Pro Basketball Manager 2016

Pro Basketball Manager 2016 is a basketball management game in which you take charge of a club and try to lead it to the top of its league. You manage training, transfers, finances and team goals, and give instructions during matches. You can choose from 1,000 teams, including well-known clubs such as Los Angeles and New York, college teams and teams from around the world. You can also manage a national team alongside your club.

Leagues and recruitment

The game includes more than 70 competitions, from US college championships and the American national league to European, African and Asian leagues. Your club can also enter international competitions. Each league has its own rules, which affect both your seasonal goals and how you recruit players.

Recruitment varies by competition. At non-professional clubs, where players are unpaid, you need to show interest in them to persuade them to join. In the North American league, you manage contracts, exceptions that can help avoid the luxury tax, trades and the draft. In other leagues, you handle player purchases, loans and free agents while staying within the season's payroll allowance.

Manage your club

You can send scouts to assess players around the world, train the team collectively and work with players individually. Improving your arena is one way to strengthen the club's finances. Players have individual personalities and affinities with other players and clubs, which affect their wishes and moods; as manager, you need to find a balance between them.

An assistant can take on the more complex tasks if you are new to management. You can also set your seasonal goals higher than the targets assigned by your club's bosses.

Direct matches

You can play the season's matches live and watch them in either 2D or 3D. During a game, you can check your players' condition, make substitutions, change offensive and defensive tactics, and choose the next play. You can create your own plays and use them during matches.

Statistics and customization

The game provides statistics on individual players and teams, including players' mental and physical condition. You can assess your career, review match archives for your team or others, and compare two players. Your interface takes on your team's colors, and you can customize your coach profile, including its name, age, nationality and image.

An online ranking lets you compare your standing with other players, alongside stats such as your total victories and achievements. The database editor lets you change team and player names across the game and create your own universe. You can also download databases made by other players and use them in your matches.