How the basketball communities compare
The three largest communities hold about 70% of the combined membership, but the rest of the list is far from empty — that is where most of the specialised discussion happens. r/nba and r/NBATalk are the two busiest, with roughly 208 and 265 new posts a day. Among the communities we track weekly, r/lakers grew fastest recently (+0.09%, +1.5K members since Oct 19). The oldest is r/nba, founded in 2008, and only one community here is younger than five years: r/NBATalk (2021).
The 18 biggest basketball subreddits
r/nba 17,301,795 members · ~208 posts/day · +12.5K since Oct 19 · since 2008A community for NBA discussion.
r/CollegeBasketball 3,029,892 members · ~26 posts/day · +825 since Oct 19 · since 2010Your home for College Basketball on the internet. Forever. Discord: https://discord.gg/redditcbb Twitter: https://twitter.com/redditCBB
r/Basketball 1,673,619 members · ~16 posts/day · +564 since Oct 19 · since 2008r/Basketball is a community of hoops fans to chat about playing and watching the game. All leagues are open for discussion including NBA, WNBA, NCAA, G-League, EuroLeague, as well as FIBA events. Keep it clean!
- Lr/lakers ↗ 1,660,644 members · ~77 posts/day · +1.5K since Oct 19 · since 2008
The home of the Los Angeles Lakers — the most iconic franchise in sports. 17x NBA Champions. We bleed purple and gold. Mamba Mentality lives here.
- Nr/Nbamemes ↗ 1,593,386 members · ~22 posts/day · +935 since Oct 19 · since 2012
A place to meme about basketball
- Nr/nbadiscussion ↗ 1,243,923 members · ~5.3 posts/day · +489 since Oct 19 · since 2016
A subreddit for serious discussion about the NBA. Join our Discord server
- Fr/fantasybball ↗ 946,831 members · ~127 posts/day · since 2010
A fantasy basketball community. Please use the weekly stickied threads to ask questions and to get feedback about your team.
- Br/bostonceltics ↗ 855,051 members · ~33 posts/day · since 2008
The community for the 18-time NBA Champion Boston Celtics!
- Nr/NBA2k ↗ 671,239 members · ~135 posts/day · since 2010
Home of everything NBA 2K. Developer-supported, community-run. Check out our 2K25 Wiki for FAQs, locker codes and more. If your post is not showing up please be patient as it may require manual approval.
- Mr/Mavericks ↗ 648,843 members · ~20 posts/day · since 2010
Dallas Mavericks NBA
- Tr/torontoraptors ↗ 555,650 members · ~27 posts/day · since 2010
Home of the 2018-19 NBA Champions Toronto Raptors, their G-League Affiliate Raptors 905 & Canada Basketball.
- Sr/sixers ↗ 486,571 members · ~54 posts/day · since 2011
Reddit home of the Philadelphia 76ers, one of the oldest and most storied franchises in the National Basketball Association.
- Nr/NBASpurs ↗ 280,658 members · since 2010
Home of the 5x NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs!
- Br/basketballjerseys ↗ 154,197 members · ~19 posts/day · since 2014
We are a community for basketball jersey collectors and beginners alike to share their collections and get advice!
- Nr/NBA_Draft ↗ 115,456 members · ~12 posts/day · since 2014
A hub for the hardcore NBA Draft enthusiast. The home of hype and hope. Where logical evaluation and substance generate discussion, rather than conventional stereotypes and uninspiring cliches. Analysis, articles, highlight video…
- Nr/NBATalk ↗ 106,394 members · ~265 posts/day · since 2021
A community for basketball discussion
- Br/basketballcards ↗ 87,094 members · ~33 posts/day · since 2013
Basketball Cards, Old, New, News, Videos
- Br/BasketballTips ↗ 79,068 members · ~12 posts/day · since 2012
Need help on your game, have a question or need advice? r/basketballtips has you covered with over 35000 members your question never goes unanswered. Post a video of your shot and members of the forum will help you improve. With …
Choosing where to post
Questions do best in r/BasketballTips, the community on this list that is built around advice and help (around 12 posts a day). Asking the same thing in r/nba often gets it removed or lost among the 208 daily posts. Competition for attention differs a lot: r/nbadiscussion has 1.2M members but only about 5.3 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 234.7K members — while r/NBATalk gets about 265 a day, one for every 401. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/nbadiscussion; r/NBATalk is better when you want quick replies. Jokes and memes have their own home in r/Nbamemes; the serious communities tend to remove them, so keep the two apart.
Big subreddits give a post the widest audience, but they also bury it quickly; the mid-sized communities on this list are usually friendlier for questions and first posts. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
Which basketball subreddit has the most members?
r/nba is the largest, with 17,301,795 members, followed by r/CollegeBasketball (3M) and r/Basketball (1.7M).
Where are the most new basketball posts?
By new posts per day, r/NBATalk leads with about 265, ahead of r/nba (208). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Which basketball subreddit is best for questions?
r/BasketballTips is the one built around questions and advice, with about 12 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many basketball communities are on this list?
We list 18 active, safe-for-work basketball communities with at least 25,000 members each, 31.5M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest basketball subreddit?
r/Basketball, created on Apr 13, 2008.
Are these basketball subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Oct 30, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.