Matt Winick is in charge of scheduling for the NBA, and he starts the process for the following season in February.

Teams supply at least 50 to 60 available dates, and it takes Winick about six months to chart out all 1,230 games.

Because of the Sonics' uncertain home base, Winick worked with two different schedules the first five months, one for Seattle and one for Oklahoma City. The uncertainty ended July 2 when team chairman Clay Bennett announced the Sonics were relocating to Oklahoma City.

The NBA schedule traditionally is announced the first week of August. Winick said he's about "three or four days behind? his usual pace.

"Oklahoma City is part of it,? Winick said. "Some other arenas have been part of it. But there are a number of factors. Free agency is part of it because it affects some television matchups we have to move around.?