The NBA today released its 2015 preseason schedule that tips off on Friday, Oct. 2 and features three top international teams -- Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul, Maccabi Haifa, and Paschoalotto/Bauru -- traveling to the U.S. for six games against six NBA teams.
Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul, a six-time Turkish League champion, will be the first international team to play in the U.S. this preseason, taking on the Brooklyn Nets on Oct. 5 at Barclays Center before meeting the Oklahoma City Thunder on Oct. 9 at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Maccabi Haifa, an Israeli club facing NBA teams in the U.S. for the fifth time in six years, begins its trip against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 8 at FedExForum, followed by a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 11 at Staples Center.
Paschoalotto/Bauru, which competes in Brazil's premier basketball league, will play the New York Knicks on Oct. 7 at Madison Square Garden and the Washington Wizards on Oct. 11 at Verizon Center.
The NBA preseason begins on Friday, Oct. 2, when the Denver Nuggets play the Clippers at Staples Center. The 2015-16 regular seasons tips off on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
2015 NBA PRESEASON SCHEDULE
October 2
- Denver @ LA Clippers Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 7:30PM
October 3
- Charlotte @ Orlando Amway Center, Orlando, FL 7:00PM
- New Orleans @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 7:00PM
October 4
- Utah @ LA Lakers Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, HI 3:00PM
- LA Clippers @ Toronto Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC 4:00PM
- Charlotte @ Miami AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL 6:00PM
October 5
- Sacramento @ Portland Moda Center, Portland, OR 7:00PM
- Fenerbahce Ulker @ Brooklyn Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 7:30PM
- Toronto @ Golden State SAP Center, San Jose, CA 7:30PM
October 6
- Utah @ LA Lakers Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, HI 6:00PM
- Philadelphia @ Washington Verizon Center, Washington, DC 7:00PM
- Milwaukee @ Chicago United Center, Chicago, IL 7:00PM
- Houston @ Memphis FedExForum, Memphis, TN 7:00PM
- Indiana @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI 7:30PM
- Denver @ Dallas American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 7:30PM
- Boston @ Olimpia Milano Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy 8:30PM (NBA TV)
October 7
- Atlanta @ Cleveland Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH 7:00PM
- Oklahoma City @ Minnesota Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 7:00PM
- Dallas @ Houston Toyota Center, Houston, TX 7:00PM
- Sacramento @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ 7:00PM
- Paschoalotto/Bauru @ New York Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 7:30PM
- Orlando @ Miami KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY 7:30PM
October 8
- Cleveland @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 7:00PM
- Maccabi Haifa @ Memphis FedExForum, Memphis, TN 7:00PM
- Chicago @ Denver Coors Events Center, Boulder, CO 7:00PM
- Golden State @ Portland Moda Center, Portland, OR 7:00PM
- San Antonio @ Sacramento Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA 7:00PM
- Toronto @ LA Lakers Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA 7:00PM
- Brooklyn @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI 7:30PM
- Boston @ Real Madrid Barclaycard Center, Madrid, Spain 9:00PM (NBA TV)
October 9
- New York @ Washington Verizon Center, Washington, DC 7:00PM
- Atlanta @ New Orleans Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL 7:00PM
- Orlando @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 7:00PM
- Fenerbahce Ulker @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK 7:00PM
- Utah @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ 7:00PM
October 10
- Brooklyn @ Philadelphia Times Union Center, Albany, NY 3:00PM
- Chicago @ Minnesota MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB 7:00PM
- Portland @ Sacramento Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA 7:00PM
- Detroit @ Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 7:30PM
October 11
- LA Clippers @ Charlotte Shenzhen Universiade Center, Shenzhen, China 1:30PM (NBA TV)
- Paschoalotto/Bauru @ Washington Verizon Center, Washington, DC 6:00PM
- Orlando @ Houston State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, TX 6:00PM
- Maccabi Haifa @ LA Lakers Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 6:30PM
October 12
- Memphis @ Cleveland Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH 7:00PM
- New Orleans @ Chicago United Center, Chicago, IL 7:00PM
- Portland @ Utah EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT 7:00PM
