Raptors Announce NBA Cup Tournament Schedule For Next Season

The Toronto Raptors will play four NBA Cup games in November and December as part of the league's in-season tournament

Nov 24, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl (19) and Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) on the tip-off during the first half on the In-Season Tournament floor at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports / John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

The Toronto Raptors' in-season tournament schedule was released Tuesday by the NBA's schedulemakers.

Toronto will play four games in East Group B next season against the Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, and Indiana Pacers. Groups are determined based on last year's record with Toronto representing the Eastern Conference's fourth-tier team in the group.

The Raptors will open the tournament on the road against the Bucks on Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. ET. Three days later, they'll return home to host Detroit at 7 p.m. ET.

On Nov. 29, Toronto will play in Miami against the Heat at 8 p.m. before wrapping up the tournament's regular season on Dec. 3 against the Pacers at 7:30 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Arena.

The top eight teams will advance to a knock-out round featuring the top team in each of the six groups and the top two second-place finishers in each conference.

All in-season tournament games count toward the 82-game regular season for the NBA except the championship game which will take place in Las Vegas on Dec. 17.

Last season marked the inaugural season for the in-season tournament, featuring new hardwood floors and special in-season tournament jerseys across the league. Seeding for the tournament includes point differential among in-season tournament games which created some animosity among players last season.

Toronto went 1-3 in in-season tournament play last season with the team's lone victory coming against the Chicago Bulls.

This year's in-season tournament in sponsored by Emirates and will award the NBA cup.