dec. 17: NBA All-Star Voting tips off (12 p.m. ET) - Dec. 21: [World Basketball Day](https://www.nba.com/world-basketball-day) - Dec. 19-22: [NBA G League Winter Showcase](https://gleague.nba.com/) - Dec. 25: [Christmas Day](https://www.nba.com/news/2025-26-schedule-announced) (12 p.m. ET: Cavs at Knicks \\| 2:30 p.m. ET: Spurs at Thunder \\| 5 p.m. ET: Mavs at Warriors \\| 8 p.m. ET: Rockets at Lakers \\| 10:30 p.m. ET: Wolves at Nuggets) — All games on ABC and ESPN - Dec. 27: NBA G League 36-game regular season begins - Jan. 5, 2026: 10-day contracts may now be signed - Jan. 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season - Jan. 14: NBA All-Star Voting concludes (11:59 p.m. ET) - Jan. 15: [NBA Berlin Game 2026](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-announces-3-year-slate-of-games-in-europe-beginning-in-2026) – Magic vs. Grizzlies at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany (Prime Video) - Jan. 18: [NBA London Game 2026](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-announces-3-year-slate-of-games-in-europe-beginning-in-2026) – Magic vs. Grizzlies at The O2 Arena in London, England (Prime Video) - Jan. 19: [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https://www.nba.com/news/2025-26-schedule-announced) \[1 p.m. ET: Bucks at Hawks (Peacock) \\| 2:30 p.m. ET: Thunder at Cavs (NBC, Peacock) \\| 5 p.m. ET: Mavs at Knicks (NBC, Peacock) \\| 8 p.m. ET: Celtics at Pistons (NBC, Peacock) - Jan. 19: 2026 All-Star Game Starters announced \\| 2 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock) - Jan. 20-24: [AWS NBA Rivals Week](https://www.nba.com/news/2026-aws-nba-rivals-week-everything-to-know) - Feb. 1: [NBA Pioneers Classic](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-nbpa-honor-75th-anniversary-nba-pioneers-2025-26) – Bucks at Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN - Feb. 1: [2026 NBA All-Star Game Reserves announced](https://www.nba.com/news/2026-all-star-reserves) \\| 6 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock) - Feb. 5: [NBA Trade Deadline](https://www.nba.com/news/2025-26-nba-trade-tracker) (3 p.m. ET) - Feb. 13-15: [2026 NBA All-Star](https://www.nba.com/news/2026-nba-all-star-weekend-los-angeles-official-release) in Los Angeles, CA - Feb. 13: [Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game](https://www.nba.com/news/2026-all-star-celebrity-game) at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA \\| 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) - Feb. 13: [Castrol Rising Stars](https://www.nba.com/news/2026-nba-rising-stars) at Intuit Dome \\| 9 p.m. ET (Peacock) - Feb. 13: [2026 NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT\&T –](https://www.nba.com/news/hampton-north-carolina-a-t-2026-hbcu-classic) Hampton University vs. North Carolina A\&T at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA \\| 11 p.m. ET (Peacock, ESPN 2 & NBA TV) - Feb. 14: [NBA All-Star Media Day presented by AT\&T](https://www.nba.com/watch/event/nba-all-star-media-day-presented-by-att) at Intuit Dome \\| 1:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV) - Feb. 14: [NBA All-Star Saturday](https://www.nba.com/allstar/2026/all-star-saturday) at Intuit Dome \\| 5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock) - Feb. 15: [75th NBA All-Star Game](https://www.nba.com/games?date=2026-02-15) at Intuit Dome \\| 5 p.m. ET (NBC & Peacock) - March 1: Playoff eligibility waiver deadline - March 13-15: [NBA ID Member Days](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-id-member-days-return-2026) - March 27-April 5: [BAL – Kalahari Conference group phase play](https://bal.nba.com/) - March 28: NBA G League Regular Season ends - March 31: 2026 NBA G League Playoffs begin - April 8: [NBA G League Finals – Game 1: Stockton at Greensboro](https://gleague.nba.com/playoffs) (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews) * ## \> 2026-27 Season & Future Dates - Oct. 9 & 11: [2026 Preseason](https://www.nba.com/news/rockets-mavs-preseason-games-macao-2026): NBA China Games \\| Rockets vs. Mavericks \\| The Venetian Arena in Macao - 2027 Global Games: Paris, France & Manchester, England - 2028 Global Games: Berlin, Germany & Paris, France * ## \> Future All-Star Dates - [2027](https://www.nba.com/news/phoenix-suns-nba-all-star-2027-official-release): Feb. 19-21 in Phoenix, AZ * ## \> Past Key Dates: 2024-25 Season - June 30, 2024: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET) - July 3-21: [France Basketball Olympic exhibition games](https://www.nba.com/news/france-basketball-schedule-for-paris-olympics-exhibitions) - July 6: Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET) - July 6-10: [California Classic Summer League](https://www.nba.com/news/california-classic-schedule-2024-nba-summer-league) in both Sacramento & San Francisco - July 8-10: [Salt Lake City Summer League](https://www.nba.com/news/salt-lake-city-slc-summer-league-schedule-2024) (UTA, MEM, OKC, PHI) - July 12-22: [NBA 2K25 Summer League](https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2024) (Las Vegas) - July 10: USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas: USA vs. Canada (10:30 ET, FS1) - July 15: USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Australia (Noon ET, FS1) - July 17: USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Serbia (Noon ET, FS1) - July 20: USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. South Sudan (3 ET, FOX) - July 22: USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. Germany (3 ET, FOX) - July 26-Aug. 11: [Paris 2024 Olympic Games](https://www.nba.com/olympics) - Sept. 24: First allowable date for players participating in Celtics & Nuggets preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) - Sept. 24: Boston Celtics Media Day - Sept. 25: Training Camps open for all teams participating in preseason games outside North America - Sept. 26: Denver Nuggets Media Day - Sept. 30: First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time) - Sept. 30: Media Day for remaining 28 NBA teams - Oct. 1: NBA Training Camps open - Oct. 4: NBA Preseason games begin - Oct. 4 & 6: [NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024](https://www.nba.com/news/abu-dahbi-games-release-celtics-nuggets-2024) (Celtics vs. Nuggets \\| Abu Dhabi, UAE) - Oct. 6: [NBA Canada Series](https://www.nba.com/news/raptors-wizards-to-play-in-nba-canada-series) (Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards \\| Montreal, QC) - Oct. 10: [WNBA Finals, Game 1](https://www.wnba.com/game/1042400301/MIN-vs-NYL) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) - Oct. 13: [WNBA Finals, Game 2](https://www.wnba.com/game/1042400302/MIN-vs-NYL) (3 p.m. ET, ABC) - Oct. 12-13: [Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend](https://www.nba.com/halloffame/2024) (Springfield, MA) - Oct. 16: [WNBA Finals, Game 3](https://www.wnba.com/game/1042400303/NYL-vs-MIN) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) - Oct. 18: [WNBA Finals, Game 4](https://www.wnba.com/game/1042400304/NYL-vs-MIN) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) - Oct. 18: NBA Preseason ends - Oct. 20: [WNBA Finals, Game 5](https://www.wnba.com/game/1042400305/MIN-vs-NYL) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) - Oct. 21: [NBA Jersey Day](https://www.nba.com/news/5th-annual-nba-jersey-day-october-21) - Oct. 21: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) - Oct. 22: [Start of the 2024-25 NBA regular season](https://www.nba.com/games?date=2024-10-22) - Oct. 22-26: [Kia NBA Tip-Off 2024](https://www.nba.com/news/kia-nba-tip-off-2024) - Oct. 26: NBA G League Draft - Nov. 2: [NBA Mexico City Game 2024](https://www.nba.com/news/mexico-city-games-2024) (Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards, 9:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV \\| Mexico City, Mexico) - Nov. 4: All 30 teams in action. First game tips at 7 p.m. ET. All subsequent games will begin 15 minutes apart. - Nov. 5: [Election Day](https://www.nba.com/elections) (no games) - Oct. 28-Nov. 7: NBA G League Training Camp - Nov. 7: Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET) - Nov. 8: NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins - Nov. 12: [Emirates NBA Cup begins](https://www.nba.com/news/emirates-nba-cup-2024-group-play-schedule) - Dec. 3: [Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage concludes](https://www.nba.com/news/emirates-nba-cup-2024-group-play-schedule) - Dec. 10: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Magic at Bucks – 7 ET, TNT/Max \\| Mavericks at Thunder – 10 p.m. ET, TNT/Max) - Dec. 11: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Hawks at Knicks – 7 ET, ESPN \\| Warriors at Rockets – 9:30 ET, TNT/Max) - Dec. 14: Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals in Las Vegas, NV (Atlanta vs Milwaukee – 4:30 p.m. ET, TNT/Max; Houston vs Oklahoma City – 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) - Dec. 17: Emirates NBA Cup Championship in Las Vegas, NV (Milwaukee vs Oklahoma City – 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) - Dec. 19-22: NBA G League Winter Showcase - Dec. 21: World Basketball Day - Dec. 25: [Christmas Day](https://www.nba.com/news/christmas-day-nba-games-2024) (12 p.m. ET: Spurs at Knicks \\| 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Mavericks \\| 5 p.m. ET: Sixers at Celtics \\| 8 p.m. ET: Lakers at Warriors \\| 10:30 p.m. ET: Nuggets at Suns) – All games on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+ - Dec. 27: NBA G League 34-game regular season begins - Jan. 5, 2025: 10-day contracts may now be signed - Jan. 