2022β23 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Paolo Banchero |
Picked by | Orlando Magic |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Milwaukee Bucks |
Season MVP | Joel Embiid ( Philadelphia) |
Top scorer | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Miami Heat |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Denver Nuggets |
Western runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals | |
Champions | Denver Nuggets |
Runners-up | Miami Heat |
Finals MVP | Nikola JokiΔ ( Denver) |
The 2022β23 NBA season was the 77th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 18, 2022, and ended on April 9, 2023. The 2023 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 19, 2023, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. [1] The play-in tournament was held on April 11β14, 2023. The 2023 NBA playoffs then began on April 15, and ended on June 12 with the Denver Nuggets defeating the Miami Heat in 5 games in the 2023 NBA Finals.
The 2022 NBA draft took place on June 23, 2022, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. [15] Paolo Banchero was selected with the first overall pick by the Orlando Magic.
With the previous season's NBA Finals ending in June for the first time since 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic began, the period for free agency returned to its normal July 1 starting date, along with the July moratorium period before players could begin signing new contracts. [16]
In July 2022, the Philadelphia 76ers were charged with violating the league's moratorium in free agency discussions with P. J. Tucker and Danuel House and subsequently had two-second round picks rescinded by the league. [17] [18]
Team | 2021β22 season | 2022β23 season |
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Off-season | ||
Charlotte Hornets | James Borrego | Steve Clifford |
Los Angeles Lakers | Frank Vogel | Darvin Ham |
Sacramento Kings | Alvin Gentry (interim) | Mike Brown |
Utah Jazz | Quin Snyder | Will Hardy |
Boston Celtics | Ime Udoka (suspended) | Joe Mazzulla |
In-season | ||
Brooklyn Nets | Steve Nash | Jacque Vaughn |
Atlanta Hawks | Nate McMillan |
Joe Prunty (interim) Quin Snyder |
The NBA often hosts preseason games in non-NBA markets, with the following being played domestically:
Date | Teams | Arena | Location | Reference |
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October 3 | Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail Blazers | Climate Pledge Arena | Seattle, Washington | [33] |
October 5 | Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks | BOK Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma | [34] |
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada | [35] | |
October 6 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | |||
October 7 | Charlotte Hornets vs. Boston Celtics | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina | [36] |
October 14 | New Orleans Pelicans vs. Atlanta Hawks | Legacy Arena | Birmingham, Alabama | [37] |
Preseason contests in the NBA Global Games returned for the first time since the 2019 preseason, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date | Teams | Arena | Location | Reference |
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September 30 | Golden State Warriors vs. Washington Wizards | Saitama Super Arena | Tokyo, Japan | [38] |
October 2 | ||||
Toronto Raptors vs. Utah Jazz | Rogers Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | [39] | |
October 6 | Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [40] |
October 8 | ||||
October 14 | Toronto Raptors vs. Boston Celtics | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | [39] |
The regular season schedule was released on August 17, 2022. [41]
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | β | 32–9 | 25–16 | 11β5 | 82 |
x β Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 29–12 | 25–16 | 10β6 | 82 |
x β New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | 23–18 | 24–17 | 8β8 | 82 |
x β Brooklyn Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 23–18 | 22–19 | 7β9 | 82 |
pi β Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 4β12 | 82 |
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z β Milwaukee Bucks | 58 | 24 | .707 | β | 32–9 | 26–15 | 11β5 | 82 |
x β Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 31–10 | 20–21 | 13β3 | 82 |
pi β Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 7β9 | 82 |
Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 20–21 | 15–26 | 7β9 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 9–32 | 8–33 | 2β14 | 82 |
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Miami Heat | 44 | 38 | .537 | β | 27–14 | 17–24 | 10β6 | 82 |
x β Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 3.0 | 24–17 | 17–24 | 8β8 | 82 |
Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 9.0 | 19–22 | 16–25 | 8β8 | 82 |
Orlando Magic | 34 | 48 | .415 | 10.0 | 20–21 | 14–27 | 7β9 | 82 |
Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 17.0 | 13–28 | 14–27 | 7β9 | 82 |
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c β Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | β | 34–7 | 19–22 | 10β6 | 82 |
x β Minnesota Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 22–19 | 20–21 | 8β8 | 82 |
pi β Oklahoma City Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 9β7 | 82 |
Utah Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 6β10 | 82 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 17–24 | 16–25 | 7β9 | 82 |
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Sacramento Kings | 48 | 34 | .585 | β | 23–18 | 25–16 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 3.0 | 28–13 | 17–24 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β Los Angeles Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4.0 | 23–18 | 21–20 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4.0 | 33–8 | 11–30 | 7β9 | 82 |
