NBA schedule 2022-23: Stephen Curry and the Warriors, LeBron James and the Lakers lead teams with most nationally televised games on ESPN, TNT and ABC
Mark your calendars as the NBA has released all teams’ game schedules for the 2022-23 NBA season.
Along with each matchup and marquee date, we now know which teams will have the most games on national TV.
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As a reminder, these are games that air on either ESPN, ABC, or TNT. Games broadcast on NBA TV are not included in these numbers.
Take a look at which teams will be the focus of most attention in the upcoming season.
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Which NBA teams will play the most games on national television in the 2022-23 season?
Stephen Curry and the defending champions Warriors lead with 30 games combined on one of ABC, TNT or ESPN. The Warriors are followed by LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers with 27. Jayson Tatum and the Celtics have 25 national televised games. Joel Embiid and the 76ers (23), Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks (23) and Devin Booker and the Suns (22) are the teams that will follow.
The Mavericks (21), Clippers (20), Grizzlies (18), and Nuggets (16) complete the top 10.
| rank | team | games |
| 1 | warrior | 30 |
| 2 | lakers | 27 |
| 3 | Celts | 25 |
| 4 | 76er | 23 |
| 5 | dollar | 23 |
| 6 | to sunbathe | 22 |
| 7 | outsider | 21 |
| 8th | clippers | 20 |
| 9 | grizzlies | 18 |
| 10 | nuggets | 16 |
According to the latest FanDuel odds, the Celtics (+450), fresh out of the NBA Finals, are the first title favorites, followed by the Bucks (+550) and the defending champions Warriors (+650). .
The Lakers now have the ninth best odds on the title at +1800.
Not surprisingly, all four meetings between the Warriors and the Lakers are televised nationally, with two games on TNT and two on ABC.
Which NBA teams will play the fewest games on national television in the 2022-23 season?
While some teams don’t get as much attention on national television, some of them have the potential to become League Pass favorites.
LaMelo Ball and the Hornets will only air three games on either ESPN, ABC or TNT, but will certainly have plenty of highlights each night.
Of the teams listed below, the Jazz are the only ones who qualified for the 2022 NBA Playoffs.
Top picks Magic’s Paolo Banchero, The Thunder’s Chet Holmgren and the Rockets’ Jabari Smith each only get one chance on the national TV stage, but they’re worth checking out every night.
| rank | team | games |
| 1 | jazz | 1 |
| 3 | kings | 1 |
| 4 | magic | 1 |
| 5 | pacemaker | 1 |
| 6 | Pistons | 1 |
| 7 | rockets | 1 |
| 8th | spores | 1 |
| 9 | thunder | 1 |
| 9 | wizard | 2 |
| 10 | hornets | 3 |
The 2021-23 season begins on October 18, 2022.
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