30 teams in 30 days: Denver Nuggets

Today’s Team: Denver Nuggets

Team Roster
NO.	NAME	Pos	Aage	Height	Weight	College	2015-2016 Salary
00	Darrell Arthur	PF	27	6-9	235	Kansas	$2,814,000
5	Will Barton	SG	24	6-6	175	Memphis	$3,533,333
21	Wilson Chandler	SF	28	6-8	225	DePaul	$10,449,438
35	Kenneth Faried	PF	25	6-8	228	Morehead State	$11,235,955
4	Randy Foye	SG	32	6-4	213	Villanova	$3,135,000
8	Danilo Gallinari	SF	27	6-10	225		$14,000,000
11	Erick Green	PG	24	6-4	185	Virginia Tech	$845,059
14	Gary Harris	SG	21	6-4	210	Michigan State	$1,584,480
7	J.J. Hickson	PF	27	6-9	242	North Carolina State	$5,613,500
98	Nick Johnson	SG	22	6-3	202	Arizona	$845,059
13	Nikola Jokic	C	20	6-10	250		$1,300,000
77	Joffrey Lauvergne	PF	24	6-11	220		$1,709,719
0	Emmanuel Mudiay	PG	19	6-5	200		$3,102,240
28	Jameer Nelson	PG	33	6-0	190	Saint Joseph’s	$4,345,000
23	Jusuf Nurkic	C	21	6-11	280		$1,842,000
97	Kostas Papanikolaou	SF	25	6-8	235		$4,797,664

 

Who’s gone: Ty Lawson

Who’s new: Emmanuel Mudiay, coach Michael Malone, Kostas Panpanikolaou

Offseason review: A fairly ho-hum offseason for the Nuggets, save for the addition of Emmanuel Mudiay, their point guard of the future (and perhaps even present, given Ty Lawson’s situation). This is troubling. Last season should have signaled the beginning of a rebuild, yet instead the Nuggets seem to think, for whatever reason, the exact same roster can compete for a playoff spot in the stacked Western Conference.

Grade: C

2015-16 season outlook: Same roster, likely same result. The West is too good, and the Nuggets are too mediocre. Another lottery trip is all their future holds.
Prediction: 15th Western Conference (top contender for the first seed in 2016 draft lottery)

30 teams in 30 days: Minnesota Timberwolves

Today’s team: Minnesota Timberwolves

Team Roster
NO.	NAME	Pos	Age	Height	Weight	College	2015-2016 Salary
88	Nemanja Bjelica	PF	27	6-10	234		$3,950,001
7	Lorenzo Brown	PG	25	6-5	189	North Carolina State	$947,276
5	Gorgui Dieng	C	25	6-11	233	Louisville	$1,474,440
21	Kevin Garnett	PF	39	6-11	253		$8,500,000
1	Tyus Jones	PG	19	6-1	190	Duke	$1,282,080
8	Zach LaVine	PG	20	6-5	183	UCLA	$2,148,360
23	Kevin Martin	SG	32	6-7	204	Western Carolina	$7,085,000
24	Andre Miller	PG	39	6-2	200	Utah	$947,276
15	Shabazz Muhammad	SF	22	6-6	227	UCLA	$2,056,920
33	Adreian Payne	PF	24	6-10	245	Michigan State	$1,938,840
14	Nikola Pekovic	C	29	6-11	295		$12,100,000
50	Kleon Penn	C	29	6-11	285
12	Tayshaun Prince	SF	35	6-9	215	Kentucky	$947,276
9	Ricky Rubio	PG	24	6-4	192		$12,700,000
10	Damjan Rudez	SF	29	6-10	200		$1,149,500
32	Karl-Anthony Towns	C	19	6-11	250	Kentucky	$5,703,600
22	Andrew Wiggins	SF	20	6-8	199	Kansas	$5,758,680
6	Nick Wiggins	G	24	6-6	192

Who’s gone: Chase Budinger, Gary Neal

Who’s new: Karl-Anthony Towns, Tayshaun Prince, Tyus Jones, Andre Miller

Offseason review: Winning the lottery is always a great way to kick off your summer, and it’s especially wonderful when the top pick is a near lock to alter your franchise. The Timberwolves took Towns, then traded back into the bottom half of the first-round to grab Duke’s Jones — the Most Outstanding Player at last year’s Final Four.

