The Weekly Slate
The 2026-27 NBA fantasy schedule, week by week: games per team, the light nights and who to stream.
The NBA fantasy schedule for Week 5: Nov 16 to 22
Week 5 of the 2026-27 NBA fantasy season runs from Monday, November 16 to Sunday, November 22. 30 teams play 51 games: 13 teams play four games, 16 teams play three games and 1 team plays two games. The busiest night is Wednesday with 12 games and the lightest is Thursday with 4 games. 14 teams play on back-to-back nights: Celtics, Mavericks, Pistons, Warriors, Lakers, Grizzlies, Bucks, Timberwolves, Pelicans, Knicks, Trail Blazers, Kings, Raptors and Jazz.
Games per team: four games, Celtics, Bulls, Nuggets, Pistons, Warriors, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Pelicans, Knicks, Magic, Trail Blazers, Jazz, Wizards; three games, Hawks, Nets, Cavaliers, Mavericks, Rockets, Pacers, Clippers, Lakers, Heat, Bucks, Thunder, 76ers, Suns, Kings, Spurs, Raptors; two games, Hornets.
Every game of the week
Monday, Nov 16 (8 games)
- 76ers at Nets
- Magic at Celtics
- Bulls at Cavaliers
- Suns at Nuggets
- Rockets at Heat
- Trail Blazers at Timberwolves
- Warriors at Pelicans
- Grizzlies at Wizards
Tuesday, Nov 17 (5 games)
- Jazz at Clippers
- Hornets at Lakers
- Trail Blazers at Timberwolves
- Pistons at Spurs
- Knicks at Raptors
Wednesday, Nov 18 (12 games)
- Bulls at Nets
- Grizzlies at Cavaliers
- Warriors at Mavericks
- Celtics at Nuggets
- Rockets at Pacers
- Jazz at Lakers
- Bucks at Heat
- Pistons at Pelicans
- Hawks at Thunder
- 76ers at Magic
- Suns at Kings
- Wizards at Raptors
Thursday, Nov 19 (4 games)
- Warriors at Grizzlies
- Trail Blazers at Bucks
- Knicks at Timberwolves
- Clippers at Spurs
Friday, Nov 20 (9 games)
- Hornets at Hawks
- Magic at Nets
- Wizards at Bulls
- Pacers at Cavaliers
- Rockets at Nuggets
- Raptors at Pistons
- Kings at Lakers
- Pelicans at Thunder
- Suns at Jazz
Saturday, Nov 21 (6 games)
- Clippers at Mavericks
- Grizzlies at Timberwolves
- Trail Blazers at Knicks
- Bucks at 76ers
- Celtics at Kings
- Pelicans at Spurs
Sunday, Nov 22 (7 games)
- Pistons at Hawks
- Nuggets at Bulls
- Celtics at Warriors
- Thunder at Heat
- Pacers at Knicks
- Mavericks at Jazz
- Magic at Wizards
Next to it: Week 4, Nov 9 to 15 and Week 6, Nov 23 to 29. The Weekly Slate opens on the week the season is in, and with a league synced it lays your roster over these nights and ranks the free agents worth streaming on each one. Who plays where on each of these nights is on the NBA depth charts, the NBA fantasy trade analyzer prices a deal for any player in them, and the fantasy basketball rankings set every player against the rest.