When Do the NBA Basketball Season Start?
The NBA regular season starts October 22.
The first game of the season is between the defending champion Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Introduction
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the men’s professional basketball league in North America. It is widely considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world. The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).
The NBA Regular Season
The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) 82-game regular season starts on the first week of October and ends on the first week of April. The playoffs start a few weeks after the end of the regular season and the NBA Finals usually takes place in mid-June.
The NBA Pre-Season
The NBA Pre-Season generally consists of eight games and runs from early October to early November. The regular season then begins on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and runs until mid-April. The playoffs start in late April and the NBA Finals end in mid-June.
The NBA Post-Season
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional men’s basketball league in North America, composed of 30 teams (23 in the United States and 7 in Canada). It is widely considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world.
The NBA post-season, commonly known as the playoffs, is a best-of-seven elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the NBA regular season. The winners of each series advance to the next round, until the final series, whose winner is crowned the NBA champion.
