NBA 2K League

Nba 2k
Sport eSports (NBA 2K)
Founded February 9, 2017 (2017-02-09)
New York City, New York, U.S.[1][2]
Inaugural season 2018
Owner(s) NBA 2K League, LLC.
(NBA (50%)
Take-Two Interactive (50%))
No. of teams 21
Countries United States (20 teams)
Canada (1 team)
Headquarters New York City
Most recent
champion(s)		 Knicks Gaming
(1st title)
Most titles Knicks Gaming (1 title)
TV partner(s)
Official website 2kleague.nba.com

The NBA 2K League (NBA2KL or simply 2K League) is an eSports league joint venture between the National Basketball Association and Take-Two Interactive. The league was announced on February 9, 2017.[1] On May 4, 2017 it was revealed that 17 of the 30 NBA teams would have their own NBA 2K League team during the inaugural season in 2018.[2] On April 18, 2018, the NBA 2K League and Twitch announced a multiyear partnership to live stream all games.[3] The inaugural season began on May 1, 2018 and on August 25, 2018, Knicks Gaming won the inaugural 2K League championship.

Qualifying

For the inaugural season, the qualifying stage was open to anyone who was 18+ years old and owned NBA 2K18 on either Playstation 4 or Xbox One. To qualify, players had to win 50 games in NBA 2K18's Pro-Am mode and submit an application following this requirement between January 1–31, 2018.[4] Following that, the players who qualified participated in a combine that ran from February 2–February 21, 2018.[5] The top 102 players out of the 72,000 who qualified were then drafted on April 4.[6]

Format

The inaugural season lasted for 17 weeks, beginning with the tip-off tournament from May 1-5, with the first weekly match ups taking place on May 11-12. There was be an additional two tournaments during the season before the playoffs began on August 17, concluding with the NBA 2K League Finals on August 25. All games will be live streamed on Twitch and available to view on demand after the live broadcasts.[3]

The league used Pro-Am mode for the games, which consisted of 5 on 5 matches where players used archetypes with preset skills instead of their own MyPlayer or NBA players to keep the ratings similar to everyone.[4][7]

The archetypes to choose from were:[7]

  • Point guard: Shot-Creating Slasher, Shot-Creating Sharpshooter, Slashing Playmaker, Sharpshooting Playmaker or Playmaking Shot Creator
  • Shooting guard: Playmaking Slasher, Sharpshooting Defender, Slashing Shot Creator, Sharpshooting Shot Creator or Pure Sharpshooter
  • Small forward: Shot-Creating Slasher, Sharpshooting Shot Creator, Pure Sharpshooter, Slashing Defender or Sharpshooting Slasher
  • Power forward: Slashing Rim Protector, Rebounding Athletic Finisher, Slashing Post Scorer, Two-Way Rebounder or Sharpshooting Rim Protector
  • Center: Post-Scoring Athletic Finisher, Slashing Rebounder, Pure Rim Protector, Slashing Stretch Five or Rebounding Post Scorer

A special build of NBA 2K18 on PC was used for the league, with equipment provided by Alienware and Intel.[8] HyperX is the league's headset sponsor, while Scuf Gaming provides controllers for all matches.[9] To go along with the league sponsors, each team also has various sponsors and displays the logos of the sponsors on their in-game uniforms. All games are played at the NBA 2K League Studio in New York.[7]

Weekly match ups and tournaments

The regular season takes place over 15 weeks with 12 weeks for weekly match ups and the other three being for tournaments. All teams will play in a minimum of 19 games, including 14 regular season games and the tournament games. The tournament games will not count towards regular season records, but will be used as a tiebreaker for the postseason. Weekly match ups will take place on Fridays and Saturdays.

The tip-off tournament contained a $100,000 prize and featured pool play with teams competing in four groups over the course of five days. The top two teams from each group advanced to the single elimination playoff rounds. For The Turn and The Ticket, seeding was determined by the records of each team over the four weeks since the previous tournament. The tournaments were single elimination and contained a play-in game between the 16th and 17th seeds. The Turn and The Ticket contained prize pools of $150,000, with the winner of The Ticket receiving an automatic playoff berth.

The Tréfecta

The winner of each tournament will receive a steel championship banner. If a team wins all three, they will achieve the Tréfecta, with all three banners forming "The Banner Chain".[10]

Postseason

For the playoffs, seeding is determined by regular season standings. The seven teams with the best record will make the postseason along with the winner of The Ticket. If The Ticket winner has one of the top eight records, then the top eight teams will make the playoffs.

