NBA schedule release 2016-2017: Hawks host Wizards in opener on October 27

For those fans looking to plan a trip (or several) to Philips Arena during the 2016-2017 season, the NBA schedule release is like Christmas morning. On Thursday evening, the league provided the gift for every Atlanta Hawks to unwrap, as the full, 82-game slate was unveiled.

First on the docket for the Hawks will be a home game against the Washington Wizards, as Atlanta opens the schedule at Philips Arena for the second straight season. Elsewhere, the city of Atlanta will not be hosting a game on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as the Hawks will instead face off against the New York Knicks at 1:00 pm ET.

In other news, Mike Budenholzer’s team will take the floor in 16 nationally televised (8 on NBATV) games, though the team will (once again) be at home during the NBA’s famed Christmas Day slate. In other news, Al Horford’s return to Philips Arena as a member of the Boston Celtics will take place on Friday, Jan. 13 at 8:00 pm ET.

Here is the complete 2016-2017 regular season schedule for the Atlanta Hawks:

Thursday, Oct. 27 vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29 at Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 31 vs. Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 2 vs. L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 4 at Washington, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5 vs. Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at Cleveland, 7:00 p.m. - NBATV

Wednesday, Nov. 9 vs. Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12 vs. Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 16 vs. Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 18 at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 20 at New York, 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 22 vs. New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. - NBATV

Wednesday, Nov. 23 at Indiana, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 25 at Utah, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27 at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 28 at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 30 at Phoenix, 9:00 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 2 vs. Detroit, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 3 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 5 vs. Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 7 vs. Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 9 at Milwaukee, 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 13 vs. Orlando, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 16 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17 vs. Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19 at Oklahoma City, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21 vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 23 at Denver, 9:00 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26 at Minnesota, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 28 vs. New York, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 30 vs. Detroit, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 1 vs. San Antonio, 6:00 p.m. - NBATV

Wednesday, Jan. 4 at Orlando, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 5 at New Orleans, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 7 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 10 at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13 vs. Boston, 8:00 p.m. - ESPN

Sunday, Jan. 15 vs. Milwaukee, 3:00 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 16 at New York, 1:00 p.m. - NBATV

Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Detroit, 8:00 p.m. - ESPN

Friday, Jan. 20 vs. Chicago, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21 vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 23 vs. L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27 vs. Washington, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 29 vs. New York, 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 2 at Houston, 8 p.m. - TNT

Saturday, Feb. 4 vs. Orlando, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 6 vs. Utah, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8 vs. Denver, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10 at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13 at Portland, 10:30 p.m. - TNT

Wednesday, Feb. 15 at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 24 vs. Miami, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 25 at Orlando, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 27 at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 1 vs. Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 3 vs. Cleveland, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 5 vs. Indiana, 3:00 p.m.

Monday, March 6 vs. Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 8 vs. Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 10 vs. Toronto, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 11 at Memphis, 9 p.m.

Monday, March 13 at San Antonio, 8:00 p.m. - TNT

Thursday, March 16 vs. Memphis, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 18 vs. Portland, 6:00 p.m.

Monday, March 20 at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 22 at Washington, 8:00 p.m. - ESPN

Friday, March 24 at Milwaukee, 8:00 p.m. - NBATV

Sunday, March 26 vs. Brooklyn, 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 28 vs. Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 29 at Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 1 at Chicago, 5:00 p.m. - NBATV

Sunday, April 2 at Brooklyn, 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 6 vs. Boston, 8:00 p.m. - TNT

Friday, April 7 at Cleveland, 7:00 p.m. - NBATV

Sunday, April 9 vs. Cleveland, 3:30 p.m. - NBATV

Tuesday, April 11 vs. Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 12 at Indiana, 8:00 p.m. - ESPN