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season - Jan. 17: [3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day](https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1877415421973786818?mx=2) - Jan. 20: [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https://www.nba.com/mlk) (12 p.m. ET: Mavericks at Hornets, NBA TV; 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Grizzlies, TNT; 5 p.m. ET: Celtics at Warriors, TNT) - Jan. 20: [3-for-1 All-Star Voting Day](https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1877415421973786818?mx=2) - Feb. 4: Castrol Rising Stars Draft (4 p.m. ET, @NBA, NBA App, NBA.com) - Feb. 6: [NBA Trade Deadline](https://www.nba.com/news/2024-25-nba-trade-tracker) (3 p.m. ET) - Feb. 6: All-Star Draft (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT) - Feb 14-16: [NBA All-Star 2025](https://www.nba.com/allstar/2025) (San Francisco, CA) - Feb. 14-19: NBA All-Star break - March 1: Postseason Eligibility Waiver Deadline - March 10-15: NBA ID Member Days - March 29: NBA G League regular season ends - April 1: NBA G League Playoffs begins - April 11: All 30 teams to play - April 13: NBA Regular Season ends. All 30 teams to play. Seven Eastern Conference games to tip off at 1 p.m. ET. The one cross-conference and seven Western Conference games to tip-off at 3:30 p.m. ET - April 14: Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2025 (3 p.m. ET) - April 15-18: [SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament](https://www.nba.com/playoffs/2025/play-in-tournament) - Tuesday, April 15 - [Atlanta (East \#8 seed) at Orlando (\#7)](https://www.nba.com/game/atl-vs-orl-0052400101) – winner advances to East playoffs as No. 7 seed – 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT - [Memphis (West \#8 seed) at Golden State (\#7)](https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-gsw-0052400121) – winner advances to West playoffs as No. 7 seed – 10 p.m. ET, TNT - Wednesday, April 16 - [Miami (East \#10) at Chicago (\#9)](https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-gsw-0052400121) – loser is eliminated – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN - [Dallas (West \#10) at Sacramento (\#9)](https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-sac-0052400131) – loser is eliminated – 10 p.m. ET, ESPN - Friday, April 18 - [Miami at Atlanta](https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-atl-0052400201) (winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed) TNT - [Dallas at Memphis](https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-mem-0052400211) (winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed) ESPN - April 19: [NBA Playoffs 2025](https://www.nba.com/playoffs/2025) begin - April 26: NBA Early Entry Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) - May 5-6: Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 3-4) - May 9-11: NBA G League Combine - May 11-18: [NBA Draft Combine](https://www.nba.com/draft/2025) - May 12: [NBA Draft Lottery](https://www.nba.com/news/ties-broken-nba-draft-order-2025) presented by State Farm, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN - May 14: Draft Combine scrimmages (ESPN2) - Game 1 : 2:15-4 p.m. ET ([box score](https://www.nba.com/game/0922500001)) - Game 2 : 4:15-6 p.m. ET ([box score](https://www.nba.com/game/0922500002)) - May 15: Draft Combine scrimmages (ESPN+) - Game 1 : 2:15-4 p.m. ET ([box score](https://www.nba.com/game/0922500003)) - Game 2 : 4:15-6 p.m. ET ([box score](https://www.nba.com/game/0922500004)) - May 20: Western Conference Finals – Game 1 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET - May 21: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 1 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - May 22: Western Conference Finals – Game 2 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET - May 23: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 2 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - May 24: Western Conference Finals – Game 3 – OKC at MIN on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - May 25: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - May 26: Western Conference Finals – Game 4 – OKC at MIN on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET - May 27: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 4 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - May 28: Western Conference Finals – Game 5 – MIN at OKC on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET - May 29: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 5 – IND at NYK on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - May 31: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 6 – NYK at IND on TNT, 8 p.m. ET - June 5: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 1: IND at OKC on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 8: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 2: IND at OKC on ABC, 8 p.m. ET - June 11: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 3: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 13: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 4: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 15: NBA Early Entry Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET) - June 16: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 5: IND at OKC on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 19: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 6: OKC at IND on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET - June 22: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 7: IND at OKC on ABC, 8 p.m. ET - Day After Last Game of NBA Finals (Monday, June 23): Each NBA team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster - June 25-26: 2025 NBA Draft (June 25: 8p ET – ABC, ESPN \\| June 26: 8p ET – ESPN) Latest
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