The NBA calendar, updated once every six months, which shows NBA deadlines. These are all key NBA dates, including when the season starts and finishes, deadlines for signing and cutting players, and everything else that's important. Last updated in January of 2007. The dates here really never change, but if anything is switched we'll update.

Also see the NBA schedule of daily games.

2007 NBA Dates and Deadlines:

August 22 – Sept. 2 America’s Zone Qualifying Tournament (Las Vegas, NV)

August 7-10 Basketball Without Borders Europe (Paris, France)

September 5-9 Basketball Without Borders Africa (Johannesburg, South Africa)

September 6-8 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement (Springfield, MA)

October 1 NBA Europe Live Training Camps begin

October 1 Players report to their teams no earlier than 11 a.m. (local time)

October 2 Remaining NBA Training Camps open

October 6-11 NBA Europe Live tournament

October 6 Start of the 2007 NBA Preseason schedule

October 17 NBA China Games: Cleveland vs. Orlando (Shanghai)

October 18 NBA China Games: Orlando vs. China (Macao)

October 20 NBA China Games: Cleveland vs. Orlando (Macao)

October 26 2007 NBA Preseason ends

October 29 Rosters set for opening day, 6 p.m. ET

October 30 Start of the 2007-08 NBA Regular Season

2008 Dates and Deadlines:

January 5 10-day contracts may now be signed

January 10 All player contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season

February 17 2008 NBA All-Star Game (New Orleans, LA)

February 21 Trading Deadline, 3 p.m. ET

April 9-12 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (Portsmouth, VA)

April 16 2007-08 NBA Regular Season ends

April 17 Rosters set for 2008 NBA Playoffs, 3 p.m. ET

April 19 2008 NBA Playoffs begin

April 27 NBA Early Entry Eligibility Deadline, 11:59 p.m. ET

May 20 NBA Draft Lottery (order of lottery selections is determined)

May 27-30: NBA Pre-Draft Camp (Orlando, Florida)

June 16 NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline

June 26 NBA Draft (WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY)

July 1 NBA Teams may begin negotiating with free agents

July 3-6 Basketball Without Borders (New Delhi, India)

July 7-11 Orlando Summer League

July 9 NBA Teams may begin signing free agents

July 11-20 Las Vegas Summer League

July 18-25 Rocky Mountain Review

July 20-26 USA Basketball Training Camp (Las Vegas)

July 27 – Aug 4 USA Basketball Exhibitions (Macao, China)

September 3-7 Basketball Without Borders (Johannesburg, South Africa)

September 5-7 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement (Springfield, MA)

October 9 NBA Europe Live: NJ Nets vs. Miami Heat (Paris)

October 12 NBA Europe Live: NJ Nets vs. Miami Heat (London)

October 14 NBA Europe Live: Washington Wizards vs. New Orleans Hornets (Berlin)

October 17 NBA Europe Live: Washington Wizards vs. New Orleans Hornets (Barcelona)