2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 2017–18 CBA season was the 23rd season of the Chinese Basketball Association. The regular season was initially scheduled to begin on Saturday, October 21, 2017, with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Shenzhen Leopards, but later rescheduled to Saturday, October 28, 2017, with the defending champion Xinjiang Flying Tigers hosting the Jilin Northeast Tigers. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 11, 2018, and the playoffs begin on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
In this season, the playoffs were expanded from eight to ten teams.
Team changes
Two teams relocated and one of those teams was renamed ahead of the season.City changes
- The Jiangsu Dragons relocated out of Nanjing and will play the majority of their home games in Suzhou with several contests hosted in Changzhou.
Name changes
- The Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings moved from Changzhou to Nanjing and changed their name to the Nanjing Monkey Kings on September 29, 2017.
Venues
Draft
The 2017 CBA Draft, the third edition of the CBA draft, took place on 2017 August 2. 11 players were selected in the draft.| Player | Team | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Chinese Taipei | Guangzhou Long-Lions | Liberty University | |
| 1 | 2 | Chinese Taipei | Nanjing Monkey Kings | Dacin Tigers | |
| 1 | 3 | Hong Kong | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | SCAA | |
| 1 | 4 | China | Fujian Sturgeons | Hunan Yongsheng | |
| 1 | 5 | China | Jilin Northeast Tigers | Liaoning Flying Leopards Youth | |
| 1 | 6 | China | Shanxi Brave Dragons | Tsinghua University | |
| 1 | 7 | China | Qingdao Eagles | Peking University | |
| 1 | 8 | China | Jiangsu Dragons | Tsinghua University | |
| 2 | 1 | China | Nanjing Monkey Kings | Luoyang Zhonghe | |
| 2 | 2 | China | Beikong Fly Dragons | Guangzhou Long-Lions Youth | |
| 2 | 3 | China | Shenzhen Leopards | Shenzhen Leopards Youth |
Foreign players policy
All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players. The bottom 4 teams from the previous season have the additional right to sign an extra Asian player.Rules Chart
The rules for using foreign players in each game are described in this chart:| # | Facing other teams | Facing Bayi Rockets |
| Chinese players+ | No Limit | No Limit |
| Asian players++ | No Limit | 4 quarters collectively+++ |
| International players | 6 quarters collectively+++ | 4 quarters collectively+++ |
+ Including players from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
++ If a team waives its right to sign an extra Asian player, it may use its 2 foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.
+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.
Import chart
This is the full list of international players who competed in the CBA during the 2017-18 season.| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Asian Player | Replaced During Season |
| Bayi Rockets | – | – | – | – |
| Beijing Ducks | Aaron Jackson | Justin Hamilton | – | Marcus Thornton Randolph Morris |
| Beikong Fly Dragons | Stephon Marbury | Shavlik Randolph | Wael Arakji | Zaid Abbas |
| Fujian Sturgeons | Russ Smith | Mike Harris | – | - |
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | Donald Sloan | Andrew Nicholson | – | Edwin Jackson Darius Morris |
| Guangzhou Long-Lions | Kyle Fogg | Tyler Hansbrough | Sani Sakakini | Semaj Christon |
| Jiangsu Dragons | MarShon Brooks | Miroslav Raduljica | – | Jabari Brown |
| Jilin Northeast Tigers | Von Wafer | Carl Landry | – | – |
| Liaoning Flying Leopards | Lester Hudson | Brandon Bass | – | – |
| Nanjing Monkey Kings | Jeremy Pargo | JJ Hickson | Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | Dominique Jones |
| Qingdao Eagles | Jonathan Gibson | James Mays | – | Terrence Jones Maciej Lampe |
| Shandong Golden Stars | Ty Lawson | Donatas Motiejūnas | – | – |
| Shanghai Sharks | Jimmer Fredette | Nick Minnerath | – | – |
| Shanxi Brave Dragons | Willie Warren | Luis Scola | – | Brandon Jennings |
| Shenzhen Leopards | Tyrese Rice | Jared Sullinger | – | Keith Langford |
| Sichuan Blue Whales | Ike Diogu | Hamed Haddadi | – | Jamaal Franklin |
| Tianjin Gold Lions | Eugene Jeter | Derrick Williams | – | Eli Holman |
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | Darius Adams | Andray Blatche | – | Shawn Long Augusto Lima |
| Zhejiang Golden Bulls | Sonny Weems | Arinze Onuaku | – | Jarnell Stokes |
| Zhejiang Lions | Courtney Fortson | Ioannis Bourousis | – | – |
Regular Season Standings
| Top 6 teams advance to the Playoffs | |
| 7th-10th teams advance to the pre-elimination Playoffs |
Playoffs
The 2018 CBA Playoffs will begin on 3 March 2018.Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
Awards
Players of the Week
The following players were named the Players of the Week.| Week | Domestic Player of the Week | International Player of the Week | Ref. |
| Yi Jianlian | Jared Sullinger | ||
| Ding Yanyuhang | Jimmer Fredette | ||
| Hu Jinqiu | Eli Holman | ||
| Hu Jinqiu | Jared Sullinger | ||
| Hu Jinqiu | Courtney Fortson | ||
| Hu Jinqiu | Russ Smith | ||
| Hu Jinqiu | Courtney Fortson | ||
| Han Dejun | Darius Adams | ||
| Yi Jianlian | Jared Sullinger | ||
| Yi Jianlian | Darius Adams | ||
| Wang Zhelin | Donatas Motiejūnas | ||
| Wang Zhelin | Darius Adams |
Young Player of the Month
The following players were named the Young Player of the Month.| Month | Young Player of the Month | Ref. |
| October/November | Zhao Rui | |
| December | Gao Shiyan | |
| January/February | Hu Jinqiu |