NBA schedule for fantasy basketball, Nov 16–22

Last updated October 27, 2026

51 NBA games from Monday, November 16 to Sunday, November 22, by US Eastern date. 13 teams play 4 games. Wednesday is the busiest night with 12 games, and Thursday the quietest with 4.

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Games each night

Mon, Nov 16: 8 games
Tue, Nov 17: 5 games
Wed, Nov 18: 12 games
Thu, Nov 19: 4 games
Fri, Nov 20: 9 games
Sat, Nov 21: 6 games
Sun, Nov 22: 7 games

Games per team

4 games: BOS, CHI, DEN, DET, GSW, MEM, MIN, NOP, NYK, ORL, POR, UTA, WAS
3 games: ATL, BKN, CLE, DAL, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MIA, MIL, OKC, PHI, PHX, SAC, SAS, TOR
2 games: CHA

Back-to-backs

Teams that play two nights in a row. Coaches often rest older players on the second night.

BOS: Nov 21 and Nov 22
DET: Nov 17 and Nov 18
GSW: Nov 18 and Nov 19
MEM: Nov 18 and Nov 19
MIN: Nov 16 and Nov 17
NOP: Nov 20 and Nov 21
NYK: Nov 21 and Nov 22
POR: Nov 16 and Nov 17
UTA: Nov 17 and Nov 18
DAL: Nov 21 and Nov 22
LAL: Nov 17 and Nov 18
MIL: Nov 18 and Nov 19
SAC: Nov 20 and Nov 21
TOR: Nov 17 and Nov 18

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)	Mon vs PHX, Wed vs BOS, Fri vs HOU, Sun at CHI	Mon vs PHX, 46.8 projected
Victor Wembanyama (SAS)	Tue vs DET, Thu vs LAC, Sat vs NOP	Sat vs NOP, 39.8 projected
Luka Doncic (LAL)	Tue vs CHA, Wed vs UTA, Fri vs SAC	Fri vs SAC, 40.5 projected
Jalen Johnson (ATL)	Wed at OKC, Fri vs CHA, Sun vs DET	Sun vs DET, 46.4 projected
Tyrese Haliburton (IND)	Wed vs HOU, Fri at CLE, Sun at NYK	Wed vs HOU, 41.8 projected
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC)	Wed vs ATL, Fri vs NOP, Sun at MIA	Fri vs NOP, 35.3 projected
Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA)	Mon vs HOU, Wed vs MIL, Sun vs OKC	Wed vs MIL, 39.2 projected
Cade Cunningham (DET)	Tue at SAS, Wed at NOP, Fri vs TOR, Sun at ATL	Tue at SAS, 36.8 projected
Alperen Sengun (HOU)	Mon at MIA, Wed at IND, Fri at DEN	Wed at IND, 44.0 projected
Tyrese Maxey (PHI)	Mon at BKN, Wed at ORL, Sat vs MIL	Sat vs MIL, 39.1 projected
Walker Kessler (LAL)	Tue vs CHA, Wed vs UTA, Fri vs SAC	Fri vs SAC, 42.3 projected
Scottie Barnes (TOR)	Tue vs NYK, Wed vs WAS, Fri at DET	Tue vs NYK, 27.6 projected
Anthony Davis (WAS)	Mon vs MEM, Wed at TOR, Fri at CHI, Sun vs ORL	Sun vs ORL, 29.1 projected
Kawhi Leonard (TOR)	Tue vs NYK, Wed vs WAS, Fri at DET	Fri at DET, 14.8 projected
Evan Mobley (CLE)	Mon vs CHI, Wed vs MEM, Fri vs IND	Fri vs IND, 34.3 projected
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)	Wed vs PHX, Fri at LAL, Sat vs BOS	Wed vs PHX, 51.4 projected
Jayson Tatum (BOS)	Mon vs ORL, Wed at DEN, Sat at SAC, Sun at GSW	Sat at SAC, 35.6 projected
Donovan Mitchell (CLE)	Mon vs CHI, Wed vs MEM, Fri vs IND	Mon vs CHI, 38.1 projected
Amen Thompson (HOU)	Mon at MIA, Wed at IND, Fri at DEN	Wed at IND, 31.1 projected
Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK)	Tue at TOR, Thu at MIN, Sat vs POR, Sun vs IND	Sun vs IND, 36.1 projected
Joel Embiid (PHI)	Mon at BKN, Wed at ORL, Sat vs MIL	Sat vs MIL, 17.2 projected
LeBron James (PHI)	Mon at BKN, Wed at ORL, Sat vs MIL	Sat vs MIL, 31.4 projected
Cooper Flagg (DAL)	Wed vs GSW, Sat vs LAC, Sun at UTA	Wed vs GSW, 47.6 projected
Jamal Murray (DEN)	Mon vs PHX, Wed vs BOS, Fri vs HOU, Sun at CHI	Mon vs PHX, 27.9 projected
Jalen Duren (DET)	Tue at SAS, Wed at NOP, Fri vs TOR, Sun at ATL	Tue at SAS, 0.0 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.