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Sports season

2017–18 NBA season
League National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball game
Duration October 17, 2017 – April 11, 2018
April 14 – May 28, 2018 (Playoffs)
May 31 – June eight, 2018 (Finals)
Number of games 82
Number of teams 30
TV partner(s) ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top typhoon selection Markelle Fultz
Picked by Philadelphia 76ers
Regular season
Summit seed Houston Rockets
Season MVP James Harden (Houston)
Height scorer James Harden (Houston)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Cleveland Cavaliers
  Eastern runners-up Boston Celtics
Western champions Golden Country Warriors
  Western runners-up Houston Rockets
Finals
Champions Golden State Warriors
  Runners-up Cleveland Cavaliers
Finals MVP Kevin Durant (Golden Land)
NBA seasons

← 2016–17

2018–nineteen →

The 2017–eighteen NBA flavor was the 72nd flavour of the National Basketball game Clan (NBA). The regular flavor began on October 17, 2017, before than previous seasons to reduce the number of "back-to-back" games teams were scheduled to play,[1] with the 2017 Eastern Conference champion (and Finals runner–upwards) Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] The 2018 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 18, 2018, at the Staples Eye in Los Angeles, California. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named the All-Star Game Near Valuable Actor. The regular season ended on April eleven, 2018. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018[three] and concluded on June 8 with the Gilt State Warriors defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals.

Transactions [edit]

Retirement [edit]

  • On July 17, 2017, Paul Pierce signed a ceremonial contract with the Boston Celtics and officially retired as a Celtic afterwards playing nineteen seasons and winning one title with the Celtics in 2008.[4]
  • On July 19, 2017, James Jones was announced to be the vice president of basketball operations for the Phoenix Suns, which signified his retirement later playing 14 seasons and winning two championships with the Miami Rut in 2012 and 2013 and one championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.[v]
  • On Baronial iv, 2017, Jason Maxiell signed a ceremonial contract with the Detroit Pistons and officially retired after playing 10 seasons.[6]
  • On August 15, 2017, Tayshaun Prince was announced to be assistant general director for the Memphis Grizzlies, which signified his retirement afterward playing 15 seasons and winning one championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.[7]
  • On September 2, 2017, Primož Brezec announced his retirement after 21 professional person seasons. Brezec had played in Russia, Cyprus, Kuwait, and his native land Slovenia since terminal playing in the NBA during the 2009–10 NBA season.[viii]
  • On Oct 23, 2017, Metta Earth Peace was hired as player development motorcoach for the Southward Bay Lakers, the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA Thou League chapter, thus ending his 18-year playing career with the NBA. During his career, he won i NBA championship with the Lakers in 2010.
  • On Nov xix, 2017, David Lee announced his retirement from the NBA via Instagram. Lee won an NBA championship with the Golden Land Warriors in 2015.
  • On November 20, 2017, Earl Barron became an assistant omnibus for the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA One thousand League, thus ending his 14-year playing career. Barron played for seven NBA teams during his career, winning ane championship with the Miami Heat in 2006.
  • On December 11, 2017, Matt Barnes announced his retirement from the NBA via Instagram. Barnes won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in June 2017.
  • On Feb 8, 2018, Caron Butler announced his retirement later on fourteen professional person seasons. Butler won an NBA title with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011.[9]
  • On Feb 19, 2018, Tiago Splitter appear his retirement from basketball due to a hip injury. Splitter won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014.[10]

In-season trades [edit]

