At the end of last season, we conducted surveys and interviews with game players around the world. We're keen to make NBA Fantasy as fun as possible and so have made several changes for the new year.
Last season, general managers were able to select a captain who would score double points in every gameday. They could also select a vice-captain who would score double points if their captain didn't play.
We heard from fans that this was frustrating and changing captain every day wasn’t fun.
We've therefore changed the captain chip from being available every gameday to being available one gameday per gameweek.
This will give fans more flexibility to pick the gameday they want to target for certain players to score double points and will reward general managers for thinking tactically.
As you’ll only have one captain chip per week, we’ve also removed the vice-captain chip. We think this will make the game easier to understand for new players and it rewards players who follow player news.
We also heard from fans that the Go Big and Go Small Chips weren't appealing and lots of fans didn’t understand how best to use them.
We've therefore removed them from the game and added a new chip which we think makes the game more fun to play.
After looking at how fans play the game, we also wanted to give you a little more fun with one chip to choose the best players in the league.
For one gameday each season, you'll have an All-Star chip where you'll be able to construct a whole roster without the salary cap applying.
Your team will reset for the next gameday but for one night only, you'll have no restrictions. Make sure you plan when to use it!
Lots of fans reached to us and asked why it took us so long for the game to update each morning. We ran our updates at 11am UTC last season but heard that fans want to see their roster and team's performance as soon as they wake up.
We'll therefore be running game updates at 8am UTC each day to give you the chance to see how you did in your leagues much earlier each day.
Enjoy the game and thanks for playing!
The NBA Fantasy team