The 2023-24 NBA season finally beckons us all, and is set to begin on 24 October 2023, and will end on 14 April 2024. This will also be the first-time that the NBA will also hold an in-season tournament between November 3-December 9, and all games, except the final counting towards the regular season standings. Stephen Curry will have the highest salary for the seventh consecutive season, receiving just under 52 million dollars. It will also be the first time an NBA salary has gone above 50 million dollars.
Meanwhile, Phoenix’s Kevin Durant enters the season 13th on the all-time scoring list. He could make the top 10 with ease, given that his total of 26,892 points is only 54 away from No. 12 Hakeem Olajuwon, 421 back of No. 11 Elvin Hayes (27,313) and 517 away from No. 10 Moses Malone (27,409). From there, he’s 1,397 back of No. 9 Carmelo Anthony (28,289) and 1,704 behind No. 8 Shaquille O’Neal (28,596). Durant is the only player likely to climb into the top 10 this season, and he might be the last for a little while. Philadelphia’s James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers’ Russell Westbrook are about 3,000 points shy of that club as of now. Golden State’s Stephen Curry could get into the top 10 in about three seasons. Portland’s Damian Lillard will likely need at least five more seasons if he’s getting to the top 10, and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is probably at least six seasons away from having a chance.
Squads for NBA 2023-24 season
ATLANTA HAWKS
Saddiq Bey, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kobe Bufkin, Clint Capela, Bruno Fernando, A.J. Griffin, Mouhamed Gueye, De’Andre Hunter, Jalen Johnson, Seth Lundy, Garrison Mathews, Wesley Matthews, Patty Mills, Dejounte Murray, Miles Norris, Onyeka Okongwu, Trae Young, Trent Forrest.
BOSTON CELTICS
Dalano Banton, Oshae Brissett, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, Payton Pritchard, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Luke Kornet, J.D. Davison, Svi Mykhailiuk, Kristaps Porzingis, Neemias Queta, Jay Scrubb, Lamar Stevens, Jordan Walsh, Nathan Knight.
BROOKLYN NETS
Darius Bazley, Mikal Bridges, Armoni Brooks, Nicolas Claxton, Noah Clowney, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, Harry Giles, Cameron Johnson, Royce O’Neale, Day’Ron Sharpe, Ben Simmons, Dennis Smith Jr., Cam Thomas, Lonnie Walker, Trendon Watford, Dariq Whitehead, Jalen Wilson.
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
Amari Bailey, LaMelo Ball, Leaky Black, James Bouknight, Miles Bridges, Gordon Hayward, Cody Martin, Bryce McGowens, Brandon Miller, Frank Ntilikina, Nick Richards, Terry Rozier, Nick Smith Jr., Edmond Sumner, P.J. Washington, Mark Williams, J.T. Thor, Théo Maledon.
CHICAGO BULLS
Lonzo Ball, Onuralp Bitim, Jevon Carter, Alex Caruso, Torrey Craig, DeMar DeRozan, Ayo Dosunmu, Andre Drummond, Quenton Jackson, Zach LaVine, Julian Phillips, Adama Sanogo, Terry Taylor, Dalen Terry, Nikola Vucevic, Coby White, Patrick Williams, Justin Lewis.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Jarrett Allen, Emoni Bates, Darius Garland, Ty Jerome, Damian Jones, Caris LeVert, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Georges Niang, Isaac Okoro, Craig Porter Jr., Ricky Rubio, Zhaire Smith, Max Strus, Tristan Thompson, Dean Wade, Sam Merrill, Isaiah Mobley.
DALLAS MAVERICKS
Greg Brown, Seth Curry, Luka Doncic, Dante Exum, Josh Green, Tim Hardaway Jr., Jaden Hardy, Richaun Holmes, Kyrie Irving, Derrick Jones Jr., Maxi Kleber, Dereck Lively II, Dwight Powell, Markieff Morris, A.J. Lawson, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Grant Williams.
DENVER NUGGETS
Christian Braun, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Vlatko Cancar, Aaron Gordon, Justin Holiday, Jay Huff, Reggie Jackson, Nikola Jokic, DeAndre Jordan, Braxton Key, Jamal Murray, Zeke Nnaji, Jalen Pickett, Michael Porter Jr., Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson, Peyton Watson, Collin Gillespie.
DETROIT PISTONS
Marvin Bagley III, Bojan Bogdanovic, Alec Burks, Malcolm Cazalon, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Joe Harris, Killian Hayes, Jaden Ivey, Isaiah Livers, Monte Morris, Marcus Sasser, Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson, James Wiseman,Jared Rhoden, Stanley Umude.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Stephen Curry, Usman Garuba, Draymond Green, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Cory Joseph, Jonathan Kuminga, Kevon Looney, Rodney McGruder, Moses Moody, Chris Paul, Gary Payton II, Brandin Podziemski, Jerome Robinson, Dario Saric, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Donovan Williams, Lester Quiñones.
