Overview
- The NBA published its complete 2026–27 regular-season schedule on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2026 is set to start and April 11, 2027 will be the final day of play.
- Opening Night will feature the defending champion New York Knicks hosting the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden when the Knicks raise their title banner.
- Philadelphia will appear on a league-high 34 nationally televised games after signing LeBron James and acquiring Jaylen Brown, a shift that forced networks to change marquee windows.
- The NBA named NBA Cup group matchups that count in the standings and set the Cup final for Dec. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, with each team currently holding 80 of 82 dates and the last two slots to be filled based on Cup group-play outcomes.
- The schedule includes regular-season games overseas in Mexico City, Paris and Manchester and spreads national broadcasts across NBC/Peacock, ESPN/ABC, Amazon Prime Video and NBA TV, a move that will affect travel, marketing and how fans can watch key matchups.