The 2026-27 NBA season tips off on Tuesday 20 October with a tripleheader, and the nightcap is the one the whole league has been waiting for: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9:30 pm ET — a rematch of last season's seven-game Western Conference final, on the night Wembanyama starts the year he is meant to finish at the top.

It is the 81st regular season, and it starts with a completely new map: Giannis Antetokounmpo in Miami, LaMelo Ball in Minnesota, Klay Thompson alongside Giannis, Jaylen Brown and LeBron James in Philadelphia. Here is what opening week looks like, and the four shirts to have before the ball goes up.

20 Oct opening night, three games
7 games it took the Spurs to win the West last season
82 games each, ending 11 April 2027

Opening week, game by game

Date Game Tip-off (ET) The story
Tue 20 OctCeltics at Pistons3:00 pmThe two best regular-season records in the East last year, both rebuilt
Tue 20 OctThunder at Spurs9:30 pmThe nightcap. A Western Conference final rematch, seven games last May
Wed 21 OctTimberwolves at Heat7:30 pmGiannis debuts in Miami; LaMelo debuts in Minnesota — in the same game
Wed 21 OctWarriors at Lakers10:00 pmLast season's leading scorer against a two-time MVP, in an all-California night game
Thu 22 OctCavaliers at 76ers7:00 pmLeBron's home debut in Philadelphia, against his first team

Christmas Day (Friday 25 December) opens with the Western Conference final rematch — San Antonio at Oklahoma City, noon ET — then four more games through the day. The in-season cup runs from 30 October to 11 December.

Four shirts for the new season

One for the biggest signing of the summer, one for the team that won the West, one for the move that redrew the East overnight, one for the East's steadiest contender. All four are the everyday cut — light, breathable, and made to be worn on a normal Tuesday.

Philadelphia 76ers royal blue basketball jersey with LeBron James number 23
Philadelphia 76ers — Royal. LeBron in a Sixers shirt is still strange to type, and it becomes real in the season's first week. Royal blue with the 23 on the back — the shirt of the summer's biggest signing. View the 76ers jersey →
San Antonio Spurs black basketball jersey with Victor Wembanyama number 1
San Antonio Spurs — Black. The team that came through a seven-game conference final and reached the finals in June. Black with Wembanyama's 1, and a home opener at 9:30 pm on the first night of the season. View the Spurs jersey →
Miami Heat black basketball jersey with Antetokounmpo number 7
Miami Heat — Black. Giannis in Miami is the move that redrew the East overnight. Black with the 7 on the back, and about four days before anyone else has one. View the Heat jersey →
Boston Celtics white basketball jersey with Jayson Tatum number 0
Boston Celtics — White. The best regular-season record in the East last year, rebuilt and running it back. White with Tatum's 0 — the steady pick in a league that went mad over the summer. View the Celtics jersey →

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