The Biggest Leagues in the World

Here at Basket Tips, we offer you the widest selection of leagues, competitions and even smaller local country selections. The games which have been identified by our AI powered software , have high chances of winning their games or taking a spread. The wider selection of teams, means more predictions and better chances of making correct predictions over time. 

For your reference, we have put together a few of the best leagues around the world in Basketball. These leagues and teams come up often in our predictions! But note there are many more! We also feature woman and juvenile competitions now.   
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NBA: The  World Top League
It’s hard to dispute the National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier basketball league in the world, with its internationally sourced assemblage of elite talent, the world’s most lucrative contracts, and the largest global viewership. Superstars from everywhere on the planet aspire to make it to the NBA, creating the ultimate proving ground for basketball greatness.

Composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL). The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The league's playoff tournament extends into June, culminating with the NBA Finals championship series.
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EuroLeague: Europe’s Premium Teams.
The EuroLeague is the top-tier club competition on the European continent, featuring the best teams from across Europe’s domestic pro leagues. Known for hard-fought competition and an emphasis on tactical play, the EuroLeague often serves as a stepping stone for international stars looking to make the leap to the NBA.


Spanish Liga ACB: 
Spain’s Liga ACB is one of the strongest domestic leagues in Europe, producing championship teams like Real Madrid and FC Barcelona led by players who’ve racked up accolades in international competitions such as the Olympics and Basketball World Cup. With this rich history of success, the ACB is known for its high-level coaching, exciting style of play, and strong youth development of future international superstars.

Italian Lega Basket Serie A: 
Italy’s top league is a traditional powerhouse in European basketball. While the league has faced financial struggles in recent years, it remains competitive and has managed to attract a solid mix of talented international players and strong domestic talent.


Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL): 
The BSL has gained prominence over the years due to significant financial investments in players and infrastructure. Attracting coaches and personnel with NBA experience, teams like Fenerbahçe and Anadolu Efes have been able to compete at a high level in the EuroLeague now.

NBL (National Basketball League of Australia): 
The Australian NBL has become one of the fastest-growing and most competitive leagues in the world, attracting former NBA players and top young prospects. In recent years, the league has become a pit stop for players waiting to turn 19, the age minimum for entering the NBA draft. With a focus on athleticism and skill development, the NBL now provides a solid NBA pipeline.

Chinese Basketball Association (CBA): 
China’s CBA is one of the most financially lucrative leagues outside the NBA, often bringing in high-profile international players and former NBA stars with large contracts. In a country with more than one billion citizens, the league has built a massive fanbase and plays a crucial role in basketball’s global expansion. Its an exciting place to see players grow and reach out on to the NBA international level in the next years to come! 

Germany's Basketball Bundesliga (BBL)
Some believe this league could be among the best in Europe in the near future -- even if it's currently a midtier European league. It is well-funded, well-marketed, and the games are well-attended. And there is a pipeline of young German players in the national team system.


Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB):
Argentina’s top professional basketball league has produced world-class talent, including a number of NBA stars. The league also produced the bulk of the roster that won the Gold Medal in the 2004 Olympics, one of only three times in history the United States team failed to take that prize. Known for a passionate fan base and disciplined style of play, the LNB remains a respected competition in South America.

French Betclic Elite:
France’s top league, Betclic Elite, has been around for more than a century, gaining a reputation for producing NBA-level talent in recent years, including Victor Wembanyama. The league is consistently competitive and has been developing an outsized number of NBA draft prospects.

VTB United League: 
The VTB United League is one of the strongest basketball competitions in Eastern Europe, featuring top teams from Russia and surrounding countries. Known for its aggressive style of play and an assortment of NBA-level imports, the VTB has produced significant international talent.

Super League Basketball
In 2024, the British Basketball League discontinued and from the ashes arose the SLB, now the UK’s top professional basketball league. Though not yet known as a basketball powerhouse, the SLB is seen as a rising league in European basketball and has produced a fair number of international standouts in recent years.

Adriatic League (ABA)
The ABA is a regional league with teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. It was formed in 2001, about a decade after the breakup of Yugoslavia. The league has become more developmental and has recently produced young NBA big men Dario Saric, Jusuf Nurkic and Nikola Jokic. Celtics first-round draft pick Ante Zizic is being groomed this season at KK Cibona. The soon-to-be 20-year-old is averaging 20 points and nearly 10 rebounds.


Greek A1 League
The league has long been top-heavy with two outstanding teams, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos, that are based in Athens and make up one of the most heated basketball rivalries in the world.

Lithuania's LKL
Basketball is the second religion in this country of 3 million. When Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union, its basketball teams played in the Soviet League. The LKL (Lietuvos krepsinio lyga) was founded in 1993, soon after the country gained its independence with the financial support of Hall of Famer Sarunas Marciulionis, Lithuania's first NBA player.