2023–24 NBA season

2023–24 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
Duration
  • October 24, 2023 – April 14, 2024
  • November 3 – December 9, 2023
    (In-season tournament)
  • April 16–19, 2024
    (Play-in tournament)
  • April 20 – May/June 2024 (Playoffs)
  • June 2024 (Finals)
Number of games82
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pickVictor Wembanyama
Picked bySan Antonio Spurs
Regular season
Playoffs
Finals
NBA seasons
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 NBA season is the 78th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 24, 2023, and will end on April 14, 2024.[1] The NBA is currently holding an in-season tournament for the first time from November 3 to December 9, with all games except the final counting toward the regular season standings.[2] The 2024 NBA All-Star Game is scheduled for February 18, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[3] The play-in tournament is scheduled for April 16–19, and the playoffs are set to begin on April 20. The NBA Finals are scheduled to start on June 6, with a possible Game 7 scheduled for June 23.[2]

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Retirement

  • On June 14, 2023, Ekpe Udoh announced his retirement from professional basketball to become an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks. He played for four teams in his 13-year career as well as several teams overseas.[4][5]
  • On June 18, 2023, Lou Williams announced his retirement from professional basketball. He played for six teams in his 18-year career, earning Sixth Man of the Year honors three times.[6]
  • On July 7, 2023, Luigi Datome announced his retirement right after the 2023 FIBA World Cup. He played for the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics for two seasons while playing most of his career overseas.[7]
  • On July 28, 2023, Udonis Haslem announced his retirement from the NBA. He spent his entire 20-year career with the Miami Heat, winning three championships with the team.[8]
  • On August 29, 2023, Yi Jianlian announced his retirement from professional basketball after playing five NBA seasons for four NBA teams from 2007 to 2012 and later in his career he played in the NBA D-League, and finished his career overseas.[9]
  • On August 31, 2023, Othello Hunter announced his retirement from the NBA after only playing two NBA seasons with the Atlanta Hawks from 2008 to 2010 and later played in the NBA D-League, and finished his career overseas.[10]
  • On September 29, 2023, Wayne Ellington announced his retirement from the NBA after playing 13 seasons with nine NBA teams. Shortly after retiring he was hired by the as the player development coach for the Miami Heat.[11]
  • On October 20, 2023, Andre Iguodala announced his retirement from the NBA. He played 19 seasons with four NBA teams, and won four championships with the Golden State Warriors.[12]

Draft

The 2023 NBA draft took place on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Coaching changes

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 Adrian Griffin
Philadelphia 76ers Doc Rivers Nick Nurse
Phoenix Suns Monty Williams Frank Vogel
Toronto Raptors Nick Nurse Darko Rajaković

Off-season

Preseason

The NBA often hosts preseason games in non-NBA markets.

Date Teams Arena Location Reference
October 8 Sacramento Kings vs. Toronto Raptors Rogers Arena Vancouver, British Columbia [25]
October 8 Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Clippers Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii [26]
October 9 Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers T-Mobile Arena Paradise, Nevada [27]
October 10 Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Clippers Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, Washington [28]
October 12 Detroit Pistons vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Bell Centre Montréal, Quebec [25]
October 12 Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama [29]
October 19 Detroit Pistons vs. Oklahoma City Thunder BOK Center Tulsa, Oklahoma [30]

International games

Date Teams Arena Location Reference
October 5 Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [31]
October 7 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [31]
October 10 Dallas Mavericks vs. Real Madrid WiZink Center Madrid, Spain [32]

Regular season

The majority of the regular season was released on August 17, with those games counting as part of the in-season tournament announced two days earlier on August 15. The two games that will be dependent on the results of the In-Season Tournament will be announced at a later date (see details below).[33][2]

The Spurs will play two alternate-site games at the Moody Center at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas in March.

International games

Date Teams Arena Location Reference
NBA Mexico City Game 2023
November 9 Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks Mexico City Arena Mexico City, Mexico [34]
NBA Paris Game 2024
January 11 Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Accor Arena Paris, France [35]

In-season tournament

Main article: 2023 NBA in-season tournament

The NBA introduced the new NBA in-season tournament for the 2023–24 season, with all games except the championship final counting towards the regular-season standings. It is modeled after the WNBA Commissioner's Cup and in-season multi-stage competitions held in European soccer. The tournament is structured as follows:[36][37][38]

  • Six intraconference pools of five.
  • Tuesdays and Fridays during November 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 championship game will be played in Las Vegas.
  • 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 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 championship game 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 against each other that are eliminated in the same conference (if possible) and round to reach 82 games.

The schedule for the in-season tournament was released on August 15, 2023.[33] The additional conclusion games for those teams that do not qualify for the in-season tournament, or are eliminated in the quarterfinals, will be announced at a later date.

Standings

By conference

Notes

  • * – Division leader

Statistics

Statistics accurate as of November 21, 2023.

