Friday, Oct. 16 has 12 exhibitions, the final big preseason slate before Opening Night on Oct. 20.

Denver visits the Lakers at 10:30 p.m. ET, the final game of ESPN's preseason package.

Boston at Philadelphia leads the 7 p.m. ET window on NBA TV.

Wizards coach Brian Keefe says Khris Middleton is trending toward his preseason debut at New Orleans.

Toronto finishes a Thursday-Friday set at Detroit after its rematch with the Knicks at the Garden.

LeBron James with the Los Angeles Lakers at the Cleveland Cavaliers, March 21, 2022. File photo: Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0. Resized.

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