NBA CALENDAR 2023-2024
2023
January 5: 10-day contracts may now be signed
January 7: Last Day to Waive before Cut-Down Date (5pm EST)
January 10: All standard NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
January 10: Cut-Down Date & Exceptions Start Pro-Rating Down
January 15: DPEs, 2-Ways and More Trade Options
January 19: NBA Paris Game, Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons (Paris, France)
January 20: All two-way contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
February 1: 1st round draft picks playing basketball outside NBA may sign a Rookie Scale contract taking effect the following season
February 9: NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
February 17-19: NBA All-Star 2023 (Salt Lake City, UT)
February 17-22: NBA All-Star break
February 28: Last day contracts can be renegotiated
March 1: Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline
March 10: Disabled Player exceptions expire
March 25: NBA G League regular season ends
March 28: NBA G League Playoffs 2023 begin
April 9: NBA regular season ends
April 10: Rosters set for 2023 NBA Playoffs (3 p.m. ET)
April 11-14: 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament
April 15: 2023 NBA Playoffs begin
April 23: NBA Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
May 1-2: NBA Conference Semifinals begin (possible move-up to April 29-30)
May 16-17: NBA Conference Finals begin (possible move-up to May 14-15)
May 16: 2023 NBA Draft Lottery
June 1: 2023 NBA Finals Begin
June 12: NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET)
June 22: 2023 NBA Draft
June 24: Last day to exercise Player Option
June 29: Deadline for all other Options
June 29: Deadline to tender/extend a Qualifying Offer
June 30: 2022-2023 Salary Cap Year Ends
July 1: 2023-2024 Salary Cap Year Begins
July 7-17: 2k24 NBA Summer League
September 30: Training Camps Open for teams participating in international preseason games
October 3: Training Camps Open
October 5: NBA Preseason Begins
October 20: NBA Preseason ends
October 23: Rosters set for NBA Opening day (5 p.m. ET)
October 23: Last day rookie scale contracts can be extended (6PM ET)
October 24: Start of the 2023-24 NBA Regular Season
October 28: NBA G League Draft
October 30: November 9: NBA G League Training Camp
October 31: Last day for teams to exercise team options on rookie scale contracts (Y3 & Y4)
November 3: NBA In-Season Tournament begins
November 10: NBA G League Season begins
December 7: NBA In-Season Tournament Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV)
December 9: NBA In-Season Tournament Finals (Las Vegas, NV)
2024
January 11: NBA Paris Game, Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (Paris, France)
February 16-18: NBA All-Star 2024 (Indianapolis, IN)
April 14: 2023-2024 Regular Season ends
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Awards Miscellaneous NBA Draft Playoffs Preseason Rosters