The NBA schedule is being released piecemeal. With anew media rights dealthat is seeing games broadcast on NBC (Peacock) and Amazon Prime, the league this week has slowly revealed a selection of nationally broadcast games on key dates. Still, with the NBA news cycle in a downturn, the league is looking to build excitement ahead of the 2025-26 season, so further announcements are expected in the coming days. Fans who are suddenly basketball-starved since the Oklahoma CityThunder raised the Larry O'Brien trophy, however, will take the 17 announced games with glee. Here's everything you need to know about the release of the 2025-26 NBA schedule: *All times Eastern Houston RocketsatOklahoma City Thunder(7:30 p.m. on NBC and Peacock) Golden State WarriorsatLos Angeles Lakers(10 p.m. on NBC and Peacock) Cleveland CavaliersatNew York Knicks(7 p.m. on ESPN) San Antonio SpursatDallas Mavericks(9:30 p.m. on ESPN) Oklahoma City Thunder atIndiana Pacers(7:30 p.m. on ESPN) Denver Nuggetsat Golden State Warriors (10:00 p.m. on ESPN) Cleveland Cavaliers atDetroit Pistons(7 p.m., exclusively on Peacock) Denver Nuggets atMinnesota Timberwolves(9:30 p.m., exclusively on Peacock) Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks (12 p.m. on ESPN and ABC) San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder (2:30 p.m. on ESPN and ABC) Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors (5 p.m. on ESPN and ABC) Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers (8 p.m. on ESPN and ABC) Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets (10:30 p.m. on ESPN and ABC) Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks (1 p.m. on Peacock) Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers (2:30 p.m. on NBC and Peacock) Dallas Mavericks at New York Knicks (5 p.m. on NBC and Peacock) Boston Celticsat Detroit Pistons (8 p.m. on NBC and Peacock) Although it is not confirmed, expect the NBA to continue to tease out scheduling announcements over the coming week, with the culmination likely being the full national broadcast schedule by Thursday, Aug. 14. For example, the NBA still hasn't touched on its plans for the inaugural season of NBA on Prime, which is set to tip off Friday, Oct. 24 with a double-header.Amazon Prime will stream 66 regular-season NBA gamesthis season. Also look for a potential announcement on the nationally broadcast NBA Cup, whose knockout rounds and Cup title game will be streamed on Prime. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:NBA schedule: 2025-26 games, TV information slowly revealed