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

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How it feels

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

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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 The UI is widely criticized as clunky and outdated, with trade and contract systems that split opinion.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.

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