2022–23 NBA season
| 2022–23 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
|
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV |
| Draft | |
| Picked by | Orlando Magic |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
The 2022–23 NBA season is the upcoming 77th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with the regular season beginning in October 2022 and ending in April 2023. The 2023 NBA All-Star Game is scheduled to be played on February 19, 2023, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.[1] The playoffs are then scheduled to begin in April 2023 and ending with the NBA Finals in June 2023.
Transactions
Draft
The 2022 NBA draft is scheduled to take place on June 23, 2022, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.[2]
Free agency
With the previous season's NBA Finals ending in mid-June for the first time since 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic began, the period for free agency will return to its normal July 1 starting date, along with the July moratorium period before players can actually begin signing new contracts.[3]
Coaching changes
| Team | 2021–22 season | 2022–23 season |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Hornets | James Borrego | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Frank Vogel | Darvin Ham |
| Sacramento Kings | Alvin Gentry (interim) | Mike Brown |
Off-season
- On April 11, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers fired Frank Vogel after missing the playoffs. In his three seasons with the team, Vogel led the team to two playoff appearances and the NBA championship in 2020.[4]
- On April 11, 2022, the Sacramento Kings relieved interim head coach Alvin Gentry of his duties. Gentry was named interim head coach after the team fired Luke Walton in November 2021.[5]
- On April 22, 2022, the Charlotte Hornets fired James Borrego after four years with the team with no playoff appearances.[6]
- On May 9, 2022, the Sacramento Kings hired Golden State Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown to become the Kings' new head coach. Brown will officially join the Kings after the Warriors' 2022 playoff run is finished.[7]
Preseason
Two preseason games between the Golden State Warriors and the Washington Wizards are planned to be played at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan.[8]
Regular season
The regular season schedule is expected to be released in August 2022.
International games
After three years without an international regular season game due to the COVID-19 outbreak, there will be a game at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France on January 19, 2023 between the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons.[9]
Media
This will be the seventh year of a nine-year deal with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV.[10]
With December 25 landing on a Sunday in 2022, this season's NBA Christmas Day games will have to compete with NFL Christmas Day games for viewers, with the NFL planning its own tripleheader for the first time on that day.[11]
See also
References
- ^ Young, Jabari (October 24, 2019). "NBA All-Star Game returning to Utah in 2023". CNBC.
- ^ "NBA Announces Dates And Locations For Its 2022 NBA Draft Events". NBA.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Here are the best NBA players who could be free agents this summer". NBC Sports. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Frank Vogel Fired In Part Because He Couldn't Make Westbrook Experiment Work". NBCSports.com. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Sacramento Kings Alvin Gentry No Longer Kings Interim Head Coach". ABC10.com. April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Charlotte Hornets Firing Coach James Borrego After Four Seasons". ESPN.com. April 22, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Kings hire Mike Brown: Warriors assistant takes over as Sacramento's head coach". CBS Sports. May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Warriors, Wizards to play 2-game preseason slate in Japan in 2022". nba.com (Press release). March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Bulls, Pistons to play regular-season game in Paris". NBA.com. May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "NBA announces 9-year TV deal with ESPN, Turner Sports". SI.com. October 5, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Plans Christmas Day Tripleheader For 2022 Schedule, Tweaking The NBA's Traditional Big Day". Deadline Hollywood. April 22, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.