The Hawks will complete round one on the road against the Taipans before making a second trip north to take on the Bullets in their lone round-two fixture.

Brian Goojian's new-look Hawks will then host heavyweights Melbourne United at the WEC in their round two fixture followed by a trip north to Brisbane in round three.

Round four shapes as the toughest in the opening stretch, with another Phoenix-Taipans road double bookended by a home clash with the Wildcats in Wollongong in the space if five days. They'll round out their schedule hosting the Breakers at the WEC in their lone round-five outing on February 14..

It's part of a schedule released by the NBL on Thursday that will see 39 games played over the first 37 days of the season in front of fans, tipping off with all-Melbourne showdown between United and the Phoenix on January 10.

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Crowd numbers allowed at venues will be determined by relevant state governments with Hawks president Dorry Kordahi saying the club will update members on ticket availability after Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Wednesday announced indoor venues can now be filled to 75 per cent capacity.

"This is a sensational result for the Hawks," Kordahi said.

"Four family-friendly weekend fixtures against quality teams means we will have a great start to the season for our fans. We can't wait to get into it, the boys are raring to go."

The rest of the rolling schedule will be announced in stages during the season ahead of finals planned to take place in May, with commissioner Jeremy Loeliger saying the NBL is still considering the option of using a hub for part of the season.

"All teams will start the season playing games in front of fans in their home cities except the SKY Sport New Zealand Breakers who will be based out of Melbourne and travel for games for the initial part of the season," Loeliger said.

"We hope the Breakers will be able to return to New Zealand once border restrictions and scheduling allows for that to happen and play as many games as possible in front of their fans.

"Capacities at venues will vary according to their location but the aim is to play as many games in front of as many fans as possible as restrictions are further eased over the coming months."

Melbourne venues are yet to be confirmed, with the NBL still in discussions with the Victorian government, while games scheduled for Adelaide remain subject to border restrictions being lifted.

"Our preference is to play the first three games of the season at John Cain Arena but we will need to remain flexible with our scheduling and it will be subject to change based on border controls and health advice," Loeliger sad.

The league is finalising its COVID safe protocols with the clubs ahead of preseason games across December and January in place of the traditional NBL Blitz.