Baseline Boss: The Basketball Manager

The arena is loud, the clock is running – and everyone is looking at you.

In Baseline Boss you are the head coach of a pro basketball team. Every lineup, every timeout and every signing ends up on the scoreboard. The game is simulated possession by possession, and you watch it unfold live.

Game day: tactics board meets comic highlights

Follow every possession live on the tactics board, with the ball dribbling, passing and flying to the rim. When it matters, the broadcast cuts to a hand-drawn comic highlight in your club colors: dunks, blocks, steals, buzzer-beaters.



Change tactics, call timeouts and sub players without ever leaving the game. A PA announcer and a commentary duo call the action.

A story worth playing

You start out coaching a kids' school team. Then one halftime show changes everything, and the club owner offers you a job with his pro team. Every away trip, every win and every big moment is told as a short motion comic with voices.

Trash-talk duels

At halftime, rival coaches come for you, and you fire back. Pick the right comeback and the fans love you. Pick the wrong one and you may end up quoting a three-headed monkey.

Your HQ, your roster

Every game day starts at your desk: today's mission, the next opponent, the situation report. From there you open the files for roster, tactics, contracts, scouting and press.



Every player has a personnel file with ratings, personality, contract and season stats. You decide who starts.

Contracts and budget

Sign free agents at the negotiating table. Before you sign, you see exactly what the deal costs until the end of the season.

The press writes what really happened

After every game, the Baseline Daily reports on what actually happened on the court: headline, box score, standings and the decisive highlight as a cover image.

Make it your league

Rename clubs, change colors and import your own crests in the editor. Names, colors and crests only, nothing changes ratings or results.

In development

• Halftime and timeout team talks
  
• Trades, draft and multi-year player development
  
• Club media: website, video channel, TV show and your own streaming service
  
• Press conferences and more leagues

Baseline Boss is in development. Everything you see is in-game footage; visuals may change.