The 2023–24 NBA season is the 78th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The regular season began on October 24, 2023, and ended on April 14, 2024. The NBA held their first-ever in-season tournament from November 3 to December 9, with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the championship against the Indiana Pacers. The 2024 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 18, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The play-in tournament took place from April 16–19, and the 2024 NBA playoffs began on April 20. The NBA Finals are scheduled to start on June 6, with a possible game 7 scheduled for June 23.
2023–24 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
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Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Victor Wembanyama |
Picked by | San Antonio Spurs |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Top scorer | Luka Dončić |
Playoffs | |
Finals |
The 2023 NBA draft took place on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Team | 2022–23 season | 2023–24 season |
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Off-season | ||
Detroit Pistons | Dwane Casey | Monty Williams |
Houston Rockets | Stephen Silas | Ime Udoka |
Milwaukee Bucks | Mike Budenholzer | Adrian Griffin |
Philadelphia 76ers | Doc Rivers | Nick Nurse |
Phoenix Suns | Monty Williams | Frank Vogel |
Toronto Raptors | Nick Nurse | Darko Rajaković |
In-season | ||
Brooklyn Nets | Jacque Vaughn | Kevin Ollie (interim) |
Milwaukee Bucks | Adrian Griffin | Joe Prunty (interim) Doc Rivers |
Washington Wizards | Wes Unseld Jr. | Brian Keefe (interim) |
The NBA often hosts preseason games in non-NBA markets.
Date | Teams | Arena | Location | Reference |
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October 8 | Sacramento Kings vs. Toronto Raptors | Rogers Arena | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
October 8 | Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Clippers | Stan Sheriff Center | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
October 9 | Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada | |
October 10 | Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Clippers | Climate Pledge Arena | Seattle, Washington | |
October 12 | Detroit Pistons vs. Oklahoma City Thunder | Bell Centre | Montréal, Quebec | |
October 12 | Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans | Legacy Arena | Birmingham, Alabama | |
October 19 | Detroit Pistons vs. Oklahoma City Thunder | BOK Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Date | Teams | Arena | Location | Reference |
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October 5 | Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
October 7 | Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks | |||
October 10 | Dallas Mavericks vs. Real Madrid | WiZink Center | Madrid, Spain |
The majority of the regular season was released on August 17, with those games counting as part of the in-season tournament announced two days earlier on August 15. The two games that were dependent on the results of the in-season tournament were announced at a later date (see details below).
The Spurs played two alternate-site games at the Moody Center at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas in March.
Date | Teams | Arena | Location | Reference |
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NBA Mexico City Game 2023 | ||||
November 9 | Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks | Mexico City Arena | Mexico City, Mexico | |
NBA Paris Game 2024 | ||||
January 11 | Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers | Accor Arena | Paris, France |
The NBA introduced the new NBA In-Season Tournament for the 2023–24 season, with all games except the championship final counting towards the regular-season standings. It was modeled after the WNBA Commissioner's Cup and in-season multi-stage competitions held in European soccer. The tournament was structured as follows:
The schedule for the in-season tournament was released on August 15, 2023, two days before much of the regular season schedule was released. The semi-finals and championship game were hosted in the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. On December 9, 2023, the Los Angeles Lakers went undefeated in the tournament to win the inaugural NBA Cup title by beating the Indiana Pacers in the championship game. LeBron James won the inaugural Tournament MVP award.
