2022–23 NBA season
| 2022–23 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
The 2022–23 NBA season is planned to be the 77th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with the regular season running from mid-October 2022 to 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 planned to run from April 2023 to the NBA Finals in June 2023.
Transactions
Free agency
With the previous season's NBA Finals ending in mid-June for the first time since 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, 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.[2]
Coaching Changes
| Team | 2021–22 season | 2022–23 season |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Hornets | James Borrego | TBD |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Frank Vogel | TBD |
| 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 to two playoff appearances and the NBA Championship in 2020.[3]
- On April 11, 2022, the Sacramento Kings relived interim coach Alvin Gentry of his duties. Gentry was named the interim coach after the team fired Luke Walton in November 2021.[4]
- On April 22, 2022, the Charlotte Hornets fired James Borrego after four years with the team with no playoff appearances.[5]
- On May 9, 2022, the Sacramento Kings hired Golden State Warriors assistant head coach Mike Brown to become the Kings' new head coach. Brown will officially join the Kings after the Warriors' 2022 playoff run is finished.[6]
In-season
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.[7]
Regular season
The entire schedule will be released in August 2022.
Media
This will be the seventh year of a nine-year deal with ABC, ESPN, TNT.[8]
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.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Young, Jabari (October 24, 2019). "NBA All-Star Game returning to Utah in 2023". CNBC.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.