NBA Draft Simulator

January 2025

React Native app on Google Play Store

NBA Draft Simulator

About the Project

A React Native/Expo application published to the Google Play Store. NBA Draft Simlulator is a game where the user competes against AI competitors to draft the best NBA basketball team possible. The user can customize the draft to include legacy players or current players, among many other options. Upon completion of the draft, custom algorithms are used to calculate each team's competitive grading. Feedback is also generated guiding the user on how to improve their team composition next time.

I made this app because I enjoyed running through drafts while playing NBA 2k and wanted to add some of my own ideas to it, while also making it accessible anywhere on my phone. I had a lot of fun making this.

What I Learned / Technologies Used

- React native/Expo.

- Publishing to Google Play Store. Requiring two weeks of testing with 12 testers in order to publish is crazy.

- Data sourcing, cleaning, and engineering.