Hoops Nightly
Season-long fantasy · 2026-27 · from every box score · free

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What this is

Everything a season-long manager checks on Monday. The week's schedule: who plays four times and who plays on the light nights. 9-category rankings you can rebuild around the categories you punt. The best streamers outside the top 100. And a trade check that tells you which categories you win and lose.

Next week at a glance
13teams play 4 games4light nightsTue, Thu, Sat, Sun267players ranked8+ games, 14+ min
The top three so farVictor WembanyamaVictor WembanyamaSAS · FG% · PTS · REB · BLK+13.7Luka DoncicLuka DoncicLAL · FT% · 3PM · PTS · AST+12.7Nikola JokicNikola JokicDEN · FG% · FT% · PTS · REB+9.2

The week planner

Fantasy weeks run Monday to Sunday. Four games beat three: start the teams at the top. Light nights (blue) are the nights with 7 games or fewer: fewer players in the league get on the floor, so in daily leagues those games fill a spot you would otherwise leave empty.

This week Nov 9 – Nov 15

light night (7 games or fewer) played
TeamMon8 gTue6 gWed10 gThu4 gFri9 gSat5 gSun9 gGamesLight
DALIND@MIN@CLE@BOS42
PHXSASLACCHALAL42
CLE@CHA@NYK@MIADAL41
MEM@TORDEN@NOPBKN41
MIL@NYKLAL@ORLATL41
NOP@GSWBKNMEMDEN41
NYKMILCLE@IND@TOR41
OKC@POR@POR@LAC@SAC41
TORMEMBOS@PHINYK41
UTAMIAORL@HOUSAS41
WAS@DET@INDDETHOU41
HOUDENGSWUTA@WAS4
IND@DALWASNYK@PHI4
SAS@PHX@CHIGSW@UTA4
DETWAS@WAS@MIA32
MIA@UTACLEDET32
PHIBOSTORIND32
BOS@PHI@TORDAL31
CHACLE@PHX@LAC31
CHISASATL@MIN31
DEN@HOU@MEM@NOP31
LAC@PHXOKCCHA31
ORL@SAC@UTAMIL31
POROKCOKC@SAC31
SACORLPOROKC31
ATLLAL@CHI@MIL3
GSWNOP@HOU@SAS3
LAL@ATL@MIL@PHX3
MINDALCHI22
BKN@NOP@MEM21

Next week Nov 16 – Nov 22

light night (7 games or fewer) played
TeamMon8 gTue5 gWed12 gThu4 gFri9 gSat6 gSun7 gGamesLight
NYK@TOR@MINPORIND44
MINPORPORNYKMEM43
POR@MIN@MIN@MIL@NYK43
BOSORL@DEN@SAC@GSW42
DET@SAS@NOPTOR@ATL42
GSW@NOP@DAL@MEMBOS42
MEM@WAS@CLEGSW@MIN42
UTA@LAC@LALPHXDAL42
CHI@CLE@BKNWASDEN41
DENPHXBOSHOU@CHI41
NOPGSWDET@OKC@SAS41
ORL@BOSPHI@BKN@WAS41
WASMEM@TOR@CHIORL41
LACUTA@SAS@DAL33
SASDETLACNOP33
DALGSWLAC@UTA32
MIL@MIAPOR@PHI32
ATL@OKCCHADET31
INDHOU@CLE@NYK31
LALCHAUTASAC31
MIAHOUMILOKC31
OKCATLNOP@MIA31
PHI@BKN@ORLMIL31
SACPHX@LALBOS31
TORNYKWAS@DET31
BKNPHICHIORL3
CLECHIMEMIND3
HOU@MIA@IND@DEN3
PHX@DEN@SAC@UTA3
CHA@LAL@ATL21

Streamers for next week

Players outside our top 100, so likely on your waiver wire, who are playing better over their last five games than their season says and have at least three games next week. Check your league: availability differs.

Keyonte GeorgeKeyonte GeorgeG · UTA · #101 on the season4 games, 2 light🔥 last 5: +3.2ASTPTSFT%Nolan TraoreNolan TraoreG · BKN · #107 on the season · Day-To-Day3 games🔥 last 5: +4.6STLFG%TOKevin HuerterKevin HuerterG-F · DET · #139 on the season4 games, 2 light🔥 last 5: +3.5TOBLK3PMRobert Williams IIIRobert Williams IIIC-F · POR · #105 on the season4 games, 3 light🔥 last 5: +1.3FG%TOBLKJared McCainJared McCainG · OKC · #158 on the season3 games, 1 light🔥 last 5: +5.43PMTOFT%Klay ThompsonKlay ThompsonG-F · MIA · #119 on the season · Day-To-Day3 games, 1 light🔥 last 5: +3.73PMTOFT%Jeremiah FearsJeremiah FearsG · NOP · #124 on the season4 games, 1 light🔥 last 5: +2.4ASTFT%PTSJohn CollinsJohn CollinsF-C · DET · #131 on the season4 games, 2 light🔥 last 5: +1.9TOBLKFG%

9-category rankings

Per-game averages this season, coloured by how much each number helps a 9-cat team (green helps, red hurts). FG% and FT% count the volume: a 60% shooter on 4 shots helps less than a 52% shooter on 18. League averages this season: 46.0% from the field, 78.5% from the line.

