Circled HoopsNBA schedule for fantasy basketball, Feb 22–28
Last updated October 27, 2026
32 NBA games from Monday, February 22 to Sunday, February 28, by US Eastern date. 5 teams play 3 games. Thursday is the busiest night with 10 games, and Wednesday the quietest with 0.
Games each night
- Mon, Feb 22: 0 games
- Tue, Feb 23: 0 games
- Wed, Feb 24: 0 games
- Thu, Feb 25: 10 games
- Fri, Feb 26: 7 games
- Sat, Feb 27: 6 games
- Sun, Feb 28: 9 games
Games per team
- 3 games: ATL, CHA, DAL, NYK, SAC
- 2 games: BKN, BOS, CHI, CLE, DEN, DET, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NOP, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHX, POR, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS
- 1 game: GSW
Back-to-backs
Teams that play two nights in a row. Coaches often rest older players on the second night.
- ATL: Feb 25 and Feb 26
- CHA: Feb 25 and Feb 26
- DAL: Feb 25 and Feb 26
- NYK: Feb 27 and Feb 28
- SAC: Feb 27 and Feb 28
- CLE: Feb 25 and Feb 26
- MEM: Feb 26 and Feb 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) | Fri vs LAL, Sun at SAS | Fri vs LAL, 48.8 projected |
| Victor Wembanyama (SAS) | Fri vs MEM, Sun vs DEN | Fri vs MEM, 40.5 projected |
| Luka Doncic (LAL) | Fri at DEN, Sun at DAL | Fri at DEN, 39.0 projected |
| Jalen Johnson (ATL) | Thu at CHI, Fri at TOR, Sun at ORL | Thu at CHI, 44.8 projected |
| Tyrese Haliburton (IND) | Fri at MIN, Sun vs TOR | Sun vs TOR, 19.8 projected |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) | Thu at NYK, Sat at DET | Thu at NYK, 34.4 projected |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA) | Thu at DET, Sun at HOU | Thu at DET, 38.8 projected |
| Cade Cunningham (DET) | Thu vs MIA, Sat vs OKC | Thu vs MIA, 37.6 projected |
| Alperen Sengun (HOU) | Fri vs CHA, Sun vs MIA | Fri vs CHA, 0.0 projected |
| Tyrese Maxey (PHI) | Thu at BKN, Sat at NYK | Thu at BKN, 37.2 projected |
| Walker Kessler (LAL) | Fri at DEN, Sun at DAL | Fri at DEN, 40.1 projected |
| Scottie Barnes (TOR) | Fri vs ATL, Sun at IND | Fri vs ATL, 27.4 projected |
| Anthony Davis (WAS) | Thu at MIL, Sat at UTA | Thu at MIL, 29.4 projected |
| Kawhi Leonard (TOR) | Fri vs ATL, Sun at IND | Fri vs ATL, 0.0 projected |
| Evan Mobley (CLE) | Thu vs SAC, Fri at BOS | Thu vs SAC, 34.3 projected |
| Domantas Sabonis (SAC) | Thu at CLE, Sat at MEM, Sun at CHA | Thu at CLE, 49.0 projected |
| Jayson Tatum (BOS) | Fri vs CLE, Sun at MIN | Fri vs CLE, 36.2 projected |
| Donovan Mitchell (CLE) | Thu vs SAC, Fri at BOS | Thu vs SAC, 38.1 projected |
| Amen Thompson (HOU) | Fri vs CHA, Sun vs MIA | Sun vs MIA, 32.4 projected |
| Jamal Murray (DEN) | Fri vs LAL, Sun at SAS | Fri vs LAL, 33.2 projected |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) | Thu vs OKC, Sat vs PHI, Sun vs MIL | Sat vs PHI, 35.5 projected |
| Joel Embiid (PHI) | Thu at BKN, Sat at NYK | Thu at BKN, 35.3 projected |
| LeBron James (PHI) | Thu at BKN, Sat at NYK | Thu at BKN, 30.7 projected |
| Cooper Flagg (DAL) | Thu at GSW, Fri at POR, Sun vs LAL | Sun vs LAL, 46.8 projected |
| Yaxel Lendeborg (GSW) | Thu vs DAL | Thu vs DAL, 16.3 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.