Pro Basketball Manager 2026

Overall score: 3/10 - Evaluation: Avoid Greatness: Non existent Standard: The actual licensed rosters in major European clubs (except Euroleague for some reason) Below par: Everything, from game mechanics to basic statistics, from animations to that poorly executed playbook If you know sports, you know statistics matter. If you know basketball, you know that a management game where the statistics don't add up is a serious problem. And that's exactly where this game starts to lose me. The playbook doesn't work as it should, the game-day mechanics are totally illogical, and there's barely any meaningful reason to invest in training. Pre-season preparation? Not there. And don't even get me started on the transfer market. I played through one full season and into the beginning of the second. During this period of around 14 months, not a single coach was fired. Not one. In a basketball management game, that's just unrealistic and poorly planned. The world of coaching needs movement, pressure and consequences. Without that, the management experience feels lifeless. The frustrating part is that the potential is there. Basketball has an enormous audience, and there's a significant market for a genuinely good basketball manager. But this product doesn't deliver the depth, realism or logical mechanics that the genre deserves. If any developers are reading this: please talk to actual basketball coaches. Talk to people who understand rotations, playbooks, training, scouting, statistics and how a real season works.

It's far from ideal. Don't expect anything like Football Manager of recent years. There aren't too many tactical options. The interface is not as intuitive and polished. There are some unrealistic nuances like salaries spread evenly across the year which can become problematic when you don't have games to play and therefore no income. However I've been enjoying the game so far. There are some interesting ideas that are missing from the big mainstream series. You can build infrastructure around the team: increase income through non-sport methods like building a bar near the arena or expanding the parking space. There doesn't seem to be a hard limit on age, concerning the player development, so late-bloomers are possible. The game not only punishes you for letting go of fundamental players but also rewards you for keeping your roster intact with good chemistry that affects game outcomes and easier contract negotiations. After my first title I was able to keep all my key players and even shave a bit off the salaries chart. There are five difficulty levels! That's a nice touch to customize the experience for different kinds of players. I've seen no obvious bugs, no crashes so far. The offseason simulation is way smoother than in Football Manager, without long waiting on key dates like transfer window openings. Also, the packaged database editor helps. Easy switching between men's and women's teams is a plus too. You can manage women's club and men's national team simultaneously or vice versa.

Buggy and *** ai ui and tactical possibilities and match engine. my 3. year my championship didnt count i didnt get prize money, my sponsors didnt reset and i didnt qualify for 2 euro leagues. And my whole efforts and my passion just gone just like that, complete *** game, if i wasnt a hhuuuuuge sim management nerd i'dnt even play my first season considering the state of the game.