Key dates for 2023-24 NBA season (2024)

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Key dates, important events and season information for 2023-24 season.

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Updated on June 3, 2024 10:01 PM

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Below is a list of key dates and important events for the 2023-24 NBA Season:

> 2024

June 6: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 1 – DAL at BOS (8:30 ET, ABC)
June 9: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 2 – DAL at BOS (8 ET, ABC)
June 12: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 3 – BOS at DAL (8:30 ET, ABC)
June 14: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 4 – BOS at DAL (8:30 ET, ABC)
June 16: NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET)
June 17: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 5 – DAL at BOS (if necessary – 8:30 ET, ABC)
June 20: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 6 – BOS at DAL (if necessary – 8:30 ET, ABC)
June 23: NBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV Game 7 – DAL at BOS (if necessary – 8 ET, ABC)
Day After Last Game of NBA Finals:Each NBA team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster.
June 26: NBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm (First Round – 8 ET, ABC, ESPN)
June 27: NBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm (Second Round – 4 ET, ESPN)
June 30: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET)
July 6: Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET)
July 6, 7 & 9: California Classic Summer League in both Sacramento & San Francisco
July 8-10:Salt Lake City Summer League (UTA, MEM, OKC, PHI)
July 10: USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas: USA vs. Canada (10:30 ET, FS1)
July 12-22: NBA 2K Vegas Summer League (Las Vegas)
July 15: USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Australia (Noon ET, FS1)
July 17: USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi: USA vs. Serbia (Noon ET, FS1)
July 20: USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. South Sudan (3 ET, FOX)
July 22: USA Basketball Showcase in London: USA vs. Germany (3 ET, FOX)
July 26-Aug. 11: Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Oct. 4 & 6: NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 (Celtics vs. Nuggets)
Oct. 12-13: Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend (Springfield, MA)

> 2025

Jan. 23 & Jan. 25, 2025: NBA Paris Games 2025 (Spurs vs. Pacers)

> Future All-Star Dates

2025: Feb. 14-16 in San Francisco, CA
2026:Feb. 13-15 in Los Angeles, CA
2027:Feb. 19-21 in Phoenix, AZ

> Previous ’23-’24 Dates

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)
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, 2024: 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 Presented by Google Pixel (3 p.m. ET)
April 16-19: SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament
April 20: NBA Playoffs Presented by Google Pixel begin
April 27: NBA Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
May 6-7: NBA Conference Semifinals begin
May 11-12: NBA G League Elite Camp (Chicago, IL)
May 12: NBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm (Chicago, IL)
May 12-19: NBA Draft Combine (Chicago, IL)
May 21-22: NBA Conference Finals Presented by Google Pixel begin

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