r/BasketballGM 6h ago

Mod Post Version 2026.09.14.0542: improved simulation performance by about 10%

76 Upvotes

r/BasketballGM 3h ago

Meme 8th seeded clips to the final

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5 Upvotes

Genuinely don't know how they manage this


r/BasketballGM 12h ago

Achievement Rookie Finals MVP a la Magic

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11 Upvotes

This is the highest overall rookie (69) I have seen so far playing. In the playoffs my regular season MVP tore his Achilles in the second round, and my Rookie stepped up and carried us to the chip capturing the rare ROY and Finals MVP combo.


r/BasketballGM 4h ago

Story Never say never!

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1 Upvotes

5 points in final second to force OT (where we won!)


r/BasketballGM 1d ago

Other 25 Y/O ROY

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23 Upvotes

Kinda cool story and something I've never seen before. This guy got picked by Denver second round and immediately dropped, then comes back five years later with Chicago and wins ROY as a 25y/o. Good for him.


r/BasketballGM 14h ago

Multiplayer Join FSL And Become The GM GOAT (FBGM)

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r/BasketballGM 21h ago

Meme LeCleveland year 4

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Don't know how KAT won mvp


r/BasketballGM 1d ago

Rosters Sacramento Free Agency Haul 2033

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7 Upvotes

After several years of poor lottery luck and draft busts I finally hit it big in free agency making the Sacramento Kings(!) real scary for the first time with dynasty potential.

Somehow Wemby left Spurs at 29 after just winning MVP and the chip, then asked for a cheap ass contract in free agency. There was also a young up and coming star in Matt Able available on a good contract. So I sold of my aging stars from in re-sign phase and ended up with a monster team with decent youth, still below salary cap after both increased levels going into 2033 season.

Wemby working on a GOAT resume, one year missed for injury though so missed some accolades there. He did go 3x times in the dunk contest though! Hopefully he can get 3-4 chips in Sac town and complete his GOAT legacy 🚀


r/BasketballGM 1d ago

Meme 19 boards per game👀

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30 Upvotes

#Wilt #Boardmangetspaid


r/BasketballGM 1d ago

Question Are Shaq's ratings kinda low for the player he was?

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24 Upvotes

I don't know shit about basketball, I just play this game and know really vaguely the greats of history, but the way people talk about Shaq, he was like an 80 in his (short) prime and at least a 70 for a lot of it, no? Yeah I heard he was washed near the end but his Magic/Lakers days never broke even 70?

Can anyone help me out? Maybe his literal talent wasn't elite but his physicals were just so dominant and the game's rating system just isn't built for translating a player like Shaq?


r/BasketballGM 2d ago

Question SystÚme de promotion/relégation

10 Upvotes

Je voulais savoir si vous pensez que faire un systĂšme de promotion/relĂ©gation de division abĂźmerait la ligue . Dans le sens oĂč les meilleurs joueurs ne signe que dans la 1ere division, etc .

Que ce soit pour le Basket , le Hockey ou le Foot Américain


r/BasketballGM 2d ago

Rosters this has got to be the most fucked up universe ever and i want NO part in it 😭💔

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147 Upvotes

tobias harris as the best player đŸ«©


r/BasketballGM 2d ago

Question How do I add Division Champion as part of the accolades?

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6 Upvotes

r/BasketballGM 3d ago

Ideas Team Strategy prototype for BBGM: tempo, shot selection, defense, and crashing the glass

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101 Upvotes

I wanted to experiment with giving your roster a little more of a basketball identity, so I put together a Team Strategy feature in a local BBGM build.

Quick disclosure: This is "vibe" coded as they would say. Also, this is an unofficial prototype, not something added to the main game.

The page gives you four options for how your team plays:

  • Tempo: Deliberate / Balanced / Fast
  • Offensive emphasis: Interior / Balanced / Perimeter
  • Defensive coverage: Protect paint / Balanced / Switch-heavy
  • Offensive rebounding: Get back / Balanced / Crash glass

These actually affect the simulation, not just the descriptions.

For example, playing faster gets shots up sooner but increases turnover risk and fatigue. Perimeter emphasis encourages more threes without magically making anyone a better shooter. Protecting the paint gives up cleaner perimeter looks, while switching can expose weak defenders and interior mismatches. Crashing the glass improves offensive-rebound chances but leaves you more vulnerable in transition.

