Best Basketball Podcasts
Updated: October 18, 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
The Zach Lowe Show
The Ringer
- 2
The Ringer NBA Show
The Ringer
- 3
First Things First
FOX Sports
- 4
All The Smoke
All The Smoke Productions
- 5
Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective
ESPN, Omaha Productions, Brian Windhorst
- 8
The Athletic NBA Daily
The Athletic
- 9
Club 520 Podcast
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
- 10
7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony
Wave
- 11
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast
Rights to Ricky Sanchez
- 12
Bird's Eye View with Sue Bird
Sue Bird
- 13
No Dunks
iHeartPodcasts
- 14
No Hesitation with Sophie Cunningham & Drew Hanlen
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
- 15
Eye On College Basketball
CBS Sports
- 16
No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic
- 18
Numbers on The Board
Enjoy Basketball
- 19
Game Theory
Barstool Sports
- 20
The Dane Moore NBA Podcast
Blue Wire
- 21
The Ringer WNBA Show
The Ringer
- 22
Locked On NBA – Daily Podcast On The National Basketball Association
Locked On Podcast Network
- 23
The Mismatch
The Ringer
- 24
The Kevin O'Connor Show
Yahoo Sports
- 25
DNVR Denver Nuggets Podcast
ALLCITY Network, DNVR Sports
- 26
Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast
Inside Carolina, North Carolina Tar Heels, North Carolina, North Carolina basketball, UNC basketball
- 27
Post Moves with Candace Parker & Aliyah Boston
Candace Parker & Aliyah Boston
- 28
PHLY Philadelphia Sixers Podcast
ALLCITY Network, PHLY Sports
- 29
Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball
Pete Zayas
- 30
Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers
Locked On Podcast Network, Andy and Brian Kamenetzky
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