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Key dates for 2023-24 NBA season
Key dates, important events and season information for 2023-24 season.
Updated on September 12, 2023 4:17 PM
Below is a list of key dates and important events for the 2023-24 NBA Season:
> 2023
- 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: 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 2024 (3 p.m. ET)
- April 16-19: NBA Play-In Tournament
- April 20: NBA Playoffs 2024 begin
- April 28: NBA Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
- May 6-7: Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 4-5)
- May 12: NBA Draft Lottery 2024 presented by State Farm
- May 13-19: NBA Combine (Chicago, IL)
- May 21-22: Conference Finals begin (possible move up to May 19-20)
- June 6: NBA Finals 2024 Game 1
- June 9: NBA Finals 2024 Game 2
- June 12: NBA Finals 2024 Game 3
- June 14: NBA Finals 2024 Game 4
- June 17: NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET)
- June 17: NBA Finals 2024 Game 5 (if necessary)
- June 20: NBA Finals 2024 Game 6 (if necessary)
- June 23: NBA Finals 2024 Game 7 (if necessary)
- June 27: NBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm
- 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)
Alright Laker fans what's up with this dude
Last year I was one of the people who bitch about starting a new thread every year instead of maintaining a single NBA thread.
I'ma STFU this year because I see the necessity now. The other thread has COMPLETELY off the rails with summer league bs, social media post, etc.
New year, new thread
My 2nd Rounders .... I mean 76ers are still in the boat, but what else is new
I'ma STFU this year because I see the necessity now. The other thread has COMPLETELY off the rails with summer league bs, social media post, etc.
New year, new thread
My 2nd Rounders .... I mean 76ers are still in the boat, but what else is new
The Denver Nuggets win a damn championship
I'm still not over that one.
I'm still not over that one.
This thread needs to have several white fans of various NBA teams coming together to hate on and troll LeBron James and his team OP. It's a BGOL tradition. I wanna see Warriors fans, Heat fans, Nuggets fans, and Cavs fans all being chummy with one another spreading likes and telling Bob Sager type jokes but coming together to hate on a common enemy, LeBron's Lakers!!! Thread needs WS and anti-Blackness towards the richest and most successful Black American player of all time to really be official. There's only one true rivalry in this sport. 
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Nice upgrade
didn't know he was on Miami
I liked him in LA, I don't understand why he wanted to leave, just to get less minutes in Denver
Yea the few times I saw him in LA he looked pretty good.
We just need someone to hold the fort down while bam rests.
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He was traded because he's a turnstile on defense. Certain lineups he's unplayable.
If Steph wins another chip and Finals MVP the media will leap frog him over Kobe's legacy. Be careful what you wish for.
Yeap.
His issue was endurance. He should do well with the Heat's coaching staff.
You're right!
I think Steph vs Kobe is an interesting conversation and if he gets one more, especially as Finals MVP, I think it'd probably be justified.
Let’s run it back gotdamn
He looks nba ready
Bron never been in the sidekick convo. He's always been a lead.
Not to mention Kobe could not have carried a crappy team like the Cavs by himself.
Hornets waive 2021 first-round pick Kai Jones
The Hornets have waived 2021 first-round pick Kai Jones, the team announced Wednesday.
I don't know how I feel about this. The kid obviously needs some help. Being without a team can't help things.
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