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Mark Giannotto, USA TODAY · USA TODAY Sports

Mon, Sep 22, 2025 ·

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(This story has been updated with new dates for the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns .)

The NBA is nearly back from its summer break.

The first group of teams will report for training camp this week to tip off the build-up to the 2025-26 season . That means players are about to be in front of the cameras again during media day, and for some it will be the first time facing questions from reporters since another busy offseason full of roster-shifting transactions .

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There's a staggered start to the NBA preseason this year due to its international flavor. League teams are scheduled to play preseason games in Australia, China, United Arab Emirates, Puerto Rico and Canada in the coming weeks before the 2025-26 NBA regular season . The five teams traveling outside North America can report to training camp earlier.

There are plenty of storylines to discuss since the Oklahoma City Thunder won their first NBA championship . Long-term injuries to Jayson Tatum , Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid suggest the Eastern Conference is wide open for teams such as the New York Knicks , Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic to break through. The Thunder might still be the favorite to repeat, but the Houston Rockets added Kevin Durant and the Nuggets , Lakers , Clippers and Timberwolves are also dangerous potential contenders entering the preseason. There's also a brewing investigation related to Kawhi Leonard and salary cap circumvention involving Clippers owner Steve Balmer that could come up.

Here's when media day is schedule to take place for all 30 NBA franchises, as well as dates for the start of training camp and the first preseason game for every team:

2026: New York Knicks (beat San Antonio Spurs in five games)
(Dustin Safranek, Imagn Images)

2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (beat Indiana Pacers in seven games)
(Kyle Terada, Imagn Images)

2024: Boston Celtics (beat Dallas Mavericks in five games)
(Peter Casey, USA TODAY Sports)

2023: Denver Nuggets (beat Miami Heat in five games)
(Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY Sports)

2022: Golden State Warriors (beat Boston Celtics in six games)
(Adam Glanzman, Getty Images)

2021: Milwaukee Bucks (beat Phoenix Suns in six games)
(Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports)

2020: Los Angeles Lakers (beat Miami Heat in six games)
(Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports)

2019: Toronto Raptors (beat Golden State Warriors in six games)
(Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports)

2018: Golden State Warriors (beat Cleveland Cavaliers in four games)
(David Richard, USA TODAY Sports)

2017: Golden State Warriors (beat Cleveland Cavaliers in five games)
(Kelley L Cox, USA TODAY Sports)

2016: Cleveland Cavaliers (beat Golden State Warriors in seven games)
(Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports)

2015: Golden State Warriors (beat Cleveland Cavaliers in six games)
(Bob Donnan, USA TODAY Sports)

2014: San Antonio Spurs (beat Miami Heat in five games)
(Brendan Maloney, USA TODAY Sports)

2013: Miami Heat (beat San Antonio Spurs in seven games)
(Brendan Maloney=, USA TODAY Sports)

2012: Miami Heat (beat Oklahoma City Thunder in five games)
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2008: Boston Celtics (beat Los Angeles Lakers in six games)
(GABRIEL BOUYS, AFP via Getty Images)

2005: San Antonio Spurs (beat Detroit Pistons in seven games)
(ROBERT SULLIVAN, AFP via Getty Images)

2004: Detroit Pistons (beat Los Angeles Lakers in five games)
(Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images)

2003: San Antonio Spurs (beat New Jersey Nets in six games)
(JAMES NIELSEN, AFP via Getty Images)

2002: Los Angeles Lakers (beat New Jersey Nets in four games)
(Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY)

2001: Los Angeles Lakers (beat Philadelphia 76ers in five games)
(STAN HONDA, AFP via Getty Images)

1999: San Antonio Spurs (beat New York Knicks five games)
(TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP via Getty Images)

1997: Chicago Bulls (beat Utah Jazz in six games)
(JEFF HAYNES, AFP via Getty Images)

1996: Chicago Bulls (beat Seattle SuperSonics in six games)
(PAUL BUCK, AFP via Getty Images)

