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NBA Team BuilderBuild the best all-timestarting 5.

Free NBA team builder, basketball lineup maker, roster generator and season simulator. Draft any 5 you want: NBA legends, today's stars, your own squad, or any real or fictional character. Manage the salary cap, then run a 15-game championship with live commentary, standings and Season MVP.

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Teams created
1 214
This week
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Game modes
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Mode Season mode most played this week · 68% of new lineups
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Standings · Game 14 / 15PTS
  • 1Detroit Engine-Roar11-0-322
  • 2Your starting five10-0-420
  • 3San Antonio Skyscrapers10-0-420
  • 4Boston Ring-Chasers9-0-518
  • 5Cleveland Twin-Towers8-0-616

Season Mode · NBA Team Simulator

Draft one player per position (PG, SG, SF, PF, C), discover their score and salary, then run a full 15-game season simulation with live commentary, standings and a shareable final result.

  • Guided position-by-position build: PG · SG · SF · PF · C
  • Individual score, salary & salary cap
  • 15 games · live commentary · standings
  • Season MVP & shareable championship
Launch a season →
Creative
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PG
30
SG
6
SF
34
PF
33
C
8
2
7
15

Free Formation · Basketball Squad Builder

Place anyone on a basketball court: NBA stars, WNBA legends, college heroes or your best friends. Drag & drop, 4 tactical formations, total creative freedom.

  • Drag & drop on interactive court
  • 4 formations: Standard, Offensive, Defensive, Triangle
  • Add anyone, even your squad
  • Unique shareable link
Open the editor →
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Your 5
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Mike's 5
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Challenge Mode · 1v1 NBA Team Drafter

Draft your 5, get a unique challenge link. Your friends draft theirs, the game simulates automatically, and each side watches the matchup from their own team's perspective.

  • Unique challenge link per team
  • Auto-simulated game
  • Narrative play-by-play commentary
  • Per-team POV result view
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Tactics
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Tactics board

Build your formation, draw your movements and sequence your steps. Export to PNG or GIF, share with one link.

  • Place your players
  • Draw the movements
  • Sequence the steps
  • Export & share
Open the tactics board →
8 generations of basketball

Build an all-time NBA team across 8 generations

From the Showtime Lakers running the break with Magic, to the Bad Boys Pistons bullying the paint, to the Bulls three-peats with Jordan and Pippen, to the Warriors rewriting the math with the three — every generation built basketball into what it is today. Click any decade below to dive in, then mix legends from every era to assemble your all-time NBA dream team. The eternal GOAT debate, settled on one court.

05 / 08 · 1991 — 1998
Bulls Dynasty
Jordan, Pippen, Rodman

The absolute dynasty. Two three-peats, six rings, six Finals MVPs, zero Game 7s. Jordan turns the sport into a global brand.

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in NBA Finals
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season 95-96
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Finals MVPs · Jordan
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val. Bulls 90s
The roster · 5 legends
Michael Jordan
CHI · SG
6
rings
Scottie Pippen
CHI · SF
6
rings
Dennis Rodman
CHI · PF
5
rings
Phil Jackson
CHI · coach · HC
11
rings
Steve Kerr
CHI · SG
5
rings
← / → to navigate · click any decade above
Pick your captain across eras. Magic at the 1, MJ at the 2, LeBron at the 3, Duncan at the 4, Kareem at the 5 — does that beat Curry, Kobe, Bird, Giannis, Jokić?
The eternal debate
Build your all-time five and share the link. Friends counter with theirs. Comment threads decide the GOAT once and for all.

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Build the best all-time dream 5: the ultimate guide
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NBA Team Builder online — design the best all-time roster

The free NBA team builder, lineup builder, roster generator and season simulator. Draft your 5 favorite players from the NBA, WNBA, college basketball or any league. Pick legends or today's stars, assemble the best all-time NBA dream team, then run a full 15-game season simulation to see if your squad can win the championship. Powered by TeamBranch — the NBA squad builder for fans.

