Now that the NBA has unveiled the complete regular season schedule, we can surround some important posters, such as the return of Jordan Poole to the Chase Center, or that of Marcus Smart to Boston. Without forgetting the first confrontations between Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren, or the duels of the Thompson twins.
REMAKE OF THE FINALS
2023 finalists, the Nuggets and the Heat will face off like every year twice. Unless the two teams meet in the NBA Cup final, their reunion will take place in 2024 with the “first leg” in Denver on February 29, and the “return match” on March 13 in Miami.
HOMECOMING
- Chris Paul will reunite with audiences in Phoenix on November 22.
- Transferred precisely against Chris Paul, Jordan Poole will find the public of the Warriors on December 22. That night, all eyes will be on him and Draymond Green.
- Kevin Durant will play for the first time at the Chase Center on October 24 on opening night. Since his departure in 2019, the All-Star winger has never played in the Warriors hall again, whether in Oakland or San Francisco.
- Transferred to the Grizzlies in the exchange involving Kristaps Porzingis, Marcus Smart will have to wait until February 4 to find Boston fans. The reception should be royal for the former darling of the TD Garden.
- Teammates in Boulogne-Levallois, Victor Wembanyama and Bilal Coulibaly will face each other twice: on January 21 and 30, 2024.
- Bradley Beal’s return to Washington is scheduled for February 4, 2024.
- It will be even later for Fred VanVleet, who will wait until February 10 to play in front of Raptors fans.
- If Damian Lillard is transferred to the Heat by the start of the season, he will return to the Portland public on February 28, 2024.
ROOKIES
- Numbers 1 and 2 of the 2023 Draft, Victor Wembanyama and Brandon Miller will meet for the first time on January 12, 2024 when the Hornets travel to Charlotte.
- That same night, Jan. 12, the Rockets travel to Detroit for the first matchup between the Thompson twins, Amen and Ausar. For the record, this is the only televised match of the two teams!
- After a blank season, Chet Holmgren is considered a rookie, and he will challenge Victor Wembanyama four times during the season. The first duel will take place in preseason on October 10, then on November 15 in the regular season.
