When does the 2022-23 NBA pre-season schedule start?

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.