  • On November 17, 2017, the Phoenix Suns traded Eric Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks for Greg Monroe and two 2018 first-round typhoon picks.
  • On December 7, 2017, the Philadelphia 76ers traded Jahlil Okafor, Nik Stauskas, and a 2019 2d-circular draft pick to the Brooklyn Nets for veteran forward Trevor Booker.
  • On Jan 30, 2018, the Los Angeles Clippers traded 5 time All-Star Blake Griffin, veteran center Willie Reed, and sophomore forrard Brice Johnson to the Detroit Pistons for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanović, a protected 2018 commencement-circular typhoon pick, and a protected 2019 second-circular typhoon option.
  • On February three, 2018, the Chicago Bulls traded forward Nikola Mirotić to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange of Ömer Aşık, Tony Allen, Jameer Nelson, and a protected 2018 first-circular typhoon pick.
  • On February v, 2018, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired Tyler Zeller of the Brooklyn Nets for fellow guard Rashad Vaughn and a protected 2018 second-circular draft pick.
  • On Feb 7, 2018, the New York Knicks traded forward Willy Hernangómez to the Charlotte Hornets for center Johnny O'Bryant III, a 2020 second-round draft pick, and a 2021 2d-round draft choice.
  • On February 8, 2018, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye, and their 2018 starting time-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. The Cavaliers also participated in a three-team trade with the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings to larn Rodney Hood and George Hill while trading Iman Shumpert and a 2020 2nd-round pick to the Kings, Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose (Rose was later waived and signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves) to the Jazz while the Kings also receive Joe Johnson from the Jazz. In addition, the Cavaliers traded Dwyane Wade back to the Miami Oestrus for a 2024 second-round pick.

Costless agency [edit]

Free agency negotiations began on July ane. Players began signing on July 6, after the July moratorium ended.

Coaching changes [edit]

Coaching changes
In-flavour
Squad Outgoing coach Incoming coach
Phoenix Suns Earl Watson Jay Triano (interim)
Memphis Grizzlies David Fizdale J. B. Bickerstaff (interim)
Milwaukee Bucks Jason Kidd Joe Prunty (acting)

Off-season [edit]

For the first time since the inauguration of the BAA, there would be no coaching changes going from the previous flavour to entering the regular season.[eleven] In fact, the 536 days from Dave Joerger being fired equally bus of the Memphis Grizzlies to the day the Phoenix Suns fired Earl Watson equally head coach would be the longest menstruum in NBA history without any coaching changes occur. The last time no head coaches were hired in the off-season occurred during the 1975–76 flavor.[12]

In-season [edit]

  • On October 22, 2017, the Phoenix Suns fired head charabanc Earl Watson and replaced him with the team's associate omnibus Jay Triano equally acting head bus for the rest of the flavor.[xiii]
  • On Nov 27, 2017, the Memphis Grizzlies fired head passenger vehicle David Fizdale and replaced him with the team'southward acquaintance head passenger vehicle J. B. Bickerstaff, removing the acting tag after the flavor ended.[14]
  • On January 22, 2018, the Milwaukee Bucks fired head passenger vehicle Jason Kidd and replaced him with the squad's banana head passenger vehicle Joe Prunty every bit interim head coach for the residuum of the flavour.[15] [16]

Preseason [edit]

The preseason began on September 30 and ended on Oct 13.

International games [edit]

The Gilded Country Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves played two preseason games in China, at Shenzhen on October v and Shanghai on October 8.[17] Minnesota won the first game 111–97, while Gilt State emerged victorious in the second one, 142–110.

Regular flavour [edit]

The regular season began on Oct 17, 2017 and ended on April 11, 2018.

By conference [edit]

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • ten – Clinched playoff spot
  • * – Partitioning leader

Tiebreakers [edit]

Eastern Conference
  • Miami clinched #6 seed over Milwaukee based on caput-to-head tape (iii–0).
Western Briefing
  • Oklahoma City, Utah, and New Orleans were seeded based on record in games against each other (OKC: 4–3, UTAH: 4–four, NO: iii–4).
  • San Antonio clinched #7 seed over Minnesota based on head-to-head record (2–1).

International games [edit]

On August 9, 2017, the NBA announced that the Brooklyn Nets would play two regular flavor games at United mexican states City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico. On December 7, the Nets played confronting the Oklahoma City Thunder and on December ix, they matched up against the Miami Estrus.[18] The Nets prevailed 100–95 over the Thunder in their starting time game, but lost to the Heat 101–89 in their 2d game.

On Baronial x, 2017, the NBA announced that the Philadelphia 76ers would play the Boston Celtics at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom on January xi, 2018.[19] The Celtics won the game 114–103.

Playoffs [edit]

The 2018 NBA playoffs began on April 14, 2018, ESPN aired the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals and TNT aired the 2018 Western Conference Finals. For the first fourth dimension since 1979 both Conference Finals series went to a deciding Game seven. The season ended with the 2018 NBA Finals which began on May 31, 2018 and concluded on June 8, 2018 on ABC.