Punt (tap up to 3 categories you are giving up)
#PlayerFG%FT%3PMPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOTotal
1Victor WembanyamaF-C · SAS · 13 gp · 29 min53.977.21.828.811.73.11.24.22.0+13.7
2Luka DoncicF-G · LAL · 11 gp · 36 min48.986.65.538.67.57.62.00.75.0+12.7
3Nikola JokicC · DEN · 10 gp · 36 min50.087.21.023.510.89.01.81.23.0+9.2
4Stephen CurryG · GSW · 10 gp · 26 min · Out50.098.74.327.83.73.90.90.11.7+7.9
5Cooper FlaggF · DAL · 11 gp · 33 min49.589.21.424.66.96.52.20.73.2+7.4
6Jamal MurrayG · DEN · 10 gp · 36 min50.984.24.026.25.05.90.90.92.3+6.9
7Anthony DavisF-C · WAS · 11 gp · 34 min52.484.60.825.610.52.01.31.02.0+5.9
8Cade CunninghamG · DET · 11 gp · 35 min48.583.62.025.05.27.91.50.93.2+5.7
9Tyrese MaxeyG · PHI · 13 gp · 36 min49.886.22.526.73.45.51.30.62.0+5.7
10Alperen SengunC · HOU · 11 gp · 35 min54.471.21.023.19.77.61.11.12.7+5.3
11Paul GeorgeF · BOS · 10 gp · 30 min48.882.13.722.05.23.82.10.42.9+4.9
12Walker KesslerC · LAL · 13 gp · 31 min67.561.40.014.510.81.81.22.21.7+4.6
13Bam AdebayoC-F · MIA · 12 gp · 34 min52.877.00.719.48.83.32.00.71.5+4.6
14Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG · OKC · 13 gp · 33 min46.385.62.230.54.24.50.90.92.2+4.5
15Zion WilliamsonF · NOP · 12 gp · 33 min60.779.80.321.85.22.82.10.61.9+4.4
16Karl-Anthony TownsC-F · NYK · 12 gp · 32 min54.277.02.021.113.73.70.90.53.0+4.3
17Devin BookerG · PHX · 11 gp · 34 min49.593.82.225.52.55.01.20.42.5+4.2
18Jayson TatumF-G · BOS · 11 gp · 34 min41.188.82.426.36.17.50.60.82.8+4.1
19Austin ReavesG · LAL · 12 gp · 35 min · Day-To-Day51.391.52.324.73.34.71.20.33.4+3.3
20Dyson DanielsG · ATL · 13 gp · 31 min48.757.10.29.57.25.62.90.31.2+3.1
21Kyrie IrvingG · DAL · 10 gp · 30 min47.989.73.221.63.24.31.10.41.8+3.1
22Jabari Smith Jr.F · HOU · 13 gp · 34 min47.484.82.515.96.32.00.81.10.9+2.7
23Donovan ClinganC · POR · 12 gp · 25 min55.865.01.111.010.51.60.52.21.3+2.7
24Ty JeromeG-F · MEM · 11 gp · 31 min · Out48.590.22.525.43.45.30.70.22.5+2.7
25Miles BridgesF · PHX · 11 gp · 30 min44.488.91.714.67.33.11.10.70.6+2.5
26Donovan MitchellG · CLE · 13 gp · 33 min · Day-To-Day47.977.82.823.04.95.61.20.53.1+2.4
27Giannis AntetokounmpoF · MIA · 12 gp · 32 min · Day-To-Day58.360.90.628.512.34.90.81.03.4+2.3
28Ayo DosunmuG · MIN · 12 gp · 31 min52.289.71.918.14.73.81.30.52.2+2.3
29Franz WagnerF · ORL · 12 gp · 37 min47.183.81.424.46.88.31.30.14.3+2.2
30Davion MitchellG · MIA · 12 gp · 36 min49.771.42.316.92.39.21.20.62.4+2.1
31Duncan RobinsonF · DET · 11 gp · 32 min45.582.94.118.11.92.21.50.21.0+2.1
32Anthony BlackG · ORL · 9 gp · 32 min44.980.52.016.35.65.41.80.83.1+2.1
33VJ EdgecombeG · PHI · 12 gp · 34 min46.369.21.712.96.43.51.70.51.0+1.9
34Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG · ATL · 13 gp · 32 min40.886.03.721.53.52.61.50.42.1+1.7
35Michael Porter Jr.F · BKN · 11 gp · 33 min45.674.63.521.57.51.31.30.42.1+1.7
36Kevin DurantF · HOU · 13 gp · 34 min48.387.31.421.05.83.80.51.23.1+1.7
372Brandin PodziemskiG · GSW · 11 gp · 32 min46.071.02.816.54.93.81.20.51.2+1.6
3823Cedric CowardG · MEM · 11 gp · 28 min44.483.32.112.98.53.01.50.21.4+1.6
