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2022-23 NBA Schedule Release Breakdown

2022-23 NBA Schedule Release Breakdown

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In the midst of pre-season football and the home stretch of the MLB regular season, the NBA has blessed us with the 2022-23 regular-season schedule. Naturally, I combed through it to pluck out all of the relevant information that fantasy managers could want!

Notable dates and slates around the Association

Opening Night: Tuesday, October 18

All-Star Weekend: February 17-19, Salt Lake City, UT

Final Day of the Regular Season: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Play-in Tournament: April 11-14, 2023

Playoffs begin: April 15, 2023

Opening Night

Christmas Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Celtics at Hornets

  • Pacers at Bucks

  • Pelicans at Cavaliers

  • Raptors at Knicks

  • Warriors at Wizards

  • Heat at Hawks

  • Jazz at Timberwolves

  • Suns at Grizzlies

  • Rockets at Lakers

International Games

Storylines to watch

Where will Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell and Kyrie Irving play? Kevin Durant demanded a trade from Brooklyn and then doubled down in a recent meeting with Joe Tsai, asking the owner to fire GM Sean Marks and HC Steve Nash. Mitchell hasn’t demanded a trade, but Rudy Gobert‘s deal put Spida firmly in the crosshairs of trade rumors, and he’s been linked frequently to the Knicks. Irving hasn’t asked for a trade either, but the Durant drama has raised some questions about a potential rebuild scenario.

Can the Warriors defend their title? Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green brought a title back to the Bay for the fourth time in the trio’s storied career, but the likes of Dallas, Los Angeles (both of them), Memphis and Phoenix will be gunning for the title.

Will the Clippers finally be healthy for a long playoff run? It’s do or die time for Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. The duo has had issues staying on the court together since they teamed up in the summer of 2019, but both are reportedly good to go ahead of the season after Leonard missed the entirety of the 2021-22 season. Los Angeles re-signed Robert Covington and Nicolas Batum this offseason, they’ll have a healthy Norman Powell, and they’ll also have a healthy John Wall to compete with Reggie Jackson for the starting PG job. They have superstars and admirable depth, making them one of the favorites to win the NBA title.

Can the Lakers make it work? LeBron James signed a lucrative two-year extension just before the schedule…

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