As the new season approaches, it's going to be hectic...and require a lot of odd-hour scheduling. In fact, fans may need a 24-hour clock and globe to track their Nets. In the space of 11 days from October 9-20, the team will travel 17,000 miles, play five games in five cities, hold an open practice in another and circle the Earth.
The NBA is letting the Nets (and other teams with international commitments) open their training camp three days earlier. They'll also get a week off between their last preseason game and first regular season game...and play their first four regular season games at home.
Tickets for Opening Night go on sale Monday while tickets for other home games go on sale September 23. (Tickets for two other "home" games, those in London on March 4 and 5, are already available.) One date still not disclosed: the Nets Open Practice in New Jersey. Also undisclosed: the TV schedule for the NBA China Games.
September 13 - Limited tickets for the Nets Opening Night at the Prudential Center vs. the Pistons will be available.
September 20 - Open Practice (Newark) tickets go on sale.
September 23 - Individual game tickets will be available.
September 24 - Nets Training Camp opens in East Rutherford.
September 30 - Nets Open Practice (Newark), Prudential Center, 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, TBA, Moscow, Russia.
October 13 - Nets vs. Rockets, Wukesong Arena, Beijing, China, 8 a.m. ET. Other events planned include NBA Cares community events, player appearances and 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 27 - Opening Night, Nets vs. Pistons, Prudential Center, Newark, 7 p.m. ET. First regular season NBA game in Newark.