The quarterfinals are single elimination, while the semifinals and finals are best of three. The playoff prize pool will be $600,000, with $300,000 going to the league champions.

Salaries and benefits

All players signed 6 month contracts and will have their relocation and housing costs covered by the league, as well as benefits such as medical insurance and a retirement plan. Food, transportation, and housing will also be covered during the season when teams travel for games.[11]

Players drafted in the first round will make $35,000, while the rest of the players will make $32,000. There will be four other opportunities throughout the season to win money as $1 million will be split between three tournaments and the league championship. Players are also allowed to sign endorsement deals to earn extra income.[7][11]

Teams

On December 11, 2017, the official logo for the NBA 2K League was revealed,[12] with the logos for each of the 17 teams being revealed over the course of the following days.[13][14][15] On August 15, 2018, it was announced that the league would expand to 21 teams in 2019 with the addition of teams from Atlanta, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Minnesota.[16]

TeamNBA Team OwnerInaugural Season
76ers GCPhiladelphia 76ers2018
Blazer5 GamingPortland Trail Blazers2018
Bucks GamingMilwaukee Bucks2018
Cavs Legion GCCleveland Cavaliers2018
Celtics Crossover GamingBoston Celtics2018
Grizz GamingMemphis Grizzlies2018
Hawks Talon GCAtlanta Hawks2019
Heat Check GamingMiami Heat2018
Jazz GamingUtah Jazz2018
Kings Guard GamingSacramento Kings2018
Knicks GamingNew York Knicks2018
Lakers GamingLos Angeles Lakers2019
Magic GamingOrlando Magic2018
Mavs GamingDallas Mavericks2018
Nets GCBrooklyn Nets2019
Pacers GamingIndiana Pacers2018
Pistons GTDetroit Pistons2018
Raptors Uprising GCToronto Raptors2018
T-Wolves GamingMinnesota Timberwolves2019
Warriors Gaming SquadGolden State Warriors2018
Wizards District GamingWashington Wizards2018

Inaugural draft

On April 4, 2029, the inaugural draft took place and was broadcast on NBA TV (first round only) and Twitch. The draft used a snake draft format with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announcing the first pick,[6] NBA 2K League managing director Brendan Donohue announcing the rest of the picks. The draft took place in the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. For the first five rounds, each team was required to choose one player at each position, and in the sixth round team were allowed to choose any remaining player, regardless of their position.

Draft lottery

A non-weighted lottery took place on March 13, 2018 to determine the order of the draft.[17]

