It has been announced that the Los Angeles Lakers will start group play with a road game versus the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, Oct. 31. On Friday, Nov. 14, they will visit the New Orleans Pelicans, and they will host the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 25 and Nov. 28, respectively.

The Lakers open the tournament against Memphis on Oct 31. They will also play Minnesota on Oct. 24 in the first Friday night doubleheader on Prime Video.

A day before the entire 2025-26 regular season schedule drops, the league announced the 2025 NBA Cup group games. The Oklahoma City Thunder were placed in West Group A for this year's in-season tournament.