Thursday evening, the NBA revealed the dates and details for all 30 of its teams’ 2016-2017 regular season schedules.

Here’s a primer for the 76ers’ slate.

Starting at Home

The 68th campaign of professional basketball in Sixers’ franchise history will begin on national television Wednesday, October 26th, when Oklahoma City visits The Center. ESPN has elected to broadcast Ben Simmons’ NBA debut against a Thunder team that lost both the Western Conference Finals and All-Star Kevin Durant to Golden State.

This year will be the 10th time since The Center began hosting hoops in 1996 that the Sixers’ home debut will also double as their season debut. The Sixers have gone 4-5 in those previous such outings, and are 45-21 all-time in home openers.

Furthermore, the Sixers will play five of their first six games of the season in South Philadelphia.

Ending at Home (Sort Of)

Although the Sixers’ regular season won’t end at The Center, they won’t have to travel far for game number 82, which is set for April 12th at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks.

Of note, however, is that for four straight outings leading up to their finale, the Sixers will be at home. Not the worst scheduling development for such a late stage of the year.

The Sixers’ trip up to The Garden will be one of two road games in April.

See the Stars

This next section might be somewhat subjective, but here’s a list of when some of the NBA’s top talent, at least in the eyes of this Digital Content Coordinator, will be passing through South Philadelphia…

Wednesday, October 26th vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Russell Westbrook

Saturday, November 5th vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love (also Sunday, November 27th)

Friday, November 25th vs. Chicago Bulls: Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler (also Thursday, April 6th)

Tuesday, December 20th vs. New Orleans Pelicans: Anthony Davis

Tuesday, January 3rd vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: Karl Anthony-Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Kris Dunn

Wednesday, January 11th vs. New York Knicks: Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose (also Friday, March 3rd)

Tuesday, January 24th vs. Los Angeles Clippers: Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan

Friday, January 27th vs. Houston Rockets: James Harden

Wednesday, February 8th vs. San Antonio Spurs: LaMarcus Aldridge, Pau Gasol, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker

Monday, February 27th vs. Golden State Warriors: Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green

Longest Homestand

The Sixers’ longest continuous stay at The Center will last five games, and fall from November 19th through November 27th (PHX, MIA, MEM, CHI, CLE).

Longest Trips

The Sixers will twice hit the road for five consecutive contests, doing so first from January 29th through February 6th (CHI, DAL, SAS, MIA, DET), and again from March 20th through March 28th (ORL, OKC, CHI, IND, BKN). The first of the two five-game treks will cover 10 days. The second one is part of a stretch in which the Sixers play seven of eight away from South Philadelphia.

Primetime Pairings

Maybe it was landing the number one overall pick in this year’s draft. Perhaps it’s the expectation that a potentially game-changing big man will be fully healthy. Or, it might have to do with the intrigue surrounding the anticipated arrival of a promising international prospect.

Whatever the reason, the Sixers will be back on national television this season. ESPN and TNT, the NBA’s two primary TV partners, are on track to carry two and one of the Sixers’ games, respectively. The Sixers’ October 26th season-opener will be on ESPN, as will their 8:00 PM EST pairing with D’Angelo Russell, Brandon Ingram, and the Los Angeles Lakers on December 16th.

The Sixers will be shown on TNT Thursday, November 17th, when they visit Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, and Kris Dunn at 7:00 PM EST.

While a handful of the Sixers’ games have popped up on NBA TV over the last few seasons, it was more than three years ago, April 6th, 2013 in Miami, that the team was last on ESPN. The Sixers’ most recent TNT appearance came a few weeks earlier, a March 5th, 2013 home tilt versus Boston.

The Sixers will be back on NBA TV November 7th versus Utah, and again November 14th when the team travels to Houston.

Holiday Hoops

For 17 straight years, the Sixers have played on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The only reason they didn’t do so in 1999 was because a lockout shortened the NBA’s season. This winter, on January 16th, the Sixers will again compete on the federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader, taking on the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center at 2:30 PM EST.

Back-to-Backs

The past two seasons, the NBA has made a commitment to reducing the number of back-to-back games played, and eliminating congested segments of teams’ schedules. This year, the league’s docket reflects those points of emphasis.

According to the NBA, there will be 488 total back-to-backs this season, compared to the 533 that were on last year’s slate. Additionally, no club in the league will have more than one stretch in which it plays four games in five nights. There were 27 total instances a year ago in which a team suited up four times in five days. This season, that number has been trimmed to 20.

The Sixers will have 17 sets of back-to-back contests this campaign. They are one of 10 teams in the NBA that will go through the year without having to play four games in five days.