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z – Boston Celtics | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 37–4 | 27–14 | 15–2 | 82 |
x – New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 27–14 | 23–18 | 12–5 | 82 |
x – Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 25–16 | 22–19 | 8–8 | 82 |
Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 20–21 | 12–29 | 5–11 | 82 |
Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 14–27 | 11–30 | 1–15 | 82 |
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 31–11 | 18–22 | 10–7 | 82 |
x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 26–15 | 22–19 | 11–5 | 82 |
x – Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2.0 | 26–15 | 21–20 | 11–6 | 82 |
pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 10.0 | 20–21 | 19–22 | 7–9 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 14 | 68 | .171 | 35.0 | 7–33 | 7–35 | 2–14 | 82 |
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Orlando Magic | 47 | 35 | .573 | – | 29–12 | 18–23 | 9–7 | 82 |
x – Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 1.0 | 22–19 | 24–17 | 13–3 | 82 |
pi – Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 11.0 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 26.0 | 11–30 | 10–31 | 6–10 | 82 |
Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 32.0 | 7–34 | 8–33 | 4–12 | 82 |
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c – Oklahoma City Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 12–4 | 82 |
x – Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 10–6 | 82 |
x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 30–11 | 26–15 | 12–4 | 82 |
Utah Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 | 21–20 | 10–31 | 5–11 | 82 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 11–30 | 10–31 | 1–15 | 82 |
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Los Angeles Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 25–16 | 26–15 | 9–7 | 82 |
x – Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 2.0 | 25–16 | 24–17 | 9–9 | 82 |
x – Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4.0 | 28–14 | 19–21 | 7–10 | 82 |
pi – Sacramento Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 24–17 | 22–19 | 10–7 | 82 |
pi – Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 21–20 | 25–16 | 7–9 | 82 |
Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 25–16 | 25–16 | 11–5 | 82 |
x – New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1.0 | 21–19 | 28–14 | 9–7 | 82 |
Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9.0 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 9–7 | 82 |
Memphis Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23.0 | 9–32 | 18–23 | 8–8 | 82 |
San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 28.0 | 12–29 | 10–31 | 3–13 | 82 |
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Only the top six seeds in each conference advance to the main rounds of the 2024 NBA playoffs, while the next four seeds will participate in a Page playoff system tournament from April 16–19, 2024. In each conference the 7th-place team hosts the 8th-place team in the double-chance round needing to win one game to advance, with the winner clinching the 7th seed in the playoffs. The 9th-place team hosts the 10th-place team in the elimination round requiring two wins to advance, with the loser being eliminated from the contention. The loser in the double-chance round hosts the elimination-round game-winner, with the winner clinching the 8th seed and the loser being eliminated.
Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
7 | Philadelphia | 105 | 7 | Philadelphia | No. 7 seed | ||||||||
8 | Miami | 104 | 8 | Miami | No. 8 seed | ||||||||
8 | Miami | 112 | |||||||||||
9 | Chicago | 91 | |||||||||||
9 | Chicago | 131 | |||||||||||
10 | Atlanta | 116 | |||||||||||
Bold Game winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
7 | New Orleans | 106 | 8 | LA Lakers | No. 7 seed | ||||||||
8 | LA Lakers | 110 | 7 | New Orleans | No. 8 seed | ||||||||
7 | New Orleans | 105 | |||||||||||
9 | Sacramento | 98 | |||||||||||
9 | Sacramento | 118 | |||||||||||
10 | Golden State | 94 | |||||||||||
Bold Game winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
The playoffs began on April 20, 2024.
