Rosters must be set by Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. ET. The season opens Oct. 20 with an NBC/Peacock tripleheader.
Emirates NBA Cup
Group play starts Oct. 30. Quarterfinals are Dec. 4-5 and the title game is Dec. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
January checkpoints
10-day contracts begin Jan. 5, and all contracts become guaranteed Jan. 10.
Deadline and All-Star
The trade deadline is Feb. 11, and All-Star 2027 is in Phoenix Feb. 19-21.
Road to the playoffs
The season ends April 11. The Play-In runs April 13-16 and the playoffs begin April 17.
Photo credit
File photo: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, host of the Emirates NBA Cup championship on Dec. 11. Photo: JKBrooks85 / Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Cropped and resized.
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