Basketball career sim

HARDWOODBasketball Career Simulator

From sixteen to retirement, write a basketball career one season at a time. Every choice counts. Nobody knows their destiny in advance.

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Your progress
πŸŽ’ Walk-on
250 legacy to Benchwarmer Β· πŸͺ™ 40 reward
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total legacy
Walk-onBenchwarmer
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πŸͺ‘BenchwarmerπŸͺ™40
🌱ProspectπŸͺ™60
πŸ€StarterπŸͺ™100
πŸ”Sixth ManπŸͺ™140
⭐All-StarπŸͺ™200
πŸŽ–οΈAll-LeagueπŸͺ™260
πŸ›οΈFranchiseπŸͺ™320
πŸ†MVP CaliberπŸͺ™400
πŸ…Hall of FamerπŸͺ™500
🌟IconπŸͺ™600
πŸ‘‘LegendπŸͺ™750
♾️ImmortalπŸͺ™900
🐐GOATπŸͺ™1200
πŸ—ΏMount RushmoreπŸͺ™1500
🌌Hoop GodπŸͺ™2000
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Careers finished
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Championships
Win one to start a dynasty
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Pro seasons
Total seasons played
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Best PPG
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Tokens
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πŸ“– Quick guideβ–Ύ

Everything the game can do, in one place. Easy to forget half of it mid-career.

Your career

πŸ€ Career mode

Start at 16 and play season by season until you retire. Each offseason you pick training focus, sign contracts and choose incentives.

πŸ—“οΈ Full Season mode

82 games played one night at a time. Pick a day routine (rest, shootaround, film, media) before every tip-off, then live with the box score.

🐐 GOAT mode

The hardest ladder β€” chase the all-time legacy score against the legends.

πŸ† Playoffs & awards

Best-of-7 rounds with a live bracket, plus MVP, DPOY, All-NBA and Finals MVP going straight into your trophy case.

Money & growth

πŸ’΅ Invest in yourself

Contract money does nothing sitting in the bank. Open the Invest panel β€” on any game day in Full Season β€” to buy trainers, a recovery team, a chef or a media team. Every repeat purchase costs 75% more.

⭐ Recommended investments

The Invest panel now reads your injuries, morale, hype and weakest attributes and highlights the two or three buys that help you most right now.

🀝 Agent deals

Your agent brings endorsement offers: upfront cash, per-game salary or performance bonuses. Pick the structure that fits your season.

🧾 Transactions

Every credit and debit is logged, so you can see exactly how your bank total was built.

Team & drama

πŸ™‚ Morale

Low morale drags down your scoring and your team's edge. Rest days, wins and the chef & sleep coach all bring it back.

πŸ” Trade requests

Unhappy? Ask the front office to move you β€” twice per season. Stars get dealt, role players get told no, and a rejection costs morale.

⏱️ Clutch moments

Late-game decisions β€” take the shot, pass, foul, contest β€” resolved against your actual attributes.

🩹 Injuries

Injuries sideline you for games. Durability and the recovery team reduce how often and how long.

Meta progression

πŸͺ™ Tokens & quests

Daily quests, streaks and rank-ups pay tokens. Invite a friend for 200 more.

πŸ›’ Perks

Spend tokens on perks (Common β†’ Legendary, unlocked by lifetime legacy). Equip two per career.

πŸ… Badges & Pantheon

Badges track milestones; the Pantheon is the global leaderboard for your best careers.

πŸ“Š Career report

Lifetime totals across every run β€” wins, rings, streaks and trophies.

Flagship mode
82
Full game Β· $1.99 Β· free 48h trial

πŸ—“οΈ Full Season Mode

82 games a season with a real W/L schedule, playoff runs, awards and a 10–20 season pro career.

82
games / season
20
seasons max
20+
trophies

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