Bracket [edit]

Kickoff Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
E1 Toronto * 4
E8 Washington two
E1 Toronto* 0
E4 Cleveland* iv
E4 Cleveland * 4
E5 Indiana 3
E4 Cleveland* 4
Eastern Conference
E2 Boston 3
E3 Philadelphia 4
E6 Miami* 1
E3 Philadelphia i
E2 Boston 4
E2 Boston four
E7 Milwaukee 3
E4 Cleveland* 0
W2 Golden State * 4
W1 Houston * 4
W8 Minnesota 1
W1 Houston * 4
W5 Utah 1
W4 Oklahoma City 2
W5 Utah 4
W1 Houston* 3
Western Briefing
W2 Aureate Land* 4
W3 Portland* 0
W6 New Orleans four
W6 New Orleans i
W2 Golden State * 4
W2 Aureate State * 4
W7 San Antonio 1


* Division winner
Bold Serial winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics [edit]

Individual statistic leaders [edit]

Category Histrion Squad Statistic
Points per game James Harden Houston Rockets 30.4
Rebounds per game Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons 16.0
Assists per game Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder 10.3
Steals per game Victor Oladipo Indiana Pacers 2.4
Blocks per game Anthony Davis New Orleans Pelicans 2.six
Turnovers per game DeMarcus Cousins New Orleans Pelicans five.0
Fouls per game DeMarcus Cousins New Orleans Pelicans 3.8
Minutes per game LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 37.3
FG% Clint Capela Houston Rockets 65.2%
FT% Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors 92.two%
3FG% Darren Collison Indiana Pacers 46.8%
Efficiency per game James Harden Houston Rockets 29.87
Double-doubles Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves 68
Triple-doubles Russell Westbrook Oklahoma Urban center Thunder 25

Private game highs [edit]

Category Player Team Statistic
Points James Harden Houston Rockets threescore
Rebounds Dwight Howard Charlotte Hornets 30
Assists Rajon Rondo New Orleans Pelicans 25
Steals Lou Williams Los Angeles Clippers 10
Blocks Anthony Davis New Orleans Pelicans 10
3 pointers Stephen Back-scratch Gilt State Warriors 10
Kemba Walker Charlotte Hornets

Squad statistic leaders [edit]

Category Squad Statistic
Points per game Golden State Warriors 113.5
Rebounds per game Philadelphia 76ers 47.4
Assists per game Gold State Warriors 29.3
Steals per game Oklahoma City Thunder 9.1
Blocks per game Golden State Warriors 7.5
Turnovers per game Philadelphia 76ers 15.9
FG% Golden State Warriors 50.3%
FT% Aureate State Warriors 81.5%
3FG% Golden State Warriors 39.ane%
+/− Houston Rockets +8.5

Awards [edit]

Yearly awards [edit]

Awards were presented at the NBA Awards anniversary, which were held on June 25. Finalists for voted awards were announced during the playoffs and winners were presented at the accolade anniversary. The All-NBA Teams were announced in advance in order for teams to accept all the necessary information to make off-flavour preparations.

2017–18 NBA awards
Honour Recipient(south) Runner(s)-up/Finalists[20]
Most Valuable Histrion James Harden (Houston Rockets) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans)
LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans)
Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz)
Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
Sixth Man of the Twelvemonth Lou Williams (Los Angeles Clippers) Eric Gordon (Houston Rockets)
Fred VanVleet (Toronto Raptors)
Most Improved Player Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers) Clint Capela (Houston Rockets)
Spencer Dinwiddie (Brooklyn Nets)
Coach of the Year Dwane Casey (Toronto Raptors) Quin Snyder (Utah Jazz)
Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)
Executive of the Year Daryl Morey (Houston Rockets)
NBA Sportsmanship Award Kemba Walker (Charlotte Hornets)
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award J. J. Barea (Dallas Mavericks)
Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Laurels Jamal Crawford (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Customs Assist Accolade Kevin Durant (Golden Land Warriors)

Players of the Week [edit]

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Briefing Players of the Week.

