The 2021–22 NBA season is the 76th season of the National Basketball Association. The NBA returned to a full 82-game regular season in its normal mid-October to mid-April schedule for the first time since the 2018–19 NBA season, after two abbreviated seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic
NBA schedule 2022-23
This dictated our projected NBA 2021-2022 schedule release date. On occasion, the schedule is delayed until early August so that TV networks and league offices can project and intelligently schedule games at critical times such as Opening Night, Christmas Day, MLK Junior Day, mid-April, etc. It was not until August 14th 2017 that Commissioner Silver publicly explained that this unusually long delay is directly related to the extraordinarily impressive off-season move. Given that there is no financial implication for the NBA’s scheduled release date, there is no point in rushing the process. However, until we see another league experience a change to the free agency period, we expect the release to happen on Thursday, July 15, 2021.
2022-2023: Aug. 19, 2022 (*projected)
2021-2022: Aug. 20, 2021
2020-2021: Dec. 4, 2020
2019-2020: Aug. 13, 2019
2018-2019: Aug. 10, 2018
2017-2018: Aug. 14, 2017
2016-2017: Aug, 11, 2016
2015-2016: Aug. 12, 2015
2014-2015: Aug, 13, 2014
2013-2014: Aug. 6, 2013
2012-2013: July 26, 2012
2011-2012: July 19, 2011
2010-2011: Aug. 10, 2010
2009-2010: Aug. 4, 2009
2008-2009: Aug. 6, 2008
Top 2021-22 NBA Games (including Opening Week and Christmas Day Games)
- Bucks vs. Nets (Opening Night – Fiserv Forum)
- Lakers vs. Nets (Christmas Day – Staples Center)
- Warriors vs. Lakers (Opening Night – Staples Center)
- Nuggets vs. Clippers
- Suns vs. Nuggets (Opening Week – Talking Stick Arena)
- Jazz vs. Warriors
- Knicks vs. Hawks (Christmas Day – Madison Square Garden)
NBA 2021-22 Schedule Key Dates and Games
- Sept. 28: Training camp starts
- Oct. 19: Regular season starts
- Feb. 20, 2022: NBA All-Star Game
- April 16, 2022: Playoffs start
- June 2, 2022: Finals Game 1
- June 19, 2022: Finals Game 7
- June 23, 2022: 2022 NBA Draft
NBA schedule Regular Season
The NBA on Thursday announced notable dates for the 2021-22 season, including the start of the regular season on October 19.
The dates have mostly brought the league back on track after the COVID-19 pandemic took the last two seasons away.
The NBA condensed the 2020–21 campaign, with 72 games lasting from December 22 to May 16. The 2021-22 schedule features an additional month of regular-season time as in previous years.
- 28 September: Training camp begins
- 19 October: Regular season begins
- April 16: Beginning of playoffs
- June 2: Final Game 1
- June 19: Final Game 7
- June 23: 2022 NBA Draft
NBA schedule Finals
- Thursday, September 28: Training camp starts
- Sunday, October 3 to Friday, October 15: NBA Preseason 2021
- Thursday, October 19: Regular season begins
- Sunday, February 20, 2022: NBA All-Star Game
- Tuesday, April 12: Play-in tournament
- Saturday, April 16: 2022 NBA Playoffs start
- Thursday, June 2: NBA Finals Game 1
- Sunday, June 19: NBA Finals Game 7 (If needed)
- Thursday, June 23: 2022 NBA Draft
The 2022 NBA finals are officially scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 2, 2022, Game 6 will be expected on Friday, June 17, and Game 7 on Sunday, June 19.
| GAME | TEAM | DATE | TIME (ET) | TV | VENUE |
| 1 | TBD | Thursday, June 2 | TBD | ABC | TBD |
| 2 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ABC | TBD |
| 3 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ABC | TBD |
| 4 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ABC | TBD |
| 5 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ABC | TBD |
| 6 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ABC | TBD |
| 7 | TBD | Sunday, June 19 | TBD | ABC | TBD |
NBA schedule Key Dates Reportedly Revealed
The 2020-21 NBA schedule has begun to take shape with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reporting the key dates:
- Tentative schedule
- December 22: Opening night.
- All-Star Break (minus an ASG): March 5-10
- May 16: Regular season ends
- May 17-to-21: Play-in tournament for 7-to-10 seeds.
- May 22: First-round playoffs
- June 7: Conference semifinals
- June 22: Conference Finals
- July 8-22: NBA Finals