x β Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 5.0 | 23–18 | 20–21 | 6β10 | 82 |
Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Memphis Grizzlies | 51 | 31 | .622 | β | 35–6 | 16–25 | 13β3 | 82 |
pi β New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 11β5 | 82 |
Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13.0 | 23–18 | 15–26 | 9β7 | 82 |
Houston Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 29.0 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 4β12 | 82 |
San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 29.0 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 3β13 | 82 |
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Notes
After nearly three years without an international regular season game due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA brought back the NBA Global Games with two regular season matchups:
Date | Teams | Arena | Location | Reference |
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NBA Mexico City Game 2022 | ||||
December 17 | Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs | Mexico City Arena | Mexico City, Mexico | [42] |
NBA Paris Game 2023 | ||||
January 19 | Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons | Accor Arena | Paris, France | [42] |
Only the top six seeds in each conference advanced to the main rounds of the 2023 NBA playoffs, while the next four seeds participated in a Page playoff system tournament from April 11β14, 2023. In each conference: The 7th place team hosted the 8th place team in the double-chance round needing to win one game to advance, with the winner clinching the 7th seed in the playoffs. Each of the 9th place team and the 10th place team required two wins to advance to the playoffs. The 9th place team hosted the 10th place team in the elimination round, with the loser being eliminated from the contention. The loser in the double-chance round hosted the elimination round game-winner, with the winner clinching the 8th seed and the loser being eliminated. [43]
Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
7 | Miami | 105 | 8 | Atlanta | No. 7 seed | ||||||||
8 | Atlanta | 116 | 7 | Miami | No. 8 seed | ||||||||
7 | Miami | 102 | |||||||||||
10 | Chicago | 91 | |||||||||||
9 | Toronto | 105 | |||||||||||
10 | Chicago | 109 | |||||||||||
Bold Game winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
7 | LA Lakers | 108 ( OT) | 7 | LA Lakers | No. 7 seed | ||||||||
8 | Minnesota | 102 | 8 | Minnesota | No. 8 seed | ||||||||
8 | Minnesota | 120 | |||||||||||
10 | Oklahoma City | 95 | |||||||||||
9 | New Orleans | 118 | |||||||||||
10 | Oklahoma City | 123 | |||||||||||
Bold Game winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
The playoffs began on April 15, 2023.
First round | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Milwaukee* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Brooklyn | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | LA Clippers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W7 | LA Lakers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Sacramento* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Golden State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Golden State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | LA Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Memphis* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | LA Lakers | 4 |
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Points per game | Joel Embiid | Philadelphia 76ers | 33.1 |
Rebounds per game | Domantas Sabonis | Sacramento Kings | 12.3 |
Assists per game | James Harden | Philadelphia 76ers | 10.7 |
Steals per game | O.G. Anunoby | Toronto Raptors | 1.9 |
Blocks per game | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | 3.0 |
Turnovers per game | Trae Young | Atlanta Hawks | 4.1 |
Fouls per game | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | 3.6 |
Minutes per game | Pascal Siakam | Toronto Raptors | 37.3 |
FG% | Nic Claxton | Brooklyn Nets | 70.5% |
FT% | Tyler Herro | Miami Heat | 93.4% |
3P% | Luke Kennard | L.A. Clippers/Memphis | 49.4% |
Efficiency per game | Nikola JokiΔ | Denver Nuggets | 38.0 |
Double-doubles | Domantas Sabonis | Sacramento Kings | 65 |
Triple-doubles | Nikola JokiΔ | Denver Nuggets | 29 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | 71 |
Donovan Mitchell | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||
Rebounds | Ivica Zubac | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 |
Assists | James Harden | Philadelphia 76ers | 21 |
Steals | De'Anthony Melton | Philadelphia 76ers | 7 |
D'Angelo Russell | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||
Blocks | Brook Lopez | Milwaukee Bucks | 9 |
Three pointers | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | 13 |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Sacramento Kings | 120.7 |
Rebounds per game | Milwaukee Bucks | 48.6 |
Assists per game | Golden State Warriors | 29.8 |
Steals per game | Toronto Raptors | 9.4 |
Blocks per game | Brooklyn Nets | 6.2 |
Turnovers per game | Golden State Warriors | 15.7 |
Fouls per game | Detroit Pistons | 22.1 |
FG% | Denver Nuggets | 50.4% |
FT% | Philadelphia 76ers | 83.6% |
3P% | Philadelphia 76ers | 38.7% |
+/β | Boston Celtics | +6.5 |
Beginning with this season, the team who finished with the best overall regular season record would receive the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, named in honor of Maurice Podoloff, who served as the commissioner of the NBA from 1946 to 1963. The Podoloff Trophy was originally given to the NBA's Most Valuable Player of the regular season until 2021. The MVP trophy was then renamed in honor of Michael Jordan, a five-time winner and often considered the greatest player in league history. A new award, the Clutch Player of the Year Award, was also introduced to honor players who best come through for their teammates in the clutch. This trophy was named after Jerry West.
