The Brooklyn Nets are about to get the full picture of their 2026-27 season.
After the 2026 NBA Draft, free agency and summer league have already come and gone, Brooklyn is moving into the quieter stretch of the offseason. The roster work is mostly done as the team heads toward training camp, and the next big item on the calendar is the release of the regular-season schedule.
The NBA said Monday that the full 2026-27 schedule will roll out this week, with ESPN reporting that the unveiling will be split up between Tuesday and Thursday. According to FanSided’s Josh Paredes, ESPN’s Malika Andrews will announce the Opening Night and Christmas Day games on Good Morning America on Tuesday.
Wednesday will bring the NBA Cup schedule for all 30 teams, which should also give the Nets their path through group play. Brooklyn already knows it is in East Group A and will face the Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, and Milwaukee Bucks, even though the exact dates are still to come.
Then on Friday, ESPN says the complete regular-season schedule will be released for every team in the league, giving the Nets their full slate.
Brooklyn probably won’t show up on Opening Night or Christmas Day if it lands where many expect it to land in the standings. Still, there will be some curiosity around whether the team gets more national TV exposure than it did a season ago.
The biggest swing of Brooklyn’s offseason came in a trade for Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle, who joins sharpshooting forward Michael Porter Jr. in an effort to lift the offense. Even with that addition, the Nets remain in rebuilding mode, and much of the attention next season will center on how players like Mikel Brown Jr. and Egor Demin develop.
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