Offseason Grade: A-

2015-2016 outlook: If everything goes right, the Timberwolves can Cinderella storm the Western Conference and punch their way toward the No. 8 seed. But in reality this team is still rebuilding, and their best players are too young to lead. No young core is brighter, though. Andrew Wiggins, Towns, and Ricky Rubio are complemented by crafty veterans like Kevin Martin and Kevin Garnett. This team could be the league’s very best in a few years, but they aren’t ready to contend just yet.

Prediction:  Western Conference – 11th (when playing really good can even fight for playoffs)

30 teams in 30 days: Philadelphia 76ers

Today’s Team: Philadelphia 76ers

Team Roster
NO.	NAME	Pos	Age	Hight	Weight	College	2015-2016 Salary
19	Furkan Aldemir	PF	24	6-10	240		$2,836,768
0	Isaiah Canaan	PG	24	6-0	201	Murray State	$947,276
33	Robert Covington	SF	24	6-9	215	Tennessee State	$1,000,000
21	Joel Embiid	C	21	7-0	250	Kansas	$4,626,960
39	Jerami Grant	SF	21	6-8	210	Syracuse	$845,059
22	Richaun Holmes	PF	21	6-10	245	Bowling Green	$1,074,169
55	Pierre Jackson	PG	24	5-10	180	Baylor	$525,093
—	Carl Landry	PF	32	6-9	248	Purdue	$6,500,000
—	Kendall Marshall	PG	24	6-4	200	North Carolina	$2,144,772
—	T.J. McConnell	PG	23	6-2	200	Arizona
52	Jordan McRae	SG	24	6-6	185	Tennessee
4	Nerlens Noel	C	21	6-11	228	Kentucky	$3,457,800
8	Jahlil Okafor	C	19	6-11	275	Duke	$4,582,680
9	JaKarr Sampson	SG	22	6-9	214	St. John’s	$845,059
—	Nik Stauskas	SG	21	6-6	205	Michigan	$2,869,440
31	Hollis Thompson	SG	24	6-8	206	Georgetown	$947,276
11	J.P. Tokoto	SG	22	6-6	200	North Carolina
99	Scottie Wilbekin	PG	22	6-2	176	Florida	$525,093
—	Christian Wood	PF	20	6-11	220	UNLV
8	Tony Wroten	SG	22	6-6	205	Washington	$2,179,353

Who’s gone: JaVale McGee, Luc Mbah a Moute, Thomas Robinson

Who’s new: Nik Stauskas, Jahlil Okafor, Gerald Wallace, Carl Landry
Offseason review: Well, Philadelphia’s offseason had good, great and downright terrible moments. First, they drafted Okafor as their potential franchise center. Then they humbled Sacramento by orchestrating one of the most lopsided trades in recent NBA history.Relatively speaking, things looked great for a team not interested in, you know, signing free agents or winning basketball games. Then it was announced that Joel Embiid (a crucial puzzle piece) will miss the entire 2015-16 season thanks to yet another surgery. That’s a tough pill to swallow.

Offseason grade: B

2015-16 season outlook: The Sixers once again will be one of the worst teams in the league. They sat out free agency, instead using their cap space as a dumping ground to take unwanted contracts from other teams. For their trouble, Philly picked up Stauskas, a top-10 protected first-round pick and draft swap rights down the line, but none of those assets will help them win games next season.

Prediction: Eastern conference – 15th

 

NBA Free Agency 2015 Round-Up

As the 2015/2016 NBA season is coming closer it is the time for some summaries. First of all, the roundup of free agency 2015.

Free agency started July 1st and from day 1 has been bringing news about lots of players getting max contracts, others moving to another clubs. On the first day from 12:01 a.m. to 7 p.m. there have been $1.1 billion dollars spent, and that set a new record. Another record was made by Anthony Davis after signing the biggest in history five-year deal worth $145 milion. Below I present the most important and biggest moves made in 2015 free agency.

