When does the 2022-23 NBA pre-season schedule begin?
NBA training camps have opened for a few teams and by the start of next week, it will have begun for every team in the league. And the start of NBA training camp means that pre-season games are just around the corner.
Fans generally can’t take a ton from pre-season action but it gets us back into the mix of actual basketball and is a great appetizer for the start of the regular season, which is slated for Tuesday, October 18.
Let’s take a look at the first official week of the NBA pre-season which will tip off a week from today – Friday, September 30.
The first week of the 2022-23 NBA pre-season schedule:
Friday, September 30:
- Golden State Warriors vs. Washington Wizards – 6:00 a.m. ET
- Ra’anana Maccabi Ra’anana vs. LA Clippers – 10:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, October 1:
- Memphis Grizzlies vs. Milwaukee Bucks – 8:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, October 2:
- Washington Wizards vs. Golden State Warriors – 1:00 a.m. ET
- Charlotte Hornets vs. Boston Celtics – 1:00 p.m. ET
- Utah Jazz vs. Toronto Raptors – 6:00 p.m. ET
- San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets – 7:00 p.m. ET
- Adelaide 36ers vs. Phoenix Suns – 10:00 p.m. ET
Monday, October 3:
- Philadelphia 76ers vs. Brooklyn Nets – 7:30 p.m. ET
- Orlando Magic vs. Memphis Grizzlies 8:00 p.m. ET
- Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets – 9:00 p.m. ET
- Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers – 10:30 p.m. ET
- Portland Trail Blazers vs. LA Clippers – 10:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, October 4:
- Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks – 7:00 p.m. ET
- Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami Heat – 7:30 p.m. ET
- New Orleans Pelicans vs. Chicago Bulls – 9:30 p.m. ET
- Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers – 10:00 p.m. ET
Wednesday, October 5:
- Indiana Pacers vs. Charlotte Hornets – 7:00 p.m. ET
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers – 7:00 p.m. ET
- Toronto Raptors vs. Boston Celtics – 7:30 p.m. ET
- Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder – 8:00 p.m. ET
- Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers – 10:00 p.m. ET
Thursday, October 6:
- Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks – 12:00 p.m. ET
- Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets – 7:30 p.m. ET
- Adelaide 36ers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder – 8:00 p.m. ET
- Orlando Magic vs. San Antonio Spurs – 8:00 p.m. ET
- Ra’anana Maccabi Ra’anana vs. Portland Trail Blazers – 9:00 p.m. ET
- Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers – 10:00 p.m. ET
Soon enough, the actual NBA regular season will be here and we will be breaking down and overreacting to things taking place on the hardwood. The 2022-23 NBA season is just about here and it should provide plenty of theater, leading up to the crowding of a new champion. And it all begins with pre-season.