NBA Season Preview: All 30 Teams, Analysis, Schedules, Key Dates

NBA Team Previews

A look at each team, extensively, entering the 2024-25 NBA season …

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

• Boston Celtics
• Brooklyn Nets
• New York Knicks
• Philadelphia 76ers
• Toronto Raptors

Central Division

• Chicago Bulls
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• Detroit Pistons
• Indiana Pacers
• Milwaukee Bucks

Southeast Division

• Atlanta Hawks
• Charlotte Hornets
• Orlando Magic
• Miami Heat
• Washington Wizards

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Northwest Division

• Denver Nuggets
• Minnesota Timberwolves
• Oklahoma City Thunder
• Portland Trail Blazers
• Utah Jazz

Southwest Division

• Dallas Mavericks
• Houston Rockets
• Memphis Grizzlies
• New Orleans Pelicans
• San Antonio Spurs

Pacific Division

• Golden State Warriors
• Los Angeles Clippers
• Los Angeles Lakers
• Phoenix Suns
• Sacramento Kings

Related

• Available free agents by position
• Printable schedules by team
• Opening night rosters

Quick Links

• Boston Celtics * Brooklyn Nets * New York Knicks * Philadelphia 76ers * Toronto Raptors * Chicago Bulls * Cleveland Cavaliers * Detroit Pistons * Indiana Pacers * Milwaukee Bucks * Atlanta Hawks * Charlotte Hornets * Orlando Magic * Miami Heat * Washington Wizards
• Denver Nuggets * Minnesota Timberwolves * Oklahoma City Thunder * Portland Trail Blazers * Utah Jazz * Dallas Mavericks * Houston Rockets * Memphis Grizzlies * New Orleans Pelicans * San Antonio Spurs * Golden State Warriors * Los Angeles Clippers * Los Angeles Lakers * Phoenix Suns * Sacramento Kings

NBA Key Dates

2024

• Oct. 22: Start of the 2024-25 regular season
• Oct. 26: G League Draft
• Oct. 28-Nov. 7: G League Training Camp
• Nov. 2: Mexico City Game 2024 (Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards, 9:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV | Mexico City, Mexico)
• Nov. 4: All 30 teams in action. First game tips at 7 p.m. ET. All subsequent games will begin 15 minutes apart.
• Nov. 5: Election Day (no games)
• Nov. 7: Rosters set for G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)
• Nov. 8: G League Tip-Off Tournament begins
• Nov. 12: Emirates NBA Cup begins
• Dec. 3: Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage concludes
• Dec. 10-11: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals
• Dec. 12: World Basketball Day
• Dec. 14: Emirates Cup Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV)
• Dec. 17: Emirates Cup Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
• Dec. 19-22: G League Winter Showcase
• Dec. 25: Christmas Day (12 p.m. ET: Spurs at Knicks, ESPN; 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Mavericks, ABC/ESPN; 5 p.m. ET: Sixers at Celtics, ABC/ESPN; 8 p.m. ET: Lakers at Warriors, ABC/ESPN; 10:30 p.m. ET: Nuggets at Suns, ESPN)
• Dec. 27: NBA G League 34-game regular season begins

2025

• Jan. 5: 10-day contracts may now be signed
• Jan. 10: All contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
• Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (12 p.m. ET: Mavericks at Hornets, NBA TV; 2:30 p.m. ET: Timberwolves at Grizzlies, TNT; 5 p.m. ET: Celtics at Warriors, TNT)
• Jan. 21-25: Rivals Week
• Jan. 23 & Jan. 25: Paris Games 2025 (Spurs vs. Pacers | Paris, France – Jan. 23, 2 p.m. ET; Jan. 25, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN)
• Feb. 6: Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
• Feb 14-16: All-Star 2025 (San Francisco, CA)
• Feb. 14-19: All-Star break
• March 1: Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline
• April 1: G League Playoffs begin
• April 11: All 30 teams to play
• April 13: Regular Season ends. All 30 teams to play. Seven Eastern Conference games to tip-ff at 1 p.m. ET. The one cross-conference and seven Western Conference games to tip-off at 3:30 p.m. ET.
• April 14: Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2025 (3 p.m. ET)
• April 15-18: Play-In Tournament
• April 19: NBA Playoffs 2025 begin
• May 5-6: Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 3-4)
• May TBD: Western Conference Finals games will air on ESPN and/or ABC. Eastern Conference Finals games will air on TNT.
• June 5: NBA Finals begin. All games will be televised on ABC.