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Best Basketball Podcasts (2026) — ranked weekly by Spot Sports

The best basketball podcasts right now are The Zach Lowe Show, First Things First and The Ringer NBA Show. We rank 25 podcasts on this week's chart for the sport, plus each show's own publishing record. Movement is against the previous chart for this sport; every row shows episodes in the last 30 days and the latest release date. Last verified 2026-10-19.

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Basketball podcasts, ranked

  1. Number 1: The Zach Lowe Show

    Covers NBA, Lebron James and Kawhi Leonard, publishes two episodes a week, last episode today.

    Held
    Episodes / 30d
    9
    Latest episode

  2. Number 2: First Things First

    Covers NFL, Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills, publishes about 5 episodes a week, last episode 2 days ago.

    Held
    Episodes / 30d
    20
    Latest episode

  3. Number 3: The Ringer NBA Show

    Covers NBA, Lebron James and Los Angeles Lakers, publishes two episodes a week, last episode 3 days ago.

    Up 1 places(was 4)
    Episodes / 30d
    10
    Latest episode
  1. Down 1 places(was 3)
    Number 4: All The Smoke

    Covers MLB, Major League Baseball and NBA, publishes about 4 episodes a week, last episode 3 days ago, 1.3M subscribers on its YouTube channel.

    YouTube subscribers
    1.3M
    Episodes / 30d
    14
    Latest episode
  2. Up 1 places(was 6)
    Number 5: Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

    Covers NBA, Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles Lakers, publishes about 3 episodes a week, last episode today.

    Episodes / 30d
    12
    Latest episode
  3. Down 1 places(was 5)
    Number 6: Gil's Arena

    Covers NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves and Giannis Antetokounmpo, publishes a new episode almost every day, last episode today, 61 subscribers on its YouTube channel.

    YouTube subscribers
    61
    Episodes / 30d
    41
    Latest episode
  4. Up 1 places(was 8)
    Number 7: The Athletic NBA Daily

    Covers NBA, Boston Celtics and Cooper Flagg, publishes a new episode almost every day, last episode today.

    Episodes / 30d
    30
    Latest episode
  5. Down 1 places(was 7)
    Number 8: Club 520 Podcast

    Covers NBA, Jeff Teague and Lebron James, publishes a new episode almost every day, last episode today, 932K subscribers on its YouTube channel.

    YouTube subscribers
    932K
    Episodes / 30d
    27
    Latest episode
  6. Up 1 places(was 10)
    Number 9: 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony

    Covers NBA, Carmelo Anthony and Knicks, publishes 2 episodes in the last month, last episode 2 days ago, 632K subscribers on its YouTube channel.

    YouTube subscribers
    632K
    Episodes / 30d
    2
    Latest episode
  7. Down 1 places(was 9)
    Number 10: No Hesitation with Sophie Cunningham & Drew Hanlen

    Covers WNBA, Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark, publishes about one episode a week, last episode 4 days ago.

    Episodes / 30d
    4
    Latest episode
  8. Up 3 places(was 14)
    Number 11: No Dunks

    Covers NBA, Team and Ben Simmons, publishes about 4 episodes a week, last episode today, 115K subscribers on its YouTube channel.

    YouTube subscribers
    115K
    Episodes / 30d
    14
    Latest episode
  9. Down 1 places(was 11)
    Number 12: Bird's Eye View with Sue Bird

    Covers WNBA, Atlanta Dream and Sue Bird, publishes about one episode a week, last episode 3 days ago.

    Episodes / 30d
    4
    Latest episode
  10. New
    Number 13: Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast

    Covers NBA, Sixers and Lebron James, publishes two episodes a week, last episode 2 days ago, 16K subscribers on its YouTube channel.

    YouTube subscribers
    16K
    Episodes / 30d
    9
    Latest episode
  11. Down 1 places(was 13)
    Number 14: Eye On College Basketball

    Covers SEC, BIG Ten and BIG Ten Conference, publishes a new episode almost every day, last episode 3 days ago, 55K subscribers on its YouTube channel.

    YouTube subscribers
    55K
    Episodes / 30d
    48
    Latest episode
  12. Down 3 places(was 12)
    Number 15: Wolves Collective

    Covers Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA and Anthony Edwards, publishes about one episode a week, last episode 4 days ago.

    Episodes / 30d
    3
    Latest episode
  13. Up 3 places(was 19)
    Number 16: The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

    Covers NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves and Lamelo Ball, publishes about 3 episodes a week, last episode today.

    Episodes / 30d
    12
    Latest episode
  14. Down 1 places(was 16)
    Number 17: No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show

    Covers WNBA, Team USA and A'ja Wilson, publishes about 3 episodes a week, last episode yesterday.

    Episodes / 30d
    13
    Latest episode
  15. Up 2 places(was 20)
    Number 18: Numbers on The Board

    Covers NBA, Team and Giannis Antetokounmpo, last episode 2 months ago.

    Episodes / 30d
    0
    Latest episode
  16. Down 4 places(was 15)
    Number 19: Game Theory

    Covers NBA, Jalen Duren and Lebron James, publishes two episodes a week, last episode today, 92K subscribers on its YouTube channel.

    YouTube subscribers
    92K
    Episodes / 30d
    9
    Latest episode
  17. Up 2 places(was 22)
    Number 20: Locked On NBA – Daily Podcast On The National Basketball Association

    Covers NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons, publishes a new episode almost every day, last episode today.

    Episodes / 30d
    49
    Latest episode
  18. Up 4 places(was 25)
    Number 21: Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

    Covers Los Angeles Lakers, NBA and Jj Redick, publishes a new episode almost every day, last episode today.

    Episodes / 30d
    36
    Latest episode
  19. Down 4 places(was 18)
    Number 22: The Mismatch

    Covers NBA, Lebron James and New York Knicks, publishes about one episode a week, last episode 6 days ago.

    Episodes / 30d
    4
    Latest episode
  20. New
    Number 23: PHLY Philadelphia Sixers Podcast

    Covers NBA, Philadelphia 76ers and Lebron James, publishes a new episode almost every day, last episode today.

    Episodes / 30d
    25
    Latest episode
  21. Held
    Number 24: Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball

    Covers NBA, Los Angeles Lakers and Lakers, publishes about 5 episodes a week, last episode today.

    Episodes / 30d
    21
    Latest episode
  22. Down 2 places(was 23)
    Number 25: The Kevin O'Connor Show

    Covers NBA, Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors, publishes two episodes a week, last episode today.

    Episodes / 30d
    9
    Latest episode