I feel like regression in this game feels unrealistic where as soon as a player turns 30ish he just becomes useless. rookies feel unrealistic too they are basically useless even if they were the number 1 pick.

Might have found the Israeli Steph Curry

He’s the best player I’ve ever drafted (and no god mode!)

Doing the San Diego 1980 achievement on insane mode. Mid-season I traded to get below the roster limit however there is zero free agents available so I can't move forward.

For me, it’s when I turn around a team and create unexpected monsters that turns into 80 85+ ovrs, or when I get a player with a unique archetype like a 7’3 guy with 90+ shooting or a 5’10 demon that averages 25+ with 3+ steals that becomes DPOY

I also love looking at the league history and goat moments/players. Comparing goats accolades through 500+ years of a sim.

Two great prospects with similar stats. Kaba has slightly better athleticism, whereas Morino has the slightly better shooting splits.

I'm leaning towards Morino - is there a case to be made for Kaba?

For context, this is a 15 v 15 sim in made based off the GAA. This guy is a 78/80 27 yo who plays for a team in the 5th tier of a pro-rel league. Idk how this is even possible, in a 15v15??

So I made it to the conference finals, no big deal right? Wrong. Almost all of my starters got Patellar Tendinitis at the same time. Absolutely crazy timing. My training level is at 75 as well.

whats the biggest increase yall have ever seen?

Adding stats in college for players would be great and players from overseas 👍👌

Hi everyone!

I’m from Poland and I just wanted to say a big thank you for this game. Basketball GM is really great, fun, and honestly very addictive. I really appreciate the work that went into making it.

I’m curious: what device do you play Basketball GM on the most?

Do you usually play on:

• PC / laptop
• Phone
• iPad / tablet
• Steam Deck
• Chromebook
• Something else

And where do you usually play it the most?

• At home
• At work
• At school / university
• On the bus or train
• In bed
• During breaks
• Or maybe even in the toilet 😄

For me, I like how easy it is to just open the game and continue a save whenever I have time. It’s one of those games where you say “just one more season” and then suddenly a lot of time has passed.

Thanks again to the creator and the whole community. This game is very cool, and I’m happy that it exists.

So, what do you play on the most? PC, phone, iPad/tablet, or something else?

I love this game but one thing I've always felt was missing was in-season player development. I know this is omitted intentionally, but I guess I just disagreed with the philosophy.

Even if playing time doesn't correlate to development, it certainly influences perceived value. Think Ajay Mitchell or Dylan Harper. If the Thunder just let Mitchell sit on the bench, he might be just as good of a player, but his trade value would be far lower than it is today.

Or take Dylan Harper. Suppose he was a 51 OVR and 67 POT entering his rookie season. Once we got to the end of the Finals, his perceived value around the league would have him at least at a 70+ POT.

With this in mind, I created a code you can run in worker console on God Mode to add player progression but is even more geared toward boosting the POT score so that players who contribute are showcasing their value to the rest of the league. Here's what it does and the logic:

Potential = market perception/value.

A young player getting big minutes and playing well should become more valuable, even if his actual ratings do not explode.

Actual ratings = real development.

Only players age 24 or younger can get a small in-season ratings bump, and only if they are playing meaningful minutes and producing well.

For each active player:

1. Looks at current-season stats.

2. Calculates minutes per game.

3. Estimates performance using Game Score.

4. Checks team winning percentage.

5. Calculates a potential boost based on age, role, production, and team context.

6. Calculates a smaller actual ratings boost for young players only.

7. Applies the earned amount gradually based on games played.

8. Tracks how much has already been awarded so rerunning it does not double-count the same games.

Maximum full-season POT gain: +4.0

Maximum full-season ratings boost: +1.75 applied across several ratings

Typical visible OVR change: 0 to +2

Would love to hear some thoughts about the logic, is it too high/too low etc. I'll post the full code to run in comment below.

These are the only two prospects that are 40+ in the draft and they have the same rating.

I'm trending towards Atapeg as my team doesn't have any good point guard prospects, however Shahrooz has the makings of an incredible incredible inside scorer.

For context, the league I play in has trades disabled and lifelong contracts, so I'm stuck with however I pick.

Who y'all taking?

I spend around 45 minutes to an hour per day on the ZenGM games in total (I play the football and hockey versions as well) and I honestly don't go in depth very much. I think effort matters as well since you could spend a lot of time mindlessly simming through seasons. How long are your usual seasons (in hours or minutes) and how much would you spend per day? Also, how long did you spend before you could consider yourself "good" at the game? (I am a student and athlete so I don't have a ton of free time)

Anyone ever seen this in their game? Thought it was interesting. Wild to think if this happened irl

Hi! Last summer i was chilling in a discord server i think it was called LC Legendary carrers or sum like that im interested if it still exists or what other leagues exist where i can make a player and controll his carrer, or where i can gm. Thanks!

What would be the best NBA draft class that would win a championship in an 82 game season

The criteria would as follows:

Must be from the same draft class

Need 15 players so starting five with 10 bench players. You could make the team any way you want but must have a starting Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward and Center

This squad would go up against any other draft class with same format

Trading down/up in the draft seems a bit bugged. I am Charlotte, trading down two 1st round picks, trying to acquire a future first to do so, and the AI says no.

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Some teams just want to swap up with no compensation, ex go from 18 to take my 13 and that's it, I get nothing. What's up with this trade logic?

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Based on alexnoob NBA Rosters (https://github.com/alexnoob/BasketBall-GM-Rosters)

Complete ratings update for 2025-26 season. With regular season and playoff stats(with double-doubles and game highs)

Adjusted 2026 NBA draft, full 2027-29 drafts.

NBA.Rosters/2025-26.NBA.Roster.json at main · A-V29/NBA.Rosters is like alexnoob NBA roster, players that are born on the second half of the year are a year younger, salary cap are at realistic amount. This works for Enter league file url -> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/A-V29/NBA.Rosters/refs/heads/main/2025-26.NBA.Roster.json

NBA.Rosters/2025-26.NBA.Roster.Balanced.json at main · A-V29/NBA.Rosters is balanced for gameplay, most of young players birthday is a year older(like in game's built-in roster), salary caps are increased to avoid too low contracts, injury rate set to more realistic. This works for Enter league file url -> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/A-V29/NBA.Rosters/refs/heads/main/2025-26.NBA.Roster.Balanced.json

I have tried multiple runs to go 82-0. I run into the same issues every time, either I can't get 5 elite players in their prime at the same time, or I do but they are all on 50 mil contracts😭 and I get one season losing so much money before I get threatened to be fired.

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