2016–17 NBA season
| 2016–17 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 25, 2016 – April 12, 2017 April 15 – May 29, 2017 (Playoffs) June 1–18, 2017 (Finals) |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Ben Simmons |
| Picked by | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
The 2016–17 NBA season is the 71st season of the National Basketball Association. The regular season began on October 25, 2016, with the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the New York Knicks. Christmas Day games were played on Sunday December 25, 2016. The 2017 NBA All-Star Game will be played at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 19, 2017; the original host of the game, Charlotte's Spectrum Center, was removed as the host on July 21, 2016 due to the league's opposition against North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act. The regular season will end on April 12, 2017, and the playoffs will begin on April 15, 2017 and will end with the last game of the NBA Finals.
Free agency negotiations began on Friday, July 1, 2016. Players can sign starting on July 6, after the July moratorium ended.
The preseason began on October 1, 2016 and ended on October 21, 2016.
The regular season began on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Christmas Day games were played on Sunday, December 25, 2016. The regular season will end on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. The schedule was released at 6:00 p.m. ET on August 11, 2016.
The 2017 NBA Playoffs will begin on April 15, 2017. In May 2017, ESPN will air the Western Conference Finals and TNT will air the Eastern Conference Finals. The season will end with the 2017 NBA Finals which will begin on June 1, 2017 on ABC.
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