Built on world basketball principles

From age 16, prospects enter the club academy, develop season by season, compete in the GAL tournament and earn a pro contract when ready. A geopolitical nationality rule (30% local, 30% US, 30% active basketball countries, 10% exotic) keeps the world authentic.

• 16-yo prospects → career sim → GAL tournament → pro contract of 1 to 4 seasons.
• Academy scholarship until age 22 (symbolic minimum); exits only via club offer, not instant release.
• US talent gets an athleticism bonus — reflects real US physical dominance in youth basketball.

Across the world, players are bought for cash via the Transfer List with a fixed Release Clause — no need to negotiate with the owner. The ProBA is the only league with Trades, Salary Cap matching and the Ted Stepien rule. Two distinct systems in one game.

• World Release Clause — another club buys the player without negotiating with the owner.
• ProBA trades: days 1–35 and 64–68 window, salary matching ±125% + $100k, 15-player roster limit.
• Ted Stepien rule — a team cannot be without a first-round pick two years in a row.

A separate college basketball (NCBA) ecosystem runs in the game. On Call-Up, Europeans can be lost to the NCAA Brain Drain — creating real risk when you trust youth blindly.

• Academy Call-Up: a 3-year pro contract worth ~0.66% of budget, with NCAA departure risk.
• College basketball (NCBA) — a real separate league, not decoration.
• The Brain Drain moment forces you to weigh when to call a prospect up to the main roster.

European contracts honour the Home Discount — players accept a 10% lower wage if the club is from their home country. Clubs also apply a local bid boost to domestic talent and cap the foreign core.

• Home Discount 10% — a player accepts a lower offer from a club in their own country.
• Local bid boost — clubs compete harder for domestic talent.
• Foreign core floor — imports are allowed only above a minimum OVR threshold.