• LeBron James: 1 year (plus second-year option), $23 million with Cavaliers
• Kawhi Leonard: 5 years, $95 million with Spurs
• Marc Gasol:  5 years, $113 million with Grizzlies
• LaMarcus Aldridge: 4 years, $84.1 million with Spurs
• Kevin Love: 5 years, $113 million with Cavaliers
• Draymond Green: 5 years, $82 million with Warriors
• Jimmy Butler: 5 years, $95 million with Bulls
• DeAndre Jordan: 4 years, $88 million with Clippers after backing out of deal with Mavericks.
• Brook Lopez: 3 years, $60 million with Nets
• Tim Duncan: 2 years, $10.5 million with Spurs
• Dwyane Wade: 1 year. $20 million with Heat
• Brandon Knight: 5 years, $70 million with Suns
• Goran Dragic: 5 years, $86 million with Heat
• Danny Green: 4 years, $45 million with Spurs
• Roy Hibbert: Opted in, traded to Lakers
• Greg Monroe: 3-years, $51 million with Bucks
• Paul Millsap: 3 years, $58 million with Hawks
• Khris Middleton: 5 years, $70 million with Bucks
• Robin Lopez: 4 years, $54 million with Knicks
• DeMarre Carroll: 4 years, $60 million with Raptors
• Thaddeus Young: 4 years, $50 million with Nets
• Wes Matthews : 4 years, $70 million with Mavericks
• Monta Ellis: 4 years, $44 million with Pacers
• Tyson Chandler: 4 years, $52 million with Suns
• Paul Pierce: 3 years, $10.5 million with Clippers
• Josh Smith: 1 year, veteran’s minimum with Clippers

Peace, PW.

Key NBA players competing with their national teams this month

The NBA season doesn’t begin for weeks, but international basketball is here in the meantime to give us a peek at some of the game’s best players. Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol and others are suiting up as competition for qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro continues.

From Europe to Asia to the Americas, national teams across the world are battling to make sure they’ll be there when the Olympics open in Brazil next year. The United States’ spot is secure after winning the gold medal at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. Three other teams have also earned spots. Brazil is in as the host nation, Australia topped New Zealand last month to win FIBA Oceania’s bid and Nigeria won at AfroBasket 2015 to clinch its spot.

That leaves eight remaining spots in the field for the 2016 Olympic tournament, and a whole bunch of NBA players are battling to help their countries get in. Five teams will clinch spots over the next few weeks via EuroBasket (Sept. 5-20), the FIBA Americas Championship (Aug. 31-Sept. 12) and the FIBA Asia Championship (Sept. 23-Oct. 3).

With so much talent on hand battling for international supremacy — or at least the chance to take on Team USA — there’s a lot to watch. Here’s a rundown of the NBA talent competing in each competition over the next few weeks:

EuroBasket 2015

Croatia

Led by Nets forward Bojan Bogdanovic, Croatia is looking to make its name on the international stage again after huge success in the early-1990s. Bogdanovic is joined by a roster that includes Magic first-round pick Mario Hezonja, Sixers 2014 first-round pick Dario Saric and Timberwolves forward Damjan Rudež. Ante Tomic, one of the best players in Europe, is also a key contributor.

France

This is one of the most talented national teams in Europe. France could roll out a starting lineup of Tony Parker, Evan Fournier, Nicolas Batum, Boris Diaw and Rudy Gobert each game. Other top players on the roster include Nuggets forward Joffrey Lauvergne, former NBA players Nando de Colo and Mickael Gelabale, and 20-year-old big man prospect Mouhammadou Jaiteh. Even if Parker’s not in his prime, there’s a lot of talent here.

Germany

The German team happens to be led by arguably the greatest foreign player in NBA history, Dirk Nowitzki. The other player to watch is Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder, who’s coming off a breakout sophomore season with Atlanta and will soon take Dirk’s place as Germany’s top player.

Greece

There’s one huge name to watch with this team: Milwaukee Bucks wing Giannis Antetokounmpo. One of the most exciting young players in the NBA, the “Greek Freak” is also an emerging star for his national team. That’s good news, because Greece could use a dynamic NBA talent like Giannis to take on some of Europe’s top teams. Other familiar names on the Greek team include Kings big man Kostas Koufos, Nuggets forward Kostas Papanikolaou and former Grizzlies guard Nick Calathes, who now plays for Panathinaikos in his native country.