Week Eastern Conference Western Briefing Ref.
October 17–22 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/ane) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (ane/five) [24]
Oct 23–29 Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers) (1/3) DeMarcus Cousins (New Orleans Pelicans) (i/1) [25]
Oct 30 – November five Kristaps Porziņģis (New York Knicks) (i/ane) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (2/five) [26]
November six–12 Tobias Harris (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets) (ane/ii) [27]
November 13–19 DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors) (1/5) Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves) (1/1) [28]
Nov 20–26 Goran Dragić (Miami Heat) (1/2) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) (ane/2) [29] [xxx]
Nov 27 – December iii LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (ane/4) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (3/5) [31] [32]
December 4–10 Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers) (two/3) Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors) (1/ane) [33] [34]
Dec xi–17 LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/4) Chris Paul (Houston Rockets) (1/1) [35] [36]
December xviii–24 DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors) (2/5) Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder) (1/2) [37] [38]
December 25–31 Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards) (one/1) Lou Williams (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/2) [39] [xl]
January i–seven DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors) (3/5) Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) (1/ii) [41] [42]
January 8–14 Goran Dragić (Miami Heat) (2/2) Lou Williams (Los Angeles Clippers) (2/2) [43] [44]
January xv–21 Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (ane/2) Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/3) [45] [46]
January 22–28 Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) Stephen Back-scratch (Golden State Warriors) (two/2) [47] [48]
January 29 – Feb 4 Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (iv/5) [49] [50]
Feb five–11 Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/2) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (v/5) [51] [52]
Feb 26 – March 4 DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors) (four/5) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) (2/ii) [53] [54]
March five–eleven DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors) (5/5) Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (ii/3) [55] [56]
March 12–18 LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (3/4) Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) [57] [58]
March xix–25 LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (4/iv) LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) [59] [60]
March 26 – April 1 Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers) (three/3) Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (three/3) [61] [62]
April 2–8 Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/ane) Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets) (2/two) [63] [64]

Players of the Month [edit]

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.

Calendar month Eastern Conference Western Briefing Ref.
October/Nov LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/4) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (1/1) [65]
December LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (two/4) Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) (i/1) [66]
January DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors) (ane/i) Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) (1/1) [67]
February LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (three/4) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) (1/2) [68]
March/Apr LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (4/4) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) (2/2) [69]

Rookies of the Month [edit]

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
October/Nov Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/four) Kyle Kuzma (Los Angeles Lakers) (one/1) [70]
December Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) (1/one) Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz) (1/four) [71]
January Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) (two/four) Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz) (2/iv) [72]
February Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) (three/four) Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz) (3/4) [73]
March/April Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) (4/iv) Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz) (4/4) [74]

Coaches of the Calendar month [edit]

The post-obit coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.

Month Eastern Briefing Western Briefing Ref.
Oct/Nov Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics) (1/i) Mike D'Antoni (Houston Rockets) (1/2) [75]
December Dwane Casey (Toronto Raptors) (i/ane) Steve Kerr (Gilded Country Warriors) (1/1) [76]
Jan Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat) (1/ane) Terry Stotts (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1) [77]
February Scott Brooks (Washington Wizards) (one/ane) Mike D'Antoni (Houston Rockets) (2/2) [78] [79]
March/April Brett Brown (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) Quin Snyder (Utah Jazz) (ane/1) [eighty] [81]

Arenas [edit]

  • This was the Detroit Pistons' commencement season at Lilliputian Caesars Loonshit after playing at The Palace of Auburn Hills from 1988 to 2017. The squad played their first game at that place on October 4, 2017, in a preseason game confronting the Charlotte Hornets, the first regular flavour game there was played on October 18, 2017, as well confronting the Hornets. This as well marked the beginning time the Pistons accept regularly played in the urban center of Detroit since 1978, and the first time they accept shared an arena with the NHL's Detroit Ruby-red Wings since 1961.[82]
  • This was the Milwaukee Bucks' final season at the Bradley Middle, their home since 1988. The squad played its final regular flavour game at that place on April 9 against the Orlando Magic, and the terminal playoff game there was played on April 26 against the Boston Celtics. The team moved into the new Fiserv Forum prior to the start of the 2018–19 NBA season.[83] The team played a "Return to the MECCA" game at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Loonshit (the former Milwaukee or "MECCA" Arena, their habitation from 1968 until 1988) on October 26 confronting the Celtics as function of the squad's 50th flavour celebration.[84]
  • The Washington Wizards home arena, the Verizon Middle, was renamed Capital One Arena.[85]
  • Maple Foliage Sports & Entertainment, owners of the Toronto Raptors, appear that the Air Canada Centre would be renamed Scotiabank Loonshit at the end of the 2017–eighteen season.[86]

Media [edit]

This is the second flavor of the current ix-yr contracts with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA Goggle box.

