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Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2021 (2020)

Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2021 cover
Developer
Wolverine Studios
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Sports, Strategy
Rating
3.0 of 5, 45 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 10 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You feel like a stat-obsessed general manager glued to spreadsheets, making slow, calculated roster moves.

simulationstrategicdetailedmanagementnerdymethodicaltext-heavystats-focused

What players say

Players call it the best basketball management sim available, but say it trails Football Manager and OOTP in polish. The UI is widely criticized as clunky and outdated, with trade and contract systems that split opinion. Mods like Real NBA are considered essential for a full experience, and a few report crash bugs that make long simulations unreliable.

Screenshots

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