NBA schedule for fantasy basketball, Jan 25–31

Last updated October 27, 2026

54 NBA games from Monday, January 25 to Sunday, January 31, by US Eastern date. 18 teams play 4 games. Wednesday is the busiest night with 9 games, and Friday the quietest with 6.

← Week of Jan 18 · Week of Feb 1 →

Games each night

Mon, Jan 25: 8 games
Tue, Jan 26: 7 games
Wed, Jan 27: 9 games
Thu, Jan 28: 8 games
Fri, Jan 29: 6 games
Sat, Jan 30: 8 games
Sun, Jan 31: 8 games

Games per team

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

Back-to-backs

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

CHI: Jan 25 and Jan 26
CLE: Jan 29 and Jan 30
DEN: Jan 30 and Jan 31
DET: Jan 26 and Jan 27
HOU: Jan 26 and Jan 27
LAL: Jan 30 and Jan 31
NOP: Jan 27 and Jan 28
OKC: Jan 30 and Jan 31
ORL: Jan 28 and Jan 29
PHI: Jan 27 and Jan 28
PHX: Jan 26 and Jan 27
SAC: Jan 27 and Jan 28
GSW: Jan 27 and Jan 28
POR: Jan 26 and Jan 27
SAS: Jan 26 and Jan 27

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 SAC, Wed at MIN, Sat at OKC, Sun vs POR	Mon vs SAC, 50.7 projected
Victor Wembanyama (SAS)	Tue vs HOU, Wed vs CHA, Sat at GSW	Tue vs HOU, 38.6 projected
Luka Doncic (LAL)	Tue vs OKC, Thu at IND, Sat at NYK, Sun at CHA	Sat at NYK, 38.7 projected
Jalen Johnson (ATL)	Tue at DET, Thu at NYK, Sat at MIL	Tue at DET, 45.4 projected
Tyrese Haliburton (IND)	Tue vs CHI, Thu vs LAL, Sat vs WAS	Tue vs CHI, 44.1 projected
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC)	Tue at LAL, Thu vs MEM, Sat vs DEN, Sun vs CHI	Sat vs DEN, 35.7 projected
Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA)	Mon at BKN, Thu at MIL, Sat vs PHI	Mon at BKN, 38.6 projected
Cade Cunningham (DET)	Tue vs ATL, Wed at CLE, Fri at DAL, Sun vs SAC	Sun vs SAC, 37.3 projected
Alperen Sengun (HOU)	Tue at SAS, Wed vs NOP, Fri vs ORL, Sun at DAL	Fri vs ORL, 44.0 projected
Tyrese Maxey (PHI)	Mon vs LAC, Wed vs SAC, Thu at NOP, Sat at MIA	Wed vs SAC, 38.6 projected
Walker Kessler (LAL)	Tue vs OKC, Thu at IND, Sat at NYK, Sun at CHA	Thu at IND, 41.6 projected
Scottie Barnes (TOR)	Mon at BOS, Wed vs DAL, Fri vs CLE, Sun vs BOS	Wed vs DAL, 27.7 projected
Anthony Davis (WAS)	Tue at POR, Thu vs SAC, Sat at IND	Thu vs SAC, 30.3 projected
Kawhi Leonard (TOR)	Mon at BOS, Wed vs DAL, Fri vs CLE, Sun vs BOS	Mon at BOS, 0.0 projected
Evan Mobley (CLE)	Mon at NOP, Wed vs DET, Fri at TOR, Sat vs NOP	Wed vs DET, 33.4 projected
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)	Mon at DEN, Wed at PHI, Thu at WAS, Sun at DET	Sun at DET, 50.5 projected
Jayson Tatum (BOS)	Mon vs TOR, Wed vs LAC, Fri vs PHX, Sun at TOR	Fri vs PHX, 36.0 projected
Donovan Mitchell (CLE)	Mon at NOP, Wed vs DET, Fri at TOR, Sat vs NOP	Mon at NOP, 36.3 projected
Amen Thompson (HOU)	Tue at SAS, Wed vs NOP, Fri vs ORL, Sun at DAL	Fri vs ORL, 32.3 projected
Jamal Murray (DEN)	Mon vs SAC, Wed at MIN, Sat at OKC, Sun vs POR	Mon vs SAC, 33.7 projected
Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK)	Tue vs PHX, Thu vs ATL, Sat vs LAL	Tue vs PHX, 35.9 projected
Joel Embiid (PHI)	Mon vs LAC, Wed vs SAC, Thu at NOP, Sat at MIA	Wed vs SAC, 16.9 projected
LeBron James (PHI)	Mon vs LAC, Wed vs SAC, Thu at NOP, Sat at MIA	Wed vs SAC, 31.4 projected
Cooper Flagg (DAL)	Mon at CHI, Wed at TOR, Fri vs DET, Sun vs HOU	Fri vs DET, 48.8 projected
Yaxel Lendeborg (GSW)	Wed at POR, Thu at UTA, Sat vs SAS	Sat vs SAS, 34.6 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.