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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The next issue of the Jazz Insiders newsletter will be a dispatch from training camp, which opens on Tuesday. After that is the NBA preseason and then the 2025-26 regular season. Basketball is back.

With that in mind, it’s a good idea to go over some of the key dates of the NBA calendar for the upcoming season.

Finalized rosters

Before the season can begin, NBA teams have to finalize their rosters. This year the deadline is Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. MT. So, teams need to cut down their training camp rosters to 15 (not including two-way deals).

Opening night

The 2025-26 season officially begins Oct. 21, but the Utah Jazz

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