Draft results

PGPoint guard SGShooting guard SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter
RoundPickTeamPlayerPositionFrom
11Mavs GamingDimez (Artreyo Boyd)PGOhio
12Celtics Crossover GamingoFAB (Albano Thomallari)PGMissouri
13Jazz GamingYeah I Compete (Shaka Browne)PGNew York
14Kings Guard GamingMootyy (Mitchell Franklin)PFVirginia
15Pistons GTLets Get It Ramo (Ramo Radoncic)PFNew York
16Blazer5 GamingOneWildWalnut (Dayne Downey)CCalifornia
17Heat Check GamingHotshot (Juan Gonzalez)CFlorida
18Magic GamingKontruL (Christopher Cantrell)PGFlorida
19Knicks GamingG O O F Y 7 5 7 (Dayvon Curry)PFTexas
110Bucks GamingDRAKE GRIFFIN (Aaron Rookwood)PGNew York
111Raptors Uprising GCKenny (Kenneth Hailey)PGTennessee
112Wizards District GamingFresh Prince JT (Johnathon Fields)PGIllinois
113Pacers GamingWoLF (Bryant Colon)SFNew York
11476ers GCRadiant (Ethan White)PGMichigan
115Grizz GamingWinner_Stayz_On (Larell Mitchell)PGVirginia
116Cavs Legion GCHood is Glitchy (Brandon Caicedo)PGFlorida
117Warriors Gaming SquadShawn_Win (Trong Nguyen)SFIllinois
218Warriors Gaming SquadBsmoove (Alex Reese)SGOregon
219Cavs Legion GCSick x 973 (Gerald Knapp)CNew Jersey
220Grizz GamingAuthenticAfrican (Mehyar Ahmed-Hassan)CCanada
22176ers GCNewdini33 (Antonio Newman)SGIllinois
222Pacers GamingSwizurk (Nicolas Grech)SGCalifornia
223Wizards District GamingShump (Austin Painter)PFVirginia
224Raptors Uprising GCDetoxys (Christopher Doyle)PFNew Hampshire
225Bucks GamingoLARRY (Timothy Anselimo)CFlorida
226Knicks GamingNateKahl (Nate Kahl)SFWisconsin
227Magic GamingUCMANNY (Emmanuel Cruz)PFNew York
228Heat Check GamingMaJes7ic (Stanley Lebron)PGNew York
229Blazer5 GamingMama Im Dat Man (Nidal Nasser)PGCalifornia
230Pistons GTiiNsaniTTy (Kris Dellarciprete)SFPennsylvania
231Kings Guard Gamingworthingcolt (Jhade Black)CTexas
232Jazz GamingMrSlaughter01 (Malik Leisinger)COhio
233Celtics Crossover GamingARS0NAL x (Devon Peek)CMaryland
234Mavs GamingDayfri (Ryan Conger)PFTexas
335Mavs GamingJLB (Jannis Neumann)CGermany
336Celtics Crossover GamingMelo East (Ahmed Kasana)SFNew York
337Jazz GamingDeedz (DeMar Butler)PFVirginia
338Kings Guard GamingTimelycook (Eric Donald)PGOhio
339Pistons GTixsplashkingxi (Rochell Woods)SGTennessee
340Blazer5 GamingDat Boy Shotz (Connor Rodrigues)PFCalifornia
341Heat Check Gamingl 24k Dropoff l (Basil Rose)PFCanada
342Magic GamingSUPREME PULLER (Bilal Almashni)SFIllinois
343Knicks GamingYEYNotGaming (Eric Ward)SGIndiana
344Bucks GamingProcis1on (Jacob Walls)SGIllinois
345Raptors Uprising GCKobeyusuf (Yusuf Abdulla)CCanada
346Wizards District GamingReeseDaGod23 (Maurice Delaney)SGIllinois
347Pacers GamingJordanLocksUp (Tucker Henry)CWashington
34876ers GCI F E A S T (Mihad Feratovic)PFNew York
349Grizz GamingayeTHREAT (Troy Minott II)SGFlorida
350Cavs Legion GCGodddof2k (Marcus Glenn)SFOhio
351Warriors Gaming SquadLeVert (Jordan Gates)PFMassachusetts
