Best Basketball Podcasts
Updated: September 8, 2026
Top basketball podcasts covering NBA analysis, game recaps, player interviews, and basketball culture. Essential for hoops fans.
Best Basketball Podcasts — Ranked for 2026
Explore the best basketball podcasts handpicked and ranked by CastFox. This list highlights 30 top-performing shows based on Apple Podcasts chart data, updated daily. Whether you're a new listener or a dedicated fan, these podcasts represent the most popular and highest-rated content in this category right now. Tap any show to view detailed analytics including listener estimates, chart rankings in 100+ countries, reviews, and platform distribution.
Top 30 Podcasts
30 shows- 1
Club 520 Podcast
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
- 2
First Things First
FOX Sports
- 3
Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective
ESPN, Omaha Productions, Brian Windhorst
- 4
The Zach Lowe Show
The Ringer
- 5
All The Smoke
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
- 6
The Athletic NBA Daily
The Athletic
- 8
Big Shot Bob Pod with Robert Horry
Podcast Playground
- 9
Game Theory Podcast
Sam Vecenie
- 10
Locked On NBA – Daily Podcast On The National Basketball Association
Locked On Podcast Network
- 11
No Dunks
iHeartPodcasts
- 12
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast
Rights to Ricky Sanchez
- 13
Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast
Inside Carolina, North Carolina Tar Heels, North Carolina, North Carolina basketball, UNC basketball
- 14
Bird's Eye View with Sue Bird
Sue Bird
- 15
The Deep 3 Podcast
Isaac Gutierrez
- 16
Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball
Pete Zayas
- 17
Numbers on The Board
Kenny Beecham
- 18
Post Moves with Candace Parker & Aliyah Boston
Candace Parker & Aliyah Boston
- 19
The Kevin O'Connor Show
Yahoo Sports
- 20
7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony
Wave
- 21
No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic
- 22
Cousins with Vince Carter & Tracy McGrady
AMP Sports, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady
- 23
Locked On Mavericks - Daily Podcast On The Dallas Mavs
Locked On Podcast Network, Nick Angstadt, Isaac Harris
- 24
Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast
The Athletic
- 25
Locked On Knicks - Daily Podcast On The New York Knicks
Locked On Podcast Network, Gavin Schall, Xavier Justin
- 26
The Tom Tolbert Show
Tom Tolbert
- 27
Locked On Blazers – Daily Podcast On The Portland Trail Blazers
Locked On Podcast Network, Mike Richman
- 28
PHLY Philadelphia Sixers Podcast
ALLCITY Network, PHLY Sports
- 29
Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics
Locked On Podcast Network, John Karalis
- 30
The Draymond Green Show
Audacy | The New Media
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