82-0 Guides & Strategy
New to 82-0? Learn how the game works, how the simulation projects your 82-game record, and which franchises and eras give you the best shot at a flawless season.
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How to Play 82-0
Draft an all-time NBA starting five — one legend per era — and the sim projects your 82-game record. Can you build the flawless season?
82-0 — Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about 82-0 (also written 82and0): the viral NBA all-time team builder.
Data & Methodology
How 82-0 uses factual box-score data, normalizes eras, and keeps the game independent from the NBA.
All 30 NBA Franchises
Every NBA franchise is in the 82-0 player pool, from the 1950s to today. Browse a team to see its all-time greats by era, then build your perfect lineup and chase a flawless 82-0 season.
Seven Decades of NBA Legends
82-0 spans the 1960s through the 2020s. Each round of the game locks you into a different decade, so you draft one legend from each era. Explore the best players of every decade below.
Strategy library
These guides explain how the draft actually works: roster shape, category balance, skips, era pressure, and daily challenge decisions. They are written for players who want better results, not just a list of famous names.
How the 82-0 Simulator Rates a Lineup
5 minA plain-English explanation of what the projection rewards: production, balance, defense, and positional coverage.
Why Perfect 82-0 Lineups Are Rare
4 minWhy an 82-0 projection requires more than five legends, and why most strong teams still land short of perfect.
Classic Mode Draft Strategy
5 minHow to use visible stats without falling into the trap of drafting only the highest scorer every round.
HoopIQ Mode: Drafting Without the Numbers
4 minA scouting-first approach for the mode where memory, roles, and basketball logic replace visible stat lines.
When to Use Team Skips and Era Rerolls
5 minA practical guide to spending skips, avoiding panic rerolls, and saving tools for the rounds where they matter.
Building Balanced Starting Fives
5 minHow to combine scoring, creation, size, and defense so the finished roster grades better than the names alone.
How to Use Team and Era Pages
4 minHow to read the browsing pages as scouting tools without overrating familiar names or raw player counts.
Daily Challenge Strategy
4 minHow to approach the shared daily draw, submit cleaner lineups, and learn from repeated attempts.