452Warriors Gaming SquadType (Xavier Vescovi)CIndiana
453Cavs Legion GCiBall x ToXsiK (Brandon Raudenbush)SGFlorida
454Grizz GamingUniversaIPhenom (Antonio Saldivar)SFArizona
45576ers GCSteez (Alexander Bernstein)SFCalifornia
456Pacers GamingvGooner- (Jamie Bull)PGUnited Kingdom
457Wizards District GamingJinsanity (Jin Choe)SFMaryland
458Raptors Uprising GCAll Hail Trey (Trevion Hendrix)SFArkansas
459Bucks GamingXxSTL2LAxX (Mark Hampton Jr.)SFMissouri
460Knicks Gamingiamadamthe1st (Adam Kudeimati)PGNew Jersey
461Magic GamingNachoTraynor (Brian Traynor)SGOhio
462Heat Check Gamingsharpshooterlos (Carlos Zayas-Diaz)SFPennsylvania
463Blazer5 GamingLavish_phenom (Andron Thomas)SFNew York
464Pistons GTNeNe (Matt Rux)CIllinois
465Kings Guard GamingSafiya4ya (Shane Farrar)SGVirginia
466Jazz GamingTifeworld (Delano Allsup Jr.)SGMassachusetts
467Celtics Crossover GamingFusion (Alex Snowden)SGWashington
468Mavs GamingBallLikeSeem (Waseem Talbert)SGPennsylvania
569Mavs GamingDevillon (Ryan de Villon)SFCanada
570Celtics Crossover GamingSpeedbrook (Thomas Genaj)PFCanada
571Jazz Gamingl 24k JSmoove l (Jaishon Scott)SFTexas
572Kings Guard Gamingcowboyxcollazo (Christian Collazo)SFFlorida
573Pistons GTIm So Far Ahead (Fred Mendoza)PGVirginia
574Blazer5 GamingGRANT MONSTER (Grant Barker)SGCalifornia
575Heat Check GamingJalen03303 (Jalen Jones)SGLouisiana
576Magic Gamingmarley213s (Jorge Renteria)CArizona
577Knicks GamingIdrisdagoat6 (Idris Richardson)CSouth Carolina
578Bucks GamingKinG PeroXide (Matthew Hofmann)PFNew York
579Raptors Uprising GCTsJosh (Joshua McKenna)SGGeorgia
580Wizards District GamingxGREATxGILLY13 (Isaac Gilton)COklahoma
581Pacers GamingFrostytheTruth (George Polk)PFCalifornia
58276ers GCxTFr3sHxX (Tilton Curry)CGeorgia
583Grizz GamingPHENOM vv (Bono Nikolic)PFIllinois
584Cavs Legion GCTURNUPDEFENSE (Christopher Anderson)PFNevada
585Warriors Gaming SquadPromeister (Cody Hart)PGNew Jersey
686Warriors Gaming SquadEatSleepHoop15 (Wallace Williams III)PGMinnesota
687Cavs Legion GCSavageDoWerk (Christopher Tracey)PGNew York
688Grizz GamingDDouble2K (Daniel Davis)SFMaryland
68976ers GCZDS (Rashann Petty)PGIndiana
690Pacers GamingThe Playa (Samuel Beniaminian)SFNew York
691Wizards District GamingDoom (Evan Hinsch)SGWashington
692Raptors Uprising GCKingQuai614 (Seanquai Harris)CMinnesota
693Bucks GamingBigBaby2k (Jovan Tenner)SFTexas
694Knicks GamingxKPMR (Marc Rodriguez)PFNew York
695Magic GamingKingCamRoyalty (Cameron Ford)PFOhio
696Heat Check GamingHyPeR iS Pro (Rahmel Wilkins)SGNew York
697Blazer5 GamingJomar12 PR (Jomar Varela-Escapa)CPuerto Rico
698Pistons GTJosephTheTruth (Joseph Marrero)CNew York
699Kings Guard GamingColeWorld2K (Cole Motta)SGIllinois
6100Jazz GamingStambreezy (Michael Stam)PFNorth Carolina
6101Celtics Crossover GamingPalmOilPlease (Mhabhusah Koffa)PGMaryland
6102Mavs GamingHazzaUK2K (Harry Hurst)CUnited Kingdom

