NBA 2K League holds inaugural draft

NEW YORK – The inaugural NBA 2K League Draft was held today at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Each of the league’s 17 teams selected six players from a pool of 102 gamers.  The draftees will become the competitive gaming league’s first professionals when the inaugural season tips off in May.

Mavs Gaming selected point guard Artreyo Boyd (aka Dimez) of Ohio with the historic first pick of the 2018 NBA 2K League Draft, as announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

Celtics Crossover Gaming selected point guard Albano Thomallari (oFAB) of Missouri with the second pick.  The third pick was also a point guard, with Jazz Gaming selecting Shaka Browne (Yeah I Compete) of New York.

Teams selected one player at each position (point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, center) over the first five rounds.  In the sixth round, they selected a second player at the position of their choice.

Below are round-by-round results and team-by-team selections from the 2018 NBA 2K League Draft.


Round-By-Round

 

Team-By-Team