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Daily Draft and Weekly challenge

The Daily Draft and the Weekly challenge are the shared modes of Basketball Career. Everyone plays the same career with the same seed, so the same offers and the same luck, and the best Hall of Fame scores go on a leaderboard. They're free, and no account is needed.

Daily Draft

• One career a day. A new Daily Draft starts every day, and everyone in the world gets the same one.
• Same start for everyone. It always uses the five-star recruit story, so nobody starts ahead.
• Same seed. The same high school offers, the same random events and the same rolls. The only difference is the decisions you make.
• Leaderboard. Retire and your Hall of Fame score goes on the daily board with your player name.

Weekly challenge

• One career a week, with a different setup each week: for example an undrafted grinder, the women's game on Express pace, or a decision every season.
• Replay all week. Your best Hall of Fame score of the week counts on the weekly leaderboard.

Tips for the leaderboard

1. Rings are worth more than anything else in the Hall of Fame score. Push for a contender once you're good enough to start for one.
2. Read the odds on every moment. In a shared seed, a smart safe choice beats a lucky gamble over a week of attempts.
3. Say yes to the national team.
4. In the Weekly challenge, play it once to learn the start, then go for the score.

Open the game and choose Daily Draft or Weekly challenge on the first screen.

More guides

• How to play: Stories, playstyles, paces, decisions and tips
• Men's basketball career: One-and-done, the draft lottery, supermax deals and the playoffs
• Women's basketball career: Four years of college, a three-round draft and winters overseas
• Hall of Fame score: How your 0 to 100 legacy score is calculated
• College basketball career: Recruiting, NIL, the transfer portal and one-and-done
• The Pro Draft: Eligibility, the lottery, rookie deals and going undrafted
• Games like BitLife for basketball: How Basketball Career compares
• Career stories: All 8 starting stories and how to play each one
• Leaderboard: Today's and this week's best Hall of Fame scores
• Achievements: Every achievement and what it unlocks

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