Key Dates to Know in the 2024-25 NBA Schedule for the Orlando Magic

All the key dates to know regarding the upcoming 2024-25 NBA season, including preseason, roster deadlines, All-Star weekend and more.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver talks to International Basketball Federation board member Mark Tatum in the fourth quarter between the United States and Puerto Rico during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games. / John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

ORLANDO, Fla. –– The NBA season is closer than you'd expect it to be.

Media days and training camps are getting underway shortly, if not already, around the NBA over the next few days. Soon enough, as the weather chills for most of the country, the on-court action will be heating up.

Here are all the key dates you need to know as the new year approaches, courtesy of NBA.com's key dates page:

Key Dates for the Orlando Magic 2024

Sept. 30: Media days for 28 NBA teams (Boston Celtics have media day on Sept. 24, Denver Nuggets on Sept. 26)

Oct. 1: First day of training camps/practice can begin (Celtics & Nuggets begin practice Sept. 25)

Oct. 4: NBA preseason begins

Oct. 21: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)

Oct. 22: NBA regular season begins

MORE: Orlando Magic's Full 2024-25 NBA schedule

Oct. 26: NBA G League Draft

Oct. 28-Nov. 7: NBA G League Training Camp

Nov. 12: Emirates NBA Cup begins, "Cup Nights" every Tuesday and Friday from Nov. 12-Dec. 3. The only NBA games played on these nights will be Group Play games.

Magic's NBA Cup Schedule

Dec. 10-11: NBA Cup Quarterfinals

Dec. 14: NBA Cup Semifinals (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Dec. 17: NBA Cup Championship (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Jan. 5, 2025: First day 10-day contracts can be signed

Jan. 10, 2025: All NBA contracts become guaranteed through the remainder of the season

Feb. 6, 2025: Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)

Feb. 14-16, 2025: NBA All-Star Weekend (San Francisco, Calif.)

Feb. 14-19, 2025: NBA All-Star break

March 1: Playoff eligibility waiver deadline

April 13, 2025: NBA regular season finishes

April 14, 2025: Rosters set for NBA playoffs (3 p.m ET)

April 15-18, 2025: NBA Play-In Tournament

April 19: NBA Playoffs begin

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