Italy

Led by Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari, who’s entering a make-or-break season in Denver, Italy appears to have its best roster in years. Several NBA players, including Andrea Bargnani, Marco Belinelli and Luigi Datome, are also around for support.

Lithuania

Lithuania is looking to clinch its spot in the 2016 Olympics behind Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas, who stands out as one of the best players in the tournament. He’ll be joined by a number of national team veterans, plus one more intriguing name: Domantas Sabonis. The 19-year-old son of legendary big man Arvydas Sabonis is set to be one of college basketball’s top players this season at Gonzaga and should become a stalwart on this team going forward.

Serbia

There isn’t quite an NBA star to be found on Serbia’s roster, but many of the players have ties to the league. Ognjen Kuzmic, Miroslav Raduljica and Nemanja Nedovic each briefly played in the NBA in recent years. Nemanja Bjelica recently signed with the Timberwolves and could be a key contributor in Minnesota this season. Bogdan Bogdanovic was the Suns‘ 2014 first-round pick and could make the move to North America at some point. The same can be said for Nikola Milutinov, who was drafted by the Spurs this year. There’s also 28-year-old European star guard Milos Teodosic, who is the team’s leader.

Spain

Spain boasts a roster loaded with talent despite key guys sitting out. There’s a likely future Hall of Famer in Pau Gasol, and a potential breakout candidate in Bulls teammate Nikola Mirotic. Mirotic was born in Montenegro, but is a naturalized Spanish citizen and was approved to play for the national team this summer. They’ll be joined by national team stalwarts Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Rodriguez in the backcourt. Other interesting pieces include former Blazers forward Victor Claver and 21-year-old big man Guillermo Hernangómez, whose rights are held by the Knicks after a draft-day trade with the 76ers.

Turkey

Before Pistons fans get to see Ersan Ilyasova in Detroit, they can watch him try to get Turkey back to the Olympics for the first time since 1952. Ilyasova will be joined by 76ers forward Furkan Aldemir on one of the few teams to boast three active NBA players.

Other notable pros

Wizards big man Marcin Gortat is the centerpiece of the Polish team, which is trying to make its first Olympic appearance since 1980. Kings wing Omri Casspi and former Mavs guard Gal Mekel lead the Israeli team. The Czech team has NBA ties, too, with former Wizards forward Jan Vesely and point guard Tomas Satoransky, who was drafted by Washington in 2012 and could make the NBA leap next year. Between Gortat and Satorasnky, Wizards fans have a couple notable names to keep their eyes on.

FIBA Americas Championship

Argentina

Luis Scola may no longer be a major contributor in the NBA, but he remains a true star for Argentina at the international level. The 35-year-old forward went off for 35 points and 13 rebounds against Canada in the team’s second game at this y

Canada

This could be the beginning of Canada’s rise to prominence on the international basketball scene. The current roster includes Andrew Wiggins, Nik Stauskas, Kelly Olynyk, Robert Sacre, Anthony Bennett, Andrew Nicholson and Cory Joseph. Only the United States boasts more active NBA players on its national team. Many of these players are quite young, too. Canada lost its opener to Argentina, 94-87 thanks to Scola’s aforementioned heroics, but it’s one of the most exciting teams playing right now.

Other notable pros

Mexico, which is hosting the tournament, has one active NBA player in Bucks guard Jorge Gutierrez and one former player in Gustavo Ayon. Mavericks guard J.J. Barea and former Rockets forward Francisco Garcia are also representing Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, respectively.

FIBA Asia Championship

Official rosters have not been announced yet for the FIBA Asia Championship, but there aren’t many players with NBA ties who could make appearances. One is former Bucks and Nets forward Yi Jianlian, who has been a finalist for the Chinese national team’s roster and considered a likely inclusion. Another is Filipino guard Bobby Ray Parks, who has tried out with several NBA teams and became the first Filipino player in the Summer League this year. He played for Philippines at international competitions this spring and could be back for another run.

