Circled HoopsNBA schedule for fantasy basketball, Jan 4–10
Last updated October 27, 2026
54 NBA games from Monday, January 4 to Sunday, January 10, by US Eastern date. 1 team play 5 games. Thursday is the busiest night with 12 games, and Wednesday the quietest with 5.
Games each night
- Mon, Jan 4: 6 games
- Tue, Jan 5: 9 games
- Wed, Jan 6: 5 games
- Thu, Jan 7: 12 games
- Fri, Jan 8: 8 games
- Sat, Jan 9: 6 games
- Sun, Jan 10: 8 games
Games per team
- 5 games: CHI
- 4 games: ATL, BKN, CHA, DAL, DET, IND, MEM, MIA, NOP, ORL, PHI, PHX, POR, SAC, TOR, UTA
- 3 games: BOS, CLE, DEN, GSW, HOU, LAC, LAL, MIL, MIN, NYK, OKC, SAS, WAS
Back-to-backs
Teams that play two nights in a row. Coaches often rest older players on the second night.
- CHI: Jan 4 and Jan 5; Jan 9 and Jan 10
- ATL: Jan 4 and Jan 5
- BKN: Jan 6 and Jan 7
- CHA: Jan 9 and Jan 10
- DAL: Jan 7 and Jan 8
- DET: Jan 7 and Jan 8
- IND: Jan 6 and Jan 7
- MEM: Jan 7 and Jan 8
- MIA: Jan 7 and Jan 8
- ORL: Jan 7 and Jan 8
- PHX: Jan 4 and Jan 5
- POR: Jan 6 and Jan 7
- SAC: Jan 7 and Jan 8
- TOR: Jan 7 and Jan 8
- GSW: Jan 6 and Jan 7
- LAL: Jan 7 and Jan 8
- MIN: Jan 7 and Jan 8
- OKC: Jan 6 and Jan 7
- WAS: Jan 7 and Jan 8
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) | Tue vs PHX, Thu at CHA, Sat at CLE | Tue vs PHX, 49.5 projected |
| Victor Wembanyama (SAS) | Wed vs IND, Fri vs MEM, Sun at ATL | Wed vs IND, 40.8 projected |
| Luka Doncic (LAL) | Tue at WAS, Thu vs BOS, Fri vs DET | Thu vs BOS, 39.1 projected |
| Jalen Johnson (ATL) | Mon at PHI, Tue at CHA, Thu vs IND, Sun vs SAS | Sun vs SAS, 45.9 projected |
| Tyrese Haliburton (IND) | Mon vs CHI, Wed at SAS, Thu at ATL, Sat vs MIL | Mon vs CHI, 43.7 projected |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) | Wed at PHI, Thu at WAS, Sun at ORL | Sun at ORL, 34.7 projected |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA) | Tue vs MEM, Thu at BKN, Fri at PHI, Sun vs NOP | Tue vs MEM, 38.9 projected |
| Cade Cunningham (DET) | Tue at SAC, Thu at GSW, Fri at LAL, Sun vs UTA | Sun vs UTA, 37.1 projected |
| Alperen Sengun (HOU) | Tue vs MIN, Thu vs MEM, Sat at BKN | Sat at BKN, 44.1 projected |
| Tyrese Maxey (PHI) | Mon vs ATL, Wed vs OKC, Fri vs MIA, Sun at TOR | Fri vs MIA, 38.4 projected |
| Walker Kessler (LAL) | Tue at WAS, Thu vs BOS, Fri vs DET | Thu vs BOS, 39.4 projected |
| Scottie Barnes (TOR) | Tue at CLE, Thu vs MIN, Fri vs UTA, Sun vs PHI | Thu vs MIN, 27.0 projected |
| Anthony Davis (WAS) | Tue vs LAL, Thu vs OKC, Fri vs MIN | Tue vs LAL, 29.0 projected |
| Kawhi Leonard (TOR) | Tue at CLE, Thu vs MIN, Fri vs UTA, Sun vs PHI | Thu vs MIN, 14.3 projected |
| Evan Mobley (CLE) | Tue vs TOR, Thu at ORL, Sat vs DEN | Sat vs DEN, 33.6 projected |
| Domantas Sabonis (SAC) | Tue vs DET, Thu vs CHI, Fri vs NYK, Sun vs CHA | Thu vs CHI, 51.8 projected |
| Jayson Tatum (BOS) | Mon at PHX, Thu at LAL, Sat at LAC | Mon at PHX, 34.8 projected |
| Donovan Mitchell (CLE) | Tue vs TOR, Thu at ORL, Sat vs DEN | Sat vs DEN, 37.7 projected |
| Amen Thompson (HOU) | Tue vs MIN, Thu vs MEM, Sat at BKN | Thu vs MEM, 31.7 projected |
| Jamal Murray (DEN) | Tue vs PHX, Thu at CHA, Sat at CLE | Tue vs PHX, 33.5 projected |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) | Mon at POR, Wed at GSW, Fri at SAC | Fri at SAC, 35.9 projected |
| Joel Embiid (PHI) | Mon vs ATL, Wed vs OKC, Fri vs MIA, Sun at TOR | Mon vs ATL, 17.2 projected |
| LeBron James (PHI) | Mon vs ATL, Wed vs OKC, Fri vs MIA, Sun at TOR | Fri vs MIA, 31.8 projected |
| Cooper Flagg (DAL) | Mon at NOP, Thu vs POR, Fri vs PHX, Sun at MEM | Thu vs POR, 46.4 projected |
| Yaxel Lendeborg (GSW) | Wed vs NYK, Thu vs DET, Sat vs CHI | Wed vs NYK, 35.8 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.