About r/nbadiscussion
In its own words:
A subreddit for serious discussion about the NBA. Join our Discord server
Community guide
r/nbadiscussion (#846, about 1.2 million subscribers) — A subreddit for serious discussion about the NBA. Join our Discord server A recent sample averaged 4.9 posts a day (~100% text). Its public rules include: Keep it civil.; Submit high quality content.; This is a discussion subreddit. Support claims with substantiated arguments.; Attack the argument, not the person.; Ranking, GOAT, and player comparison posts will be removed.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own work. Low-effort or empty shitposts are often removed—add real context.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: Team Discussion, Statistical Analysis, Player Discussion, Rule/Trade Proposal.
The community was created on Feb 29, 2016, which makes it 10 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 319 subscribers (+0.03%). Among the 20 communities on our basketball list it is number 6 by size. It sits just behind r/boxoffice (#845) and ahead of r/centuryhomes (#847) in our ranking.
What sets r/nbadiscussion apart
Compared with other large communities, r/nbadiscussion leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 35%).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/nbadiscussion went up from 1,242,346 to 1,244,407 subscribers (+2.1K, +0.17%). That is about 40 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/nbadiscussion this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Out-of-bounds challenges shouldn’t count against the challenge limit if successfulu/Mastershifu420 · Nov 3 · text post
- Houston's transition game shows why winning the possession battle matters.u/Time-Connection-4586 · Nov 6 · text post
- Weekly Questions Thread: November 02, 2026u/AutoModerator · Nov 2 · text post
- The West is a lot better than the East (so far)u/heterosis · Nov 6 · text post
- Has the NBA become too focused on eliminating midrange shots?u/futurewag34 · Nov 7 · text post
- The potential value in the Thunder focusing on health and a mediocre record this season.u/CoolRunner11 · Nov 5 · text post
- Early check-in: Last season, the NBA hastily implemented new draft lottery measures, aimed at combatting tanking at the expense of making it much more difficult for the worst teams to rebuild. So far…u/Known-Peak212 · Nov 7 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/nbadiscussion, from 2020 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Everytime I watch old basketball I feel like someone who's being deprogrammed after leaving a cultu/The_Actual_Sage · Apr 1, 2025 · text post
- The Lakers got exposed going small because they don’t have a Draymond Greenu/nihar123456 · May 7, 2025 · text post
- A detailed look at the Top 50 players in the NBAu/Rockstar408 · Jul 23, 2021 · 2,258 points · 417 comments · text post
- What exactly makes Cooper Flagg a “generational” prospect?u/nihar123456 · May 12, 2025 · text post
- With Giannis losing so early in the playoffs, it’s a clear sign that the NBA needs to announce the MVP award much earlieru/pbaik829 · Sep 9, 2020 · text post
- NBA should scrap the all star gameu/Sensitive-Month2382 · Feb 17, 2025 · text post
- [META] Important information regarding the mod situation and direction of the subreddit. (Please Read)u/brownjesus__ · Jul 30, 2021 · 1,782 points · 238 comments · text post
- The 2018 Rockets were a team that revolutionized NBA offense and defense but will be forgotten in the grand scheme of NBA historyu/twsb123 · Jun 7, 2021 · text post
- Houston looks like a team missing its best playeru/Professional-Law-791 · Apr 29, 2025 · text post
- It’s actually absurd how much more enjoyable games are with competent commentatorsJan 28, 2021 · text post
What r/nbadiscussion talks about
Looking at the titles of 31 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “nba”, “season”, “feel”, “current” and “roster”. Other frequent themes are construction, thunder, draft, games and league. Recurring phrases include “current nba”, “nba feel” and “roster construction”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Team Discussion (5), Statistical Analysis (3), Player Discussion (2), Rule/Trade Proposal (1), Current Events (1), Mod Announcement (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/nbadiscussion gets about 4.9 new posts a day. The public archive holds 46,769 posts and 1,101,243 comments in total, about 23.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (11 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (0). Posting peaks around 03:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/nbadiscussion
The moderators of r/nbadiscussion list 14 rules. In short:
- Keep it civil.
- Submit high quality content.
- This is a discussion subreddit. Support claims with substantiated arguments.
- Attack the argument, not the person.
- Ranking, GOAT, and player comparison posts will be removed
- Most arguments can't be deconstructed in a sentence. Top level comments have a char. minimum of 100
- Present your own argument
- Posts like "Thoughts?" or "Discuss" and other low effort content will be removed.
- Common topics and questions are limited to mega threads and weekly threads.
- Vote based on if the post or comment meets the standard of quality you expect from this subreddit.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/nbadiscussion and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/nbadiscussion have?
r/nbadiscussion has 1,244,407 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #846 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,061 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/nbadiscussion?
r/nbadiscussion was created on Feb 29, 2016, so it has been around for 10 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Mar 6, 2016.
How active is r/nbadiscussion?
Moderately: r/nbadiscussion gets about 4.9 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 46,769 posts and 1,101,243 comments.
When is r/nbadiscussion most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 03:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/nbadiscussion about?
The community describes itself as: “A subreddit for serious discussion about the NBA. Join our Discord server” Recent post titles often mention nba, season, feel, current and roster. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/nbadiscussion safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/nbadiscussion as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/nbadiscussion?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/nbadiscussion accepts text posts only. It has 14 posted rules, starting with: “Keep it civil.”; “Submit high quality content.”; “This is a discussion subreddit. Support claims with substantiated arguments.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/nbadiscussion?
Communities with similar topics include r/nba (17.3M), r/Nbamemes (1.6M), r/lakers (1.7M), r/Basketball (1.7M) and r/HighQualityGifs (3.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/nbadiscussion.