The league also announced updated trophy designs for the Coach of the Year Award, Defensive Player of the Year Award, Executive of the Year Award, Most Improved Player Award, Rookie of the Year Award, Sixth Man of the Year Award, Sportsmanship Award, and the Teammate of the Year Award. The Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year trophies were then renamed in honor of Hakeem Olajuwon, George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, and John Havlicek respectively. [44] [45]
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The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.
Week | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October 18β23 | Jayson Tatum ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Damian Lillard ( Portland Trail Blazers) (1/3) | [65] |
October 24β30 | Giannis Antetokounmpo ( Milwaukee Bucks) (1/4) | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ( Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2) | [66] |
October 31 β November 6 | Kevin Durant ( Brooklyn Nets) (1/2) | Paul George ( Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) | [67] |
November 7β13 | Joel Embiid ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/4) | Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors) (1/1) | [68] |
November 14β20 | Tyrese Haliburton ( Indiana Pacers) (1/1) | De'Aaron Fox ( Sacramento Kings) (1/1) | [69] |
November 21β27 | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) (2/4) | Deandre Ayton ( Phoenix Suns) (1/1) | [70] |
November 28 β December 4 | Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets) (2/2) | Anthony Davis ( Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) | [71] |
December 5β11 | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/4) | Zion Williamson ( New Orleans Pelicans) (1/1) | [72] |
December 12β18 | Donovan Mitchell ( Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/2) | Nikola JokiΔ ( Denver Nuggets) (1/1) | [73] |
December 19β25 | Pascal Siakam ( Toronto Raptors) (1/1) | Luka DonΔiΔ ( Dallas Mavericks) (1/2) | [74] |
December 26 β January 1 | Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is ( Washington Wizards) (1/1) | Luka DonΔiΔ (Dallas Mavericks) (2/2) | [75] |
January 2β8 | Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/2) | LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) | [76] |
January 9β15 | Jalen Brunson ( New York Knicks) (1/1) | Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings) (1/3) | [77] |
January 16β22 | Jrue Holiday (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) | LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) | [78] |
January 23β29 | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) (3/4) | Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (2/3) | [79] |
January 30 β February 5 | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) (4/4) | Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (3/3) | [80] |
February 6β12 | Derrick White (Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) | [81] |
February 27 β March 5 | Julius Randle (New York Knicks) (1/1) | Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) (1/1) | [82] |
March 6β12 | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (3/4) | Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings) (2/3) | [83] |
March 13β19 | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (4/4) | Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings) (3/3) | [84] |
March 20β26 | Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans) (1/1) | [85] |
March 27 β April 2 | Mikal Bridges (Brooklyn Nets) (1/1) | Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) | [86] |
April 3β9 | Bobby Portis (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) | Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) | [87] |
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October/November | Jayson Tatum ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Devin Booker ( Phoenix Suns) (1/1) | [88] |
December | Joel Embiid ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/3) | Luka DonΔiΔ ( Dallas Mavericks) (1/1) | [89] |
January | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/3) | Nikola JokiΔ ( Denver Nuggets) (1/2) | [90] |
February | Jalen Brunson ( New York Knicks) (1/1) | Nikola JokiΔ (Denver Nuggets) (2/2) | [91] |
March/April | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (3/3) | Anthony Davis ( Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | [92] |
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October/November | Bennedict Mathurin ( Indiana Pacers) (1/1) | Jalen Williams ( Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2) | [93] |
December | Paolo Banchero ( Orlando Magic) (1/4) | Keegan Murray ( Sacramento Kings) (1/2) | [94] |
January | Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic) (2/4) | Keegan Murray (Sacramento Kings) (2/2) | [95] |
February | Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic) (3/4) | Walker Kessler ( Utah Jazz) (1/1) | [96] |
March/April | Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic) (4/4) | Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) | [97] |
The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October/November | Joe Mazzulla ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Monty Williams ( Phoenix Suns) (1/1) | [98] |
December | Jacque Vaughn ( Brooklyn Nets) (1/1) | Willie Green ( New Orleans Pelicans) (1/1) | [99] |