The Chicago Bulls experienced a mid-flavor modify in their broadcast partner due to the Cumulus Media Affiliate 11 defalcation filing nulling and voiding many dissemination agreements. The squad'southward games moved from Cumulus's WLS to Entercom'due south WSCR on February 3, 2018.[87]

Uniforms [edit]

Nike became the official dress provider of the NBA beginning in the 2017–18 flavour. The NBA as well broke abroad from the traditional concept of dwelling and away uniforms, replacing them with "Clan", "City", "Icon", and "Statement" designs for each squad. In addition, viii teams received "Classic Edition" throwback uniforms throughout the flavour. Abode teams are now immune to wear their choice of uniforms, while away teams must wear uniforms that contrast sufficiently with the abode team's selection.[88] [89] All uniforms incorporate Nike branding, making the NBA the last professional person sports league in North America to accept the manufacturer's logo appear on the team uniforms.[90] Attributable to Michael Jordan's ownership of the team, the Charlotte Hornets' clothes is branded nether his Nike label Air Hashemite kingdom of jordan.[91]

  • The Cleveland Cavaliers debuted their new uniforms for the 2017–18 season after unveiling the new logo on May 31, 2017.[92]
  • The Detroit Pistons debuted their new uniforms for the 2017–xviii season after unveiling the new logo on May 17, 2017.[93]
  • The Indiana Pacers debuted their new uniforms for the 2017–18 flavor after unveiling new alternate logos and home floor along with their uniforms on July 28, 2017.[94] [95]
  • The Minnesota Timberwolves debuted their new uniforms for the 2017–18 flavor after unveiling the new logo on Apr 11, 2017,[96] and unveiling their new uniforms on August 10, 2017.[97]
  • The Portland Trail Blazers debuted their new uniforms for the 2017–18 season after unveiling the new logo on May eight, 2017,[98] and unveiling their new uniforms on July 29, 2017.[99]
  • Air Jordan-branded apparel were used during the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, which is endorsed past the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, Michael Jordan, and is owned by Nike.

[edit]

Advertisements began to appear on league uniforms. With this, the NBA became the first of the "Large 4" North American professional person sports league to use corporate sponsorship patches on its jerseys.[100] Every bit of March 6, 2018, there were 21 NBA teams that had signed uniform sponsorship contracts:

  • Atlanta Hawks – Sharecare[101]
  • Boston Celtics – General Electric[102]
  • Brooklyn Nets – Infor[103]
  • Charlotte Hornets – LendingTree[104]
  • Cleveland Cavaliers – Goodyear Tire and Rubber Visitor[105]
  • Dallas Mavericks – 5Miles[106]
  • Denver Nuggets – Western Union[107]
  • Detroit Pistons – Flagstar Bank[108]
  • Golden State Warriors – Rakuten[109]
  • Los Angeles Clippers – Bumble[110]
  • Los Angeles Lakers – Wish[111]
  • Miami Rut – Ultimate Software[112]
  • Milwaukee Bucks – Harley-Davidson[113]
  • Minnesota Timberwolves – Fitbit[114]
  • New Orleans Pelicans – Zatarain'south[115]
  • New York Knicks – Squarespace[116]
  • Orlando Magic – Walt Disney World Resort[117]
  • Philadelphia 76ers – StubHub[118]
  • Sacramento Kings – Blue Diamond Growers[119]
  • Toronto Raptors – Sun Life Financial[120]
  • Utah Jazz – Qualtrics[121]

Nine teams did not sign a uniform sponsorship contract during the 2017–18 season: Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards. All 9 signed uniform sponsorship contracts during the 2018–19 season.