NBA WNBA College basketball All-time dream team USA Basketball Friends

Choose your NBA team builder mode

Season Mode · NBA Team Simulator
Draft one player per position (PG, SG, SF, PF, C), discover their score and salary, then run a full 15-game season simulation with live commentary, standings and a shareable final result.
Free Formation · Basketball Squad Builder
Place anyone on a basketball court: NBA stars, WNBA legends, college heroes or your best friends. Drag & drop, 4 tactical formations, total creative freedom.
Challenge Mode · 1v1 NBA Team Drafter
Draft your 5, get a unique challenge link. Your friends draft theirs, the game simulates automatically, and each side watches the matchup from their own team's perspective.
Tactics board
Build your formation, draw your movements and sequence your steps. Export to PNG or GIF, share with one link.
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Lineup Builder
Draft one player per position
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Season Simulator
15-game championship simulation
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All Players
NBA stars, legends or your own crew
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Salary Cap
Pick smart — every GOAT costs more
The ultimate NBA team maker

How to build the best all-time NBA team in 2 minutes

Make your own NBA team, draft a custom basketball roster, or generate the perfect starting 5. Our NBA team maker, basketball lineup builder and squad creator lets you pick one player for each position: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center. Mix NBA All-Stars with legends from every era and design the ultimate all-time basketball team in a few clicks — no signup, 100% free.

PG Point guardSG Shooting guardSF Small forwardPF Power forwardC Center
NBA
All-time dream team

Build the best NBA team ever

Who makes your NBA Mount Rushmore? Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, Shaq, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird. The choices are endless. Mix legends from every era with today's superstars like Giannis, Luka, Tatum and Anthony Edwards. Combine GOATs from the 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2020s.

🏆 MJ × 6🏆 LeBron × 4🏆 Magic × 5🏆 Kobe × 5
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Roster generator

NBA roster generator & lineup maker

Need inspiration? Our NBA roster generator, lineup maker and team creator explores endless combinations. Build from scratch, build around one superstar, or build around a defensive anchor. From March Madness heroes to NBA draft picks, build a roster that spans generations.

🎯 Around a superstar🛡️ Defensive anchor🎲 Random
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Your crew

Basketball team maker · draft with friends

Make a basketball team with your own people. Who's the point guard of the group chat? Who should never touch the ball? Settle the debate before next Saturday's pickup game — fully customizable, your characters, your rules.

🏀 Pickup🏢 Office🎓 College🏘️ The block
Full season calendar

NBA season simulator · from regular season to NBA Finals

The full basketball calendar, condensed into one starting 5. From training camp in late September to the Finals trophy lift in June — eight months, eighty-two regular season games, an in-season NBA Cup, an All-Star weekend, a trade deadline, a Play-In, and four rounds of playoffs. Every phase has its own stakes. Our NBA team simulator distils the whole journey into a 15-game championship for your custom roster.

  1. 01
    Late Sept · Oct
    Training camp & preseason
    4–6 games

    Rookies, draft picks and trade additions get reps. Coaches test rotations. The starting five takes shape.

  2. 02
    Oct → Apr
    Regular season
    82 games

    The grind. 82 nights of basketball across both conferences. Every team plays every team. Stats, chemistry, seeding — everything is built here.

  3. 03
    Nov → Dec
    NBA Cup · in-season tournament
    Group + knockout

    A bracketed mini-tournament inside the regular season. Group play first, then single-elimination knockouts up to the Cup Final in Las Vegas.

  4. 04
    Mid-Feb
    All-Star weekend
    3 days

    The mid-season showcase. Skills challenge, three-point contest, slam dunk contest, and the All-Star Game itself. Pure show, zero stakes.

  5. 05
    Early Feb
    Trade deadline
    24 hours

    Rosters get rewritten in a single afternoon. Stars on the move, contenders load up, rebuilders stockpile picks. The narrative resets.

  6. 06
    Mid-Apr
    Play-In tournament
    Seeds 7–10

    Win or go home. Seeds 7–8 fight for the 7-seed in one game; seeds 9–10 fight to survive; the loser of the first game gets one more shot at the 8-seed.

  7. 07
    Apr → Jun
    Playoffs & NBA Finals
    4 rounds · best-of-7

    First round, conference semis, conference finals, then the Finals. Sixteen wins to lift the Larry O’Brien trophy. Finals MVP.