HOUSTON ROCKETS
Dillon Brooks, Reggie Bullock, Tari Eason, Jalen Green, Jeff Green, Aaron Holiday, Jock Landale, Victor Oladipo, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Jermaine Samuels, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Jae’Sean Tate, Amen Thompson , Boban Marjanovic, Darius Days, Trevor Hudgins, Fred VanVleet, Cam Whitmore.
INDIANA PACERS
Bruce Brown, Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, Isaiah Jackson, Bennedict Mathurin, T.J. McConnell, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Jordan Nwora, Ben Sheppard, Jalen Smith, Daniel Theis, Obi Toppin, Oscar Tshiebwe, Myles Turner, Kendall Brown, Jarace Walker, Isaiah Wong.
LA CLIPPERS
Nicolas Batum, B.J. Boston, Kobe Brown, Amir Coffey, Robert Covington, Paul George, Bones Hyland, Kawhi Leonard, Terance Mann, K.J. Martin Jr., Jordan Miller, Marcus Morris, Mason Plumlee, Norman Powell, Josh Primo, Russell Westbrook, Ivica Zubac, Moussa Diabaté.
LA LAKERS
Colin Castleton, Max Christie, Anthony Davis, Alex Fudge, Rui Hachimura, Jaxson Hayes, D’Moi Hodge, Jalen Hood-Schifino, LeBron James, Maxwell Lewis, Taurean Prince, Austin Reaves, Cam Reddish, D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, Gabe Vincent, Christian Wood.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Steven Adams, Santi Aldama, Desmond Bane, Brandon Clarke, G.G. Jackson. Jaren Jackson Jr., Luke Kennard, John Konchar, Jake LaRavia, Kenneth Lofton Jr., Ja Morant, Mychal Mulder, David Roddy, Derrick Rose, Marcus Smart, Xavier Tillman, Ziaire Williams, Jacob Gilyard, Vince Williams Jr.
MIAMI HEAT
Bam Adebayo, Thomas Bryant, Jimmy Butler, Justin Champagnie, R.J. Hampton, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Kevin Love, Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin, Josh Richardson, Duncan Robinson, Orlando Robinson, Dru Smith, Cole Swider, Jamal Cain.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Malik Beasley , MarJon Beauchamp, Marques Bolden, Pat Connaughton, Jae Crowder, A.J. Green, Andre Jackson Jr., Damian Lillard, Chris Livingston, Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, Khris Middleton, Omari Moore, Cameron Payne, Bobby Portis, TyTy Washington, Lindell Wigginton.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Kyle Anderson, Troy Brown, Jaylen Clark, Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, Vit Krejci, Jaden McDaniels, Jordan McLaughlin, Leonard Miller, Shake Milton, Josh Minott, Wendell Moore, Daishen Nix, Naz Reid, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mike Conley (NG), Luka Garza, Matt Ryan.
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
Dyson Daniels, Kaiser Gates, Jordan Hawkins, Malcolm Hill, Brandon Ingram, Herbert Jones, Kira Lewis Jr., E.J. Liddell, Naji Marshall, C.J. McCollum, Trey Murphy III, Larry Nance, Jr., Jonas Valanciunas, Zion Williamson, Jose Alvarado, Dereon Seabron, Cody Zeller, Matt Ryan
NEW YORK KNICKS
Ryan Arcidiacono, RJ Barrett, Charlie Brown Jr., Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, Evan Fournier, Quentin Grimes, Josh Hart, Isaiah Hartenstein, Miles McBride, Immanuel Quickley, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, Jericho Sims, DaQuan Jeffries (NG), Duane Washington Jr., Dylan Windler.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
Davis Bertans, Ousmane Dieng, Luguentz Dort, Josh Giddey, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Keyontae Johnson, Tre Mann, Vasilije Micic, Aleksej Pokusevski, Kevin Porter Jr., Cason Wallace, Jalen Williams, Jaylin Williams, Kenrich Williams, Isaiah Joe (NG), Aaron Wiggins (NG), Olivier Sarr, Lindy Waters.