1995: Houston Rockets (beat Orlando Magic in four games)
(PAUL BUCK, AFP via Getty Images)

1994: Houston Rockets (beat New York Knicks in seven games)
(BOB STRONG, AFP via Getty Images)

1993: Chicago Bulls (beat Phoenix Suns in six games)
(US PRESSWIRE)

1992: Chicago Bulls (beat Portland Trail Blazers in six games)

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1991: Chicago Bulls beat Los Angeles Lakers in five games.
(Ken Levine, Getty Images)

1990: Detroit Pistons (beat Portland Trail Blazers in five games)
(William Archie, Detroit Free Press)

1989: Detroit Pistons (beat Los Angeles Lakers in four games)
(US PRESSWIRE)

1988: Los Angeles Lakers (beat Detroit Pistons in seven games)
(US PRESSWIRE)

1987: Los Angeles Lakers (beat Boston Celtics in six games)
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WHAT DID HE SAY: Clippers-Kawhi Leonard allegations were "news to me," per Adam Silver

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NBA training camp 2025: Media day schedule for every team

Note: The five NBA teams playing international preseason games outside North America this year are allowed to report to training camp five days earlier than the rest of the league's teams.

Atlanta Hawks

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 6 at Houston Rockets

Boston Celtics

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 8 at Memphis Grizzlies

Brooklyn Nets

Media day: Sept. 23
Training camp starts: Sept 24
First preseason game: Oct. 4 vs. Hapoel Jerusalem (in Brooklyn)

Charlotte Hornets

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 5 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (in North Charleston, S.C.)

Chicago Bulls

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 7 at Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 7 vs. Chicago Bulls

Dallas Mavericks

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 6 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (in Fort Worth, Texas)

Denver Nuggets

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 4 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (in San Diego)

Detroit Pistons

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 6 at Memphis Grizzlies

Golden State Warriors

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 5 vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Houston Rockets

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 6 vs. Atlanta Hawks

Indiana Pacers

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 7 at Minnesota Timberwolves

Los Angeles Clippers

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 9 vs. Guangzhou Loong Lions (in Oceanside, California)

Los Angeles Lakers

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 3 vs. Phoenix Suns (in Palm Desert, California)

Memphis Grizzlies

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 6 vs. Detroit Pistons

Miami Heat

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 4 vs. Orlando Magic (in San Juan, Puerto Rico)

Milwaukee Bucks

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 6 at Miami Heat

Minnesota Timberwolves

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 4 vs. Denver Nuggets (in San Diego)

New Orleans Pelicans

Media day: Sept. 23
Training camp starts: Sept. 24
First preseason game: Oct. 3 vs. Melbourne United in Melbourne, Australia

New York Knicks

Media day: Sept. 23
Training camp starts: Sept. 24
First preseason game: Oct. 2 vs. 76ers in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Oklahoma City Thunder

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 5 vs. Charlotte Hornets (in North Charleston, S.C.)

Orlando Magic

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 4 vs. Miami Heat (in San Juan, Puerto Rico)

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Philadelphia 76ers

Media day: Sept. 26
Training camp starts: Sept. 27
First preseason game: Oct. 2 vs. Knicks in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Phoenix Suns

Media day: Sept. 24
Training camp starts: Sept. 25
First preseason game: Oct. 3 vs. Lakers in Palm Desert, California

Portland Trail Blazers

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 8 at Golden State Warriors

Sacramento Kings

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 8 vs. Toronto Raptors

San Antonio Spurs

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 6 vs. Guangzhou Loong Lions (in San Antonio )

Toronto Raptors

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 6 vs. Denver Nuggets (in Vancouver)

Utah Jazz

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 8 at Houston Rockets

Washington Wizards

Media day: Sept. 29
Training camp starts: Sept. 29
First preseason game: Oct. 12 vs. Toronto Raptors

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NBA training camp 2025: Media day schedule, start date for every team

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