Season Mode

Simulate a full 15-game championship

Switch to Season mode and run the simulation. Your starting five faces 15 opponent teams in a complete round-robin championship. A cinematic experience unfolds: real-time match-by-match commentary, animated standings table with rank changes, narrative game logs with key moments from every matchup. Each game tells its own story: overtime thrillers, blowout wins, heartbreaking losses.

G1
Tip-off vs the MavericksLive commentary · live box score
G7
Mid-season clashStandings update · animated rank shift
G12
Buzzer-beater OTNarrative recap · game-winning shot
G15
Championship nightFinal standings · Season MVP · shareable recap
Share

Challenge your crew in one link

Every lineup gets a unique link and an HD image ready to post. Share on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok. Run unlimited season simulations and compare your results.

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The GOAT starting 5 · by @mike
Standard · Magic · MJ · LeBron · Tim Duncan · Kareem · $287M cap · 98 overall
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Salary cap & tiers

7 tiers, from Rookie to GOAT

Every player carries a score and a salary. NBA superstars cost more than your buddies, and the cap forces real trade-offs: can you fit two MVPs or do you need a GOAT and four Pros? Each tier has its own animated visual effect when you draft a player.

Rookie
$2M
Amateur
$5M
Semi-Pro
$12M
Pro
$25M
All-Star
$42M
MVP
$55M
GOAT
$65M+
100% free · No signup

Free NBA & Basketball Team Builder online — unlimited rosters, no signup

Draft your own NBA team as many times as you want. Make an NBA dream team, a USA Basketball roster, an NBA all-star team, an all-time historical lineup, or a squad with your friends. Run unlimited season simulations and compare your results.

The ultimate NBA team maker, basketball lineup builder, roster creator, basketball squad builder, team rebuilder and fantasy team builder for basketball fans — fully customizable, with salary cap, completely free, no signup required.

∞Unlimited teams
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The fun way to create and share your dream organizations.

How to build your NBA dream team · 4 steps from draft to Finals

Under 2 minutes from blank lineup to shareable NBA roster.
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Pick a formation

Standard, Offensive, Defensive or Triangle. Change anytime, your starting 5 reorganizes automatically.

02

Draft your 5

Jordan, LeBron, Curry, Kobe, or your college buddies. Smart search by position and era.

03

Simulate the NBA season

15 games with live commentary, standings and Season MVP. Overtime thrillers, blowouts, buzzer-beaters.

04

Share & brag

Unique link + HD image for X, Instagram, TikTok. Challenge your crew and settle the GOAT debate.

FAQ

Questions we get a lot

What's the best free NBA team builder online?
TeamBranch is a 100% free NBA team builder, lineup maker and season simulator — no signup, no paywall, no intrusive ads. Build unlimited rosters: NBA dream team, USA Basketball, historical all-time team, WNBA, college or a squad with your friends.
Can I draft a custom NBA team with anyone?
Absolutely. In Free Formation mode, you can draft anyone: NBA legends, today's stars, celebrities, athletes from other sports, fictional characters, or your own crew (friends, family, coworkers, that kid who dropped 40 on you in high school).
How do I share my NBA roster on social media?
Every lineup generates a unique link and an HD image ready to post. One click for X, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, or copy the link for a private chat. Your friends can open it, draft their own 5 and challenge you back.
Which tactical formations does this NBA team maker offer?
Four: Standard (balanced spacing), Offensive (shooters on the wings), Defensive (lockdown perimeter), and Triangle (Phil Jackson's iconic half-court set). Switch anytime — your starting 5 rearranges automatically.
How does the NBA season simulator work?
Season mode runs 15 games in a round-robin championship. A cinematic experience unfolds: real-time match commentary, animated standings with rank changes, narrative game logs. At the end you get final standings, the Season MVP, and a shareable championship recap.
How does the salary cap work in the NBA team builder?
Every player has a score and a salary, sorted into 7 tiers (Rookie, Amateur, Semi-Pro, Pro, All-Star, MVP, GOAT) based on real attributes — position, era, accolades. Higher tier = higher score in simulation, but also higher cost against your salary cap. You can't stack five GOATs — the NBA team builder with salary cap forces real basketball trade-offs.