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers 31.9
Rebounds per game Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets 13.1
Assists per game Tyrese Haliburton Indiana Pacers 12.0
Steals per game Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder 2.5
Blocks per game Anthony Davis Los Angeles Lakers 3.1
Turnovers per game Cade Cunningham Detroit Pistons 4.8
Fouls per game Dillon Brooks Houston Rockets 3.9
Minutes per game Tyrese Maxey Philadelphia 76ers 38.7
FG% Mark Williams Charlotte Hornets 70.2%
FT% James Harden Los Angeles Clippers 96.3%
3P% Cameron Payne Milwaukee Bucks 52.6%
Efficiency per game Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets 38.4
Double-doubles Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets 13
Triple-doubles Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets 5

Individual game highs

Category Player Team Statistic
Points Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks 54
Rebounds Mark Williams Charlotte Hornets 24
Assists Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets 18
Steals Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder 7
Blocks Brook Lopez Milwaukee Bucks 8
Victor Wembanyama San Antonio Spurs
Three pointers Luka Dončić Dallas Mavericks 9
Tyrese Haliburton Indiana Pacers

Team statistic leaders

Category Team Statistic
Points per game Indiana Pacers 128.1
Rebounds per game Boston Celtics 47.4
New York Knicks
Assists per game Indiana Pacers 30.6
Steals per game Los Angeles Clippers 10.4
Blocks per game Phoenix Suns 6.9
Turnovers per game Detroit Pistons 17.5
Fouls per game Detroit Pistons 23.7
FG% Indiana Pacers 50.4%
FT% Oklahoma City Thunder 86.7%
3P% Oklahoma City Thunder 41.0%
+/− Boston Celtics +10.6

Awards

Players of the Week

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.

Week Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref
October 24–29 Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) [39]
October 30 – November 5 Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) (1/1) Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) (1/1) [40]
November 6–12 Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves) (1/1) [41]
November 13–19 Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks) (1/1) De'Aaron Fox (Sacramento Kings) (1/1) [42]
November 20–26

Players of the Month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref
October/November

Rookies of the Month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref
October/November

Coaches of the Month

The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref
October/November

Arenas

Media

National

Linear television

This is the eighth year of a nine-year deal with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV.[47] ESPN has Wednesday and Friday night games during most of the regular season, along with selected Sunday games from February to April, and a Monday night doubleheader on March 18.[48] TNT has Tuesday games, and Thursday games during opening week and again from January to April.[49] NBA TV televises games primarily on Mondays all season, Saturday and Sunday nights for most of the season, Thursdays during the first half of the season, Fridays during the second half of the season, and any other time when the other national broadcasters are not airing games.[50] ABC's schedule includes NBA Saturday Primetime games on selected Saturdays between December and March (including a tripleheader on January 27), and NBA Sunday Showcase games on four selected Sunday afternoons in February and March.[48] On October 2, 2023, it was announced that five January games originally scheduled as part of ESPN's Wednesday doubleheaders would instead air on ABC.[51]

For the NBA in-season tournament, TNT and ESPN will air selected group stage games as part of their regular Tuesday and Friday coverage, respectively. NBA TV will also have two on Friday, November 24.[52] During the knockout stage, TNT will air all four quarterfinals on December 4 and 5. For the semifinals on December 7, ESPN will televise the early game and TNT will have the late game. The championship game on Saturday, December 9 will be on ABC.[53] During these weeks, ESPN and NBA TV will continue to air other regular season games on Wednesdays and other days, including ESPN's coverage of consolation games on December 6 and December 8.[48][54]

Five Christmas Day games are scheduled for this season. With Christmas Day falling on a Monday in 2023, the NFL also scheduled a Monday Night Football on that day. Because ABC/ESPN holds the broadcast rights to both NBA Christmas games and Monday Night Football, it was decided that ESPN will again air all five NBA games, but ABC will only simulcast two of them in favor of exclusively airing the Monday Night Football game. This would mark the first time since 2016 that ABC will televise fewer than three NBA Christmas games.[48]

Four Martin Luther King Jr. Day games will be televised nationally, with TNT and NBA TV airing two apiece.[2][49][50]

On January 23–27, the league will hold "NBA Rivals Week" for the second consecutive season, with every nationally televised game featuring "classic and budding rivalries between teams and players".[2]

On the final day of the regular season, Sunday, April 14, two games with playoff implications will be flexed into ESPN's afternoon doubleheader.[2][48]

Streaming

This is the first regular season that the streaming service Max will have live access to TNT's games on its Bleacher Report Sports Add-on tier.[55]

NBA League Pass will continue to offer out-of-market games, live access to NBA TV, and on-demand replays of every game.

Local

The Washington Wizards' broadcaster became Monumental Sports Network prior to the start of the season. In September 2022, Ted Leonsis's Monumental Sports & Entertainment bought out NBCUniversal's ownership stake in what was then its Regional Network brand, NBC Sports Washington.[56][57]

Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy

See also: 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.[58]

On April 20, 2023, the Phoenix Suns 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 Tucson sister station KOLD-DT5, a new Gray station in Flagstaff, KAZF, and a new Gray station in Yuma, KAZS, with the latter two launching before the season starts). The Suns will also operate an over-the-top subscription service called "Suns Live", which is created by Kiswe.[59][60][61] 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 Bartelstein 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."[59][60][62] 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.[63] On July 14, 2023, the deal became official when Diamond declined to match Gray's contract offer, going forward with the intended plan of theirs, only removing CBS 5 from the initial list that included 3TV and Arizona's Family Sports.[64] With Bally Sports later losing airing rights to the Arizona Diamondbacks to the MLB itself and the NHL's Arizona Coyotes to Scripps Sports, Bally Sports Arizona ended up shutting down services on October 21, 2023.