Notable occurrences [edit]

  • On July vi, 2017, the NBA unveiled an update to its logo, featuring new typography and a modified color scheme.[122]
  • The regular season started eight days earlier than the previous flavor. This movement by the NBA aims for fewer "dorsum-to-back" games, even fewer than the previous flavor which had already reached an best low to help accost teams that were "resting" their superstars.[1]
  • The NBA decreased the maximum number of timeouts in a regulation game from 18 to fourteen. The iii team timeouts during the last two minutes of the game were also decreased to two per team in the last iii minutes to improve the menses and step of the game.[123]
  • The merchandise deadline was moved from 4 days subsequently the NBA All-Star Game to 10 days earlier it, so teams can settle their rosters before the All-Star break.[124]
  • Free-throw shooters were assessed a delay-of-game violation if they venture outside of the iii-point line in between attempts.[125]
  • The NBA also added two-way contracted players, signifying an increasing partnership between the NBA and the newly branded NBA Thousand League.[126]
  • Referees can at present assess dangerous closeouts of defenders to jump shooters with footling space to country for a technical or a flagrant foul. Informally dubbed as the "Zaza Pachulia rule".[127] [128] Too, officials tin can now assess if a player is in a shooting motion when determining if a perimeter foul is a shooting or a common foul. The blazon of foul was determined on the sequencing of the player'due south movement if the foul happens before or afterward the player starts a shooting motion. Additionally, they can likewise assess an offensive foul if an offensive player intentionally lunges into the defender or locks arms to create contact, a dominion informally dubbed as the "Harden rule".[129] [130]
  • On September 28, 2017, the NBA board of governors approved the changes to the draft lottery system to discourage teams from losing on purpose. Starting with the 2018–19 NBA season, the teams with the three worst records had equal odds at the #1 pick. In improver, the revised draft lottery consisted of selecting the height four teams instead of the usual three that occurred for over ii decades.[131] The approval for the change was nearly unanimous, with only the Oklahoma City Thunder voting against the change and the Dallas Mavericks abstaining from voting.[132]
  • On Oct iii, 2017, the NBA and NBPA announced the changes to the NBA All-Star Game format. The vote leaders for each conferences were assigned every bit squad captains and were able to select players from the rest of the starters and the reserves, regardless of the conference they play in, to form their own teams. The newly formed teams also played for a charity of pick to assist the games remain competitive. This marked the beginning fourth dimension, the conferences did not play confronting each other since the inaugural All-Star game. Selection process remained the same.[133]
  • On October 17, 2017, during the season opener with the Cleveland Cavaliers confronting the Boston Celtics, Gordon Hayward landed awkwardly on his ankle with his backside after attempting an alley-oop off a laissez passer from Kyrie Irving. He suffered a confused ankle and a fractured tibia five minutes into the game in his debut as a Celtic.[134]
  • On October 18, 2017, Brooklyn Nets betoken guard Jeremy Lin fell to the ground hard after making a layup when playing the Indiana Pacers, causing him to miss the entire season. He suffered a ruptured patellar tendon of his right articulatio genus.
  • That same twenty-four hour period, in the flavour opening game for the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns, the Trail Blazers would defeat the Suns 124–76 in what would be the greatest deficit for a season-opening game in league history.
  • On October 25, 2017, the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, normally a frontcourt player, recorded his 56th career triple-double and 1st career triple-double as starting signal guard.
  • On October 28, 2017, Oklahoma City Thunder signal baby-sit Russell Westbrook became the get-go player in NBA history to tape a triple double against all 29 opposing teams.
  • On November 3, 2017, LeBron James scored 57 points for the night and his 29,000th career point, becoming the youngest role player, and just the seventh overall, to achieve that marking (32 years, 309 days). LeBron James too passed both Kevin Garnett for 12th on the NBA's all-time field goals list (with 10,506 career field goals to his proper name) and passed John Havlicek for 11th on the NBA's best field goals list with 10,514 career field goals.
  • On November 7, 2017, Ben Simmons became the merely histrion in NBA history with at least 170 points, 100 rebounds and fourscore assists in his team's outset 10 games.[135]
