2024-25 NBA Schedule to Release Thursday; Dates to Know for the Orlando Magic

The full 82-game schedule release could be coming this week for the 2024-25 NBA season. Here are the key dates we know now.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver talks to International Basketball Federation board member Mark Tatum in the fourth quarter between the United States and Puerto Rico during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games. / John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Tuesday afternoon, the schedule will release for the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup – the artist formerly known as the league's In-Season Tournament, which returns for a second season since its integration in 2023-24.

More scheduling news could be on the way, as Marc Stein reported that the full 82-game slate should be released by the week's end, and possibly as soon as Thursday. That aligns with past history, in which the full schedule has become available in mid-August for many previous seasons running (with the exception of the delayed COVID-19-affected season in 2020-21).

Thus, here are the dates that we know so far on the Association's calendar as we await the full menu of games (per nba.com's key dates page):

Key Dates for the Orlando Magic 2024

Aug. 13: Emirates NBA Cup Schedule Revealed on ESPN's NBA Today Show (3 p.m. ET)

• UPDATE: The Magic now know their four-game slate for the NBA Cup. Details, including tip times, dates, locations and TV info are available here.

Aug. 15: Full NBA schedule for 2024-25 to be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2's NBA Today show

Sept. 30: Media days for 28 NBA teams (Celtics and Nuggets have media day on Sept. 24)

Oct. 1: First day of training camps/practice can begin (Celtics & Nuggets begin practice Sept. 25)

Preseason Games

• Oct. 7: Preseason Game 1 at New Orleans Pelicans, 1:30 p.m. ET.

• Oct. 9: Preseason Game 2 at San Antonio Spurs, 8:00 p.m. ET.

• Oct. 11: Preseason Game 3 vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 7:00 p.m. ET.

• Oct. 18: Preseason Game 4 vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. ET.

Oct. 22: NBA regular season begins

Nov. 12: Emirates NBA Cup begins, "Cup Nights" every Tuesday and Friday from Nov. 12-Dec. 3. The only NBA games played on these nights will be Group Play games.

Dec. 10-11: NBA Cup Quarterfinals

Dec. 14: NBA Cup Semifinals (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Dec. 17: NBA Cup Championship (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Feb. 6, 2025: Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)

Feb. 14-16, 2025: NBA All-Star Weekend (San Francisco, Calif.)

April 13, 2025: NBA regular season finishes

April 15-18, 2025: NBA Play-In Tournament

April 19: NBA Playoffs begin

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