Kobe and crew go camping on Oct. 3.

Ah, a new NBA season. It doesn't officially start for the standings until Oct. 31, but on Tue., Oct. 3 most NBA teams begin their training camps, some in places that would surprise you. Do you know which team trains in Boise, Idaho? How many go to South Carolina? And it's not the Magic training in Disney World. Check our list below for all the details.

Note that all teams begin camp on Oct. 3, except for the Rockets, Heat and Sonics, which start the next day, and the Knicks, which go Oct. 5. Click here for the entire NBA preseason schedule, with games beginning Mon., Oct. 9 in Tacoma, Wash.

TIME FOR NBA TRAINING CAMPS!
	Univ. Tenn.-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tenn. New coach Lon Kruger has a bad team on his hands. Will he be losing Dikembe to the Knicks as well?
	Sports Authority Training Center, Waltham, Mass. Will the Paul Pierce stabbing have any effect on camp? Are the Celtics still looking to make a deal?
	Hornets Training Facility, Fort Mill, S.C. First, there's this problem of the arena and New Orleans. Second, there's no Eddie Jones anymore.
	Berto Center, Deerfield, Ill. Top free agent signees in camp are Ron Mercer and Brad Miller. That's not exactly Tim and Tracy, is it?
	Cavs practice Court, Gund Arena, Cleveland Team appears weaker without Shawn Kemp, and area Sizzlers may go out of business.
	Baylor/Tom Landry Center, Dallas Cuban brought in Laettner and wants Joe Smith. And Cuban seems to be getting what he wants.
	Pepsi Center Practice Court, Denver The West's lottery teams are all improved -- except in Denver. Oh wait, Nugs did get Tracy Murray.
	Pistons Practice Facility, Auburn Hills, Mich. It's Stack's show now, with Grant in Orlando. In fairness, Pistons are deep and might be even better.
	Warriors Practice Facility, Oakland, Calif. Camp Cowens begins with a legit power forward (Fortson) and Jamison playing with Hughes. Watch out.
	St. Stephen's Episcopal School, Austin, Texas Rudy T returns from Sydney with a team many think are playoff-bound. Keep an eye on Hakeem.
	The Disney Institute, Orlando, Fla. This team went to the Finals? New coach, three new starters, another high schooler. Same expectations.
	College of the Desert, Palm Desert, Calif. Speaking of high schoolers ... the Clips aren't exactly a veteran team. Can Alvin Gentry be this year's Rivers?
	HealthSouth Training Center, El Segundo, Calif. They're the team to beat, no doubt, despite what Portland did. Happiest guy in NBA might be Horace.
	Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla. And this is the team to beat in the East. Riley delays camp a day because Zo and Timmy have plans.
	Bucks Training Facility, Milwaukee Improved, yes, but ... Can Przybilla play right away? Is Big Dog on the block? Does Jason Caffey emerge?
	Timberwolves Training Facility, Minneapolis Tough camp: Does Chauncey Billups replace Malik Sealy, and what happens with Joe Smith?
	Nets Practice Facility, East Rutherford, N.J. Annoying questions about when Jayson will return now replaced with queries about Kenyon's leg.
	College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C. Houston, Spree, Rice, Ward and ... Luc Longley. This team must make a move. N.Y. media is psyched.
	University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla. No more excuses now for Grant Hill, who knows he'd better top what the Pistons do. Key new faces here.
	Penn State University, State College, Pa. Now, Larry, shake hands with Allen. Allen, practice is at 9 a.m. sharp. If this team could just get along...
	Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Ariz. If Suns catch a case of Tsakalidis (that's top pick Jake Tsakalidis), it would make this team very dangerous.
	Trail Blazers Practice Facility, Portland Money can't buy you love or a title; You think Pip and 'Sheed wanna share with Shawn and Dale?
	ARCO Arena/University of Calif.-Davis, Sacramento Like Duncan last season, now it's Webber's turn for questions on his future plans. Get ready, Chris.
	Castle Hills First Baptist School Victory Gym, San Antonio Twin Towers finally get a two-guard who can really do things. But they also have Danny Ferry. Don't laugh.
	Sonics Training Facility, Seattle Talk about drama; There's Patrick manning the middle, Vinny suddenly svelte and Gary thinking about a title.
	Erie College, Buffalo, N.Y. Now Vince has to do it alone; If he's scoring 30 a night in the preseason, that's a bad, bad thing.
	Boise State University, Boise, Idaho One mo' time with Karl and Stockton, but now there's mo' help in Donyell, Starks and Manning. This is it.
	Univ. of Calif.-S.Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif. Starting lineup is stacked and bench has depth with Mahmoud. Franchise win record is a must.
	University of N.C.-Wilmington, Wilmington, N.C. Starting lineup is disgruntled and overpaid and bench won't matter. MJ's franchise is in total disarray.