  • On November 7, 2017, the Sacramento Kings set a record for most points scored before a starter scored. The King's bench scored the team's first 29 points before Willie Cauley-Stein scored a free throw at 4:08 of the second quarter. The previous tape was held by the Milwaukee Bucks at 23 points set on April 5, 2011 against the Orlando Magic.[136]
  • On November 11, 2017, Lonzo Ball became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double at xx years and 15 days old. He recorded 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds. The previous record holder was LeBron James' at 20 years and twenty days old.[137]
  • On November 14, 2017, the Boston Celtics became the first team in NBA history to win at least 13 directly games later on starting the season 0–ii.[138] The winning streak ended at 16 when they lost to the Miami Heat on November 22, 2017.[139]
  • On November 15, 2017, the Atlanta Hawks set a franchise tape for their largest margin of victory in a win against the Sacramento Kings at 46 points, 126–80. The previous tape was set on February 12, 1965 at a 44-bespeak margin when the St. Louis Hawks beat the Baltimore Bullets, 144–100.[140]
  • On November 28, 2017, LeBron James was ejected for the starting time fourth dimension in his career after battling a non-call post-obit a drive to the basket confronting the Miami Rut. He had gone 1,081 games without disqualification.[141]
  • On December one, 2017, Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz set a rookie franchise record later on scoring 41 points against the New Orleans Pelicans. So far, it is the highest scoring game for a rookie this season.[142]
  • On Dec 1, 2017, Stephen Curry of the Golden Land Warriors passed Jason Kidd for eighth place on the NBA's all-time listing for three-pointers made.[143]
  • On December 4, 2017, Stephen Curry hit his 2,000th career 3-arrow. He became the fastest to reach the milestone at 597 games, 225 games fewer than Ray Allen, the previous record-holder.[144]
  • On Dec 11, 2017, Carmelo Anthony of the Oklahoma City Thunder passed Vince Carter for 22nd on the NBA all-time scoring listing.[145]
  • On December 14, 2017, Vince Carter moved to 50th all-fourth dimension in career steals, passing Tim Hardaway in the process.
  • On December xvi, 2017, Miami Estrus head motorcoach Erik Spoelstra surpassed Pat Riley for most wins in franchise history with his 455th career win.[146]
  • On December xviii, 2017, during halftime confronting the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers held a ceremony to retire both of Kobe Bryant'due south jersey numbers in viii and 24 in the Staples Heart.[147]
  • That same mean solar day, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame updates the length for players, coaches, and referees eligible for entry into the Hall of Fame to decrease past three years, allowing names like Steve Nash, Chauncey Billups, Ray Allen, and Jermaine O'Neal to potentially enter before than originally expected.[148]
  • On December 25, 2017, in a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Draymond Dark-green became the sixth role player in NBA history to record a triple double on Christmas Solar day.
  • On Jan 1, 2018, DeMar DeRozan recorded the outset 50-point performance of the year against the Milwaukee Bucks. He also broke the Toronto Raptors' franchise record for points with 52.[149]
  • On January 4, 2018, Carmelo Anthony passed Patrick Ewing for 21st on the NBA all-time scoring list.[150]
  • On January 8, 2018, Kyle Korver of the Cleveland Cavaliers passed Paul Pierce in career 3-pointers fabricated for 4th identify.[151]
  • On January 15, 2018, Lauri Markkanen of the Chicago Bulls became the fastest player to attain 100 3-pointers. He did it in 41 games, beating Damian Lillard'south tape of 44 games.[152]
  • On Jan 23, 2018, LeBron James scored his 30,000th point at the age of 33 years old and 24 days surpassing Kobe Bryant as the youngest role player to do then, also as being just the 7th histrion to join the 30,000-point club. Additionally, he became the outset player in NBA history with 30,000 points, 7,000 rebounds and seven,000 assists.[153]
  • On January 27, 2018, Carmelo Anthony became the 21st thespian in NBA history to reach 25,000 points.[154]
  • On January 28, 2018, Manu Ginóbili and Vince Carter, marked the get-go time in NBA history that two 40 twelvemonth-quondam players scored 15 points or more in the same game with Ginóbili scoring 15 points and Carter scoring 21 points.[155]
  • On January 30, 2018, James Harden becomes the commencement player in NBA history to record a triple-double with at least 60 points scored in a game, he recorded 60 points, 10 rebounds and xi assists. This marks the highest scored points for a player with a triple-double. He also set a franchise scoring record that was previously held by Calvin Murphy.[156]
