User Guide

QUICK REFERENCE
QUICK REFERENCE
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Guide your team through season after season in your quest to build an NBA
dynasty. Select your team, choose your roster (standard or fantasy draft), and
get started. You’ll be in complete control of your roster, so you’ll have to think
like an NBA general manager does. That means potentially dealing with salary
caps, contract demands, free agency, retirements, the NBA draft and trade offers.
After the first season of your franchise, each additional season will be followed
by a nine-week re-signing period in which you’ll need to decide whether or not
to renew the contracts of any players on your team, followed by the NBA Draft
and a nine-week signing period for free agents. From there, it’s on to a three-
week preseason schedule, followed by the 26-week regular season and four
rounds of playoffs. You can either play the games yourself by selecting
Schedule or you can let the CPU simulate all or parts of the season by select-
ing Next Week.
The Management Screen
This screen will become
your best friend and your
worst enemy. This is
where all the behind-the-
scenes work pays off for
you. Here’s a quick run-
down of the options
available on this screen:
Active
You can have up to 15
players on your roster,
but can have only 12
active players at any
given time. Select those 12 players here.
Lineups
Set your starting lineup, as well as your specialized lineups such as big, small,
defensive, third string, etc.
Cut
If someone’s not cutting the mustard, you’ll have to be the bearer of bad news
and release him from your roster. If you have 15 players, and want to sign a
player, someone’s gonna have to go. You can keep less than 15 players on
your roster if you wish, but you must always have at least 12 on your team
during the season.
Button Action
left thumbstick Control Player
A button Pass
X button Shoot/Jump For Rebound
B button Crossover Dribble
Y button Call Up Pass Icons
left trigger Back Down Defender
White button Call For Pick
right trigger Turbo
Black button Pass To Player Closest To Basket
right thumbstick Bring Up Playcall Menu
right thumbstick + A, B, X, Y Call Play
START button Pause Game
Free Throw Shooting:
Simultaneously pull the left trigger and right trigger until both green arrows
line up over the basket, then press any of the following buttons: A, B, X, Y.
Button Action
left thumbstick Control Player
A Swap Players
X Block Shot/Jump For Rebound
B Steal
Y Control Player Closest To Basket
left trigger Square Up Ball-handler
White button Double Team
right trigger Turbo
Black button Intentional Foul
right thumbstick Bring Up Playcall Menu
right thumbstick + A, B, X, Y Call Play
Offensive Controls
Defensive Controls
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