January | Doc Rivers ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/2) | Michael Malone ( Denver Nuggets) (1/1) | [100] |
February | Mike Budenholzer ( Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) | Mike Brown ( Sacramento Kings) (1/1) | [101] |
March/April | Doc Rivers (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/2) | Taylor Jenkins ( Memphis Grizzlies) (1/1) | [102] |
This is the seventh year of a nine-year deal with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV. [106] ESPN broadcasts Wednesday and Friday night games for most of the season, and games during selected Sunday nights from February to April. ABC airs NBA Saturday Primetime during eight games selected Saturday nights between December and March, with a tripleheader on January 28, the first tripleheader on the network outside of Christmas Day along with a Saturday afternoon game on January 14. The network also broadcasts NBA Sunday Showcase on three selected Sunday afternoons in February and early March. [107] TNT airs Tuesday games all season, and Thursday games from January to April. [108] NBA TV televises games primarily on Mondays all season, Saturday and Sunday nights for most of the season, Thursdays during the first half of the season, Fridays during the second half of the season, and any other time when neither ESPN/ABC nor TNT are airing games nationally. [109]
Five Christmas Day games were scheduled for this season. ABC was originally scheduled to air just a tripleheader, but it was later decided that all five Christmas games would be simulcast across both ABC and ESPN for the first time, likely in an attempt to counterprogram the NFL's scheduling of a Christmas Day tripleheader for the first time. [110] [111] Previously, the most Christmas games that either network had ever aired in any given season was three.
Four games were held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with TNT and NBA TV each airing two of them. [42]
The NBA designed January 24β28 as "NBA Rivals Week", with every nationally televised game featuring " classic and budding rivalries between teams and players". [42]
On March 8, ESPN had another all-female crew for an NBA game for the second straight year. The 7:30pm (ET) telecast between the Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Pelicans had Beth Mowins and Doris Burke as commentators, with Cassidy Hubbarth on the sideline, while the 10:00pm (ET) telecast between the Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Clippers had Mike Breen and Mark Jackson as commentators, with reporter Ros Gold-Onwude joining the broadcast team as an analyst/color commentator. [112] [113]
On the final day of the regular season, April 9, two games with playoff implications were flexed into ESPN's afternoon doubleheader. [42] [107]
In September 2022, Monumental Sports & Entertainment bought out NBCUniversal's ownership stake in NBC Sports Washington, which carries broadcasts of the Washington Wizards and the NHL's Washington Capitals, both Monumental-owned teams. Monumental initially took minority ownership of the network in 2016. NBC will provide transitional corporate, technical, and distribution support up to 18 months after the sale, and Monumental plans to rebrand the network after the 2022β23 season. [114] [115]
In October 2022, the Clippers launched a direct-to-consumer streaming service called ClipperVision. The service includes all non-national games. [116]
On February 24, 2023, the AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks sent letters to the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz saying they had until March 31, 2023, to reach an agreement to take their local television rights back. Warner Bros. Discovery, the owners of the networks, intends to leave the regional sports networks business. If a deal is not reached the networks would file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The Portland Trail Blazers's deal with Root Sports Northwest is not affected because Warner Bros. Discovery only has minority control of that network. [117] [118]
On March 14, Diamond Sports Group, the operator of the Bally Sports regional sports networks, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Diamond plans to continue to broadcast games for the 16 NBA teams it has regional rights to while it plans to separate from majority parent Sinclair Broadcast Group as part of the reorganization. [119]
2022β23 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Paolo Banchero |
Picked by | Orlando Magic |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Milwaukee Bucks |
Season MVP | Joel Embiid ( Philadelphia) |
Top scorer | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Miami Heat |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Denver Nuggets |
Western runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals | |
Champions | Denver Nuggets |
Runners-up | Miami Heat |
Finals MVP | Nikola JokiΔ ( Denver) |
The 2022β23 NBA season was the 77th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 18, 2022, and ended on April 9, 2023. The 2023 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 19, 2023, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. [1] The play-in tournament was held on April 11β14, 2023. The 2023 NBA playoffs then began on April 15, and ended on June 12 with the Denver Nuggets defeating the Miami Heat in 5 games in the 2023 NBA Finals.
