NBA schedule for fantasy basketball, Jan 18–24

Last updated October 27, 2026

52 NBA games from Monday, January 18 to Sunday, January 24, by US Eastern date. 15 teams play 4 games. Friday is the busiest night with 11 games, and Thursday the quietest with 4.

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Games each night

Mon, Jan 18: 7 games
Tue, Jan 19: 7 games
Wed, Jan 20: 10 games
Thu, Jan 21: 4 games
Fri, Jan 22: 11 games
Sat, Jan 23: 6 games
Sun, Jan 24: 7 games

Games per team

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

Back-to-backs

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

ATL: Jan 22 and Jan 23
BOS: Jan 20 and Jan 21
DAL: Jan 18 and Jan 19; Jan 22 and Jan 23
GSW: Jan 21 and Jan 22
LAL: Jan 21 and Jan 22
PHI: Jan 18 and Jan 19
POR: Jan 19 and Jan 20
UTA: Jan 19 and Jan 20
WAS: Jan 21 and Jan 22
BKN: Jan 20 and Jan 21
CHA: Jan 22 and Jan 23
CHI: Jan 19 and Jan 20
IND: Jan 19 and Jan 20
MIA: Jan 19 and Jan 20
MIL: Jan 22 and Jan 23
SAC: Jan 19 and Jan 20
TOR: Jan 19 and Jan 20

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 UTA, Thu vs WAS, Sat vs MIL	Sat vs MIL, 51.2 projected
Victor Wembanyama (SAS)	Wed vs MIA, Fri vs MIN, Sun vs POR	Wed vs MIA, 40.1 projected
Luka Doncic (LAL)	Tue at SAC, Thu at GSW, Fri vs SAC, Sun vs WAS	Sun vs WAS, 39.5 projected
Jalen Johnson (ATL)	Mon vs PHI, Wed vs POR, Fri vs NYK, Sat at MIA	Fri vs NYK, 46.5 projected
Tyrese Haliburton (IND)	Tue at PHI, Wed at BOS, Fri at DET	Tue at PHI, 40.6 projected
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC)	Mon at DAL, Wed at NOP, Fri vs MEM, Sun at GSW	Sun at GSW, 35.7 projected
Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA)	Tue vs POR, Wed at SAS, Sat vs ATL	Sat vs ATL, 39.7 projected
Cade Cunningham (DET)	Mon at CLE, Fri vs IND, Sun vs MIN	Fri vs IND, 37.6 projected
Alperen Sengun (HOU)	Mon at MEM, Wed at MIN, Fri at CHA, Sun at ORL	Sun at ORL, 42.7 projected
Tyrese Maxey (PHI)	Mon at ATL, Tue vs IND, Thu at BOS, Sat at CHI	Sat at CHI, 37.7 projected
Walker Kessler (LAL)	Tue at SAC, Thu at GSW, Fri vs SAC, Sun vs WAS	Tue at SAC, 41.0 projected
Scottie Barnes (TOR)	Tue vs CHI, Wed at NYK, Sat at BKN	Tue vs CHI, 28.2 projected
Anthony Davis (WAS)	Mon vs BOS, Thu at DEN, Fri at LAC, Sun at LAL	Thu at DEN, 29.0 projected
Kawhi Leonard (TOR)	Tue vs CHI, Wed at NYK, Sat at BKN	Tue vs CHI, 0.0 projected
Evan Mobley (CLE)	Mon vs DET, Thu at BKN, Sat at DAL	Thu at BKN, 33.7 projected
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)	Tue vs LAL, Wed vs MIL, Fri at LAL	Tue vs LAL, 49.5 projected
Jayson Tatum (BOS)	Mon at WAS, Wed vs IND, Thu vs PHI, Sat vs CHA	Sat vs CHA, 35.9 projected
Donovan Mitchell (CLE)	Mon vs DET, Thu at BKN, Sat at DAL	Sat at DAL, 36.6 projected
Amen Thompson (HOU)	Mon at MEM, Wed at MIN, Fri at CHA, Sun at ORL	Sun at ORL, 31.3 projected
Jamal Murray (DEN)	Tue vs UTA, Thu vs WAS, Sat vs MIL	Tue vs UTA, 34.2 projected
Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK)	Mon vs MIN, Wed vs TOR, Fri at ATL, Sun vs LAC	Sun vs LAC, 35.3 projected
Joel Embiid (PHI)	Mon at ATL, Tue vs IND, Thu at BOS, Sat at CHI	Mon at ATL, 16.5 projected
LeBron James (PHI)	Mon at ATL, Tue vs IND, Thu at BOS, Sat at CHI	Sat at CHI, 30.9 projected
Cooper Flagg (DAL)	Mon vs OKC, Tue vs CHA, Fri at NOP, Sat vs CLE	Mon vs OKC, 45.8 projected
Yaxel Lendeborg (GSW)	Tue at ORL, Thu vs LAL, Fri vs MIL, Sun vs OKC	Thu vs LAL, 34.0 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.