2023–24 NBA season
| 2023–24 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
|
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
| Draft | |
| Picked by | San Antonio Spurs |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
The 2023–24 NBA season is the upcoming 78th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season is scheduled to begin in October 2023, and end in April 2024. The 2024 NBA All-Star Game is scheduled for February 18, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[1] The playoffs are then scheduled to begin in April 2024, and end with the NBA Finals in June 2024.
Transactions
Draft
The 2023 NBA draft will take place on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Coaching changes
| Team | 2022–23 season | 2023–24 season |
|---|---|---|
| Off-season | ||
| Detroit Pistons | Dwane Casey | Monty Williams |
| Houston Rockets | Stephen Silas | Ime Udoka |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Mike Budenholzer | |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Doc Rivers | Nick Nurse |
| Phoenix Suns | Monty Williams | |
| Toronto Raptors | Nick Nurse | |
Off-season
- On April 10, 2023, Dwane Casey resigned from his position as head coach of the Detroit Pistons and transitioned to the Pistons' front office.[2]
- On April 10, 2023, the Houston Rockets fired head coach Stephen Silas after three seasons with the team.[3]
- On April 21, 2023, the Toronto Raptors fired head coach Nick Nurse after five seasons with the team.[4]
- On April 25, 2023, the Rockets hired Ime Udoka as their new head coach.[5]
- On May 4, 2023, the Milwaukee Bucks fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after five seasons with the team.[6]
- On May 13, 2023, the Phoenix Suns fired head coach Monty Williams after four seasons with the team.[7]
- On May 16, 2023, the Philadelphia 76ers fired head coach Doc Rivers after three seasons with the team.[8]
- On June 1, 2023, the 76ers hired Nick Nurse as their new head coach.[9]
Regular season
The regular season schedule is planned to be released in the summer of 2023.
In-season tournament
The NBA plans to introduce a new in-season tournament for the 2023–24 season. The tournament will be structured as follows:[10][11]
- Six intraconference pools of five.
- Select dates during the first six weeks of the regular season will feature group games against each of the other teams in their pool (two at home and two on the road). These games will still count as regular season games.
- The winners of each pool and two wild-card teams will advance to a single-elimination tournament
- The semifinals and finals will be played at a neutral site.
- Players for the tournament champion will each receive $500,000.
- To compensate, the NBA's regular season scheduling formula will be modified so only 80 games apiece for each team are initially announced during the offseason. The first two rounds of the in-season tournament would then count as regular season games 81 and 82. The final would then be an extra 83rd game that would not count toward the regular season. Teams that do not qualify for the in-season tournament, or are eliminated in the quarterfinals, would then be scheduled additional games to reach 82.
Arenas
- This will be the Los Angeles Clippers' final season at Crypto.com Arena, as the team will move to the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, beginning with the 2024–25 NBA season.[12]
- The Utah Jazz's home arena, the Vivint Arena, will be renamed back to Delta Center starting July 1, 2023, after Delta Air Lines re-acquired the naming rights for the arena.[13][14][15]
Media
This will be the eighth year of a nine-year deal with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV.[16]
The Washington Wizards's broadcaster NBC Sports Washington is planned to be renamed prior to the start of the season. In September 2022, Ted Leonsis's Monumental Sports & Entertainment bought out NBCUniversal's ownership stake in the channel.[17]
Diamond Sports Group Bankruptcy
The 16 NBA teams who had deals with the Bally Sports regional sports networks may be affected by its operator Diamond Sports Group's March 14, 2023 decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Diamond had initially sought to continue broadcasting regional games while it plans to separate from majority parent Sinclair Broadcast Group as part of the reorganization.[18] On April 20, the Phoenix Suns instead signed a five-year agreement with Gray Television to replace Bally Sports Arizona as their broadcaster. Most Suns games would then be carried on broadcast television by Gray's KTVK, KPHO-TV, or KPHE-LD in Phoenix (as well as stations in Tucson and Yuma). The Suns will also operate an over-the-top subscription service.[19][20][21] After the announcement, Diamond accused the team of breaching its contract and bankruptcy law, stating that the team was making an "improper effort" to "change their broadcasting partner without permitting Diamond to exercise our contractual rights." In response, Phoenix Suns CEO Josh Bartlestein stated that "Diamond's position is totally inaccurate. We are moving forward with this deal and could not be more excited about what it means for our fans and our future."[19][20][22] On May 10, 2023, the bankruptcy judge voided the Suns contract with Gray, ruling that the Suns violated Bally Sports Arizona's contractual right of first refusal. He ordered the parties into arbitration.[23]
AT&T Sportsnet Closure
The Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz's broadcasters, AT&T SportsNet Southwest and AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, respectively, will be affected by Warner Bros. Discovery's February 2023 decision to leave its AT&T SportsNet sports network business. Warner Bros. Discovery had sent messages to teams it had deals with to reach an agreement to take their rights back or acquire the networks. The Portland Trail Blazers's deal with Root Sports Northwest is not affected because Warner Bros. Discovery only has minority control of that network.[24][25]
References
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- ^ "DETROIT PISTONS ANNOUNCE CHANGES IN BASKETBALL OPERATIONS". NBA.com. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Rockets decide not to pick up coach Stephen Silas' option". NBA.com. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "NICK NURSE RELIEVED OF HEAD COACHING DUTIES". NBA.com. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Patin, Trevor (April 25, 2023). "Rockets Name Ime Udoka Head Coach". NBA.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Part Ways With Head Coach Mike Budenholzer". NBA.com. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Phoenix Suns dismiss head coach Monty Williams". NBA.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Philadelphia 76ers Part Ways with Head Coach Doc Rivers". NBA.com. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Sixers make it official, hire Nick Nurse as next coach". NBA.com. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Rohrbach, Ben (April 7, 2023). "NBA Fact or Fiction: Is the in-season tournament a good idea?". Yahoo!. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Quinn, Sam (April 9, 2023). "NBA in-season tournament: How the league reportedly plans to structure its new spectacle". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Rankin, Duane (November 23, 2022). "LA Clippers are spending $2 billion on their new arena. Will it be the best in the NBA?". USA Today. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
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- ^ Ourand, John (August 23, 2022). "Ted Leonsis' Monumental to buy NBC Sports Washington". Sports Business Journal. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022.
- ^ Knauth, Dietrich (March 14, 2023). "Broadcaster Diamond Sports Group files for bankruptcy protection". Reuters. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Weprin, Alex (April 28, 2023). "The Phoenix Suns Could Usher In the Future of Regional Sports TV Deals". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Rizzo, Lillian. "Phoenix Suns and Mercury to move games from cable to local network and streaming". CNBC. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Brandon (April 20, 2023). "Q&A: Suns' new CEO wants to capitalize on NBA Playoffs, land big concerts and shore up TV broadcasts". Phoenix Business Journal.
- ^ Rankin, Duane (April 28, 2023). "Diamond Sports Group accuses Phoenix Suns of breach of contract in leaving Bally Sports Arizona". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Kaplan, Daniel (May 10, 2023). "Judge voids Suns' media deal with Gray TV amid Diamond Sports bankruptcy proceedings". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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