Key dates, details, deadlines for Kings and other teams going into the 2024-25 NBA season

The Kings have less than two weeks before they open training camp in Sacramento.

Kings Media Day is set for Sept. 30 with training camp set to begin Oct. 1. The Kings will play the first of five preseason games when they host the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 9 at Golden 1 Center. They will open the regular season at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Nov. 15.

The Kings made the playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference in 2022-23, ending the longest playoff drought in NBA history after 16 consecutive losing seasons. They just missed the playoffs last season, losing to the New Orleans Pelicans in the final game of the play-in tournament.

The Kings expect to return to the playoffs this season after adding six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan to a core that already features De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Malik Monk, Keegan Murray and Kevin Huerter.

Here are other key dates, deadlines and schedule details going into the 2024-25 NBA season.

Sept. 24: First allowable date for players participating in Celtics & Nuggets preseason games in Abu Dhabi to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)

Sept. 24: Boston Celtics Media Day

Sept. 25: Training camps open for all teams participating in preseason games outside North America

Sept. 26: Denver Nuggets Media Day

Sept. 30: First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)

Sept. 30: Media Day for remaining 28 NBA teams

Oct. 1: NBA training camps open

Oct. 1: Kings guard Kevin Huerter becomes extension eligible

Oct. 4: NBA preseason games begin

Oct. 4 & 6: NBA All-Star Weekend (Celtics vs. Nuggets | Abu Dhabi)

Oct. 6: NBA All-Star Weekend (Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards | Montreal)

Oct. 12-13: Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend (Springfield, Massachusetts)

Oct. 18: NBA preseason ends

Oct. 21: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (2 p.m. PT)

Oct. 22: Start of the 2024-25 NBA regular season

Oct. 31: Deadline for Kings to pick up Keegan Murray’s club option for 2025-26

Nov. 2: NBA Canada Series (Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards | Mexico City, Mexico)

Nov. 12: NBA Mexico City Game 2024

Dec. 3: Emirates NBA Cup begins

Dec. 10-11: Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinals

Dec. 14: Emirates NBA Cup semifinals (Las Vegas)

Dec. 17: Emirates NBA Cup championship (Las Vegas)

Jan. 5: 10-day contracts can be signed

Jan. 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season

Jan. 21-25: NBA Rivals Week

Jan. 23 & Jan. 25: NBA Paris Games 2025 (Spurs vs. Pacers | Paris, France)

Feb. 6: NBA trade deadline (3 p.m. ET)

Feb 14-16: Emirates NBA Cup group stage concludes (San Francisco, CA)

Feb. 14-19: NBA All-Star break

March 1: Playoff eligibility waiver deadline

April 13: NBA regular season ends

April 14: Rosters set for NBA playoffs (Noon PT)

April 15-18: Play-in tournament

April 19: NBA playoffs begin

May 5-6: Conference semifinals begin (possible move up to May 3-4)

June 5: NBA Finals begin