Jan. 4 _ Ten-day contracts may be signed.
Jan. 10 _ All player contracts are guaranteed for entire season.
Feb. 13-15 _ All-Star weekend, Los Angeles.
Feb. 19 _ Trading deadline, 3 p.m. EST.
Apr. 14 _ Regular season ends.
Apr. 17 _ Playoffs begin.
May 10 _ Early draft entry eligibility deadline.
June 1-4 _ Predraft camp, Chicago.
June 6 _ NBA Finals start date (possible move up to June 4)
June 20 _ NBA Finals, latest possible end date.
June 24 _ NBA draft, New York.
July 1 _ Teams may begin negotiating with, but not sign, free agents.
July 14 _ 2004-05 salary cap set. Teams may begin signing free agents.
Aug. 13-29 _ Athens Olympics.
Oct. 15-17 _ NBA China Games (Sacramento vs. Houston), Beijing.