BUILD YOUR NBA STARTING 5

Spin a stat challenge, get random NBA teams, build the ultimate lineup

NBA Starting 5: Basketball Lineup Builder

Build the starting five that matches all the given criteria. Tests your knowledge of NBA rosters, positions and player history.

One spin sets the mission: build a starting five with the highest career scoring, or the lowest, or whatever the stat wheel demands.

The catch: each of your five picks must come from a random NBA franchise, so your plan is only as good as your memory of who played where.

How to play NBA Starting 5, a franchise lineup guessing game

Spinning the stat challenge

Spin the stat challenge. It might be highest career PPG, lowest career fouls, most championships, tallest lineup, anything from a pool of 13 stats.

Choosing a position to fill

Pick one of the five positions: PG, SG, SF, PF or C.

Naming a player from the random team

A random NBA team appears. Name a player who suited up for that franchise, picking from the suggestions as you type.

Filling all five slots and tracking your total

Repeat until all five slots are filled, watching your running stat total.

Submitting the lineup for a verdict

Submit the lineup for a verdict: a rating, a headline and a short breakdown.

NBA Starting 5 rules for slots, teams and rerolls

Five slots drawn from thirty franchises

Five slots, one random team per pick, drawn from all 30 NBA franchises.

Suggestions only show real former players

Only players who really played for the shown team will appear in the suggestions.

How guards, forwards and centers slot in

Guards fill PG or SG, forwards fill SF or PF, centers fill C.

No repeating a player in one lineup

No player can appear twice in one lineup.

Rerolling a team as often as you like

Hit reroll to swap the current team, as often as you like.

NBA Starting 5 walkthrough: an easy pick and two rude ones

An easy call at shooting guard

The wheel says highest career PPG. Your first slot is SG from the Bulls, and you do not overthink Michael Jordan.

Two tougher franchises and a rough verdict

Then it gets rude: PF from the Grizzlies, C from the Hornets. You dig up the best scorers you can remember, submit a total in the high 90s, and the verdict roasts your weakest link.

NBA Starting 5 tips for journeymen and reading the challenge

Reading the challenge direction twice

Read the direction twice. On a lowest challenge, the stars you love are suddenly poison.

Journeymen as a five team cheat code

Journeymen are cheat codes. A player with five career stops gives you outs on five different team spins.

Rerolling early instead of late

Reroll early, not late. A bad team fit hurts more when only one slot is left.

NBA Starting 5 FAQ: player pool, positions and verdicts

Do the players have to be current?

No. The pool spans thousands of players across NBA history, as long as they played for the shown franchise.

Why will the game not accept my guy at point guard?

Position data is coarse: guards fit either guard slot, forwards fit either forward slot, and centers fit center. If a player is listed as a forward, he cannot fill your PG hole.

How is my lineup judged?

Each pick gets a value for the challenge stat, then the game writes a short verdict with a rating and headline you can share.

Is NBA Starting 5 free to play?

Yes. NBA Starting 5 is free to play on DoUKnowBall, right in your browser. No download and no signup needed.

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