Build your NBA all-time starting 5 — free, no signup

Unlimited basketball lineups · unique link to challenge your crew · season simulator included

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Raptors Season Simulator & Team Builder - Canadian Basketball Starting 5 Free

Build your dream Canadian basketball team and simulate a full season with TeamBranch! Pick your starting 5 from NBA Canadian superstars, Raptors legends and CEBL talents, then launch a 15-game season simulation to see if your squad can capture the championship. Canada is a basketball powerhouse, the Raptors won the 2019 NBA title, and Canadians dominate the NBA. Naismith invented basketball, build your dream five and run the season now!

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Starting Five

Build your ideal Canadian lineup

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Season Simulator

15 games, standings, MVP

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NBA & CEBL

Raptors, NBA stars, CEBL or friends

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Salary Cap

Manage your team budget

How to Build Your Canadian Basketball Dream Team?

With TeamBranch, building your Canadian dream team is easy! Pick your 5 favourite players, Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward and Center. Choose from NBA Canadian superstars like SGA, Jamal Murray, Andrew Wiggins, or Raptors legends like Vince Carter, Chris Bosh and Kyle Lowry. Mix in global legends like LeBron James and Michael Jordan. Set your lineup and share it with friends!

Toronto Raptors & Canadian Basketball, We The North!

Canada is the birthplace of basketball, James Naismith invented the game in 1891! The Toronto Raptors made history in 2019, winning the NBA championship with Kawhi Leonard's iconic buzzer-beater. Vince Carter's legendary dunks at the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest put Canadian basketball on the map. The Raptors play at Scotiabank Arena, and Jurassic Park (Maple Leaf Square) is one of the most electric fan zones in all of sports. Build your all-time Raptors dream five on TeamBranch!

NBA Canadians Dream Team, SGA, Nash, Murray, Wiggins & More

Canada produces more NBA players than any country outside the USA! Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) is an MVP candidate with the Thunder. Steve Nash won back-to-back MVPs. Jamal Murray won the 2023 NBA title with Denver. Andrew Wiggins was an NBA champion with Golden State. RJ Barrett, Luguentz Dort, Dillon Brooks, Kelly Olynyk, the list goes on. TeamBranch lets you mix legends from every era. Who makes your all-time Canadian basketball dream team?

From Scotiabank Arena to the CEBL, Canadian Basketball Coast to Coast

Basketball is exploding across Canada! The CEBL (Canadian Elite Basketball League) with teams in Edmonton, Ottawa, Montréal, Scarborough, Vancouver and more is growing the domestic game. From Scotiabank Arena in Toronto to courts across the 10 provinces, the sport Naismith invented has come home. On TeamBranch, build your dream starting five, mix Raptors legends, CEBL stars, and NBA Canadians for the ultimate lineup. Share on WhatsApp and challenge your friends, whose starting 5 is the best?

Formation Mode: Deploy Your Canadian Five on the Court

In Formation mode, position your 5 players on an interactive basketball court, just like drawing up plays at Scotiabank Arena. Pick from 4 tactical setups: Standard, Offensive, Defensive or Triangle. Every player earns an individual rating based on real attributes like height, age and position. Keep an eye on the salary cap, NBA superstars like SGA and Jamal Murray command top dollar, while CEBL rising stars are budget-friendly picks. Each player displays a skill tier with animated effects: Rookie, Amateur, Semi-Pro, Pro, All-Star, MVP or GOAT. Can you build a championship-calibre five under the cap?

Season Mode: Simulate a 15-Game Championship with Your Raptors Five

Hit Season mode and relive that 2019 Raptors championship energy! Your starting five enters a full 15-game round-robin tournament against rival squads. A cinematic loading sequence kicks off the action, followed by real-time match commentary, an animated standings table tracking every rise and fall, and narrative game logs capturing buzzer-beaters, blowouts and dramatic comebacks. Every matchup writes its own story, overtime thrillers at Scotiabank Arena, coast-to-coast fast breaks, and clutch Canadian performances. When the dust settles, check the final standings, discover the season MVP, and share your championship run with friends across the country.

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