Here’s the printable 2025-26 NBA schedule for you. The schedules include all of the known national TV broadcasts, matchups, and can be saved or printed to PDF format. The opening night of the NBA regular season is on October 21st, 2025. Fans will get to see the Rockets playing at the Thunder and the Warriors at the Lakers. The 2026 NBA Play-In tournament takes place April 14-17 this year prior to the playoffs beginning on April 18th, 2025.
2025-26 NBA Regular Season Key Dates
Here are the key dates for the 2025-26 NBA regular season. These focus on opening night through the 2025-26 NBA Playoffs.
Oct. 21: Start of the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season – Opening Night (7:30 p.m. ET: Rockets at Thunder | 10 p.m. ET: Warriors at Lakers) — All games on NBC and Peacock
Oct. 25: NBA G League Draft
Oct. 27-Nov. 6: NBA G League Training Camp
Oct. 31: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Group Play tips off on Prime Video
Nov. 1: NBA Mexico City Game 2025 – Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico (Peacock)
Nov. 6: Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)
Nov. 7: NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins
Nov. 28: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Group Play concludes
Dec. 9-10: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Knockout Rounds (Quarterfinals) on Prime Video
Dec. 13: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV) on Prime Video
Dec. 16: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Championship (Las Vegas, NV) on Prime Video
Dec. 19-22: NBA G League Winter Showcase
Dec. 21: World Basketball Day
Dec. 25: Christmas Day (12 p.m. ET: Cavs at Knicks | 2:30 p.m. ET: Spurs at Thunder | 5 p.m. ET: Mavs at Warriors | 8 p.m. ET: Rockets at Lakers | 10:30 p.m. ET: Wolves at Nuggets) — All games on ABC and ESPN
Dec. 27: NBA G League 36-game regular season begins
Jan. 5: 10-day contracts may now be signed
Jan. 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
Jan. 15: NBA Berlin Game 2026 – Magic vs. Grizzlies at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany (Prime Video)
Jan. 18: NBA London Game 2026 – Magic vs. Grizzlies at The O2 Arena in London, England (Prime Video)
Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day [1 p.m. ET: Bucks at Hawks (Peacock) | 2:30 p.m. ET: Thunder at Cavs (NBC, Peacock) | 5 p.m. ET: Mavs at Knicks (NBC, Peacock) | 8 p.m. ET: Celtics at Pistons (NBC, Peacock)
Jan. 20-24: NBA Rivals Week
Feb. 1: NBA Pioneers Classic – Bucks at Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Feb. 5: NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
Feb. 13-15: 2026 NBA All-Star in Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 13: 2026 NBA HBCU Classic – Hampton University vs. North Carolina A&T at Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA
March 1: Playoff eligibility waiver deadline
March 28: NBA G League Regular Season ends
March 31: 2026 NBA G League Playoffs begin
April 12: Regular season ends (All 30 teams play)
April 13: Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2026 (3 p.m. ET)
April 14-17: SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament
April 18: NBA Playoffs begin
Printable 2025-26 NBA Schedule
Here’s the printable 2025-26 NBA schedule for you by team. Each team’s schedule has all 82 games on a single page that you can use in image format. They all can be saved or printed to PDF format as well. If no TV broadcast is listed, then the games are likely covered by local or regional TV/streaming coverages depending on the team. You can also save or printout the complete schedule by team from the NBA here too.
2025-26 NBA Postseason Schedules
The 2025-26 NBA regular season schedule sees all 32 teams play 82 games. So a bunch. Right after the regular season is over, the 2026 NBA Play-In tournament will start. This precedes the start of the 2026 NBA Playoff Bracket and Schedule getting finalized. The 2026 NBA Finals occur in June 2026.
