Most Traveled NBA Teams Of the 2025-26 Season

The 2025-26 NBA season is just around the corner. Covers.com took a closer look at the NBA’s entire schedule reveal and calculated which team will be traveling the most based on total mileage. Read on for the full report.

Most Traveled NBA Teams of the 2025-26 Season

According to Cover.com’s breakdown of the 2025-26 NBA schedule, the Orlando Magic will travel the most this upcoming season. The Magic will travel a league-high 54,279 miles due in part to the Magic’s participation in two international games in Berlin, Germany, and London, United Kingdom. The Magic will also embark on the league’s longest average road trip of 919 miles.

The Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies join the Magic as the only teams that will travel at least 50,000 miles this season. The Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns will change time zones a league-high 50 times this season, too.

Least Traveled NBA Teams of the 2025-26 Season

According to Cover.com, the Indiana Pacers will travel the most this upcoming season. The Pacers will travel a league-low 35,278 miles. The Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers trail the Pacers as the least-traveled teams this season. The 76ers, Hornets, Bulls, and Cavaliers will rack up under 38,000 miles. 

Final Thoughts

As far as travel miles go, the 2025-26 NBA schedule sees Western Conference teams take on a greater burden, while only two Eastern Conference teams are ranked inside the top 15 in most miles traveled. All things considered, the NBA has a demanding travel schedule, with its players spending more time at 35,000 feet than teams in any other professional sports league. This can lead to jet lag.

Some people are at a higher risk of jet lag than others. Many NBA players are fit and healthy due to a rigorous fitness regimen, but some, if not most, players experience jet lag. However, players can combat jet lag, thanks to sleep therapists and flight improvements.