2021–22 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2021–22 CBA season was the 27th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The regular season was reduced to 38 games for each team and was divided into three stages. The first stage, which was played in Zhuji, Zhejiang, began on 16 October 2021 and ended on 14 November 2021. The second stage, which was played in Changchun, Jilin, began on 25 December 2021 and ended on 28 January 2022. The third stage, which was played in Foshan, Guangdong and Shenyang, Liaoning, began on 1 March 2022 and ended on 22 March 2022. The playoffs, which were played in Nanchang, Jiangxi, began on 1 April 2022 and ended on 26 April 2022.

Team changes
New team
 * Ningbo Rockets

Draft
The 2021 CBA Draft, the seventh edition of the CBA draft, took place on 18 July 2021 in Qingdao, Shandong.

Foreign players
This is the full list of international players competing in the CBA during the 2021–22 season.

Results
The regular season was reduced to 38 games for each team. 20 teams will play against each other twice.

Bracket
Bold Series winner

All-Star Weekend
jeremy lin