The 2023-24 season will tip off in Denver, where the defending champion Nuggets will raise a banner to the rafters of Ball Arena for the first time in team history before playing the Los Angeles Lakers.
The league released its schedule for next season on a special episode of ESPN's "NBA Today" on Thursday afternoon.
Denver's title defense will begin Tuesday, Oct. 24 against the team that they vanquished in the Western Conference finals. In what will be the 21st season of LeBron James' legendary career, the Lakers are hoping to return to the Finals for the first time since winning the title in 2020.