The Brooklyn Nets finally have the full map for the 2026-27 NBA regular season.
After the draft, summer league and free agency had already come and gone, Thursday’s leaguewide schedule release filled in the last major blank for Brooklyn’s offseason. The team already knew its preseason and NBA Cup slate. Now it knows every stop along the way once the games start counting.
Two of those dates stand out right away on the national TV calendar. Brooklyn will be on Peacock on Nov. 23 when it visits Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves, then back in the spotlight on ESPN on Jan. 20 for a home game against Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls.
The NBA Cup portion of the schedule is also set. Brooklyn will host the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 30 and the Orlando Magic on Nov. 20, then head to Milwaukee to face the Bucks on Nov. 25 before crossing into Canada to play the Toronto Raptors on Nov.
- The Nets are in East Group A, and if the regular season goes sideways in the standings, that tournament could become a target.
Brooklyn opens the season at home on Oct. 21 against Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets, then goes on the road to meet Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 24.
The schedule also includes some heavy home stretches. The Nets have three separate runs in which they will be at Barclays Center for at least six straight games, including a seven-game stretch from Mar. 21 to Apr. 2 that stands as their longest home stand of the season.
Road life gets rough too. Brooklyn has two different five-game West Coast trips, first from Dec. 27 to Jan. 4 and then again from Feb. 27 to Mar. 7.
In all, the Nets have 16 back-to-backs on the schedule, with four of those coming as home-home sets. For games not on national television, fans can watch on YES Network or DAZN.
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