# Pocket GM: Basketball Sim

> Manage a Basketball Dynasty!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6476059372](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6476059372)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6476059372`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jonathan Howell
- **Category:** Sports
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (959 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-17
- **First published:** 2024-10-21
- **Size:** 53 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pocket-gm-basketball-sim/id6476059372)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://pocketgm.io/privacy-notice](https://pocketgm.io/privacy-notice)

## Description

Pocket GM: Basketball Sim lets you take the helm of a basketball franchise. Sign, trade, draft, and build a dynasty with a full management suite. Watch live play-by-play and track stats as your team evolves from underdogs to champions.

Replayability comes from default rosters, random teams, or community imports. Hire coaches, scouts, and physios with unique traits. Customize rosters or import from the community to tailor your dynasty.

## Rankings

- #54,713 — Overall
- #16 — Sports (Paid)

## Review summary

Fans praise Pocket GM: Basketball for its addictive, deep management gameplay and immersive details, calling it among the best mobile GM sims with frequent updates. However, the game is held back by a restrictive salary-cap/contract system that hinders trades, a limited trading framework, and slow or non-speedable season sims. Bugs (draft eligibility, injuries) and missing basketball-specific features (rotation control, logos, G-League) also recur. With more feature parity and stability, it could reach 5 stars.

### Pros

- Addictive, fun basketball GM experience with deep management gameplay.
- Immersive details and depth that create a realistic management challenge.
- Strong concept with potential and frequent developer updates.
- Highly praised as one of the best mobile GM sims and well-regarded relative to Pocket GM football.

### Cons

- Salary-cap mechanics hinder trades and star salaries; teams quickly hit the second apron, making building rosters difficult.
- Trading system is limited (no multi-team trades) and not all realistic basketball trade dynamics are present.
- Season simulation is slow and cannot be sped up, making long-term play tedious.
- Bugs and glitches affect gameplay (draft eligibility issues, injuries are excessive, save-file glitches).
- Missing basketball-specific features and customization (rotation control, logos/jerseys, G-League, mentors, player demand trades, Hall of Fame edits).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6476059372)