The NBA released its schedule for the 2026 NBA Cup. The league's annual in-season tournament will begin on Friday, Oct. 30.
The tournament is divided into six groups of five teams each. Each team will play four group-stage games.
The knockout games begin on Friday, Dec. 4. The championship will be played Friday, Dec. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The title game moved to Hinkle from Las Vegas for the first time.
The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs in the 2025 NBA Cup championship game — in what also was a preview of that season's NBA Finals.
East Group A: Pistons | Raptors | Magic | Bucks | Nets
East Group B:Knicks | Cavaliers | 76ers | Heat | Pacers
East Group C:Celtics | Hawks | Hornets | Bulls | Wizards
West Group A: Nuggets | Rockets | Suns | Mavericks | Jazz
West Group B: Thunder | Timberwolves | Clippers | Pelicans | Grizzlies
West Group C:Spurs | Lakers | Trail Blazers | Warriors | Kings
Friday, Oct. 30: at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: vs Toronto, 7:30 p.m. (Prime)
Tuesday, Nov. 24: at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: vs Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: vs Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 27: vs Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: vs Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 24: vs Detroit, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: vs Toronto, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: vs Brooklyn, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: vs Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: vs Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 13: at Indiana, 7 p.m. (Prime)
Wednesday, Nov. 25: vs Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: vs Miami, 7 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 6: vs Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 13: at Miami, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: vs Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: vs New York, 7:30 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 6: at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. (Prime)
Wednesday, Nov. 25: vs Miami, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Nov. 27: at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: vs Indiana, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: vs Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Nov. 27: at New York, 7 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Oct. 30: at Miami, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: vs New York, 7 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 20: at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: vs Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: vs Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 24: at Washington, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Friday, Nov. 27: vs Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: vs Washington, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: vs Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: at Boston, 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: at Washington, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: vs Boston, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: vs Chicago, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: vs Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: vs Washington, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: vs Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 24: vs Boston, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Friday, Oct. 30: at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: vs Houston, 10 p.m. (Prime)
Tuesday, Nov. 24: vs Dallas, 10 p.m. (NBC)
Friday, Nov. 27: at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: vs Utah, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: at Denver, 10 p.m. (Prime)
Wednesday, Nov. 25: vs Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: vs Denver, 10 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: vs Dallas, 9 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: vs Houston, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: vs Utah, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 24: at Denver, 10 p.m. (NBC)
Friday, Nov. 27: at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: vs Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: vs Denver, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: at LA Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: vs New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: vs Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Oct. 30: vs LA Clippers, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Nov. 27: vs Memphis, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: vs Oklahoma City, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: vs New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: vs Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: vs Memphis, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: at LA Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: vs Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: vs LA Clippers, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: vs Golden State, 9:30 p.m. (Prime)
Wednesday, Nov. 25: at Portland, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Nov. 27: vs LA Lakers, 9:30 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Oct. 30: at Golden State, 10 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 6: vs Portland, 10 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 20: vs Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 6: at LA Lakers, 10 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 13: at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: vs San Antonio, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Nov. 27: vs Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: vs LA Lakers, 10 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, Nov. 13: at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. (Prime)
Wednesday, Nov. 25: vs Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27: at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: vs San Antonio, 10 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: vs Portland, 10 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: at LA Lakers, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25: at Golden State, 10 p.m.
All knockout games will be televised on Amazon Prime.
• Quarterfinals: Friday, Dec. 4; Saturday, Dec. 5
• Semifinals: Tuesday, Dec. 8 and/or Wednesday, Dec. 9
• Championship: Friday, Dec. 11 (Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis)
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