NBA calendar for 2026-27: Cup starts Oct. 30, trade deadline Feb. 11, All-Star weekend in Phoenix

With the 2026-27 season under way, here are the in-season dates and deadlines that will shape player movement over the next several months, as listed by Hoops Rumors.

• Oct. 24: NBA G League draft.
• Oct. 26: G League training camps open.
• Oct. 30: Emirates NBA Cup begins.
• Nov. 2: Deadline to exercise rookie scale options for 2027-28.
• Nov. 6: G League Tip-Off Tournament begins.
• Nov. 27: NBA Cup group play ends.
• Dec. 1: Waiver priority switches to 2026-27 records, so the worst teams get first claim.
• Dec. 4-5 and 8-9: NBA Cup quarterfinals, then semifinals.
• Dec. 11: NBA Cup final at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
• Dec. 15: Most offseason signees become eligible to be traded.
• Jan. 5: First day teams can sign players to 10-day contracts.
• Jan. 7: Last day to waive non-guaranteed contracts, including two-way deals, before they become guaranteed. Salaries officially guarantee on Jan. 10 if the player has not cleared waivers.
• Jan. 15: Most other offseason signees become trade-eligible. Last day to apply for a disabled player exception.
• Feb. 1: Former first-round picks stashed overseas may sign rookie scale contracts for 2027-28.
• Feb. 11: Trade deadline, 2 p.m. Central (10 p.m. Cairo).
• Feb. 12: Unused mid-level and bi-annual exceptions begin to prorate downward by 1/174th per day, retroactive to Jan. 10.
• Feb. 19-21: All-Star weekend in Phoenix.