Deadlines and Commitments - XII

It's ticket time.  Fans can obtain tickets for the Open Practice in Newark starting Monday. Also on Monday, access for tickets through the Nets' social media sites begins Monday at 9 a.m. On Thursday, individual game tickets go on sale at the Prudential Center box office or online via Ticketmaster.  The Nets will institute variable pricing this season, in which prices will vary depending on the opponent and the day of the week.

Tickets for Opening Night have been on sale since last Monday while tickets  two other "home" games, those in London on March 4 and 5, are also available. Preseason tickets are also available at "The Rock" box office and online. Note that all evening home games, preseason and regular season, start at 7 p.m.

The Nets have not announced if either the Nets' preseason games in China (to be played early in the morning, New York time) will be televised back to the United States. Details for the Open Practice in Moscow on October 10 have yet to be released as well.

September 20 - Free tickets to Open Practice (Newark) become available. Individual game tickets can be purchased through the Nets' social media sites starting at 9 a.m.

September 22 - NETSational Seniors Dance Team Auditions at the PNY Center. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the audition will begin at 6:00 p.m.

September 23 - Individual game tickets will be available at the Prudential Center box office or online via Ticketmaster.

September 24 - Nets Training Camp opens in East Rutherford.

September 30 - Nets Open Practice (Newark), Prudential Center, doors open at 6:30 p.m.

October 3 - First Preseason Game, Nets vs. Maccabi Haifa of the Israel Super League, Prudential Center, Newark, 7 p.m. ET

October 5 - Nets vs. 76ers, Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, VA, 7 p.m. ET

October 7 - Nets vs. Celtics, Prudential Center, Newark, 7 p.m. ET

October 9 - Nets vs. 76ers, Prudential Center, Newark, 1 p.m. ET; beginning of the Nets' round-the-world preseason tour.

October 10 - Nets Open Practice (Moscow) and Basketball Clinic, time TBA, Moscow, Russia.

October 13 - Nets vs. Rockets, Wukesong Arena, Beijing, China, 8 a.m. ET. Among other planned events: NBA Cares community events, player appearances and basketball clinics,

October 16 - Nets vs. Rockets, Guangzhou International Sport and Entertainment Center, Guangzhou, China, 7:30  a.m. ET. Nets and Rockets open China's newest arena.

October 19 - Nets vs. Knicks, Madison Square Garden, New York, 7:30 p.m. ET

October 20 - Nets vs Celtics, TD North Center, Boston, 7:30 p.m. ET; end of the Nets round-the-world preseason tour.

October 25 - Rosters set for NBA Opening Night, 6 p.m. ET. Teams must submit rosters of no more than 15 players to the league offices in New York.

October 26 - At least Ben Uzoh's and possibly Brian Zoubek's partially guaranteed contracts become fully guaranteed unless waived.

October 27 - Opening Night, Nets vs. Pistons, Prudential Center, Newark, 7 p.m. ET. First regular season NBA game in Newark.