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Liam McKeone

The Seven Best NBA Games to Circle for the 2025–26 Season

Kevin Durant will face former teams and tip off the season against the defending champs in a host of must-watch games. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

The halfway point of the NBA offseason has arrived, and the league has a gift for fans to mark the occasion.

Just under two months after the Thunder took home the title and just over two months before the first game of the season tips off, the NBA has rolled out a schedule release over the last few days, and on Thursday, the full schedule for the 2025–26 season was released. They’re all just dates on a calendar, but what’s the fun in loving sports if not to celebrate the small things? Or to get irrationally excited about games months away from tipping off?

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