First round | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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E4 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Orlando* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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E3 | Milwaukee* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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E2 | New York | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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W1 | Oklahoma City* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | New Orleans | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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W4 | LA Clippers* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Dallas* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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W3 | Minnesota | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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W2 | Denver | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | LA Lakers | 0 |
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Points per game | Luka Dončić | Dallas Mavericks | 33.9 |
Rebounds per game | Domantas Sabonis | Sacramento Kings | 13.7 |
Assists per game | Tyrese Haliburton | Indiana Pacers | 10.9 |
Steals per game | De'Aaron Fox | Sacramento Kings | 2.0 |
Blocks per game | Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs | 3.6 |
Turnovers per game | Trae Young | Atlanta Hawks | 4.4 |
Fouls per game | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | 3.6 |
Minutes per game | DeMar DeRozan | Chicago Bulls | 37.8 |
FG% | Daniel Gafford | Washington/Dallas | 72.5 |
FT% | Klay Thompson | Golden State Warriors | 92.7 |
3P% | Grayson Allen | Phoenix Suns | 46.1 |
Efficiency per game | Nikola Jokić | Denver Nuggets | 38.5 |
Double-doubles | Domantas Sabonis | Sacramento Kings | 77 |
Triple-doubles | Domantas Sabonis | Sacramento Kings | 26 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | Luka Dončić | Dallas Mavericks | 73 |
Rebounds | Jusuf Nurkić | Phoenix Suns | 31 |
Assists | Tyrese Haliburton | Indiana Pacers | 23 |
Steals | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Oklahoma City Thunder | 7 |
Herbert Jones | New Orleans Pelicans | ||
Anthony Davis | Los Angeles Lakers | ||
Tre Mann | Charlotte Hornets | ||
Blocks | Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs | 10 |
Three-pointers | Keegan Murray | Sacramento Kings | 12 |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Indiana Pacers | 123.3 |
Rebounds per game | Golden State Warriors | 46.7 |
Assists per game | Indiana Pacers | 30.8 |
Steals per game | Oklahoma City Thunder | 8.5 |
Philadelphia 76ers | ||
Blocks per game | Boston Celtics | 6.6 |
Oklahoma City Thunder | ||
Turnovers per game | Utah Jazz | 15.7 |
Fouls per game | Indiana Pacers | 21.4 |
FG% | Indiana Pacers | 50.7 |
FT% | Utah Jazz | 83.0 |
3P% | Oklahoma City Thunder | 38.9 |
+/− | Boston Celtics | +11.3 |
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.
Week | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October 24–29 | Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) | Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets) (1/2) | |
October 30 – November 5 | Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) (1/1) | |
November 6–12 | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/3) | Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves) (1/1) | |
November 13–19 | Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks) (1/4) | De'Aaron Fox (Sacramento Kings) (1/2) | |
November 20–26 | Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic) (1/1) | Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) (1/2) | |
November 27 – December 3 | Julius Randle (New York Knicks) (1/1) | De'Aaron Fox (Sacramento Kings) (2/2) | |
December 11–17 | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/2) | Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) (1/4) | |
December 18–24 | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/3) | Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies) (1/1) | |
December 25–31 | Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers) (1/1) | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1) | |
January 1–7 | Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks) (2/4) | Alperen Şengün (Houston Rockets) (1/1) | |
January 8–14 | Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat) (1/1) | Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz) (1/1) | |
January 15–21 | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (3/3) | Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns) (1/1) | |
January 22–28 | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) (2/2) | Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) (2/2) | |
January 29 – February 4 | Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) | Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) | |
February 5–11 | Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1) | Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) (2/4) | |
February 26 – March 3 | Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) (1/1) | LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | |
March 4–10 | DeMar DeRozan (Chicago Bulls) (1/1) | Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) (3/4) | |
March 11–17 | Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks) (3/4) | Jalen Green (Houston Rockets) (1/1) | |
March 18–24 | Derrick White (Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | |
March 25–31 | Dejounte Murray (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) | Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) (4/4) | |
