The 2018–19 NBA season will be the 73rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season will begin in October 2018. Christmas games will be played on December 25, 2018. The 2019 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 17, 2019, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The regular season will end in April 2019 and the playoffs will begin in April 2019 and will end in June 2019.

Number of games: 82

Number of teams: 30

TV partner(s): ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV

TRANSACTIONS

Retirement

On May 10, 2018, Nick Collison announced his retirement from the NBA. Collison played all his 15 seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder franchise.
On May 25, 2018 after playing 13 seasons in the NBA for seven teams, Mo Williams announced his retirement from the NBA to take the assistant head coaching job at his alma mater Cal State Northridge.

Free agency

Free agency negotiations will begin on July 1. Players will be able to begin signing on July 6 after the July moratorium ends.

Preseason

The Dallas Mavericks and the Philadelphia 76ers will play two preseason games in China at Shanghai on October 5 and Shenzhen on October 8.

Arenas

This will be the Golden State Warriors' final season at Oracle Arena in Oakland, before moving to the new Chase Center in San Francisco. The Warriors will play their final regular season game there in April 2019.

This will be the Milwaukee Bucks' first season at the new Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center after playing at the Bradley Center from 1988 to 2018. The Bucks will play their first game there in October 2018.

The Toronto Raptors' home arena is scheduled to be renamed from Air Canada Centre to Scotiabank Arena on July 1, 2018.

Media

This will be the third year of the current nine-year contracts with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–19_NBA_season

TEAMS

Eastern Conference

1. Atlanta Hawks
2. Boston Celtics
3. Brooklyn Nets
4. Charlotte Hornets
5. Chicago Bulls
6. Cleveland Cavaliers
7. Detroit Pistons
8. Indiana Pacers
9. Miami Heat
10. Milwaukee Bucks
11. New York Knicks
12. Orlando Magic
13. Philadelphia 76ers
14. Toronto Raptors
15. Washington Wizards

Western Conference

1. Houston Rockets
2. Golden State Warriors
3. Portland Trail Blazers
4. Oklahoma City Thunder
5. Utah Jazz
6. New Orleans Pelicans
7. San Antonio Spurs
8. Minnesota Timberwolves
9. Denver Nuggets
10. Los Angeles Clippers
11. Los Angeles Lakers
12. Sacramento Kings
13. Dallas Mavericks
14. Memphis Grizzlies
15. Phoenix Suns

Source:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)

NBA AWARDS CEREMONY 2018: FULL LIST OF WINNERS AND NOMINEES

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

James Harden, Houston Rockets (WINNER)

Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans

LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers (WINNER)

Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz

Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

Victor Oladipo, Indiana Pacers (WINNER)

Clint Capela, Houston Rockets

Spencer Dinwiddie, Brooklyn Nets

SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR

Lou Williams, Los Angeles Clippers (WINNER)

Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets

Fred Van Vleet, Toronto Raptors

COACH OF THE YEAR

Dwane Casey, Toronto Raptors (now Detroit Pistons) (WINNER)

Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics

Quin Snyder, Utah Jazz

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans

Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers

Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz (WINNER)

Source: https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/api/v1/article/amp/basketball/nba/nba-awards-2018-live-coverage-of-every-award/news-story/f696ef904b2fdc2703a32b7c9393883e

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