With the 2004-05 season gearing up there is plenty that is new: A new franchise (Welcome back, Charlotte), a new divisional alignment (five teams per division) and plenty of new faces in new places (Shaq in Miami, for example).

To get you ready for all the change and to get the players ready for the new season, this training camp primer should help as camps open on Oct. 4. Find out where your team practices, when they scrimmage and against whom they open their preseason schedule:

Boston Celtics

Training camp: University of Vermont - Burlington, Vt.
Preseason opener: Oct. 12 vs. Chicago, Manchester, N.H. | Schedule
Season opener: Nov. 3 vs. Philadelphia
Players added: Al Jefferson, Delonte West, Tony Allen, Justin Reed, Tom Gugliotta, Gary Payton
Players lost: Chucky Atkins, Jumaine Jones, Chris Mihm, Brandon Hunter, Rick Fox
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New Jersey Nets

Training camp: Nets Practice Facility - East Rutherford, N.J.
Preseason opener: Oct. 14 vs. New York, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. | Schedule
Season opener: Nov. 3 vs. Miami
Players added: Christian Drejer, Nenad Krstic, Rodney Buford, Kyle Davis, Ron Mercer, Jacque Vaughn, Eric Williams
Players lost: Rodney Rogers, Viktor Khryapa, Kerry Kittles, Kenyon Martin, Eddie Gill, Lucious Harris, Tamar Slay
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New York Knicks

Training camp: College of Charleston, SC
Preseason opener: Oct. 14 vs. New York, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. | Schedule
Season opener: Nov. 3 at Minnesota
Players added: Trevor Ariza, Jamison Brewer, Jamal Crawford, Jerome Williams, Bruno Sundov
Players lost: Othella Harrington, Dikembe Mutombo, Cezary Trybanski, Frank Williams
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Philadelphia 76ers

Training camp: Duke University - Durham, N.C.
Scrimmage/Shootaround: Shootaround, Oct. 12, 9:45 a.m. at Duke University
Preseason opener: Oct. 12 vs Washington, Durham, N.C. | Schedule
Season opener: Nov. 3 at Boston
Players added: Andre Iguodala, Brian Skinner, Kedrick Brown, Kevin Ollie, Corliss Williamson
Players lost: Zendon Hamilton, Eric Snow, Derrick Coleman, Amal McCaskill, Greg Buckner, Todd MacCulloch
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Toronto Raptors

Training camp: Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario
Scrimmage/Shootaround: Purple/White Scrimmage, Oct. 9, 2:30 p.m. Bob Davis Gym, Brock University (Shootaround: 10-11 a.m.)
Preseason opener: Oct. 15 vs. Philadelphia | Schedule
Season opener: Nov. 3 vs. Houston
Players added: Rafael Araujo, Rafer Alston, Loren Woods Pape Sow, Matt Bonner
Players lost: Robert Archibald, Corie Blount, Dion Glover, Michael Curry, Rod Strickland
Tickets: Packages | Single-game