<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NBA seasons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2017--18 2019--20 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2018--19 NBA season will be the 73rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season will begin on October 16, 2018, and end on April 10, 2019 . The playoffs will begin shortly after, with the NBA Finals concluding in June . The 2019 NBA All - Star Game will be played on February 17, 2019, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina . </P> <Ul> <Li> On May 10, 2018, Nick Collison announced his retirement from the NBA . Collison played all his 15 seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder franchise . </Li> <Li> On May 25, 2018, after playing 13 seasons in the NBA for seven teams, Mo Williams announced his retirement from the NBA to take the assistant head coaching job at Cal State Northridge . </Li> <Li> On July 17, 2018, after playing 10 seasons in the NBA for four teams, Roy Hibbert retired from the NBA . </Li> <Li> On August 27, 2018, Manu Ginóbili announced his retirement from the NBA . Ginóbili played all his 16 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs franchise . </Li> </Ul>

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