NBA Career Mode Game — Build a Player and Run a Basketball Franchise Online

airball.gg career mode

Thirty seconds from now there's a rookie with your name on him. Then a franchise, an 82-game season, and a league full of real people who want what you have.

1 · Where does he play?

Does a bit of everything.

2 · What's his game?

Lights out — 3PT + Clutch cost less.

Sign him — it's free →

30 seconds to a contract. His first game tips today.

Your rookie

SF · Sharpshooter

74

OVR

3PT82
FIN68
DEF68
REB68
CLU82

Sharpshooters train their signature stats at a discount. Every daily trivia game you play is his training.

Then he plays for real

01

Two matches a day

Your team plays whether you're there or not — fully simulated, box scores and all. Check in to a season that moved while you slept.

02

Trivia is training

Play airball's daily NBA trivia and your player suits up hot. Skip a day and he goes cold. Your basketball brain is literally his form.

03

A league of real people

Standings, playoffs, a transfer market with real stakes — every rival franchise is another person building theirs.

And you run the front office

Career Mode is a basketball GM simulator underneath: set your five and their minutes, train your cast, manage contracts and morale, scout the G League, and work a transfer market where every offer moves real points and every deal needs the other player's yes.

His first game tips today.

Build your player — free →

Already have a card? Go to your career →

Questions

What is airball.gg Career Mode?

A free browser-based NBA career mode game. You build a player, sign with a fictional franchise, and your team plays two fully simulated matches a day through an 82-game season — standings, playoffs, contracts, trades, and a transfer market, all against a league of real people.

Is it free to play?

Yes. Building your player and running your franchise is free. You earn points by playing airball's daily NBA trivia games, and spend them on training, signings, and the market.

How do the matches work?

Matches simulate on their own at two tip times a day, whether you're online or not. Your player's form comes from whether YOU played the day before — the daily trivia games are his training. Box scores, standings, and a live play-by-play broadcast are all there when you check in.

Can I play with friends?

Yes — sign friends onto your bench, poach them off rivals, or bid for anyone on the leaderboard through the transfer market. Contracts have real terms, and every deal needs the player's accept.

Is this an official NBA game?

No. airball.gg is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NBA or the NBPA. The career universe is simulated and fictional: your teammates are fictional players, and all ratings are airball's own assessment.

The career universe is simulated and fictional. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the NBA or the NBPA. Ratings are airball's own assessment.

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