Below is a list of key dates and important events in the NBA’s 2021-22 season calendar.
KEY DATES UPCOMING IN 2021-22 SEASON
> 2022
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
PAST DATES FROM 2021-22 SEASON:
>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)
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)