Peace, PW

SportsIllustrated.com’ Top 100 players

Hello !
In the last few days SportsIllustrated.com made their ranking of top NBA players in 2016. Rankings were assigned based on a fluid combination of subjective assessment and objective data, including per-game statistics and advanced measures like Player Efficiency Rating, Win Shares, Real Plus-Minus etc. There are some interesting numbers in that list.

Nr 60 Derrick Rose – former MVP still isnt at his best form. His poorly shooting in whole season as well as in playoffs was one of the reasons why Bulls did not achive anything once more. Only 40% FG, 28% 3P, 4.9 ast with 3.2 tov is absolutely not enough for the star that one Rose was. Therefore he was placed on such a lower spot.

Nr 54 Kobe Bryant – 37-year old star-veteran is not getting any youger and with 3 serious injuries in the last 2 seasons people belive in his unnatural skill less and less. Another thing that hace determined his place in the ranking is the worst defensive rating among players with at least 1000minutes played and only 29% 3p.

Nr 26 Klay Thompson – second biggest upswing in ranking. After great season with many great performances including new NBA record in point made in quarter (37) Klay has advanced from 54th to 26th place.

Nr 18 Jimmy Butler – Most Improved Player in NBA is also most improved in SI.com ranking. Great season for Bulls’ guard in wchich he have made transformation from role player to all-star. Last year Jimmy was on the 98th place in the SI.com ranking

This is how the best 10 looks like.
10. Kawhi Leonard
09. Marc Gasol
08. Blake Griffin
07. Russel Westbrook
06. Chris Paul
05. James Harden
04. Stephen Curry
03. Anthony Davis
02. Kevin Durant
01. LeBron James

You can check out the rest of the rating with all the explanations on the SI.com site.
http://www.si.com/nba/top-100-nba-players-2016

Peace, PW

Nba 2015/16 preseason schedule

One month remaining till NBA players will start their first games in the upcoming season or rather preseson 2015.
The first game will take place in Staples Center on 2nd of October when Los Angeles Clippers will play against Denver Nuggets.

The most interesting games are probably:
1. Houston Rockets vs Memphis Grizzlies, at FedExForum, Memphis, TN,  Oct 6
2. Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers, at Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH, Oct 7
3. San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat, at AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL Oct 12)
4. Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors, at Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, Oct 15
5. Golden State Warriors vs LA Clippers, at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, Oct 20

As every year we will see international clubs in matches against NBA teams. In this year those will be Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul, Maccabi Haifa and Paschoalotto/Bauru.

Below I present the full preseason schedule.

October 3
Charlotte @ Orlando Amway Center, Orlando, FL, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
New Orleans @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)

October 4
Utah @ LA Lakers Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, HI, 3:00 PM ET (21:00 CEST)
LA Clippers @ Toronto Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, 4:00 PM ET (22:00 CEST)
Charlotte @ Miami AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL, 6:00 PM ET (0:00 CEST)

October 5
Sacramento @ Portland Moda Center, Portland, OR 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Fenerbahce Ulker @ Brooklyn Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Toronto @ Golden State SAP Center, San Jose, CA 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)

October 6
Utah @ LA Lakers Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, HI, 6:00 PM ET (0:00 CEST)
Philadelphia @ Washington Verizon Center, Washington, DC, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Milwaukee @ Chicago United Center, Chicago, IL, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Houston @ Memphis FedExForum, Memphis, TN, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Indiana @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Denver @ Dallas American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX,  7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Boston @ Olimpia Milano Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy, 2:30 PM CEST (NBA TV)

October 7
Atlanta @ Cleveland Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Oklahoma City @ Minnesota Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Dallas @ Houston Toyota Center, Houston, TX, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Sacramento @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Paschoalotto/Bauru @ New York Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Orlando @ Miami KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)

October 8
Cleveland @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Maccabi Haifa @ Memphis FedExForum, Memphis, TN, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Chicago @ Denver Coors Events Center, Boulder, CO, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Golden State @ Portland Moda Center, Portland, OR, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
San Antonio @ Sacramento Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Toronto @ LA Lakers Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Brooklyn @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Boston @ Real Madrid Barclaycard Center, Madrid, Spain,  3:00 PM CEST (NBA TV)

