The most notable dates of the 2024 NBA offseason are behind us now that we’re well clear of the draft and the free agent period. However, there are still a number of dates and deadlines to keep an eye on in the coming weeks and months before teams take the court for the 2024/25 regular season.
Here’s the breakdown:
August 29
- Last day for teams to waive players and apply the stretch provision to their 2024/25 salaries.
September 24
- Media day for the Celtics and Nuggets.
September 25
- Training camps open for the Celtics and Nuggets.
September 30
- Media day for the other 28 teams.
October 1
- Training camps open for the other 28 teams.
October 4
- Preseason begins.
October 12-13
- Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement weekend for the 2024 class.
October 18
- Preseason ends.
October 19
- Last day for players on fully non-guaranteed contracts to be waived and not count at all against a team’s 2024/25 cap. They must clear waivers before the first day of the regular season.
October 21
- Last day of the 2024 offseason.
- Roster limits decrease from 21 players to 18 (4:00 pm CT). Teams will be limited to carrying 15 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals as of this deadline.
- Last day for teams to sign a player to a rookie scale extension (5:00 pm CT).
[RELATED: Players eligible for rookie scale extensions] - Last day for teams to sign an extension-eligible veteran player with multiple seasons left on his contract (such as Stephen Curry) to an extension. An extension-eligible veteran player on an expiring deal (like Brandon Ingram) can still be extended after October 21.
- Last day for teams to complete sign-and-trade deals.
- Last day for teams to convert an Exhibit 10 contract into a two-way contract.
October 22
- 2024/25 regular season begins.
[RELATED: 2024/25 schedules by team]
Information from NBA.com and ESPN’s Bobby Marks was used in the creation of this post.