Defending champion Denver Nuggets opens the new season of the North American professional basketball league NBA with a home game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
This emerges from the game plan published on Thursday (08/17/2023), the first games will be played on October 24th. The Golden State Warriors’ duel with the Phoenix Suns is also scheduled for this day.
The Nuggets, starring superstar Nikola Jokic, knocked out the Lakers 4-0 last season en route to their first title in the semifinals of the playoffs. At the Lakers, LeBron James recently announced that he would definitely continue to play.
Wembanyama debut rises against Dallas
France’s Victor Wembanyama, who was drafted first, will make his NBA debut for the San Antonio Spurs on October 25 against Maxi Kleber’s Dallas Mavericks.
The main round of the 78th season ends after 82 games for each team on April 14, 2024. The playoffs begin on April 20, with the first final game scheduled for June 6.