The OKC Thunder announced its schedule for the 2026-27 NBA season on Thursday.
OKC has 30 nationally-televised games on its schedule, which ranks fifth in the NBA. The New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers have 34 national TV games apiece.
OKC will travel to face San Antonio on Opening Night, which is Oct. 20. It'll be a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals, where the Spurs won in seven games. The Thunder's home opener will be against the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 22.
OKC will then play its four NBA Cup group play games in November. That consists of road games against the Memphis Grizzlies (Nov. 6) and Los Angeles Clippers (Nov. 13), followed by home games against the New Orleans Pelicans (Nov. 20) and Minnesota Timberwolves (Nov. 25).
OKC will also also host the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 18, marking the return of former Thunder guards Lu Dort and Aaron Wiggins. It'll host the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 22, marking the return of Isaiah Joe.
The Thunder will then travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day, which is Dec. 25. It'll be a rematch of the 2025 Western Conference finals, where OKC won in five games.
Here's a full look at OKC's schedule:
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OKC Thunder schedule for 2026-27 NBA season
All times are Central
Preseason
- Tuesday, Oct. 6: vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 7 p.m. (in Tulsa)
- Wednesday, Oct. 7: vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 7 p.m.
- Monday, Oct. 12: at Atlanta Hawks 6 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 13: vs. Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 15: at Houston Rockets, 7:30 p.m.
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Regular season
- Tuesday, Oct. 20: at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
- Thursday, Oct. 22: vs. Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Sunday, Oct. 25: vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 6 p.m.
- Monday, Oct. 26: vs. Phoenix Suns, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, Oct. 28: at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Saturday, Oct. 31: at Houston Rockets, 7:30 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 2: at Cleveland Cavaliers, 6 p.m. (Peacock)
- Wednesday, Nov. 4: vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 6: at Memphis Grizzlies, 7 p.m.*
- Saturday, Nov. 7: vs. Washington Wizards, 7 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 10: at Portland Trail Blazers, 10 p.m. (NBC)
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: at Portland Trail Blazers, 9 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 13: at Los Angeles Clippers, 9:30 p.m.*
- Sunday, Nov. 15: at Sacramento Kings, 8 p.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 18: vs. Atlanta Hawks, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 20: vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 7 p.m.*
- Sunday, Nov. 22: at Miami Heat, 5 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 23: at Indiana Pacers, 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 25: vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)*
- Saturday, Nov. 28: at Milwaukee Bucks, 7 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 30: at Brooklyn Nets, 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Dec. 2: vs. Brooklyn Nets, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 13: vs. Toronto Raptors, 2:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Dec. 16: vs. Sacramento Kings, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 18: at Charlotte Hornets, 6 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 20: at Atlanta Hawks, 6 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 22: vs. Detroit Pistons, 7 p.m. (NBC)
- Wednesday, Dec. 23: at New Orleans Pelicans, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 25: at Minnesota Timberwolves, 7 p.m. (ABC)
- Sunday, Dec. 27: at Houston Rockets, 2:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 29: vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 7 p.m.
- Thursday, Dec. 31: vs. Miami Heat, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, Jan. 2: vs. Utah Jazz, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, Jan. 3: vs. Sacramento Kings, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, Jan. 6: at Philadelphia 76ers, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Thursday, Jan. 7: at Washington Wizards, 6 p.m.
- Sunday, Jan. 10: at Orlando Magic, 5 p.m.
- Wednesday, Jan. 13: vs. Houston Rockets, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Friday, Jan. 15: vs. Utah Jazz, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, Jan. 17: vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 2:30 p.m.
- Monday, Jan. 18: at Dallas Mavericks, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, Jan. 20: at New Orleans Pelicans, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Jan. 22: vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, Jan. 24: at Golden State Warriors, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)
- Tuesday, Jan. 26: at Los Angeles Lakers, 10 p.m. (NBC)
- Thursday, Jan. 28: vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, Jan. 30: vs. Denver Nuggets, 2 p.m. (ABC)
- Sunday, Jan. 31: vs. Chicago Bulls, 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, Feb. 2: at Denver Nuggets, 8 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 4: at Chicago Bulls, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 5: vs. Indiana Pacers, 8:30 p.m. (Prime)
- Sunday, Feb. 7: vs. New York Knicks, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
- Tuesday, Feb. 9: vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 7 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 11: vs. San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. (Prime)
- Saturday, Feb. 13: vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 4:30 p.m. (Prime)
- Monday, Feb. 15: vs. Orlando Magic, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb. 17: vs. Boston Celtics, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Thursday, Feb. 25: at New York Knicks, 6:30 p.m. (Prime)
- Saturday, Feb. 27: at Detroit Pistons, 4:30 p.m. (Prime)
- Tuesday, March 2: vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 7 p.m. (NBC)
- Thursday, March 4: at Sacramento Kings, 9 p.m.
- Saturday, March 6: at Los Angeles Lakers, 7:30 p.m. (ABC)
- Monday, March 8: vs. Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. (Peacock)
- Wednesday, March 10: at Toronto Raptors, 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, March 12: at Boston Celtics, 6:30 p.m. (Prime)
- Sunday, March 14: vs. San Antonio Spurs, 1:30 p.m. (ABC)
- Tuesday, March 16: vs. Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 17: vs. Dallas Mavericks, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Saturday, March 20: at Memphis Grizzlies, 7 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 23: at Phoenix Suns, 10 p.m. (NBC)
- Wednesday, Marc 24: at Phoenix Suns, 9 p.m.
- Friday, March 26: vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, March 28: at Minnesota Timberwolves, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)
- Tuesday, March 30: at Utah Jazz, 8 p.m.
- Thursday, April 1: vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 8:30 p.m. (Prime)
- Saturday, April 3: vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, April 6: at Utah Jazz, 8 p.m.
- Thursday, April 8: vs. Golden State Warriors, 8:30 p.m. (Prime)
- Friday, April 9: vs. Golden State Warriors, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, April 11: at Denver Nuggets, 7:30 p.m.
* NBA Cup group play game
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