On October 1, 2023, Diamond Sports missed a payment to the Orlando Magic. However, on November 6, 2023, Diamond Sports and the NBA reached a one-year agreement that will result in the contracts for teams airing on Diamond expiring after the 2023–24 NBA season, but will result in the Magic being paid in the process. Across the board, all NBA teams airing on Diamond Sports will receive a 16% reduction in the money they receive, but teams will now be able to sell 10 games of their choosing to local over-the-air networks. However, the deal still needs to be approved by the bankruptcy court first.[65][66]

AT&T SportsNet closure

In February 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it was winding down its AT&T SportsNet regional sports network business, affecting the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz's broadcasters, AT&T SportsNet Southwest and AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, respectively. The Portland Trail Blazers' deal with Root Sports Northwest is not affected because Warner Bros. Discovery only has minority control of that network.[67][68]

On June 20, 2023, the Jazz reached an agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group owned stations KJZZ-TV and KUTV to become its new television home. Jazz owner Ryan Smith will start a new in-house production division, SEG Media, to produce the telecasts. While all games will air on KJZZ, Sinclair retains the right to carry select telecasts on KUTV, and KUTV will maintain an "official station" relationship with the team, allowing more coverage of the Jazz and its players. The deal will also include a streaming service, which will not involve KJZZ-TV.[69] AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain later rebranded itself to just SportsNet Rocky Mountain before shutting down services on October 21, 2023.

The Houston Rockets and the MLB's Houston Astros took over ownership of AT&T SportsNet Southwest, rebranding it as Space City Home Network on October 3, 2023.[70]

Personnel

As part of a wave of layoffs, ESPN released analysts Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy, and replaced them with Doris Burke and Doc Rivers on the lead announce team with Mike Breen.[71]

Boston Celtics television announcer Mike Gorman announced his retirement effective after this season.[72] For this season, Gorman is only calling home games, with Drew Carter taking over for preseason and road games. Carter was also announced as Gorman's successor effective next season.[73]

The Brooklyn Nets added Noah Eagle, son of primary television announcer Ian Eagle, to the broadcast team calling select games. The younger Eagle is expected to call around 10 games in lieu of Ian and secondary announcer Ryan Ruocco.[74]

Notable occurrences

  • On July 25, 2023, Jaylen Brown signed a five-year, $304 million contract extension with the Boston Celtics, the largest and richest in league history.[75]
  • On October 25, 2023, Victor Wembanyama scored three 3-pointers in his regular season debut, the most by a Spurs rookie in a single game.[76]
  • On October 29, 2023, Klay Thompson pased Jamal Crawford for 10th place on the league's all time three-pointers made list.[77]
  • On October 31, 2023, Kevin Durant passed Hakeem Olajuwon for 12th on the league's all-time scoring list.[78]
  • On November 1, 2023, LeBron James scored 35 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 130–125 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Clippers. His performance marked his 81st 30-point game since turning 35 years old in December 2019, surpassing Karl Malone for the most 30-point games by any player since turning 35 in NBA history.[79]
  • On November 1, 2023, Stephen Curry became the first player in NBA history to score at least one three-pointer in 250 consecutive regular season games.[80]
  • On November 6, 2023, Nikola Jokić passed LeBron James and Jason Kidd for the 4th place on the NBA all-time triple-double list.[81]
  • For the second consecutive season, the league did not schedule regular season games on Election Day in the United States, which fell on November 7.[2]
  • On November 14, 2023, an altercation occurred during a game between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves.[82] As a result of the incident, Draymond Green was suspended for five games.[83] Green was also fined for the same reason, alongside Klay Thompson, Rudy Gobert, and Jaden McDaniels.[84][85]
  • On November 15, 2023, LeBron James passed Jason Kidd for 5th on the all-time triple-doubles list.[86] He also passed Jason Terry for 8th in the career 3-pointers made list.[87] James also became the second-oldest player to record a triple-double, behind only Karl Malone.[88]
  • On November 18, 2023, Giannis Antetokounmpo became the youngest player in NBA history to record at 16,000+ points, 7,000+ rebounds, and 3,000+ assists in a career.[89]
  • On November 19, 2023, LeBron James passed Clyde Drexler for the 8th place on the league's all-time steals made list.[90]
  • On November 21, 2023, Kevin Durant passed Elvin Hayes for the 11th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.[91]
  • On November 21, 2023, LeBron James became the first player to reach 39,000 career points.[92] He also passed Vince Carter for 7th in the league's all-time three-pointers made list.[93]

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