In New York, as the Knicks will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers to tip off the new NBA season, and the team will raise their first banner since 1973, something else is expected to raise to new heights this year — ticket prices. With LeBron James joining the Sixers and joining the hunt f or a championship banner of their own, though sales for single games and season tickets have not yet gone live — as the NBA doesn’t plan to announce the full season schedule until Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 — ticket prices on the secondary market are already higher than ever before for a Sixers game in South Philly. As advertised on SeatGeek, ticket prices for the Sixers first home game, to be held on Oct. 22, 2026, against the Cleveland Cavaliers, have ballooned with the cheapest option for a single seat costing just shy of $500. For contrast, last year, the same seats for the Sixers season opener were going for about $100 a pop. Tickets to the season opener in New York as the Sixers will take on the NBC Champion Knicks are even more costly. The cheapest seats to that Oct. 20, 2026 matchup at Madison Square Garden were sitting at about $2,000 each on Wednesday. LeBron James 11 hours ago Artist paints mural in Chinatown celebrating LeBron James joining the Sixers NBA Aug 11 Sixers set to take on the Knicks to start the NBA season on Oct. 20 Sixers news Aug 11 Sixers set to visit Lakers on NBA's 2026 Christmas schedule Sixers analysis Aug 3 9 thoughts on Sixers' offseason as LeBron James news sinks in But, with new faces like James and Jaylen Brown joining the team, the Sixers could be one of the hottest tickets in town come this fall. “It’s going to be really wild. The Knicks just won, like of course,” said Sixers fan, Ryan Haines. “But we got the LeBron, so that’s going to be pretty crazy.” Looking ahead to the season opener, Sixers fan Karon Hill agreed. “I think it’s going to be a great matchup, honestly,” said Hill. “I think it’ll be a fun game to watch with Jaylen Brown, LeBron, and Maxey.” Prices for season ticket packages haven’t been announced yet. But, if you want to be able to purchase them when they come available, you can deposit $250 for each seat on the upper and lower levels of the arena or $750 for a VIP seat through the partial ticket plan. For a chance at full season tickets, you’ll have to deposit $500 for upper level, $750 for lower level or $1,500 per seat for the VIP section. You can learn more about Sixers single game and season ticket packages here. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less