The Brooklyn Nets’ 2026-27 season is on the books, and it opens at home.
Brooklyn will begin the year against Charlotte on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. From there, the Nets head to Cleveland for their first road game on Saturday, Oct.
- The team released its full regular-season slate on Aug.
The schedule features 80 regular-season games, with two more to be added later after Emirates NBA Cup Group Play. Brooklyn is in East Group A and has four group-play games lined up early in the season: Detroit comes to Barclays Center on Friday, Oct. 30, and Orlando visits on Friday, Nov.
- The road portion of group play sends the Nets to Milwaukee on Wednesday, Nov. 25, and Toronto on Friday, Nov.
Brooklyn’s calendar includes a few notable home stretches. Barclays Center will host a season-long seven-game homestand from March 21 to April 2, and the Nets also have two six-game home stands, one from Dec. 16-26 and another from Jan.
20-29. On the flip side, the team will hit the West Coast for five straight road games twice, first from Dec. 27 to Jan. 4 and again from Feb. 27 to March 7.
The weekend-heavy portion of the home schedule stands out too. The Nets will play 15 home games on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, including four Sunday afternoon games on Dec. 13 and 20 and March 21 and 28. The season also includes 16 back-to-back sets, with four of those coming as home-to-home situations.
YES Network will carry Brooklyn games for the 25th straight season, continuing its run as the exclusive regional broadcast home for the Nets.
Season ticket memberships are already available, and single-game tickets are currently being offered to American Express card members through Ticketmaster. General public single-game tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 14, at 10 a.m.
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