ORLANDO MAGIC
Cole Anthony, Paolo Banchero, Goga Bitadze, Anthony Black, Wendell Carter Jr., Markelle Fultz, Gary Harris, Caleb Houstan, Jett Howard, Joe Ingles, Chuma Okeke, Trevelin Queen, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Moritz Wagner, Jonathan Isaac, Kevon Harris, Admiral Schofield.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Mo Bamba, Patrick Beverley,Joel Embiid, Danny Green, James Harden, Montrezl Harrell, Tobias Harris, Danuel House, Furkan Korkmaz, Tyrese Maxey, De’Anthony Melton, Kelly Oubre, Filip Petrusev, Paul Reed, Javonte Smart, Terquavion Smith, Jaden Springer, Azuolas Tubelis, P.J. Tucker.
PHOENIX SUNS
Grayson Allen, Udoka Azubuike, Keita Bates-Diop, Bradley Beal, Bol Bol, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Drew Eubanks, Jordan Goodwin, Eric Gordon, Keon Johnson, Damion Lee, Nassir Little, Chimezie Metu, Jusuf Nurkic, Josh Okogie, Yuta Watanabe, Saben Lee.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Deandre Ayton, Malcolm Brogdon, Moses Brown, Toumani Camara, Jerami Grant, Scoot Henderson, Skylar Mays, Justin Minaya, Kris Murray, Rayan Rupert , Shaedon Sharpe, Anfernee Simons, Matisse Thybulle, Jabari Walker, Ibou Badji, Robert Williams, Ish Wainright.
SACRAMENTO KINGS
Harrison Barnes, Deonte Burton, Chris Duarte, Kessler Edwards, Jordan Ford, De’Aaron Fox, Kevin Huerter, Colby Jones, Alex Len, Trey Lyles, JaVale McGee, Davion Mitchell, Malik Monk, Keegan Murray, Domantas Sabonis, Jalen Slawson, Sasha Vezenkov, Keon Ellis.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Charles Bassey, Malaki Branham, Julian Champagnie, Sidy Cissoko, Zach Collins, Devonte’ Graham, Keldon Johnson, Tre Jones, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Doug McDermott, Cedi Osman, Sir’Jabari Rice, Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, Blake Wesley, Dominick Barlow, Victor Wembanyama.
TORONTO RAPTORS
Precious Achiuwa, OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes, Chris Boucher, Gradey Dick, Malachi Flynn, Javon Freeman-Liberty, Christian Koloko, Jalen McDaniels, Markquis Nowell, Jakob Poeltl, Otto Porter, Pascal Siakam, Dennis Schröder, Garrett Temple, Gary Trent Jr., Thaddeus Young, Ron Harper Jr.
UTAH JAZZ
Ochai Agbaji, Josh Christopher, Jordan Clarkson, John Collins, Simone Fontecchio, Keyonte George, Taylor Hendricks, Talen Horton-Tucker, Walker Kessler, Lauri Markkanen, Kelly Olynyk, Brice Sensabaugh, Collin Sexton, Kris Dunn, Luka Samanic, Johnny Juzang, Micah Potter, Omer Yurtseven.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
Deni Avdija, Patrick Baldwin Jr., Jared Butler, Xavier Cooks, Bilal Coulibaly, Johnny Davis, Daniel Gafford, Danilo Gallinari, Anthony Gill, Tyus Jones, Corey Kispert, Kyle Kuzma, Mike Muscala, Eugene Omoruyi, Jordan Poole, Ryan Rollins, Landry Shamet, Delon Wright, Taj Gibson.
Key dates
October 24: Start of the 2023-24 NBA Regular Season
November 3: NBA In-Season Tournament begins
December 7: NBA In-Season Tournament Semifinals
December 9: NBA In-Season Tournament Championship
January 11: NBA Paris Game, Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
February. 8: NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
February 16-18: NBA All-Star 2024 in Indianapolis
February 16-21: NBA All-Star break
April 14: NBA Regular Season ends
April 15: NBA Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2024 (3 p.m. ET)
April 16-19: NBA Play-In Tournament
April 28: NBA Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
May 12: NBA Draft Lottery 2024
May 13-19: NBA Combine in Chicago
June 6: NBA Finals 2024 Game 1
June 9: NBA Finals 2024 Game 2
June 12: NBA Finals 2024 Game 3
June 14: NBA Finals 2024 Game 4
June 17: NBA Finals 2024 Game 5 (if necessary)
June 20: NBA Finals 2024 Game 6 (if necessary)
June 23: NBA Finals 2024 Game 7 (if necessary)
June 27: NBA Draft 2024
Live telecast and live streaming of NBA 2023-24 in India
The NBA 2023-24 season will be live telecast in India via MTV and Sports 18. Meanwhile, it will be live streamed via Voot Select and Jio TV. The cost of an NBA League Pass yearly subscription is ₹2,799, while the monthly rate is ₹399 in India.
(With AP inputs)
