Key dates for 2021-22 NBA season

Below is a list of key dates and important events in the NBA’s 2021-22 season calendar:

2021-22 Key Dates

>2021

• Aug. 2: Teams can begin negotiating with free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET)
• Aug. 3-6: Utah Jazz Summer League (Salt Lake City, UT)
• Aug. 6: NBA Teams may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET)
• Aug. 8-17: MGM Resorts NBA Summer League (Las Vegas, NV)
• Sept. 11: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement (Springfield, MA)
• Sept. 27: NBA Media Day
• Sept. 28: NBA Training Camps open
• Oct. 3: NBA Preseason games begin
• Oct. 15: NBA Preseason ends
• Oct. 18: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)
• Oct. 19: Start of the 2021-22 NBA Regular Season
• Nov. 5: NBA G League Showcase Cup begins
• Dec. 19-22: NBA G League Winter Showcase and Showcase Cup Championship Game
• Dec. 27: NBA G League 36-game regular season begins

>2022

• Jan. 5: 10-day contracts may now be signed
• Jan. 10: All Standard NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
• Jan. 20: All Two-Way Contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
• Feb. 10: NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
• Feb. 18-20: NBA All-Star 2022 (Cleveland, OH)
• Feb. 18-23: NBA All-Star break
• March 1: Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline
• April 2: NBA G League Regular Season ends
• April 5: NBA G League Playoffs begin
• April 10: Regular Season ends
• April 12-15: NBA Play-In Tournament
• April 11: Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2022 (3 p.m. ET)
• April 16: NBA Playoffs 2022 begin
• April 24: NBA Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
• May 2-3: Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to April 30/May 1)
• May 17: NBA Draft Lottery 2022 presented by State Farm
• May 17-18: Conference Finals begin (possible move up to May 15-16)
• June 2: NBA Finals 2022 begin
• June 13: NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET)
• June 19: The Finals 2022 latest possible date
• June 23: NBA Draft 2022 presented by State Farm

2022-23 Key Dates

>2023

• Feb. 17-19: NBA All-Star 2023 (Salt Lake City, UT)

2023-24 Key Dates

>2024

• Feb. 16-18: NBA All-Star 2024 (Indianapolis, IN)