- Philadelphia @ New York Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 7:30PM
- Minnesota @ Toronto Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 7:30PM
- San Antonio @ Miami AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL 7:30PM
October 13
- Miami @ Orlando Amway Center, Orlando, FL 7:00PM
- Milwaukee @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 7:00PM
- Detroit @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 7:00PM
- Dallas @ Oklahoma City BOK Center, Tulsa, OK 7:00PM
- Houston @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ 7:00PM
- Sacramento @ LA Lakers MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV 7:00PM
- Denver @ Golden State Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 7:30PM
October 14
- Detroit @ Chicago United Center, Chicago, IL 7:00PM
- Toronto @ Minnesota Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON 7:00PM
- Boston @ Brooklyn Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 7:30PM
- San Antonio @ Atlanta Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 8:00PM
- Charlotte @ LA Clippers Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China 8:00PM (NBA TV)
October 15
- Indiana @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 7:00PM
- Houston @ Golden State Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 7:00PM (TNT)
October 16
- Washington @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 7:00PM
- Oklahoma City @ Memphis FedExForum, Memphis, TN 7:00PM
- Phoenix @ Denver Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7:00PM
- Boston @ New York Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 7:30PM
- Atlanta @ Dallas American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 7:30PM
October 17
- Orlando @ Flamengo HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6:00PM (NBA TV)
- New York @ Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC 7:00PM
- Sacramento @ New Orleans Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky 7:00PM
- Miami @ Houston Toyota Center, Houston, TX 7:00PM
- Golden State @ LA Lakers Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, CA 7:00PM
- Washington @ Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 7:30PM
October 18
- Philadelphia @ Brooklyn Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 1:00PM
- Detroit @ San Antonio AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 3:00PM
- Minnesota @ Memphis FedExForum, Memphis, TN 5:00PM
- Cleveland @ Toronto Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 6:00PM
- Denver @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK 6:00PM
- Utah @ Portland Moda Center, Portland, OR 6:00PM
- Miami @ Atlanta Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 7:00PM
October 19
- Chicago @ Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC 7:00PM
- Dallas @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 7:00PM
- New Orleans @ Houston Toyota Center, Houston, TX 7:00PM
- Brooklyn @ Boston TD Garden, Boston, MA 7:30PM
- Portland @ LA Lakers Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 7:30PM
October 20
- Indiana @ Chicago United Center, Chicago, IL 7:00PM
- Minnesota @ Milwaukee Kohl Center, Madison, WI 7:00PM
- Oklahoma City @ Utah EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT 7:00PM
- Phoenix @ San Antonio AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 7:30PM
- Golden State @ LA Clippers Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 7:30PM (ESPN)
October 21
- New Orleans @ Orlando Amway Center, Orlando, FL 7:00PM
- Charlotte @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI 7:30PM
- Phoenix @ Dallas American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 7:30PM
- Memphis @ Atlanta Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 8:00PM
- Washington @ Miami AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL 8:00PM (ESPN)
October 22
- Charlotte @ Indiana Allen County War Mem. Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN 7:00PM
- Denver @ Utah EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT 7:00PM
- Golden State @ LA Lakers Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 7:00PM (TNT)
- New York @ Boston TD Garden, Boston, MA 7:30PM
- Portland @ LA Clippers Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 7:30PM
October 23
- Memphis @ Orlando Amway Center, Orlando, FL 7:00PM
- Dallas @ Chicago Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE 7:00PM
- Miami @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA 7:00PM
- Milwaukee @ Minnesota Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 7:00PM
- Philadelphia @ Boston Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH 7:30PM
- Washington @ Toronto Bell Centre, Montreal, QC 7:30PM
- Atlanta @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI 7:30PM
- Houston @ San Antonio AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 7:30PM