Pa Luke Adams | on September 10, 2026 at 9:03 am
The NBA officially announced (via Twitter) his full schedule for the 2026 preseason, which prompts a Heat/Predators at Quebec on Oct. 3 and will conclude with 12 games on Oct. 16, incl Nuggets/Lakers match that will be televised on ESPN.
The Nuggets/Lakers game is one of five preseason contests to be televised on ESPN or ESPN2, with Peacock showing Cavaliers/magic match on October 13.
While the Miami/Toronto preseason opener will be the only one on Oct. 3, there will be multiple games on the schedule each day from Oct. 4-16.
We’ve got more odds and ends from around the world of basketball:
- NBA team owners seem to be in the news more than ever in 2026, Howard Beck from The Ringer analyzes what’s going on, examining why so many franchises have changed hands, and details how the value of the average NBA team has increased significantly in recent years. “In any business where valuations are rising at this level, there are going to be people who are attracted to price and profit.” one property source told Beck.
- Noblesville Boom, Osceola magicand the Mexico City Capitanes are officially completed trade with three teams that sends rights back Wade Taylor IV and Patrick Gardner yes Pacers‘ League G affiliate, Au’This Toneyreturns the rights to the Orlando branch, and Cody Martinreturns rights to unaffiliated Capitanes.
- Clearly, teams are negotiating harder than before during rookie expansion discussions, according to Yossi Gozlan from “Third Apron”. (Substack link) who analyzes Amin Thompson‘s a new deal with Houston and looks at what the new landscape means for other fourth-year players is eligible for renewal it’s the offseason.
- Which Western Conference teams have the best chance of beating the favorites Spurs and Thunder in 2026/27? William Guillory, Law Murray, Christian Clark and John Krawczynski of The Athletic try to answer this question with reasons Rockets, Lakers, Nuggetsand Timberwolvesrespectively.