The Phoenix Suns’ 2026-27 schedule brings a little bit of everything: a lighter load of back-to-backs, a heavy early stretch at home, and a finish that could shape how the West shakes out.
The headline for Phoenix is simple enough. After playing 16 back-to-backs in 2025-26, the Suns will have 13 next season, with five of those coming at home. That total is tied for the fewest in the league, which matters for a team that has spent plenty of time managing injuries in recent years.
The early portion of the schedule should give the Suns a chance to settle in quickly. Phoenix opens the season on Oct. 21 against the Blazers, then gets its home opener on Saturday, Oct. 24 against the Golden State Warriors before heading to Oklahoma City on Oct.
- That means the Suns will see the same three teams they finished against in the postseason last year right away: the Blazers, the Warriors and the Thunder.
There’s also a long home run coming soon after. Phoenix’s longest homestand lasts seven games and begins in the third week of the new year, but the bigger early note is that the Suns play nine of their first 12 games at home.
That stretch includes matchups with the Blazers on Nov. 4, the Orlando Magic on Nov. 5, the Houston Rockets on Nov. 7, the San Antonio Spurs on Nov. 9, the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 10, the Charlotte Hornets on Nov. 12 and the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 15.
The back end of the season looks just as demanding. Phoenix closes with seven straight games against Western Conference opponents, a run that could matter in the playoff-seeding race.
That stretch starts with a road back-to-back against the reigning Western Conference champion Spurs on March 29 and March 31, then continues with the Nuggets at home on April 2, the Clippers on the road on April 4 and the Warriors on the road on April 6. The Suns then host the Memphis Grizzlies on April 9 before ending the season on the road against the Lakers on April against the Lakers.
Phoenix will not appear on Opening Night or Christmas Day, and the national-TV slate is modest: nine primetime games, the same total as last season, which ranks 18th in the NBA. The Suns have three games on NBC/Peacock, three on Peacock, two on ESPN and one on Amazon Prime.
Their first primetime game doesn’t come until Tuesday, Jan. 5 against the Denver Nuggets on NBC. All other games that aren’t national exclusives will continue to air locally over-the-air on Arizona’s Family.
There are still plenty of dates that stand out for fans circling the calendar. LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers come to Phoenix on Dec. 30, followed by the defending-champion New York Knicks and Jalen Brunson on Dec.
- Kevin Durant and the Rockets visit twice, on Nov. 7 and Feb.
- Stephen Curry and the Warriors show up in the home opener and again on Dec.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder don’t play in Phoenix until a back-to-back on March 23 and 24.
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs come to town once, on Nov. 9.
Luka Doncic and the Lakers visit on Nov. 15 and Feb. 8.
Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets are scheduled for Phoenix on Oct. 30 and April 2. AJ Dybantsa and the Washington Wizards make their first trip to Phoenix on March 1.
The Suns are also set to host All-Star Weekend from Feb. 19-21, so the Valley will be packed with stars then. Among the player-specific notes, Miles Bridges will face the Hornets at home on Nov. 12 and return to Charlotte on March 13.
Luke Kennard’s first game back against the Lakers is March 17, and Pat Spencer’s first trip back to Golden State is Nov. 2.
Single-game tickets for the 2026-27 season go on sale Monday, Aug. 17.
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