<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NBA seasons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2017--18 2019--20 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2018--19 NBA season is the 73rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 16, 2018, and will end on April 10, 2019 . The playoffs will begin April 13, 2019, 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 14 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 9 seasons in the NBA for four teams, Roy Hibbert announced his retirement 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> <Li> On August 30, 2018, after playing 15 seasons in the NBA for four teams, David West announced his retirement from the NBA . </Li> <Li> On September 6, 2018, Boris Diaw announced his retirement from basketball . Diaw spent 14 years in the NBA and was an NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014 . </Li> <Li> On October 13, 2018, after playing 17 seasons in the NBA for eight teams, Richard Jefferson announced his retirement from the NBA . </Li> </Ul>

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