2020-21 Key Dates
[Note: All date and timings as per ET]
2020
Dec. 1-5: Individual player workouts
Dec. 1-5: Media week
Dec. 6: Group workouts begin for teams
Dec. 11-19: Preseason games
Dec. 22, 2020 — March 5, 2021: First half of NBA season
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2021
Feb. 23: 10-day contracts may now be signed
Feb. 27: Standard NBA contracts guaranteed for remainder of season
March 5-10: All-Star break
March 11-May 16: Second half of regular season
March 25: NBA trading deadline
May 13-15: Hall of Fame class of 2020 enshrinement
May 18-21: Play-in tournament
May 22-July 22: Playoffs and NBA Finals