Every bid in the open

Draft, bid and build a basketball team. A manager game where nothing is hidden.

The market screen with live auctions, current bids and time left

Run a basketball club the way you would want the market to work: in the open.

Every bid is public
Bid in a live auction market where rivals bid back.
Every rule is written down
Twelve teams, a fifteen-round snake draft and a salary cap you cannot talk your way around.
Every rating comes from real games
Watch ratings move as the real season moves.

What you do

Draft fifteen players over a snake order you can see coming
Bid in a live auction market where rivals bid back
Challenge other managers’ teams in duels, and let them challenge yours
Finish in the top ten and play for the title: a play-in, then best-of-seven series to the Finals
Search any player, star the ones you follow and get a notification when one goes up for auction
Finish with a season report: your place, your best player, your badges

Your tactics board, before every game

Style, defence, pace and who to feed, with your odds moving as you choose.

The tactics board with attacking style, defence, pace and focus player options

Your five, your call

Set the court, rest tired starters or let Auto do it.

The team screen with the starting five on the court and the bench below

Then take them into a cup

A ladder of cups against fictional clubs, from Bronze to Gold.

The cups screen with Bronze, Silver and Gold cups

Then the playoffs: best of seven

Finish in the top ten for a play-in, then best-of-seven series to the Finals.

The playoff bracket with the series of each round

Challenge other managers

Pick a rival and the game is played at once. Others can challenge your team while you are away.

The duels screen with today’s rivals and their starting fives

Nothing on sale makes your five better

Gems buy time and appearance: a refill of the energy meter, a jersey, a court, the name over the arena. Coins pay the salary cap, and coins cannot be bought with money. That is the whole point.

Premium

An optional monthly subscription raises the energy limit, so one sitting goes further, keeps up to three named tactics boards to switch between in one tap, and gives you the assistant’s suggestion for every game. It changes nothing about how good your squad can be.

Inside the app

The box score of a game with both teams’ players — **A box score for every game**Points, rebounds and assists for everyone who played.

The league standings with twelve teams — **Twelve teams. One title.**22 league games, then the playoffs.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes, you can play without paying. Optional purchases cover time and appearance, and none of them makes your squad better.

Which devices does it run on?

On iPhone and Android. Get it on the App Store or Google Play.

Is it connected to a real league?

No. Hoopline GM is an independent game. All teams, arenas and competitions are fictional, and real players appear by name with publicly available statistics.

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