NBA schedule release: Pelicans and Spurs will fly the most miles in 2026-27 season, Knicks will travel the least

The 2026-27 NBA schedule is here, with the league’s 30 teams set to travel all across the United States to play hundreds of total games throughout the season.

The exact number of miles flown across 80 regular-season games varies from year to year, and the teams saddled with the most airborne time vary too. But this season, there are two clear losers, with the New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs set to travel more miles than any other teams.

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According to an analysis from Claude, the Pelicans will top the league with an estimated 55,529 miles flown, while the Spurs are next with 53,947. It’s a notable jump compared to the next nearest team — the Utah Jazz, who are set to fly 49,289.

The reason for the discrepancy is pretty simple: New Orleans and San Antonio are the two teams that have been designated to cross the pond in January, playing a game in Paris and another in Manchester. Those two round-trip flights alone will add about 9,500 miles each to each team’s total; if you take those amounts out, both teams would sit closer to the middle of the table.

Team

Conference

Est. air miles

No. of Flights

Longest single flight

New Orleans Pelicans

West

55,529

59

Miami to Paris

San Antonio Spurs

West

53,947

58

Manchester to San Antonio

Utah Jazz

West

49,289

59

Utah to Miami

Sacramento Kings

West

48,637

57

Sacramento to Boston

Denver Nuggets

West

47,924

57

Philadelphia to Utah

Miami Heat

East

47,889

56

Miami to Los Angeles

Los Angeles Clippers

West

47,451

57

Brooklyn to Los Angeles

Minnesota Timberwolves

West

47,310

57

Minnesota to San Francisco

Houston Rockets

West

46,396

56

Houston to Portland

Portland Trail Blazers

West

46,329

51

Philadelphia to Portland

Memphis Grizzlies

West

46,097

61

Portland to Memphis

Golden State Warriors

West

45,659

53

New York to San Francisco

Oklahoma City Thunder

West

44,789

57

Boston to Oklahoma City

Dallas Mavericks

West

44,776

57

Orlando to San Francisco

Phoenix Suns

West

44,640

55

Phoenix to New York

Los Angeles Lakers

West

43,717

52

Philadelphia to Los Angeles

Orlando Magic

East

43,532

56

Orlando to Portland

Milwaukee Bucks

East

42,348

60

Milwaukee to Los Angeles

Philadelphia 76ers

East

41,320

62

Philadelphia to Los Angeles

Boston Celtics

East

41,283

57

Los Angeles to…

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Author : Yahoo Sports Staff

Publish date : 2026-08-14 02:17:00

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