The 2022 NBA draft took place on June 23, 2022, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. [15] Paolo Banchero was selected with the first overall pick by the Orlando Magic.
With the previous season's NBA Finals ending in June for the first time since 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic began, the period for free agency returned to its normal July 1 starting date, along with the July moratorium period before players could begin signing new contracts. [16]
In July 2022, the Philadelphia 76ers were charged with violating the league's moratorium in free agency discussions with P. J. Tucker and Danuel House and subsequently had two-second round picks rescinded by the league. [17] [18]
Team | 2021β22 season | 2022β23 season |
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Off-season | ||
Charlotte Hornets | James Borrego | Steve Clifford |
Los Angeles Lakers | Frank Vogel | Darvin Ham |
Sacramento Kings | Alvin Gentry (interim) | Mike Brown |
Utah Jazz | Quin Snyder | Will Hardy |
Boston Celtics | Ime Udoka (suspended) | Joe Mazzulla |
In-season | ||
Brooklyn Nets | Steve Nash | Jacque Vaughn |
Atlanta Hawks | Nate McMillan |
Joe Prunty (interim) Quin Snyder |
The NBA often hosts preseason games in non-NBA markets, with the following being played domestically:
Date | Teams | Arena | Location | Reference |
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October 3 | Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail Blazers | Climate Pledge Arena | Seattle, Washington | [33] |
October 5 | Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks | BOK Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma | [34] |
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada | [35] | |
October 6 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | |||
October 7 | Charlotte Hornets vs. Boston Celtics | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina | [36] |
October 14 | New Orleans Pelicans vs. Atlanta Hawks | Legacy Arena | Birmingham, Alabama | [37] |
Preseason contests in the NBA Global Games returned for the first time since the 2019 preseason, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date | Teams | Arena | Location | Reference |
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September 30 | Golden State Warriors vs. Washington Wizards | Saitama Super Arena | Tokyo, Japan | [38] |
October 2 | ||||
Toronto Raptors vs. Utah Jazz | Rogers Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | [39] | |
October 6 | Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [40] |
October 8 | ||||
October 14 | Toronto Raptors vs. Boston Celtics | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | [39] |
The regular season schedule was released on August 17, 2022. [41]
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | β | 32–9 | 25–16 | 11β5 | 82 |
x β Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 29–12 | 25–16 | 10β6 | 82 |
x β New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | 23–18 | 24–17 | 8β8 | 82 |
x β Brooklyn Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 23–18 | 22–19 | 7β9 | 82 |
pi β Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 4β12 | 82 |
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z β Milwaukee Bucks | 58 | 24 | .707 | β | 32–9 | 26–15 | 11β5 | 82 |
x β Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 31–10 | 20–21 | 13β3 | 82 |
pi β Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 7β9 | 82 |
Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 20–21 | 15–26 | 7β9 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 9–32 | 8–33 | 2β14 | 82 |
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Miami Heat | 44 | 38 | .537 | β | 27–14 | 17–24 | 10β6 | 82 |
x β Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 3.0 | 24–17 | 17–24 | 8β8 | 82 |
Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 9.0 | 19–22 | 16–25 | 8β8 | 82 |
Orlando Magic | 34 | 48 | .415 | 10.0 | 20–21 | 14–27 | 7β9 | 82 |
Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 17.0 | 13–28 | 14–27 | 7β9 | 82 |
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c β Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | β | 34–7 | 19–22 | 10β6 | 82 |
x β Minnesota Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 22–19 | 20–21 | 8β8 | 82 |
pi β Oklahoma City Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 9β7 | 82 |
Utah Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 6β10 | 82 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 17–24 | 16–25 | 7β9 | 82 |
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Sacramento Kings | 48 | 34 | .585 | β | 23–18 | 25–16 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 3.0 | 28–13 | 17–24 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β Los Angeles Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4.0 | 23–18 | 21–20 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4.0 | 33–8 | 11–30 | 7β9 | 82 |
x β Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 5.0 | 23–18 | 20–21 | 6β10 | 82 |
Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Memphis Grizzlies | 51 | 31 | .622 | β | 35–6 | 16–25 | 13β3 | 82 |
pi β New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 11β5 | 82 |
Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13.0 | 23–18 | 15–26 | 9β7 | 82 |
Houston Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 29.0 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 4β12 | 82 |
San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 29.0 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 3β13 | 82 |