October 9
New York @ Washington Verizon Center, Washington, DC, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Atlanta @ New Orleans Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Orlando @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Fenerbahce Ulker @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Utah @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)

October 10
Brooklyn @ Philadelphia Times Union Center, Albany, NY, 3:00 PM ET (21:00 CEST)
Chicago @ Minnesota MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Portland @ Sacramento Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Detroit @ Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI,7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)

October 11
LA Clippers @ Charlotte Shenzhen Universiade Center, Shenzhen, China 18:30 PM CEST (NBA TV)
Paschoalotto/Bauru @ Washington Verizon Center, Washington, DC, 6:00 PM ET (0:00 CEST)
Orlando @ Houston State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, TX, 6:00 PM ET (0:00 CEST)
Maccabi Haifa @ LA Lakers Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 6:30 PM ET (0:30 CEST)

October 12
Memphis @ Cleveland Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
New Orleans @ Chicago United Center, Chicago, IL, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Portland @ Utah EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Philadelphia @ New York Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Minnesota @ Toronto Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
San Antonio @ Miami AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)

October 13
Miami @ Orlando Amway Center, Orlando, FL, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Milwaukee @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Detroit @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Dallas @ Oklahoma City BOK Center, Tulsa, OK, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Houston @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Sacramento @ LA Lakers MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Denver @ Golden State Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)

October 14
Detroit @ Chicago United Center, Chicago, IL, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Toronto @ Minnesota Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Boston @ Brooklyn Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
San Antonio @ Atlanta Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, 8:00 PM ET (2:00 CEST)
Charlotte @ LA Clippers Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST) (NBA TV)

October 15
Indiana @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Houston @ Golden State Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST) (TNT)

October 16
Washington @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Oklahoma City @ Memphis FedExForum, Memphis, TN, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Phoenix @ Denver Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Boston @ New York Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Atlanta @ Dallas American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)

October 17
Orlando @ Flamengo HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6:00 PM ET (0:00 CEST) (NBA TV)
New York @ Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Sacramento @ New Orleans Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Miami @ Houston Toyota Center, Houston, TX, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Golden State @ LA Lakers Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, CA, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Washington @ Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)

October 18
Philadelphia @ Brooklyn Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, 12:00 AM ET (18:00 CEST)
Detroit @ San Antonio AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX,  2:00 PM ET (20:00 CEST)
Minnesota @ Memphis FedExForum, Memphis, TN, 4:00 PM ET (22:00 CEST)
Cleveland @ Toronto Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, 6:00 PM ET (0:00 CEST)
Denver @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK, 6:00 PM ET (0:00 CEST)
Utah @ Portland Moda Center, Portland, OR, 6:00 PM ET (0:00 CEST)
Miami @ Atlanta Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)

October 19
Chicago @ Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Dallas @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
New Orleans @ Houston Toyota Center, Houston, TX, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Brooklyn @ Boston TD Garden, Boston, MA, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Portland @ LA Lakers Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)

October 20
Indiana @ Chicago United Center, Chicago, IL, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Minnesota @ Milwaukee Kohl Center, Madison, WI, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Oklahoma City @ Utah EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Phoenix @ San Antonio AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Golden State @ LA Clippers Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST) (ESPN)

October 21
New Orleans @ Orlando Amway Center, Orlando, FL, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Charlotte @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Phoenix @ Dallas American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Memphis @ Atlanta Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, 8:00 PM ET (2:00 CEST)
Washington @ Miami AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL, 8:00 PM ET (2:00 CEST) (ESPN)

October 22
Charlotte @ Indiana Allen County War Mem. Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Denver @ Utah EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Golden State @ LA Lakers Honda Center, Anaheim, CA, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST) (TNT)
New York @ Boston TD Garden, Boston, MA, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Portland @ LA Clippers Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)

October 23
Memphis @ Orlando Amway Center, Orlando, FL, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Dallas @ Chicago Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Miami @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Milwaukee @ Minnesota Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, 7:00 PM ET (1:00 CEST)
Philadelphia @ Boston Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Washington @ Toronto Bell Centre, Montreal, QC, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Atlanta @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)
Houston @ San Antonio AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX, 7:30 PM ET (1:30 CEST)

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