ADVERTISEMENT

PHOENIX SUNS

Phoenix Suns 2025 NBA Cup schedule released

The Phoenix Suns NBA Cup schedule for 2025 was released on Wednesday with two new teams in the Suns' group.

The Phoenix Suns' 2024 NBA Cup court....

(Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports)

(Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports)

The Phoenix Suns NBA Cup schedule for 2025 was released on Wednesday with matchups against the Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings and Oklahoma City Thunder all on the docket.

The fun begins on Halloween as the Suns take on the Jazz at PHX Arena.

The next game against the Timberwolves isn’t until Nov. 21 at home, followed by road games against the Kings (Nov. 26) and Thunder (Nov. 28).

Phoenix Suns 2025 NBA Cup schedule

  • 7:00 p.m. Oct. 31  – Suns vs Jazz
  • 7:00 p.m. Nov. 21 – Suns vs Timberwolves
  • 8:00 p.m. Nov. 26 – Suns at Kings
  • 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 – Suns at Thunder

After each group plays in four round robin games each, eight teams advance to the knockout rounds with single-elimination games that run from Dec. 9-10.

The semifinals are on Dec. 13 and championship game is played on Dec. 16.

Teams that do not qualify for the knockout rounds will play regular season games on Dec. 11 & 12 and Dec. 14 & 15.

How did the Suns do in the NBA Cup?

This will be the third season of the NBA Cup in-season tournament.

Last season, the Suns were 3-1 in group play but failed to advance in the tournament based on tie breakers.

The Kings and the Timberwolves are new opponents for the Suns in NBA Cup play.

They replace the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs in the Suns group.

In 2023-24, the Suns advanced to the quarterfinals as a wild card team where they lost to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in the first game of the knockout round.

Tom Kuebel arizonasports.com editor

Comments

3 Comments

E
EarlBlack JesusMonroe 1 year ago

Lame

J
Jim Prescott 1 year ago

Can we just get rid of this stupid in game NBA Cup crap. One the courts that teams have hurt my eyes even to watch it they are sooooo bad. Two who cares if you win the NBA Cup its not like a city is having a parade for you. WE all know this was built in to allow James to win more crap and so far he's 0-2... PLEASE just get rid of it....

S
Sunsn7 . 1 year ago

They still keeping this thing around as to not hurt the feelings of the NBA front office executive (*cough, cough Adam Silver! *cough) that came up with it.

I would say it's pointless but really it is not. It has a point and that is to try and sell more tickets for early season games and give teams more marketing opportunities to sell jerseys, t-shirts, apparel, etc.

Just another NBA gimmick, just like their department store aisle where every team needs their own long row just to accomodate each jersey the team has or has ever worn.

Kind of dilutes the team identity when that product is identified by 20 different jersey styles.