Key Dates For Jazz Nation to Monitor Entering 2023-24 NBA Season
Utah Jazz fans can't wait to see how all the offseason moves CEO Danny Ainge made this year take shape.
From getting two key veterans back — Jordan Clarkson and Talen Horton-Tucker — to selecting three players in the first round of the NBA draft — including No. 9 overall pick Taylor Hendricks and Summer League sensation Keyonte George — and the acquisition of John Collins via trade, it's been a busy offseason for the Jazz.
But what comes next? Here are the key dates — courtesy of NBA.com —for Jazz Nation to monitor as we inch closer to summer's end and the beginning of when things start to coalesce.
- Aug. 7: USA vs. Puerto Rico (Las Vegas, NV)
- 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.29: First allowable date for players participating in preseason games outside North America to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)
- Sept. 30: 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. 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
We'll leave it there for now. These dates get Jazz fans all the way up to the tip-off of the 2023-24 regular season and the NBA G League draft.
This coming season promises to be an intriguing one as Will Hardy leads the Jazz into Year 2 as head coach, with the lion's share of the Ainge rebuild in the books. The time soon comes for the Jazz to make good on Ainge's best-laid plans.
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