April 1–7 | Kristaps Porziņģis (Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Kyrie Irving (Dallas Mavericks) (1/1) | |
April 8–14 | Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks) (4/4) | Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets) (2/2) |
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October/November | Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) (1/2) | Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) | |
December | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1) | |
January | Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1) | Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) (1/1) | |
February | Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) (2/2) | Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) (1/2) | |
March | Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks) (1/1) | Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) (2/2) |
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October/November | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Miami Heat) (1/2) | Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2) | |
December | Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Miami Heat) (2/2) | Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) | |
January | Brandon Miller (Charlotte Hornets) (1/3) | Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) (1/3) | |
February | Brandon Miller (Charlotte Hornets) (2/3) | Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) (2/3) | |
March | Brandon Miller (Charlotte Hornets) (3/3) | Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) (3/3) |
The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October/November | Jamahl Mosley (Orlando Magic) (1/1) | Chris Finch (Minnesota Timberwolves) (1/1) | |
December | Joe Mazzulla (Boston Celtics) (1/2) | Tyronn Lue (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/2) | |
January | Tom Thibodeau (New York Knicks) (1/1) | Tyronn Lue (Los Angeles Clippers) (2/2) | |
February | Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat) (1/1) | Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors) (1/1) | |
March | Joe Mazzulla (Boston Celtics) (2/2) | Ime Udoka (Houston Rockets) (1/1) |
This is the eighth year of a nine-year deal with ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. ESPN has Wednesday and Friday night games during most of the regular season, along with selected Sunday games from February to April, and a Monday night doubleheader on March 18. TNT has Tuesday games, and Thursday games during opening week and again from January to April. NBA TV televises games primarily on Mondays all season, Saturday and Sunday nights for most of the season, Thursdays during the first half of the season, Fridays during the second half of the season, and any other time when the other national broadcasters are not airing games. ABC's schedule includes NBA Saturday Primetime games on selected Saturdays between December and March (including a tripleheader on January 27), and NBA Sunday Showcase games on four selected Sunday afternoons in February and March. On October 2, 2023, it was announced that five January games originally scheduled as part of ESPN's Wednesday doubleheaders would instead air on ABC.
This season, ESPN and TNT began featuring simulcasts or alternative broadcasts of selected games on ESPN2 and TruTV, respectively.
For the NBA in-season tournament, TNT and ESPN aired selected group stage games as part of their regular Tuesday and Friday coverage, respectively. NBA TV had two on Friday, November 24. During the knockout stage, TNT aired all four quarterfinals on December 4 and 5. For the semifinals on December 7, ESPN televised the early game and TNT will have the late game. The championship game on Saturday, December 9 was on ABC. During these weeks, ESPN and NBA TV will continue to air other regular season games on Wednesdays and other days, including ESPN's coverage of consolation games on December 6 and December 8.
Five Christmas Day games are scheduled for this season. With Christmas Day falling on a Monday in 2023, the NFL also scheduled a Monday Night Football on that day. Because ABC/ESPN holds the broadcast rights to both NBA Christmas games and Monday Night Football, it was decided that ESPN will again air all five NBA games, but ABC will only simulcast two of them in favor of exclusively airing the Monday Night Football game. This would mark the first time since 2016 that ABC televised fewer than three NBA Christmas games.
Four Martin Luther King Jr. Day games were televised nationally, with TNT and NBA TV airing two apiece.
For the second consecutive season, the league held NBA Rivals Week from January 23 to 27, 2024, with each nationally televised game featuring "classic and budding rivalries between teams and players".
On the final day of the regular season, Sunday, April 14, two games with playoff implications were flexed into ESPN's afternoon doubleheader.
This is the first regular season that the streaming service Max will have live access to TNT's games on its Bleacher Report Sports Add-on tier.
NBA League Pass continues to offer out-of-market games, live access to NBA TV, and on-demand replays of every game.
The Washington Wizards' broadcaster became Monumental Sports Network prior to the start of the season. In September 2022, Monumental Sports & Entertainment bought out NBCUniversal's ownership stake in what was then its regional network brand, NBC Sports Washington.
The 16 NBA teams who had deals with the Bally Sports regional sports networks may be affected by its operator Diamond Sports Group's March 14, 2023, decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Diamond had initially sought to continue broadcasting regional games while it plans to separate from majority parent Sinclair Broadcast Group as part of the reorganization.