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After nearly three years without an international regular season game due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA brought back the NBA Global Games with two regular season matchups:
Date | Teams | Arena | Location | Reference |
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NBA Mexico City Game 2022 | ||||
December 17 | Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs | Mexico City Arena | Mexico City, Mexico | [42] |
NBA Paris Game 2023 | ||||
January 19 | Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons | Accor Arena | Paris, France | [42] |
Only the top six seeds in each conference advanced to the main rounds of the 2023 NBA playoffs, while the next four seeds participated in a Page playoff system tournament from April 11β14, 2023. In each conference: The 7th place team hosted the 8th place team in the double-chance round needing to win one game to advance, with the winner clinching the 7th seed in the playoffs. Each of the 9th place team and the 10th place team required two wins to advance to the playoffs. The 9th place team hosted the 10th place team in the elimination round, with the loser being eliminated from the contention. The loser in the double-chance round hosted the elimination round game-winner, with the winner clinching the 8th seed and the loser being eliminated. [43]
Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
7 | Miami | 105 | 8 | Atlanta | No. 7 seed | ||||||||
8 | Atlanta | 116 | 7 | Miami | No. 8 seed | ||||||||
7 | Miami | 102 | |||||||||||
10 | Chicago | 91 | |||||||||||
9 | Toronto | 105 | |||||||||||
10 | Chicago | 109 | |||||||||||
Bold Game winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
7 | LA Lakers | 108 ( OT) | 7 | LA Lakers | No. 7 seed | ||||||||
8 | Minnesota | 102 | 8 | Minnesota | No. 8 seed | ||||||||
8 | Minnesota | 120 | |||||||||||
10 | Oklahoma City | 95 | |||||||||||
9 | New Orleans | 118 | |||||||||||
10 | Oklahoma City | 123 | |||||||||||
Bold Game winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
The playoffs began on April 15, 2023.
First round | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Milwaukee* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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E2 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Brooklyn | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | LA Clippers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W7 | LA Lakers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Sacramento* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Golden State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Golden State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | LA Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Memphis* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | LA Lakers | 4 |
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Points per game | Joel Embiid | Philadelphia 76ers | 33.1 |
Rebounds per game | Domantas Sabonis | Sacramento Kings | 12.3 |
Assists per game | James Harden | Philadelphia 76ers | 10.7 |
Steals per game | O.G. Anunoby | Toronto Raptors | 1.9 |
Blocks per game | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | 3.0 |
Turnovers per game | Trae Young | Atlanta Hawks | 4.1 |
Fouls per game | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | 3.6 |
Minutes per game | Pascal Siakam | Toronto Raptors | 37.3 |
FG% | Nic Claxton | Brooklyn Nets | 70.5% |
FT% | Tyler Herro | Miami Heat | 93.4% |
3P% | Luke Kennard | L.A. Clippers/Memphis | 49.4% |
Efficiency per game | Nikola JokiΔ | Denver Nuggets | 38.0 |
Double-doubles | Domantas Sabonis | Sacramento Kings | 65 |
Triple-doubles | Nikola JokiΔ | Denver Nuggets | 29 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | 71 |
Donovan Mitchell | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||
Rebounds | Ivica Zubac | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 |
Assists | James Harden | Philadelphia 76ers | 21 |
Steals | De'Anthony Melton | Philadelphia 76ers | 7 |
D'Angelo Russell | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||
Blocks | Brook Lopez | Milwaukee Bucks | 9 |
Three pointers | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | 13 |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Sacramento Kings | 120.7 |
Rebounds per game | Milwaukee Bucks | 48.6 |
Assists per game | Golden State Warriors | 29.8 |
Steals per game | Toronto Raptors | 9.4 |
Blocks per game | Brooklyn Nets | 6.2 |
Turnovers per game | Golden State Warriors | 15.7 |
Fouls per game | Detroit Pistons | 22.1 |
FG% | Denver Nuggets | 50.4% |
FT% | Philadelphia 76ers | 83.6% |
3P% | Philadelphia 76ers | 38.7% |
+/β | Boston Celtics | +6.5 |
Beginning with this season, the team who finished with the best overall regular season record would receive the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, named in honor of Maurice Podoloff, who served as the commissioner of the NBA from 1946 to 1963. The Podoloff Trophy was originally given to the NBA's Most Valuable Player of the regular season until 2021. The MVP trophy was then renamed in honor of Michael Jordan, a five-time winner and often considered the greatest player in league history. A new award, the Clutch Player of the Year Award, was also introduced to honor players who best come through for their teammates in the clutch. This trophy was named after Jerry West.
