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:

Golden State Warriors

Training camp: University of California, San Diego - La Jolla, Calif.
Scrimmage/Shootaround: Scrimmage - Oct. 12, Time TBD
Preseason opener: Oct. 10 at Sacramento | Schedule
Season opener: Nov. 3 vs. Portland
Players added: Andris Biedrins, Luis Flores, Derek Fisher, Dale Davis, Eduardo Najera
Players lost: Brian Cardinal, Erick Dampier, Dan Dickau, Evan Eschmeyer, Nick Van Exel, J.R. Bremer, Popeye Jones, Christian Laettner
Tickets: Packages | Single-game

Los Angeles Clippers

Training camp: Santa Barbara City College - Santa Barbara, Calif.
Preseason opener: Oct. 13 at Phoenix | Schedule
Season opener: Nov. 3 vs. Seattle
Players added: Shaun Livingston, Lionel Chalmers, Mikki Moore, Mamadou N'diaye, Zeljko Rebraca, Quinton Ross, Kerry Kittles
Players lost: Keyon Dooling, Quentin Richardson, Melvin Ely, Eddie House, Peja Drobnjak
Tickets: Packages | Single-game

Los Angeles Lakers

Training camp: Jenny Craig Pavilion - University of San Diego - San Diego
Preseason opener: Oct. 12 vs. Seattle, Anaheim, Calif. | Schedule
Season opener: Nov. 2 vs. Denver
Players added: Sasha Vujacic, Marcus Douthit, Tony Bobbitt, Vlade Divac, Nate Johnson, Slava Medvedenko, Chucky Atkins, Caron Butler, Brian Grant, Jumaine Jones, Chris Mihm, Lamar Odom
Players lost: Derek Fisher, Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Payton, Rick Fox, Jamal Sampson
Tickets: Packages | Single-game

Phoenix Suns

Training camp: Northern Arizona University; Little America - Flagstaff, Ariz.
Scrimmage/Shootaround: Scrimmage, Oct. 9, 6 p.m. at Walkup Skydome
Preseason opener: Oct. 10 vs. Phoenix | Schedule
Season opener: Nov. 3 vs. Atlanta
Players added: Steven Hunter, Steve Nash, Quentin Richardson, Yuta Tabuse, Jackson Vroman
Players lost: Antonio McDyess, Luol Deng, Jahidi White
Tickets: Packages | Single-game

Sacramento Kings

Training camp: Kings Practice Facility - Sacramento
Scrimmage/Shootaround: Fandemonium Game: Oct. 8, 7 p.m., Arco Arena
Preseason opener: Oct. 10 vs. Golden State | Schedule
Season opener: Nov. 2 at Dallas
Players added: Kevin Martin, Ricky Minard, David Bluthenthal, Greg Ostertag
Players lost: Rodney Buford, Vlade Divac, Anthony Peeler, Tony Massenburg, Gerald Wallace
Tickets: Packages | Single-game