Hoops GM is a free basketball franchise manager that runs in your browser — the front office, not the court. Here is what people ask before they start.
Completely. No adverts inside the game, no virtual currency, nothing to buy and nothing locked behind a payment. There is an optional tip jar for people who want to support development; it unlocks nothing and never will.
No. Open the page, pick a team, and you are the general manager. An account only matters if you want to sync a career across devices or appear on the public leaderboard.
Yes, automatically, in your browser. Closing the tab loses nothing. The save does live on that specific device, though — clearing your browser data will delete it. If a career matters to you, make a free account and push it to the cloud.
Yes, and it is built for it rather than squeezed onto it: a bottom navigation bar, full-size controls under the live court, and layouts designed for a thumb. You can also add it to your home screen and it will open like an app.
Yes. Hoops GM is an installable progressive web app, so once it has loaded it keeps working without a connection. Only cloud saves, the leaderboard and the community forum need the internet.
Whatever you want it to be. Watch every possession on the live court, or push the speed dial to MAX and finish a game in about six seconds. A full 82-game season plus the playoffs simulates in well under a minute.
No — every team, nickname and player in Hoops GM is fictional. The cities and divisions mirror a real league structure so the map feels familiar, but the people do not exist. If you want your own names, the league editor lets you rename teams and import a roster file from your own device.
Most of them are very good spreadsheets. Hoops GM is built on the Football Manager idea that the story matters as much as the numbers:
Read the first-season guide — it explains owner trust, why trades get rejected, and the five mistakes that get first-time GMs fired.