The NBA Wants to Set Next Season’s TV Schedule, But It’s Waiting On LeBron.

The NBA really wants to set its 2026-2027 schedule. It’s media partners at NBC Sports, ESPN and Amazon want it too.

It’s just waiting on LeBron James.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver, in a wide-ranging conversation at the CNBC/Boardroom Summit Thursday, said that the league, well aware of a TV draw when it sees one, is waiting to see where former Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James chooses to play next season.

James announced last month that he would leave the Lakers, sparking immediate speculation about where he could end up next.

“We have to finish up the schedule, right? And where LeBron plays will affect the schedule,” Silver told Squawk Box anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin. “So I would like him to make his announcement already, so he can finish the schedule. Because as you might imagine, the teams are calling us, the networks are calling us, and everybody wants to lock in the schedule. But it will influence how we set the schedule, how we set opening week, Christmas Day, etc.”