Key Dates

2026-27 NBA G League Season Dates

August 29-October 4: NBA G League Local Player Tryouts
September 29: NBA Training Camps open
October 3-16: NBA Preseason
October 19: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)
October 20: Start of the 2026-27 NBA Regular Season
October 24: 2026 NBA G League Draft (1 p.m. ET)
October 26 - November 5: NBA G League Training Camps
November 5: Rosters set for NBA G League Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)
November 6: NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament begins
November 7: NBA Mexico City Game 2025
December 19-22: 2026 NBA G League Winter Showcase (Orlando, FL)
December 19: NBA G League 36-game Regular Season begins
January 5, 2027: 10-Day Contracts may now be signed
January 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
February 19-21: 2027 NBA All-Star (Phoenix, AZ)
March 27: NBA G League Regular Season ends
March 30: 2027 NBA G League Playoffs presented by Google begin
April 11: NBA Regular Season ends
April 12: Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2027 (3 p.m. ET)
April 13-16: SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament
August 27 - September 12: FIBA Basketball World Cup (Qatar)

Past Key Dates: 2026-27 NBA G League Season

May 8-10: AWS NBA G League Combine (Chicago)
May 10: 2026 NBA Draft Lottery
May 10-17: AWS NBA Draft Combine (Chicago)
June 3-19: NBA Finals 2026
June 23: NBA Draft 2026 (First Round)
June 24: NBA Draft 2026 (Second Round)
July 2: NBA G League International Draft (1 p.m. ET)
July 9-19: NBA 2K Summer League 2026 (Las Vegas)