  • On February 5, 2018, Dirk Nowitzki became the 6th thespian in NBA history to reach 50,000 minutes played. He besides surpassed Elvin Hayes for top five in the process. Coincidentally, his name was incorrectly spelled as "Nowitkzi" on his jersey.[157]
  • On Feb 11, 2018, during halftime confronting the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics held a anniversary to retire Paul Pierce's jersey number 34 in TD Garden rafters. This was the offset time since 1994–95 both Celtics and Lakers have retired their jersey number.
  • On February 12, 2018, T. J. McConnell of the Philadelphia 76ers recorded a triple-double while coming off the demote, this marks the first fourth dimension in franchise history that a reserve recorded a triple-double. He recorded 10 points, xi assists and ten rebounds while as well adding a career-high half-dozen steals.[158]
  • On February 15, 2018, Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets recorded the fastest triple-double in NBA history, with his feat in fourteen minutes and 33 seconds, beating previous record holder Jim Tucker's time of seventeen minutes set in 1955.[159]
  • On February 27, 2018, LeBron James became the only actor in NBA history with at least thirty,000 points, 8,000 rebounds and 8,000 assists.[160]
  • On Feb 28, 2018, Dirk Nowitzki became the sixth player in NBA history to reach 31,000 career points.[161]
  • On March half dozen, 2018, Carmelo Anthony passed Jerry West and moved to 20th on the NBA all-fourth dimension scoring listing.[162]
  • On March xviii, 2018, Carmelo Anthony passed Reggie Miller and moved to 19th on the NBA all-fourth dimension scoring list.[163]
  • On March xix, 2018, Vince Carter passed Patrick Ewing for 22nd on the NBA all-fourth dimension scoring list.[164]
  • That same day, the Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets in a classic double-overtime, scoring 149–141 and setting a franchise record for most points in a game. This is also the highest score made a squad in this flavour, surpassing 148 points fabricated past Houston Rockets and Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder earlier in the flavor.[165]
  • On March 21, 2018, Dwight Howard became the ninth player in NBA history to record at least thirty points and thirty rebounds in a game. He led the Charlotte Hornets to victory confronting the Brooklyn Nets with 32 points and 30 rebounds.[166]
  • That same solar day, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Washington Wizards, 98–xc, to win their 42nd game of the flavour to clinch 21 sequent winning seasons.[167]
  • On March 22, 2018, the Charlotte Hornets trounce the Memphis Grizzlies with a margin of 61 points, the most in the last 20 years. It was also a Hornets franchise record, the final scores were 140–79.[168]
  • On March 30, 2018, LeBron James broke Michael Hashemite kingdom of jordan'south tape for consecutive games with at least x points. James scored in double digits for 867 sequent games and finished the game with 27. On the same game, he as well tied Kobe Bryant'south record for third-nigh 20-bespeak games in NBA history with 941.[169]
  • On April 3, 2018, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 113–110 to give the Spurs their 33rd loss of the season, thus catastrophe their record streak of 18 consecutive fifty win seasons.[170]
  • On Apr iv, 2018 Wayne Ellington of the Miami Rut made his 207th three-pointer of the flavor as a reserve, setting an NBA tape for the most three-pointers made in a season by a thespian off the bench. The previous record of 206 3-pointers was set past Eric Gordon last year.[171]
  • For the first time since the 1996-97 NBA season, 2 teams played their last game against each other for the eighth and terminal spot in the playoffs. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 112–106 in overtime to clinch the concluding playoff seed in the due west. This also concluded Minnesota'due south 13-year drought without a playoff appearance having last played in 2003–04 season.[172]
  • On April 6, 2018, LeBron James became youngest thespian to score 31,000 career points at 33 years and 97 days and the 7th player in NBA history to exercise so. He achieved the record by finishing 44 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in a losing endeavor against Philadelphia 76ers, 132–130.[173]
  • On April xi, 2018, Markelle Fultz became the youngest actor in NBA history to record a triple-double at 19 years and 317 days erstwhile. He recorded 13 points, 10 rebounds, and x assists, surpassing the tape held by Lonzo Ball before in the flavour.[174]
  • That same day, Russell Westbrook became the only actor in NBA history to average a triple-double in sequent and multiple seasons.[175]

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