Key dates for 2025-26 NBA season

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NBA 2025-26 Season Dates

Preseason and International Games:

  • Oct. 2 & 4: NBA Abu Dhabi Games | Knicks vs. 76ers in Abu Dhabi

  • Oct. 3 & 5: Melbourne Series | Pelicans vs. NBL teams in Melbourne, Australia

  • Oct. 6: 2025 NBA Canada Series: Nuggets vs. Raptors | Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C.

  • Oct. 10-12: NBA China Games | Nets vs. Suns in Macao

Regular Season & Emirates NBA Cup:

  • Oct. 21: Regular Season Opening Night

  • Oct. 31: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Group Play tips off on Prime

  • Nov. 1: NBA Mexico City Game 2025 – Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico

  • Nov. 28: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Group Play concludes

  • Dec. 9-10: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Knockout Rounds (Quarterfinals) on Prime

  • Dec. 13: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV) on Prime

  • Dec. 16: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Championship (Las Vegas, NV) on Prime

  • Dec. 25: Christmas Day Games (Annual tradition, usually 5 games)

Mid-Season & All-Star:

  • Jan. 15: NBA Berlin Games 2026 – Magic vs. Grizzlies (Berlin, Uber Arena)

  • Jan. 18: NBA London Games 2026 – Magic vs. Grizzlies (London, The O2)

  • Feb. 13-15: 2026 NBA All-Star in Los Angeles, CA


Past Key Dates: 2025-26 Season (Offseason & Summer League leading into 2025-26)

  • June 30: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 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 6: Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET)

  • 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)

  • June 25-26, 2025: 2025 NBA Draft (June 25: 8p ET – ABC, ESPN | June 26: 8p ET – ESPN)

  • Day After Last Game of NBA Finals (Monday, June 23, 2025): Each NBA team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster


Past Key Dates: 2024-25 Season (Completed Season)

Summer & Preseason:

  • 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, 2024: 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 10: USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas: USA vs. Canada (10:30 ET, FS1)

  • July 12-22: NBA 2K25 Summer League (Las Vegas)

  • 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. 12-13: Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend (Springfield, MA)

  • Oct. 13: WNBA Finals, Game 2 (3 p.m. ET, ABC)

  • 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)

Regular Season, NBA Cup, & Trade Deadline:

  • Oct. 22, 2024: Start of the 2024-25 NBA regular season

  • Oct. 22-26: Kia NBA Tip-Off 2024

  • Oct. 26: NBA G League Draft

  • Oct. 28-Nov. 7: NBA G League Training Camp

  • 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)

  • 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

Playoffs & Finals:

  • 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

    • Tuesday, April 15:

      • Atlanta (East #8 seed) at Orlando (#7) – winner advances to East playoffs as No. 7 seed – 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT

      • Memphis (West #8 seed) at Golden State (#7) – winner advances to West playoffs as No. 7 seed – 10 p.m. ET, TNT

    • Wednesday, April 16:

      • Miami (East #10) at Chicago (#9) – loser is eliminated – 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

      • Dallas (West #10) at Sacramento (#9) – loser is eliminated – 10 p.m. ET, ESPN

    • Friday, April 18:

      • Miami at Atlanta (winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed) TNT

      • Dallas at Memphis (winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed) ESPN

  • April 19: NBA 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

  • May 12: NBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN

  • May 14: Draft Combine scrimmages (ESPN2) Game 1: 2:15-4 p.m. ET, Game 2: 4:15-6 p.m. ET

  • May 15: Draft Combine scrimmages (ESPN+) Game 1: 2:15-4 p.m. ET, Game 2: 4:15-6 p.m. ET

  • 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


Future All-Star Dates

  • 2027: Feb. 19-21 in Phoenix, AZ

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