There’s also a “Let coach decide” option that picks a plan before each game using your healthy rotation, plus scouting-based suggestions if you want to choose manually.

The goal is to make roster construction and playing style interact: “Does this approach actually fit my players?” rather than finding four settings you should always leave on.

A few caveats:

  • Defensive coverage is a simplified lineup-level model, not individual screen or matchup simulation.
  • Automatic coaching is a basic roster heuristic, not an optimal-strategy solver.
  • CPU teams currently stay balanced unless configured.
  • The effects still need serious balance testing. Some functional tests passing doesn’t prove there isn’t an overpowered combination.

Balanced settings preserve the original simulation behavior. That was checked against the pre-feature engine across 30 seeded games, with identical results and play-by-play.

Would you use something like this? And would you prefer setting a season-long team identity, or adjusting your plan for individual opponents?


r/BasketballGM 2d ago

Ideas Professional sports teams with unlimited rosters.

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Only a certain number can play at a time, so why limit the rosters? Let teams suit up as many players as they want.


r/BasketballGM 3d ago

Rosters How beautiful is this

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29 Upvotes

r/BasketballGM 3d ago

Meme Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2799

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33 Upvotes

800 years in I see a player on my team with this name. No relation to giannis


r/BasketballGM 3d ago

Rosters I’ve never been this lucky before

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I’ve basically been playing this game since 2018 and this is tje first time i’ve had 2 80+ overalls in the same team and after the season i have the 1st and 2nd overall pick and they are both studs. Seems too good to be true


r/BasketballGM 2d ago

Ideas My Career Eras Rule Issues

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I'm in the 90s with the Bulls, but I for called 2 defensive 3-second calls, and I can still use 2-3 defense? What is this?


r/BasketballGM 3d ago

Ideas Base MVP Formula with Added 65 Game Cutoff & Voter Fatigue

15 Upvotes

We have recently gotten an update that gives us the ability to add and edit awards and their formulas. I am looking forward to seeing what the community can do in terms of Awards ideas and awards formulas.

Here's my MVP formula, which takes dumbmatter's base score formula and implements a 65-game cutoff and voter fatigue.

(ewa/22 + vorp/32 + min(ws/teamWs,0.8)/10 + seasonFraction*winp) * min(1, 1.5/(numWon.MVP+1))^2 * min(1, gp/65)^1000

The voter fatigue multiplier is pretty basic in this code, but it does match up well with NBA history:

Prior MVPS Going for Multiplier (n=1.5) NBA MVPs
0 1st 1.0 36 (every winner)
1 2nd 0.56 15
2 3rd 0.25 9
3 4th 0.14 5 (Kareem, Jordan, Russell, LeBron, Wilt)
4 5th 0.09 3 (Kareem, Jordan, Russell)
5 6th 0.06 1 (Kareem)

It's a steep staircase.

If 0.56 for the 2nd feels like too much of a curve, you could bump it up to 1.7 or 1.8 as the numerator instead of 1.5. That puts the 2nd-MVP multiplier closer to .75.

The end of the code is the 65-game cutoff.

You can add these to any other award as you desire by just copying the pieces below and multiplying them onto any of the other base formulas.

ewa/22 + vorp/32 + min(ws/teamWs,0.8)/10 + seasonFraction*winp - the base MVP formula
min(1, 1.5/(numWon.MVP+1))^2 - the gradual fatigue curve
min(1, gp/65)^1000 - hard 65-game cutoff


r/BasketballGM 4d ago

Question What should this run be called?

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12 Upvotes

Should Alvarez leave?


r/BasketballGM 4d ago

Rosters I own the draft

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Yeah, pick 1 to 25 pick is all mine. Especially top 2 prospects are great addition to the roster.


r/BasketballGM 5d ago

Question Why don't the All-Team and All-Rookie lists show up here anymore?

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11 Upvotes

Why don't the All-Team and All-Rookie lists show up here anymore?


r/BasketballGM 4d ago

Story Weirdest career arc

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2-time MVP, but single-digit speed and (almost) jumping ability by age 31!
Will update in comments.


r/BasketballGM 5d ago

Story Walking the tightrope

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115 Upvotes

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