39Onyeka OkongwuF-C · ATL · 13 gp · 30 min49.671.91.513.97.92.71.00.81.1+1.6
40Evan MobleyC · CLE · 12 gp · 32 min · Out55.562.21.916.97.33.60.61.11.5+1.5
41Domantas SabonisF-C · SAC · 11 gp · 34 min64.671.80.314.513.25.80.70.13.0+1.5
42Jaden McDanielsF · MIN · 12 gp · 33 min51.982.61.316.96.43.60.80.82.1+1.4
43Dylan HarperG · SAS · 13 gp · 31 min49.785.71.217.35.24.81.00.21.2+1.3
44Jalen JohnsonF · ATL · 10 gp · 34 min44.582.10.820.08.87.51.00.53.4+1.3
45Immanuel QuickleyG · TOR · 10 gp · 31 min40.086.72.517.63.65.61.10.11.0+1.3
46Jalen SmithF-C · CHI · 11 gp · 25 min · Day-To-Day51.477.81.713.07.82.00.51.00.9+1.3
47Wendell Carter Jr.C-F · ORL · 12 gp · 33 min60.475.61.013.59.31.11.00.81.8+1.2
48Fred VanVleetG · HOU · 11 gp · 30 min · Out44.181.82.914.03.05.41.20.31.2+1.2
49Jarrett AllenC · CLE · 11 gp · 26 min · Out64.670.70.312.58.31.40.61.40.8+1.2
50LaMelo BallG · MIN · 12 gp · 28 min45.980.03.618.63.36.31.80.14.0+1.2
51Jalen BrunsonG · NYK · 12 gp · 34 min43.679.12.826.62.95.70.80.31.8+1.1
52Darryn PetersonG · UTA · 13 gp · 31 min41.188.42.217.24.23.81.20.81.8+1.1
53Zach LaVineG · SAC · 12 gp · 33 min50.085.52.821.43.32.81.00.42.9+1.0
54Scottie BarnesF-G · TOR · 8 gp · 33 min · Out47.568.00.523.57.65.12.30.64.0+0.9
55Deni AvdijaF · POR · 12 gp · 33 min50.072.02.023.96.16.31.10.33.2+0.8
56Kris DunnG · LAC · 11 gp · 28 min47.788.20.97.93.94.52.10.51.5+0.8
57Lauri MarkkanenF-C · UTA · 8 gp · 31 min · Out38.984.43.618.06.82.00.60.61.5+0.8
58Tyler HerroG · MIL · 12 gp · 31 min44.580.72.921.64.14.30.90.32.1+0.8
59Ajay MitchellG · OKC · 11 gp · 27 min · Day-To-Day52.384.20.818.53.63.31.20.41.5+0.8
60Ziaire WilliamsF · LAL · 10 gp · 24 min56.383.32.011.02.62.01.50.20.4+0.7

Trade check

Put up to four players on each side. We add up their category scores and tell you which categories you win, which you give up and the net, so you can judge it against the categories your team needs.

You give
You get

Add at least one player on each side.

Questions & method

What is a light night in fantasy basketball?

A night with 7 NBA games or fewer. Fewer teams play, so in daily-lineup leagues your bench players actually get into your lineup, and a streamer who plays on light nights is worth more than his averages say.

How are the 9-category rankings calculated?

Each player's per-game average in every category is turned into a z-score against the 156 players with the most minutes (a typical 13-team, 12-player league). FG% and FT% are weighted by volume: what counts is how many shots he makes above the league average on his attempts. Turnovers count against. The total is the sum.

What does punting a category mean?

Giving up on a category on purpose (for example free throws or turnovers) so you can draft or trade for players who are strong everywhere else. Tap the categories you punt and the rankings recompute without them.

Where does the data come from?

From the official box score of every game this season, refreshed every night. Injury status comes from the league's injury report.

Daily fantasy instead? The DFS Lab has tonight's projections and a lineup builder. Injury news is on the injury report, matchups on defense vs position.