NEW(!): WIN THE CROWD

– Every franchise now has a Fandom meter — win games, make deep playoff runs, and get lucky in the draft lottery to grow your fanbase; losing shrinks it. A packed, rocking building now amplifies your home-court advantage, and your record card shows your fans at a glance.
– New Arena facility: every upgrade gives fandom an instant boost and softens how much losses hurt it — while a crumbling arena means empty seats.
– Hire an Arena Manager to protect the fanbase: Damage Control stacks on top of your arena’s built-in protection, the Promo Machine perk supercharges your marketing, and select managers carry the Game-Night DJ perk — pick the song that plays during your timeouts, with three new tracks to choose from.
– Marketing Events: spend tokens on one-time fandom boosts, from t-shirt cannon blitzes to downtown rallies. Up to three per season, one per week — choose your moment.

POLISH & FIXES

– NBA-style trade rule: any player who changes teams is locked from being traded again for 30 days — league-wide. No more instant trade-backs between AI teams.
– When your owner raises their expectations mid-season, they’ll now tell you personally — a new conversation that comes with a one-time satisfaction boost to go with the higher bar.
– Redesigned game preview: defensive matchups moved into a quick popup beside your starting lineups, the timeout-song picker shows exactly what unlocks it, and the page now fits small screens properly.
– New scouting, medical, and training commentary brings your reports and reward screens to life.
– Your head coach’s contract now comes up at the start of the offseason — with a clear re-sign prompt — instead of surprising you in the new season.
– Fixed a player’s displayed morale getting stuck after a coach meeting.
– Refreshed walkthroughs for the campaign home, Facilities, and game day, plus many small fixes!

Thanks for playing 🙂