2019-20 Key Dates
[Note: All date and timings as per ET]
2019
July 1-6 -- Moratorium Period (ends at noon ET on July 6)
July 1-3 -- California Classic (Sacramento, CA)
July 1-3 -- Utah Jazz Summer League (Salt Lake City, UT)
July 5-15 -- MGM Resorts NBA Summer League (Las Vegas, NV)
July 6 -- NBA Team may begin signing free agents to contracts (noon ET)
Sept. 6 -- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement (Springfield, MA)
Sept. 27 -- First allowable date for players participating in preseason NBA Global Games to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)
Sept. 28 -- Training Camps open for all teams participating in preseason NBA Global Games
Sept. 30 -- First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)
Sept. 30 -- NBA Preseason games begin
Oct. 1 -- Training Camps open for all other teams
Oct. 4 -- NBA India Games, Indiana Pacers vs. Sacramento Kings (Mumbai)
Oct. 5 -- NBA India Games, Indiana Pacers vs. Sacramento Kings (Mumbai)
Oct. 8 -- NBA Japan Games, Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors (Tokyo)
Oct. 10 -- NBA China Games 2019, Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers (Shanghai)
Oct. 10 -- NBA Japan Games, Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors (Tokyo)
Oct. 12 -- NBA China Games 2019, Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers (Shenzhen)
Oct. 17 -- NBA Canada Series 2019, Dallas Mavericks vs. LA Clippers (Vancouver)
Oct. 18 -- NBA Preseason ends
Oct. 21 -- Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)
Oct. 22 -- Start of the 2019-20 NBA Regular Season (NBA Tip-Off 2019)
Dec. 12 -- NBA Mexico City Games 2019, Dallas Mavericks vs. Detroit Pistons (Mexico City)
Dec. 14 -- NBA Mexico City Games 2019, San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns (Mexico City)
2020
Jan. 5 -- 10-day contracts may now be signed
Jan. 10 -- All contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
Jan. 15 -- Last day to sign NBA Two-Way contracts
Jan. 24 -- NBA Paris Game 2020, Charlotte Hornets vs. Milwaukee Bucks (Paris)
Feb. 6 -- NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
Feb. 14-16 -- NBA All-Star 2020 (Chicago, IL)
March 1 -- Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline
April 15-18 -- Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (Portsmouth, VA)
April 15 -- Regular Season ends
April 17 -- Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2020 (3 p.m. ET)
April 18 -- NBA Playoffs 2020 begin
April 26 -- NBA Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
April 29-30 -- Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to April 27-28)
May 14 -- NBA Draft Lottery 2020 (Chicago)
May 14-15 -- Conference Finals begin (possible move up to May 12-13)
May 14-19 -- NBA Draft Combine 2020 (Chicago)
June 4 -- NBA Finals 2020 begin
June 15 -- NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET)
June 21 -- The Finals 2020 latest possible date
June 25 -- NBA Draft 2020
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2020-21 Key Dates
Feb. 12-14, 2021 -- NBA All-Star 2021 (Indianapolis, IN)
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2021-22 Key Dates
Feb-18-20, 2022 -- NBA All-Star 2022 (Cleveland, OH)