The league also announced updated trophy designs for the Coach of the Year Award, Defensive Player of the Year Award, Executive of the Year Award, Most Improved Player Award, Rookie of the Year Award, Sixth Man of the Year Award, Sportsmanship Award, and the Teammate of the Year Award. The Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year trophies were then renamed in honor of Hakeem Olajuwon, George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, and John Havlicek respectively. [44] [45]
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The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.
Week | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October 18β23 | Jayson Tatum ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Damian Lillard ( Portland Trail Blazers) (1/3) | [65] |
October 24β30 | Giannis Antetokounmpo ( Milwaukee Bucks) (1/4) | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ( Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2) | [66] |
October 31 β November 6 | Kevin Durant ( Brooklyn Nets) (1/2) | Paul George ( Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) | [67] |
November 7β13 | Joel Embiid ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/4) | Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors) (1/1) | [68] |
November 14β20 | Tyrese Haliburton ( Indiana Pacers) (1/1) | De'Aaron Fox ( Sacramento Kings) (1/1) | [69] |
November 21β27 | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) (2/4) | Deandre Ayton ( Phoenix Suns) (1/1) | [70] |
November 28 β December 4 | Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets) (2/2) | Anthony Davis ( Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) | [71] |
December 5β11 | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/4) | Zion Williamson ( New Orleans Pelicans) (1/1) | [72] |
December 12β18 | Donovan Mitchell ( Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/2) | Nikola JokiΔ ( Denver Nuggets) (1/1) | [73] |
December 19β25 | Pascal Siakam ( Toronto Raptors) (1/1) | Luka DonΔiΔ ( Dallas Mavericks) (1/2) | [74] |
December 26 β January 1 | Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is ( Washington Wizards) (1/1) | Luka DonΔiΔ (Dallas Mavericks) (2/2) | [75] |
January 2β8 | Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/2) | LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) | [76] |
January 9β15 | Jalen Brunson ( New York Knicks) (1/1) | Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings) (1/3) | [77] |
January 16β22 | Jrue Holiday (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) | LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) | [78] |
January 23β29 | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) (3/4) | Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (2/3) | [79] |
January 30 β February 5 | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) (4/4) | Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (3/3) | [80] |
February 6β12 | Derrick White (Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) | [81] |
February 27 β March 5 | Julius Randle (New York Knicks) (1/1) | Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) (1/1) | [82] |
March 6β12 | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (3/4) | Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings) (2/3) | [83] |
March 13β19 | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (4/4) | Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings) (3/3) | [84] |
March 20β26 | Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans) (1/1) | [85] |
March 27 β April 2 | Mikal Bridges (Brooklyn Nets) (1/1) | Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) | [86] |
April 3β9 | Bobby Portis (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) | Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) | [87] |
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October/November | Jayson Tatum ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Devin Booker ( Phoenix Suns) (1/1) | [88] |
December | Joel Embiid ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/3) | Luka DonΔiΔ ( Dallas Mavericks) (1/1) | [89] |
January | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/3) | Nikola JokiΔ ( Denver Nuggets) (1/2) | [90] |
February | Jalen Brunson ( New York Knicks) (1/1) | Nikola JokiΔ (Denver Nuggets) (2/2) | [91] |
March/April | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (3/3) | Anthony Davis ( Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | [92] |
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October/November | Bennedict Mathurin ( Indiana Pacers) (1/1) | Jalen Williams ( Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2) | [93] |
December | Paolo Banchero ( Orlando Magic) (1/4) | Keegan Murray ( Sacramento Kings) (1/2) | [94] |
January | Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic) (2/4) | Keegan Murray (Sacramento Kings) (2/2) | [95] |
February | Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic) (3/4) | Walker Kessler ( Utah Jazz) (1/1) | [96] |
March/April | Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic) (4/4) | Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) | [97] |
The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref |
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October/November | Joe Mazzulla ( Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Monty Williams ( Phoenix Suns) (1/1) | [98] |
December | Jacque Vaughn ( Brooklyn Nets) (1/1) | Willie Green ( New Orleans Pelicans) (1/1) | [99] |
January | Doc Rivers ( Philadelphia 76ers) (1/2) | Michael Malone ( Denver Nuggets) (1/1) | [100] |
February | Mike Budenholzer ( Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) | Mike Brown ( Sacramento Kings) (1/1) | [101] |
March/April | Doc Rivers (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/2) | Taylor Jenkins ( Memphis Grizzlies) (1/1) | [102] |
This is the seventh year of a nine-year deal with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV. [106] ESPN broadcasts Wednesday and Friday night games for most of the season, and games during selected Sunday nights from February to April. ABC airs NBA Saturday Primetime during eight games selected Saturday nights between December and March, with a tripleheader on January 28, the first tripleheader on the network outside of Christmas Day along with a Saturday afternoon game on January 14. The network also broadcasts NBA Sunday Showcase on three selected Sunday afternoons in February and early March. [107] TNT airs Tuesday games all season, and Thursday games from January to April. [108] NBA TV televises games primarily on Mondays all season, Saturday and Sunday nights for most of the season, Thursdays during the first half of the season, Fridays during the second half of the season, and any other time when neither ESPN/ABC nor TNT are airing games nationally. [109]
Five Christmas Day games were scheduled for this season. ABC was originally scheduled to air just a tripleheader, but it was later decided that all five Christmas games would be simulcast across both ABC and ESPN for the first time, likely in an attempt to counterprogram the NFL's scheduling of a Christmas Day tripleheader for the first time. [110] [111] Previously, the most Christmas games that either network had ever aired in any given season was three.
Four games were held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with TNT and NBA TV each airing two of them. [42]
The NBA designed January 24β28 as "NBA Rivals Week", with every nationally televised game featuring " classic and budding rivalries between teams and players". [42]
On March 8, ESPN had another all-female crew for an NBA game for the second straight year. The 7:30pm (ET) telecast between the Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Pelicans had Beth Mowins and Doris Burke as commentators, with Cassidy Hubbarth on the sideline, while the 10:00pm (ET) telecast between the Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Clippers had Mike Breen and Mark Jackson as commentators, with reporter Ros Gold-Onwude joining the broadcast team as an analyst/color commentator. [112] [113]
On the final day of the regular season, April 9, two games with playoff implications were flexed into ESPN's afternoon doubleheader. [42] [107]
In September 2022, Monumental Sports & Entertainment bought out NBCUniversal's ownership stake in NBC Sports Washington, which carries broadcasts of the Washington Wizards and the NHL's Washington Capitals, both Monumental-owned teams. Monumental initially took minority ownership of the network in 2016. NBC will provide transitional corporate, technical, and distribution support up to 18 months after the sale, and Monumental plans to rebrand the network after the 2022β23 season. [114] [115]
In October 2022, the Clippers launched a direct-to-consumer streaming service called ClipperVision. The service includes all non-national games. [116]
On February 24, 2023, the AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks sent letters to the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz saying they had until March 31, 2023, to reach an agreement to take their local television rights back. Warner Bros. Discovery, the owners of the networks, intends to leave the regional sports networks business. If a deal is not reached the networks would file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The Portland Trail Blazers's deal with Root Sports Northwest is not affected because Warner Bros. Discovery only has minority control of that network. [117] [118]
On March 14, Diamond Sports Group, the operator of the Bally Sports regional sports networks, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Diamond plans to continue to broadcast games for the 16 NBA teams it has regional rights to while it plans to separate from majority parent Sinclair Broadcast Group as part of the reorganization. [119]