The NBA released its 2025-26 regular-season schedule Thursday, revealing the dates of marquee matchups and highlighting its new three-pronged media rights deal.
This will be the first season of an 11-year agreement that sees NBCUniversal and Amazon get in on the NBA action alongside ESPN, with Turner Sports’ TNT out of the picture.
The NBA’s national broadcast schedule with these new partners was revealed. It features games on ABC, NBC and Peacock on Sundays; Peacock alone on Mondays; and NBC and Peacock on Tuesdays. ESPN will carry national broadcasts Wednesdays and Fridays, ABC will add games on Saturday and Prime Video will feature on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Thanksgiving week will feature a pair of star forwards visiting their old digs for the first time. Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets will play at the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 24, Durant’s first time facing Phoenix following an offseason trade.
Then, on Nov. 28, the Dallas Mavericks will visit Los Angeles to mark Anthony Davis’ first game at the Lakers since the blockbuster deal featuring him and Luka Doncic trading uniforms.
Some marquee games already were known, including the opening night doubleheader on Oct. 21 (Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors at Lakers) and the five-game slate on Christmas Day.
NBC will carry the Oct. 21 doubleheader, while ESPN gets in on the action Oct. 22. The new-look Mavericks and No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg will play host to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs that day after the Cleveland Cavaliers open the season at the New York Knicks.
The Boston Celtics dealt Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers this offseason. Portland — which also brought back longtime star guard Damian Lillard — will visit Boston on Jan. 26.
As for the Lakers, it remains up in the air whether LeBron James will play beyond this season, his 23rd in the league. His final trip to his hometown Cavaliers is scheduled for Jan. 28.
Each team learned of 80 of its 82 regular-season dates Thursday. The other two games will be determined by the results of the in-season NBA Cup.
–Field Level Media
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