Draft Clash

On April 6, 10 draftees representing all six rounds took part in three six minute quarter exhibition games at PAX East 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. Before each game, teams were randomized. The participating players were:

  • Detoxys - Raptors Uprising GC
  • DRAKE GRIFFIN - Bucks Gaming
  • Hotshot - Heat Check Gaming
  • I F E A S T - 76ers GC
  • KinG PeroXide - Bucks Gaming
  • Melo East - Celtics Crossover Gaming
  • Newdini33 - 76ers GC
  • The Playa - Pacers Gaming
  • Tifeworld - Jazz Gaming
  • Yeah I Compete - Jazz Gaming

Rosters

2018

76ers GC
No. Player Position From
4Radiant (Ethan White)PGMichigan
8ZDS (Rashann Petty)PGIndiana
14Newdini (Antonio Newman)SGIllinois
19iFEAST (Mihad Feratovic)PFNew York
27xTFr3sHxX (Tilton Curry)CGeorgia
88Steez (Alexander Bernstein)SFCalifornia
Blazer5 Gaming
No. Player Position From
9Lavish_phenom (Andron Thomas)SFNew York
12Jomar12 PR (Jomar Varela-Escapa)CPuerto Rico
15GRANT MONSTER (Grant Barker)SGCalifornia
24OneWildWalnut (Dayne Downey)CCalifornia
30Mama Im Dat Man (Nidal Nasser)PGCalifornia
40Dat Boy Shotz (Connor Rodrigues)PFCalifornia
Bucks Gaming
No. Player Position From
1Game6Drake (Aaron Rookwood)PGNew York
20XxSTL2LAxX (Mark Hampton Jr.)SFMissouri
22oLARRY (Timothy Anselimo)CFlorida
27Procis1on (Jacob Walls)SGIllinois
37KinG PeroXide (Matthew Hofmann)PFNew York
93BigMeek (Jovan Tenner)SFTexas
Cavs Legion GC
No. Player Position From
2ToXsiK (Brandon Raudenbush)SGFlorida
4Godddof2k (Marcus Glenn)SFOhio
6Hood (Brandon Caicedo)PGFlorida
13Sick x 973 (Gerald Knapp)CNew Jersey
24Savage (Christopher Tracey)PGNew York
27TURNUPDEFENSE (Christopher Anderson)PFNevada
Celtics Crossover Gaming
No. Player Position From
4oFAB (Albano Thomallari)PGMissouri
5ARS0NAL x (Devon Peek)CMaryland
29Speedbrook (Thomas Genaj)PFCanada
38MEL EAST (Ahmed Kasana)SFNew York
40Profusion (Alex Snowden)SGWashington
44palmoilplease (Mhabhusah Koffa)PGMaryland
Grizz Gaming
No. Player Position From
00T H R E A T (Troy Minott II)SGFlorida
13DDouble2K (Daniel Davis)SFMaryland
15Winner_Stayz_On (Larell Mitchell)PGVirginia
22UniversalPhenom (Antonio Saldivar)SFArizona
27AuthenticAfrican (Mehyar Ahmed-Hassan)CCanada
92PHENOM vv (Bono Nikolic)PFIllinois
Heat Check Gaming
No. Player Position From
1Hotshot (Juan Gonzalez)CFlorida
4Majes7ic (Stanley Lebron)PGNew York
6l 24k Dropoff l (Basil Rose)PFCanada
12HyPeR iS Pro (Rahmel Wilkins)SGNew York
30Jalen03303 (Jalen Jones)SGLouisiana
47SharpShooterlos (Carlos Zayas-Diaz)SFPennsylvania
Jazz Gaming
No. Player Position From
0MrSlaughter01 (Malik Leisinger)COhio
6Smoove (Jaishon Scott)SFTexas
7Tifeworld (Delano Allsup Jr.)SGMassachusetts
24Yeah I Compete (Shaka Browne)PGNew York
34Deedz (DeMar Butler)PFVirginia
77Stambreezy (Michael Stam)PFNorth Carolina
Kings Guard Gaming
No. Player Position From
1timelycook (Eric Donald)PGOhio
6worthingcolt (Jhade Black)CTexas
8mootyy (Mitchell Franklin)PFVirginia
12Cowboy Collazo (Christian Collazo)SFTexas
44SAFiya4ya (Shane Farrar)SGVirginia
99ColeWorld2K (Cole Motta)PGIllinois
Knicks Gaming
No. Player Position From
7YEYNotGaming (Eric Ward)SGIndiana
17G O O F Y 757 (Dayvon Curry)PFTexas
25NateKahl (Nate Kahl)SFWisconsin
30iamadamthe1st (Adam Kudeimati)PGNew Jersey
66IdrisDaGoat6 (Idris Richardson)CSouth Carolina
99xKPMR (Marc Rodriguez)PFNew York
Magic Gaming
No. Player Position From
0SUPREMEPULLER (Bilal Almashni)SFIllinois
7KontruL (Christopher Cantrell)PGFlorida
16UCMANNY (Emmanuel Cruz)PFNew York
34marley213s (Jorge Renteria)CArizona
37KingCamRoyalty (Cameron Ford)PFOhio
63NachoTraynor (Brian Traynor)SGOhio
Mavs Gaming
No. Player Position From
5BallLikeSeem (Waseem Talbert)SGPennsylvania
6Dimez (Artreyo Boyd)PGOhio
16devillon (Ryan de Villon)SFCanada
28Dayfri (Ryan Conger)PFTexas
32JLB (Jannis Neumann)CGermany
35HazzaUK2K (Harry Hurst)CUnited Kingdom
  • On June 19, 2018, Pacers Gaming announced that oShockey had joined the team in place of The Playa.[18]
Pacers Gaming
No. Player Position From
7Shockey (Moshood Balogun Jr.)PFNew Jersey
17vGooner (Jamie Bull)PGUnited Kingdom
34TuckerLocksUp (Tucker Henry)CWashington
35Swizurk (Nicolas Grech)SGCalifornia
50FrostyTheTruth (George Polk)PFCalifornia
74WoLF 74 (Bryant Colon)SFNew York
78The Playa (Samuel Beniaminian)SFNew York
Pistons GT
No. Player Position From
6iiNsaniTTy (Kris Dellarciprete)SFPennsylvania
12Lets Get It Ramo (Ramo Radoncic)PFNew York
13ixsplashkingxi (Rochell Woods)SGTennessee
17Rux (Matt Rux)CIllinois
35Im So Far Ahead (Fred Mendoza)PGVirginia
81JosephTheTruth (Joseph Marrero)CNew York
Raptors Uprising GC
No. Player Position From
1Kenny (Kenneth Hailey)PGTennessee
5TsJosh (Joshua McKenna)SGGeorgia
6KingQuai614 (Seanquai Harris)CMinnesota
15All Hail Trey (Trevion Hendrix)SFArkansas
32Detoxys (Christopher Doyle)PFNew Hampshire
35Yusuf_Scarbz (Yusuf Abdulla)CCanada
Warriors Gaming Squad
No. Player Position From
7Vert (Jordan Gates)PFMassachusetts
8Shawn_Win (Trong Nguyen)SFIllinois
17LYKaPRO (Cody Hart)PGNew Jersey
21Sleep (Wallace Williams III)PGMinnesota
22type (Xavier Vescovi)CIndiana
24Bsmoove (Alex Reese)SGOregon
Wizards District Gaming
No. Player Position From
6Boo Painter (Austin Painter)PFVirginia
15ReeseDaGod23 (Maurice Delaney)SFIllinois
23Jin (Jin Choe)SGMaryland
24Demon JT (Johnathon Fields)PGIllinois
32Swish (Evan Hinsch)SGWashngton
42xGREATxGILLY13 (Isaac Gilton)COklahoma

