- The NBA has begun releasing its 2025-26 schedule, focusing on nationally televised games.
- Seventeen games have been announced so far, including opening night, Christmas Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day matchups.
- The remaining schedule, including Amazon Prime games and the NBA Cup, is expected to be released soon.
The NBA schedule is being released piecemeal.
With a new media rights deal that is seeing games broadcast on NBC (Peacock) and Amazon Prime, the league this week has slowly revealed a selection of nationally broadcast games on key dates.
Still, with the NBA news cycle in a downturn, the league is looking to build excitement ahead of the 2025-26 season, so further announcements are expected in the coming days.
Fans who are suddenly basketball-starved since the Oklahoma City Thunder raised the Larry O’Brien trophy, however, will take the 17 announced games with glee.
Here’s everything you need to know about the release of the 2025-26 NBA schedule:
Every 2025-26 NBA game announced thus far
* All times Eastern
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 (Opening Night)
- Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder (7:30 p.m. on NBC and Peacock)
- Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers (10 p.m. on NBC and Peacock)
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025
- Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks (7 p.m. on ESPN)
- San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks (9:30 p.m. on ESPN)
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
- Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers (7:30 p.m. on ESPN)
- Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors (10:00 p.m. on ESPN)
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025
- Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons (7 p.m., exclusively on Peacock)
- Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves (9:30 p.m., exclusively on Peacock)
Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 (Christmas Day)
- Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks (12 p.m. on ESPN and ABC)
- San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder (2:30 p.m. on ESPN and ABC)
- Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors (5 p.m. on ESPN and ABC)
- Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers (8 p.m. on ESPN and ABC)
- Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets (10:30 p.m. on ESPN and ABC)
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks (1 p.m. on Peacock)
- Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers (2:30 p.m. on NBC and Peacock)
- Dallas Mavericks at New York Knicks (5 p.m. on NBC and Peacock)
- Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons (8 p.m. on NBC and Peacock)
When will the rest of the NBA schedule be announced?
Although it is not confirmed, expect the NBA to continue to tease out scheduling announcements over the coming week, with the culmination likely being the full national broadcast schedule by Thursday, Aug. 14.
For example, the NBA still hasn’t touched on its plans for the inaugural season of NBA on Prime, which is set to tip off Friday, Oct. 24 with a double-header. Amazon Prime will stream 66 regular-season NBA games this season.
Also look for a potential announcement on the nationally broadcast NBA Cup, whose knockout rounds and Cup title game will be streamed on Prime.
