Nuggets open with Lakers, Wemby debuts Oct. 25 as NBA schedule unveiled

Reigning champion Denver will host the Los Angeles Lakers to open the new NBA regular season while French prodigy Victor Wembanyama will make his regular-season debut the following night in the 2023-24 league schedule revealed on Thursday.French teen star Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 (2.23m) top pick in this year's NBA Draft, will make his NBA regular-season debut for the San Antonio Spurs on October 25 against the visiting Dallas Mavericks, led by Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.