2016 NBA Schedule Release: TV Info, Start Time, Date and More for Full Release

The National Basketball Association reportedly will release the 2016-17 regular-season schedule on Thursday at 5:45 p.m. ET, per Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News. 

Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe confirmed the report.

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are the reigning champions, the Golden State Warriors are coming off a dominant regular season en route to an NBA-record 73 victories. Whether they can challenge that new standard again following the addition of Kevin Durant is one of the campaign’s marquee questions.

So let’s check out all of the important details for this year’s schedule reveal. That’s followed by a closer look at some of the most notable stories to track when the complete slate is announced.

Viewing Information

Date: Thursday, Aug. 11

Time: 6 p.m. ET

TV: NBATV

Most Anticipated Storylines

Durant’s Home Debut and Return to OKC

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Adding Durant to an already-star-studded roster featuring Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green doesn’t even seem fair. Taking the key pieces from a 73-win squad and putting one of the league’s best players in the mix equates to an embarrassment of riches.

It’s surely going to create an awe-inspiring atmosphere inside Oracle Arena when the 2014 Most Valuable Player makes his first official appearance as a Warriors player. His arrival doesn’t automatically mean the Dubs are going to push toward another wins record, though.

Kyle Wagner and Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight estimated Golden State’s record at 66-16 after signing Durant. It’s a projection based on things such as uncertain depth production and gradual individual decline, but there are also more complex issues such as reversion to the mean and the law of diminishing returns.

Meanwhile, Tim MacMahon of ESPN noted NBA commissioner Adam Silver has openly voiced his displeasure about the formation of “superteams.” He would rather see high-profile free agents choose locations that would level the playing field, though he respects each player’s right to choose:

Just to be absolutely clear, I do not think that’s ideal from the league standpoint. For me, part of it is designing a collective bargaining agreement that encourages the distribution of great players throughout the league. On the other hand, I absolutely respect a player’s right to become a free agent and, in this case, for Kevin Durant to make a decision that he feels is best for him. I have no idea what’s in his mind or heart in terms of how he went about making that decision.

While the overall returns may be more evenly balanced with more legitimate title contenders, business should be just fine with the …

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