August 26th 2025 at 8:18am CST by Luke Adams
The most notable dates of the 2025 NBA offseason are behind us now that we’re well clear of the draft and the free agent period. However, there are still a number of dates and deadlines to keep an eye on in the coming weeks and months before teams take the court for the 2025/26 regular season.
Here’s the breakdown:
August 27 – September 24
FIBA EuroBasket 2025.
August 29
Last day for teams to waive players and apply the stretch provision to their 2025/26 salaries.
September 5-6
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement weekend for the 2025 class.
September 23
Media day for the Nets, Knicks, Sixers, Pelicans, and Suns.
September 25
Training camps open for the Nets, Knicks, Sixers, Pelicans, and Suns.
September 29
Media day – and training camps open – for the other 25 teams.
October 2
Preseason begins.
October 17
Preseason ends.
October 18
Last day for players on fully non-guaranteed contracts to be waived and not count at all against a team’s 2025/26 cap. They must clear waivers before the first day of the regular season.
October 20
Last day of the 2025 offseason.
Roster limits decrease from 21 players to 18 (4:00 pm CT). Teams will be limited to carrying 15 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals as of this deadline.
Last day for teams to sign a player to a rookie scale extension (5:00 pm CT).
[RELATED: Players eligible for rookie scale extensions]
Last day for teams to sign an extension-eligible veteran player with multiple seasons left on his contract (such as Tyler Herro) to an extension. An extension-eligible veteran player on an expiring deal (like Kevin Durant) can still be extended after October 20.
Last day for teams to complete sign-and-trade deals.
Last day for teams to convert an Exhibit 10 contract into a two-way contract.
October 21
Information from NBA.com was used in the creation of this post.