On April 20, 2023, the Phoenix Suns signed a five-year agreement with Gray Television to replace Bally Sports Arizona as their broadcaster. Most Suns games would then be carried on broadcast television by Gray's KTVK, KPHO-TV, or KPHE-LD in Phoenix (as well as Tucson sister station KOLD-DT5, a new Gray station in Flagstaff, KAZF, and a new Gray station in Yuma, KAZS, with the latter two launching before the season starts). The Suns will also operate an over-the-top subscription service called "Suns Live", which is created by Kiswe. After the announcement, Diamond accused the team of breaching its contract and bankruptcy law, stating that the team was making an "improper effort" to "change their broadcasting partner without permitting Diamond to exercise our contractual rights." In response, Phoenix Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein stated that "Diamond's position is totally inaccurate. We are moving forward with this deal and could not be more excited about what it means for our fans and our future." On May 10, 2023, the bankruptcy judge voided the Suns contract with Gray, ruling that the Suns violated Bally Sports Arizona's contractual right of first refusal. He ordered the parties into arbitration. On July 14, 2023, the deal became official when Diamond declined to match Gray's contract offer, going forward with the intended plan of theirs, only removing KPHO-TV from the initial list that included KTVK and KPHE. With Bally Sports later losing airing rights to the Arizona Diamondbacks to the MLB itself and the NHL's Arizona Coyotes to Scripps Sports, Bally Sports Arizona ended up shutting down services on October 21, 2023.
On October 1, 2023, Diamond Sports missed a payment to the Orlando Magic. However, on November 6, 2023, Diamond Sports and the NBA reached a one-year agreement that will result in the contracts for teams airing on Diamond expiring after the 2023–24 NBA season, but result in the Magic being paid in the process. Across the board, all NBA teams airing on Diamond Sports will receive a 16% reduction in the money they receive, but teams will now be able to exclusively sell 10 games of their choosing to local over-the-air stations. However, on January 17, 2024, Diamond Sports announced a restructuring agreement after receiving a $115 million investment from Amazon. The restructuring agreement supersedes the prior agreement with the NBA, so rights for the NBA will no longer expire following the 2023–24 season.
The following teams reached agreements to sell games to over-the-air stations:
Team | Station(s) | Source(s) |
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Cavaliers (5 games) | ||
Pistons (5 games) | ||
Bucks (10 games) | ||
Hawks (10 games) |
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Thunder (8 games) | ||
Mavericks (10 games) |
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Pelicans (10 games) |
In February 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it was winding down its AT&T SportsNet regional sports network business, affecting the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz's broadcasters, AT&T SportsNet Southwest and AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, respectively. The Portland Trail Blazers' deal with Root Sports Northwest is not affected because Warner Bros. Discovery only has minority control of that network.
On June 20, 2023, the Jazz reached an agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group owned stations KJZZ-TV and KUTV to become its new television home. Jazz owner Ryan Smith will start a new in-house production division, SEG Media, to produce the telecasts. While all games will air on KJZZ, Sinclair retains the right to carry select telecasts on KUTV, and KUTV will maintain an "official station" relationship with the team, allowing more coverage of the Jazz and its players. The deal will also include a streaming service, which will not involve KJZZ-TV. AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain later rebranded itself to just SportsNet Rocky Mountain before shutting down services on October 21, 2023.
The Houston Rockets and the MLB's Houston Astros took over ownership of AT&T SportsNet Southwest, rebranding it as Space City Home Network on October 3, 2023.
As part of a wave of layoffs, ESPN released analysts Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy, and replaced them with Doris Burke and Doc Rivers on the lead announce team with Mike Breen. Doc Rivers left ESPN after he became the Bucks head coach in January 2024.
Boston Celtics television announcer Mike Gorman announced his retirement effective after this season. For this season, Gorman is only calling home games, with Drew Carter taking over for preseason and road games. Carter was also announced as Gorman's successor effective next season.
The Brooklyn Nets added Noah Eagle, son of primary television announcer Ian Eagle, to the broadcast team calling select games. The younger Eagle is expected to call around 10 games in lieu of Ian and secondary announcer Ryan Ruocco.
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