Circled HoopsNBA schedule for fantasy basketball, Oct 19–25
Last updated October 26, 2026
43 NBA games from Monday, October 19 to Sunday, October 25, by US Eastern date. 1 team play 4 games. Friday is the busiest night with 12 games, and Monday the quietest with 0.
Games each night
- Mon, Oct 19: 0 games
- Tue, Oct 20: 3 games
- Wed, Oct 21: 11 games
- Thu, Oct 22: 2 games
- Fri, Oct 23: 12 games
- Sat, Oct 24: 8 games
- Sun, Oct 25: 7 games
Games per team
- 4 games: PHI
- 3 games: ATL, BKN, CHA, CHI, DAL, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NOP, NYK, OKC, ORL, SAC, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS
- 2 games: BOS, CLE, DEN, PHX, POR
Back-to-backs
Teams that play two nights in a row. Coaches often rest older players on the second night.
- PHI: Oct 24 and Oct 25
- ATL: Oct 23 and Oct 24
- BKN: Oct 24 and Oct 25
- CHA: Oct 23 and Oct 24
- CHI: Oct 23 and Oct 24
- DAL: Oct 23 and Oct 24
- GSW: Oct 23 and Oct 24
- HOU: Oct 23 and Oct 24
- MIA: Oct 23 and Oct 24
- MIL: Oct 23 and Oct 24
- NOP: Oct 23 and Oct 24
- SAS: Oct 23 and Oct 24
- WAS: Oct 23 and Oct 24
Best night for top players
The top players by fantasy value this season, each game projected with Circled Hoops’ default scoring. The best night is the game with the highest projection.
| Player | Games | Best night |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic (DEN) | Thu at OKC, Sat vs NOP | Sat vs NOP, 48.2 projected |
| Victor Wembanyama (SAS) | Tue vs OKC, Fri vs HOU, Sat at DAL | Tue vs OKC, 39.6 projected |
| Luka Doncic (LAL) | Wed vs GSW, Fri vs LAC, Sun at UTA | Wed vs GSW, 40.1 projected |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) | Tue at SAS, Thu vs DEN, Sun vs LAC | Sun vs LAC, 36.0 projected |
| Jalen Johnson (ATL) | Wed at ORL, Fri at CHA, Sat vs HOU | Wed at ORL, 43.6 projected |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA) | Wed vs MIN, Fri vs DET, Sat at CHA | Fri vs DET, 40.1 projected |
| Cade Cunningham (DET) | Tue vs BOS, Fri at MIA, Sun at PHI | Fri at MIA, 36.8 projected |
| Tyrese Maxey (PHI) | Tue at NYK, Thu vs CLE, Sat vs MIL, Sun vs DET | Sat vs MIL, 38.7 projected |
| Anthony Davis (WAS) | Wed vs MIL, Fri vs TOR, Sat at CHI | Wed vs MIL, 30.3 projected |
| Scottie Barnes (TOR) | Wed vs CHI, Fri at WAS, Sun at MIN | Wed vs CHI, 28.2 projected |
| Alperen Sengun (HOU) | Wed vs DAL, Fri at SAS, Sat at ATL | Wed vs DAL, 43.6 projected |
| Walker Kessler (LAL) | Wed vs GSW, Fri vs LAC, Sun at UTA | Fri vs LAC, 41.5 projected |
| Josh Giddey (CHI) | Wed at TOR, Fri at MIL, Sat vs WAS | Fri at MIL, 20.8 projected |
| Kawhi Leonard (TOR) | Wed vs CHI, Fri at WAS, Sun at MIN | Wed vs CHI, 14.8 projected |
| Evan Mobley (CLE) | Thu at PHI, Sat vs BKN | Sat vs BKN, 34.4 projected |
| Amen Thompson (HOU) | Wed vs DAL, Fri at SAS, Sat at ATL | Wed vs DAL, 32.2 projected |
| LeBron James (PHI) | Tue at NYK, Thu vs CLE, Sat vs MIL, Sun vs DET | Tue at NYK, 31.1 projected |
| Jamal Murray (DEN) | Thu at OKC, Sat vs NOP | Sat vs NOP, 27.7 projected |
| Jayson Tatum (BOS) | Tue at DET, Fri vs NYK | Fri vs NYK, 37.6 projected |
| Jalen Duren (DET) | Tue vs BOS, Fri at MIA, Sun at PHI | Tue vs BOS, 0.0 projected |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) | Tue vs PHI, Fri at BOS, Sun vs ORL | Tue vs PHI, 35.6 projected |
| Joel Embiid (PHI) | Tue at NYK, Thu vs CLE, Sat vs MIL, Sun vs DET | Sat vs MIL, 17.0 projected |
| Donovan Mitchell (CLE) | Thu at PHI, Sat vs BKN | Sat vs BKN, 37.1 projected |
| James Harden (CLE) | Thu at PHI, Sat vs BKN | Sat vs BKN, 26.2 projected |
| Donovan Clingan (POR) | Wed vs PHX, Fri at SAC | Wed vs PHX, 27.6 projected |
Using this in Circled Hoops
In Circled Hoops you circle one game for each starter, and only that game counts. A team with four games gives you more nights to choose from, but no extra points, so the question is which night. Lineups lock Monday at 7 PM in your league’s time zone. How to play has the full rules, and you can start a free league.