It will be a tribute video night on Jan. 29 for the Denver Nuggets.
Michael Porter Jr. will make his return to Ball Arena that night for the first time after a core-altering trade in July. The Nuggets sent Porter to the Brooklyn Nets, along with an unprotected 2032 first-round draft pick, for Cam Johnson. It was the biggest part of an offseason roster shakeup that increased the club’s depth and expectations for the 2025-26 season.
Other highlights of the schedule, which was released in full on Thursday afternoon, include a Christmas night home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. This will be the first showdown between Nikola Jokic and Anthony Edwards and the two rival teams on the league’s signature day of the regular season.
Denver opens the 2025-26 slate on the road Oct. 23 in San Francisco against the Golden State Warriors. The home opener is two nights later against the Phoenix Suns.
The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will make two trips to Denver this year: Feb. 1 and the final home game of the campaign April 10. LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers will also be here twice: Jan. 20 and March 5. Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets come to Ball Arena one time this season, Dec. 20, for a Saturday matinee.
Denver’s schedule includes 16 back-to-backs, the same number as a year ago. The Nuggets are also in a tough Emirates NBA Cup group. They have group-stage home games against Golden State (Nov. 7) and San Antonio (Nov. 28), plus trips to Portland (Oct. 31) and Houston (Nov. 21).
Nuggets 2025-26 schedule
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Date Opponent Time TV
Oct. 23 at Golden State 8 p.m. ESPN
Oct. 25 Phoenix 7 p.m. ALT
Oct. 27 at Minnesota 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK
Oct. 29 New Orleans 7 p.m. ALT
Oct. 31 at Portland* 8 p.m. ALT
Nov. 3 Sacramento 7 p.m. ALT
Nov. 5 Miami 7 p.m. ALT
Nov. 7 Golden State* 8p.m. PRIME
Nov. 8 Indiana 7 p.m. ALT
Nov. 11 at Sacramento 9 p.m. NBC/ALT
Nov. 12 at La Clippers 8:30 p.m. ALT
Nov. 15 at Minnesota 6 p.m. ALT
Nov. 17 Chicago 7 p.m. ALT
Nov. 19 at New Orleans 6 p.m. ALT
Nov. 21 at Houston* 7:30 p.m. PRIME
Nov. 22 Sacramento 7 p.m. ALT
Nov. 24 at Memphis 6 p.m. ALT
Nov. 28 San Antonio* 7:30 p.m. ALT
Nov. 29 at Phoenix 7 p.m. ALT
Dec. 1 Dallas 7 p.m. ALT
Dec. 3 at Indiana 5 p.m. ALT
Dec. 5 at Atlanta 5:30 p.m. ALT
Dec. 7 at Charlotte 4 p.m. ALT
Dec. 18 Orlando 7 p.m. ALT
Dec. 20 Houston 3 p.m. ALT
Dec. 22 Utah 7 p.m. ALT
Dec. 23 at Dallas 6 p.m. NBC
Dec. 25 Minnesota 8:30 p.m. ABC
Dec. 27 at Orlando 5 p.m. ALT
Dec. 29 at Miami 5:30 p.m. ALT
Dec. 31 at Toronto 5:30 p.m. ALT
Jan. 2 at Cleveland 5:30 p.m. ALT
Jan. 4 at Brooklyn 1:30 p.m. ALT
Jan. 5 at Philadelphia 6:30 p.m. PEACOCK
Jan. 7 at Boston 5:30 p.m. ALT
Jan. 9 Atlanta 7 p.m. ALT
Jan. 11 Milwaukee 6 p.m. ALT
Jan. 13 at New Orleans 6 p.m. ALT
Jan. 14 at Dallas 7:30 p.m. ESPN/ALT
Jan. 17 Washington 7 p.m. ALT
Jan. 18 Charlotte 6 p.m. ALT
Jan. 20 L.A. Lakers 8 p.m. NBC/ALT
Jan. 22 at Washington 5 p.m. ALT
Jan. 23 at Milwaukee 6 p.m. ALT
Jan. 25 at Memphis 1:30 p.m. ALT
Jan. 27 Detroit 7 p.m. ALT
Jan. 29 Brooklyn 7 p.m. ALT
Jan. 30 La Clippers 8 p.m. ESPN/ALT
Feb. 1 Oklahoma City 7:30 p.m. NBC
Feb. 3 at Detroit 5 p.m. ALT
Feb. 4 at New York 5 p.m. ESPN/ALT
Feb. 7 at Chicago 6 p.m. ALT
Feb. 9 Cleveland 7 p.m. ALT
Feb. 11 Memphis 8 p.m. ESPN/ALT
Feb. 19 at La Clippers 8:30 p.m. ALT
Feb. 20 at Portland 8 p.m. ALT
Feb. 22 at Golden State 1:30 p.m. ABC
Feb. 25 Boston 8 p.m. ESPN
Feb. 27 at Oklahoma City 7:30 p.m. ESPN/ALT
March 1 Minnesota 1:30 p.m. ABC
March 2 at Utah 7 p.m. ALT
March 5 L.A. Lakers 8 p.m. PRIME
March 6 New York 7 p.m. ALT
March 9 at Oklahoma City 5:30 p.m. PEACOCK/ALT
March 11 Houston 8 p.m. ESPN/ALT
March 12 at San Antonio 7 p.m. ALT
March 14 at L.A. Lakers 6:30 p.m. ABC
March 17 Philadelphia 7 p.m. ALT
March 20 Toronto 7 p.m. ALT
March 22 Portland 3 p.m. ALT
March 24 at Phoenix 9 p.m. NBC/ALT
March 25 Dallas 8 p.m. ALT
March 27 Utah 7 p.m. ALT
March 29 Golden State 8 p.m. NBC
April 1 at Utah 7 p.m. ALT
April 4 San Antonio 1 p.m. PRIME/ALT
April 6 Portland 7 p.m. ALT
April 8 Memphis 7 p.m. ALT
April 10 Oklahoma City 8 p.m. PRIME
April 12 at San Antonio 6:30 p.m. ALT
* Emirates NBA Cup Group Play game
Originally Published: August 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM MDT