The San Antonio Spurs will start their 2026-27 season with the home-team advantage, according to the schedule released by the NBA on Thursday.

What we know: The Spurs will host the Atlanta Hawks for their preseason game on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. They'll open the regular season at the Frost Bank Center against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Oct. 20 at 8:30 p.m. Timeline: San Antonio's first in-state rival game will be against the Houston Rockets on Oct. 23 at 8:30 p.m. The Spurs will head north on Intestate 35 the very next day to meet their other Texas rival - the Dallas Mavericks - at 7 p.m. Dig deeper: San Antonio will meet the defending NBA champions New York Knicks for the first time this season during an away game on Christmas at 11 a.m. Their final regular season game is scheduled for April 11 at 7:30 p.m. when the Portland Trail Blazers travel to San Antonio.

The backstory: The Spurs are coming off a fantastic 2025-26 season when they finished second in the Western Conference with a record of 62-20 led by 7-foot, 4-inch center and forward Victor Wembanyama.