2015–16 Chinese Basketball Association season

• The Chongqing Soaring Dragons moved to Beijing and initially changed their name to Beijing BG in September 2015.[1] To avoid confusion with the city's soccer club from the second-tier China League One, which is also called Beijing BG or Beijing Beikong, as well as to avoid confusion with the Beijing Ducks when only the geographical names of CBA teams are used—a large number of Chinese sports websites have decided to refer to the team as the Beikong Fly Dragons (the club's official logo has always used the badly-translated English term "Fly Dragons" instead of "Soaring Dragons").[2] The practice is consistent with the way a lot of Chinese sports websites shorten the second Zhejiang team's name to Guangsha Lions and the second Jiangsu team's name to Tongxi Monkey Kings. So this means Beikong replaces Beijing as the club's "geographical" designation.[3]
• The Dongguan Leopards moved to Shenzhen and changed their name to the Shenzhen Leopards in October 2015.[4]

The rules for using foreign players in each game are described in this chart:

+ 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.

This is the full list of international players who competed in the CBA during the 2015-16 season.

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Asian Player	Replaced During Season
Bayi Rockets	–	–	–	–
Beijing Ducks	Stephon Marbury	Randolph Morris	–	–
Beikong Fly Dragons	Esteban Batista	Dorell Wright	Mehdi Kamrani	–
Foshan Long-Lions	Jerrelle Benimon	Jabari Brown	–	Scotty Hopson
Fujian Sturgeons	Dwight Buycks	Jeremy Tyler	Fadi El Khatib	Jarrid Famous
Guangdong Southern Tigers	Justin Carter	Ike Diogu	–	Will Bynum
Jiangsu Dragons	MarShon Brooks	Greg Oden	–	Will McDonald
Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings	Jerome Jordan	Von Wafer	Sani Sakakini	Liam McMorrow
Jilin Northeast Tigers	Josh Akognon	Peter John Ramos	-	Marcus Williams
Liaoning Flying Leopards	Lester Hudson	Shavlik Randolph	–	–
Qingdao Eagles	Jonathan Gibson	Alan Williams	–	–
Shandong Golden Stars	Michael Beasley	Eugene Jeter	–	–
Shanghai Sharks	Bernard James	A.J. Price	-	-
Shanxi Brave Dragons	Jamaal Franklin	Samuel Dalembert	–	Yancy Gates Dominique Jones
Shenzhen Leopards	Bobby Brown	Dominic McGuire	–	–
Sichuan Blue Whales	Justin Dentmon	Mike Harris	Hamed Haddadi	–
Tianjin Gold Lions	Jordan Crawford	Casper Ware	–	Jason Maxiell
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Andray Blatche	Bryce Cotton	–	Andrew Goudelock
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Charles Gaines	Willie Warren	Samad Nikkhah Bahrami	–
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions	Eli Holman	Jeremy Pargo	–	–

This is the bracket for the 2016 CBA Playoffs.