Below is a list of key dates and important events for the 2024-25 NBA Season:
> 2024
- Dec. 3: Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage concludes
- Dec. 10-11: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals
- Dec. 14: Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV)
- Dec. 17: Emirates NBA Cup Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
- Dec. 19-22: NBA G League Winter Showcase
- Dec. 21: World Basketball Day
- Dec. 25: Christmas Day (12 p.m. ET: Spurs at Knicks, ABC/ESPN; 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Mavericks, ABC/ESPN; 5 p.m. ET: Sixers at Celtics, ABC/ESPN; 8 p.m. ET: Lakers at Warriors, ABC/ESPN; 10:30 p.m. ET: Nuggets at Suns, ABC/ESPN)
- Dec. 27: NBA G League 34-game regular season begins
> 2025
- Jan. 5: 10-day contracts may now be signed
- Jan. 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
- 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. 21-25: NBA Rivals Week
- Jan. 23 & Jan. 25: NBA Paris Games 2025 (Spurs vs. Pacers | Paris, France – Jan. 23, 2 p.m. ET; Jan. 25, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- Feb. 6: NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
- Feb 14-16: NBA All-Star 2025 (San Francisco, CA)
- Feb. 14-19: NBA All-Star break
- March 1: Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline
- 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-ff 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 Play-In Tournament
- April 19: NBA Playoffs 2025 begin
- May 5-6: Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 3-4)
- May TBD: Western Conference Finals games will air on ESPN and/or ABC. Eastern Conference Finals games will air on TNT.
- June 5: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV begin. All games will be televised on ABC.
> Future All-Star Dates
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> Past Key Dates: 2024-25 Season
- June 30: 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
> Archive: 2023-24 Season Key Dates
- June 30, 2023: Teams can begin negotiating with free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET)
- July 3 & 5: California Summer League (Sacramento, CA)
- July 3, 5 & 6: Salt Lake City Summer League (Salt Lake City, UT)
- July 6: NBA Teams may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET)
- July 7-17: NBA 2K24 Summer League (Las Vegas, NV)
- July 7-9: NBA Con (Las Vegas, NV)
- Aug. 7: USA vs. Puerto Rico (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Aug. 11-12: Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend (Springfield, MA)
- Aug. 12: USA vs. Slovenia (Malaga, Spain)
- Aug. 13: USA vs. Spain (Malaga, Spain)
- Aug. 18: USA vs. Greece (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
- Aug. 20: USA vs. Germany (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
- Aug. 25 – Sept. 10: 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup (Philippines, Japan and Indonesia)
- Sept. 26: First allowable date for players participating in preseason games in Abu Dhabi, UAE to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)
- Sept. 27: Training camps open for all teams participating in preseason games outside North America
- Oct. 2: First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)
- Oct. 3: NBA Training Camps open
- Oct. 5: NBA Preseason games begin
- Oct. 5 & 7: NBA Abu Dhabi Games, Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
- Oct. 8: NBA Canada Series presented by Bell, Toronto Raptors vs. Sacramento Kings (Vancouver, Canada)
- Oct. 10: Dallas Mavericks vs. Real Madrid, preseason game (Madrid, Spain)
- Oct. 12: NBA Canada Series presented by Bell, Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Detroit Pistons (Montreal, Canada)
- Oct. 20: NBA Preseason ends
- Oct. 23: Rosters set for NBA Opening day (5 p.m. ET)
- Oct. 24: Start of the 2023-24 NBA Regular Season
- Oct. 28: NBA G League Draft
- Oct. 30 – Nov. 9: NBA G League Training Camp
- Nov. 3: NBA In-Season Tournament begins
- Nov. 9: Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)
- Nov. 9: NBA Mexico City Game, Atlanta Hawks vs. Orlando Magic (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Nov.10: NBA G League Season begins
- Dec. 7: NBA In-Season Tournament Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV)
- Dec. 9: NBA In-Season Tournament Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
- Dec. 19-22: NBA G League Winter Showcase and Showcase Cup Championship
- Dec. 27: NBA G League 34 game regular season begins
- Jan 5, 2024: 10-day contracts may now be signed
- Jan 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
- Jan. 11: NBA Paris Game, Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (Paris, France)
- Jan 23-27: NBA Rivals Week
- Feb. 8, 2024: NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
- Feb. 16-18: NBA All-Star 2024 (Indianapolis, IN)
- Feb. 16-21: NBA All-Star break
- March 1: Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline
- March 30: NBA G League Regular Season ends
- April 2: NBA G League Playoffs begin
- April 14: NBA Regular Season ends
- April 15: NBA Rosters set for NBA Playoffs Presented by Google Pixel (3 p.m. ET)
- April 16-19: SoFi Play-In Tournament
- April 20: NBA Playoffs Presented by Google Pixel begin
- April 27: NBA Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
- May 6-7: NBA Conference Semifinals begin
- May 11-12: NBA G League Elite Camp (Chicago, IL)
- May 12: NBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm (Chicago, IL)
- May 12-19: NBA Draft Combine (Chicago, IL)
- May 21-22: NBA Conference Finals Presented by Google Pixel begin
- June 6: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 1 – DAL at BOS (8:30 ET, ABC)
- June 9: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 2 – DAL at BOS (8 ET, ABC)
- June 12: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 3 – BOS at DAL (8:30 ET, ABC)
- June 14: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 4 – BOS at DAL (8:30 ET, ABC)
- June 16: NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET)
- June 17: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 5 – DAL at BOS (8:30 ET, ABC)
- Day After Last Game of NBA Finals: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster.
- June 26: NBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm (First Round – 8 ET, ABC, ESPN)
- June 27: NBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm (Second Round – 4 ET, ESPN)
