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When Is the 2024-25 NBA Schedule Release Date? Tickets & Key Games

August 15, 2024 by Stephen Spiewak


NBA Schedule Announcement

The NBA Schedule for the 2024 season was released on August 15. See below for NBA tickets, top matchups and other schedule information for the 2024-25 NBA season.

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The buzzer has sounded on the 2024 NBA finals, and the 2024-2025 NBA season is fast approaching with the season tipping off in October. 

The league is slated to return Oct. 22 for the 2024-2025 NBA season. The NBA Cup, which was previously named the In-Season Tournament, will start on Nov. 12 and will continue every Tuesday and Friday through Dec. 3. 

The 2024-25 NBA schedule was released in mid-August for the fourth year in a row. In the late 2000s, the NBA schedule release date was in the first week of August, before moving to Aug. 10 in 2010. The following year, the league moved up the schedule announcement date to July 19, the earliest it's been in the last decade-plus. 

Once the full schedule is released, the date that NBA tickets go on sale will also be released. 

NBA Schedule Release Date 2024-25 and Historical Dates

2024-2025: Aug. 15, 2024

2023-2024: Aug. 17, 2023 

2022-2023: Aug. 17, 2022

2021-2022: Aug. 20, 2021

2020-2021: Dec. 4, 2020

2019-2020: Aug. 13, 2019

2018-2019: Aug. 10, 2018

2017-2018: Aug. 14, 2017

2016-2017: Aug, 11, 2016

2015-2016: Aug. 12, 2015

2014-2015: Aug, 13, 2014

2013-2014: Aug. 6, 2013

2012-2013: July 26, 2012

2011-2012: July 19, 2011

2010-2011: Aug. 10, 2010

2009-2010: Aug. 4, 2009

2008-2009: Aug. 6, 2008

When is the 2024 NBA Draft? 

The 2024 NBA Draft was held at the Barclays Center in New York City on June 26-27. The Atlanta Hawks selected Zaccharie Risacher as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. 

Where Will the 2025 NBA All-Star Game Take Place?

The 2025 NBA All-All Star game will take place from Feb. 14-16 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. 

Election Day Games / Civic Engagement Night

For the third consecutive season, no NBA games have been scheduled for Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 5) as the league will continue to encourage fans to make a plan to vote. 

All 30 NBA teams will be in action the day before Election Day (Monday, Nov. 4). The first game of the night will tip off at 7 p.m. ET, and all subsequent matchups will begin 15 minutes apart. 

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Games

The NBA will continue its long-standing tradition to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day during the 2024-25 NBA season.

The celebration will include three nationally televised game: 

  • Mavericks vs. Hornets
  • Timberwolves vs. Grizzlies
  • Celtics vs. Warriors

NBA 2024-25 Opening Night

The 2024-25 NBA season will begin on Oct. 22 with a doubleheader featuring the Boston Celtics hosting the New York Knicks, and the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

NBA Christmas Day Schedule for 2024

Want to see star power take the court on Christmas? LeBron James is headed for his 19th Christmas Day game when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 25. Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are headed to New York to take on the New York Knicks on Christmas. 

Here is the full NBA 2024 Christmas Day schedule: 

NBA International Schedule

Mexico City and Paris will host regular season games again during the 2024-25 NBA season. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi and Montréal will host preseason games. 

Here is a full breakdown of the NBA's 2024 international schedule: 

  • Oct. 4 & 6: Denver Nuggets vs. Boston Celtics - Abu Dhabi, UAE (Etihad Arena) 
  • Oct. 6: Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards - Montréal, Canada (Bell Centre) 
  • Nov. 2: Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards - Mexico City, Mexico (Arena CDMX) 
  • Jan. 23 & 25: San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers - Paris, France (TBD) 

Top 2024-25 NBA Games 

  • 76ers vs. Bucks
  • Suns vs. Lakers
  • Heat vs. Celtics
  • Warriors vs. Kings
  • Lakers vs. Clippers
  • Heat vs. Nuggets

NBA 2024-25 Schedule Key Dates and Games 

  • June 26-27, 2024: 2024 NBA Draft
  • July 2024: USA Basketball Training Camp 
  • July 6-9, 2024: Sacramento Summer League
  • July 6-10, 2024: San Francisco Summer League
  • July 8-10, 2024: Salt Lake City Summer League
  • July 12-22, 2024: NBA 2K25 Summer League (Las Vegas) 
  • July 27-Aug. 11, 2024: Paris Olympics
  • Oct. 4 & 6, 2024: NBA Abu Dhabi Games (Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets) 
  • Oct. 6, 2024: NBA Canada Series (Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards) 
  • Oct. 12-13, 2024: Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend
  • Oct. 22, 2024: Opening Night of the 2024-25 Regular Season
  • Nov. 2, 2024: NBA Mexico City Game (Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards)
  • Nov. 12, 2024: Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage Begins
  • Dec. 3, 2024: Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage Concludes
  • Dec. 14, 2024: Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals
  • Dec. 17, 2024: Emirates NBA Cup Championship
  • Jan. 23 & 25, 2025: NBA Paris Games (San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers)
  • Feb. 6, 2024: NBA Trade Deadline 
  • Feb. 14-16, 2025: NBA All-Star Game (San Francisco)
  • April 13, 2025: NBA Regular Season Ends
  • April 15-18, 2025: NBA Play-In Tournament 
  • April 19, 2025: NBA Playoffs Begin

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This post was last updated on August 15, 2024.

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