With which teams did the Hawks get grouped?
The NBA has drawn teams into groups for next season’s NBA Cup, the now annual in-season tournament where four teams head to Las Vegas in a single elimination competition.
Teams are grouped into pots based on 2024-25 regular season record, and today the NBA has announced the results of the draw based on those pots:
The #EmiratesNBACup 2025 Group Draw results!
Starting October 31, all 30 teams will compete for the NBA Cup with 8 teams advancing out of groups into the knockout rounds, with the semifinals and championship held in Las Vegas, December 13 and 16! pic.twitter.com/VJur4Hv0lL
— NBA (@NBA) July 9, 2025
Atlanta will again face the Cleveland Cavaliers in group play. Last season, the Hawks upset them en route to making a semifinal appearance before losing to the eventual champions the Milwaukee Bucks.
Joining them in Group East A are the Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, and Indiana Pacers.
The schedule of games was also announced by the league:
Group Play games in the Emirates NBA Cup 2025 will take place on “Cup Nights” from Oct. 31 – Nov. 28.
Each team will play one game against each of the four opponents in its group.
The six group winners and one wild card from each conference will advance to the… pic.twitter.com/KWFelLAeFN
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) July 9, 2025