2019

76ers GC
No. Player Position From
4Radiant (Ethan White)PGMichigan
8ZDS (Rashann Petty)PGIndiana
14Newdini (Antonio Newman)SGIllinois
27xTFr3sHxX (Tilton Curry)CGeorgia
88Steez (Alexander Bernstein)SFCalifornia
Blazer5 Gaming
No. Player Position From
9Lavish_phenom (Andron Thomas)SFNew York
12Jomar12 PR (Jomar Varela-Escapa)CPuerto Rico
15GRANT MONSTER (Grant Barker)SGCalifornia
24OneWildWalnut (Dayne Downey)CCalifornia
30Mama Im Dat Man (Nidal Nasser)PGCalifornia
TBAKinG PeroXide (Matthew Hofmann)PFNew York
Bucks Gaming
No. Player Position From
1Game6Drake (Aaron Rookwood)PGNew York
20XxSTL2LAxX (Mark Hampton Jr.)SFMissouri
27Procis1on (Jacob Walls)SGIllinois
93BigMeek (Jovan Tenner)SFTexas
Cavs Legion GC
No. Player Position From
2ToXsiK (Brandon Raudenbush)SGFlorida
4Godddof2k (Marcus Glenn)SFOhio
13Sick x 973 (Gerald Knapp)CNew Jersey
24Savage (Christopher Tracey)PGNew York
27TURNUPDEFENSE (Christopher Anderson)PFNevada
TBAoLARRY (Timothy Anselimo)CFlorida
Celtics Crossover Gaming
No. Player Position From
4oFAB (Albano Thomallari)PGMissouri
29Speedbrook (Thomas Genaj)PFCanada
38MEL EAST (Ahmed Kasana)SFNew York
40Profusion (Alex Snowden)SGWashington
44palmoilplease (Mhabhusah Koffa)PGMaryland
Grizz Gaming
No. Player Position From
00T H R E A T (Troy Minott II)SGFlorida
13DDouble2K (Daniel Davis)SFMaryland
15Winner_Stayz_On (Larell Mitchell)PGVirginia
22UniversalPhenom (Antonio Saldivar)SFArizona
27AuthenticAfrican (Mehyar Ahmed-Hassan)CCanada
92PHENOM vv (Bono Nikolic)PFIllinois
Grizz Gaming
No. Player Position From
00T H R E A T (Troy Minott II)SGFlorida
13DDouble2K (Daniel Davis)SFMaryland
15Winner_Stayz_On (Larell Mitchell)PGVirginia
22UniversalPhenom (Antonio Saldivar)SFArizona
27AuthenticAfrican (Mehyar Ahmed-Hassan)CCanada
92PHENOM vv (Bono Nikolic)PFIllinois
Hawks Talon GC
No. Player Position From
TBAARS0NAL x (Devon Peek)CMaryland
TBADat Boy Shotz (Connor Rodrigues)PFCalifornia
Jazz Gaming
No. Player Position From
0MrSlaughter01 (Malik Leisinger)COhio
6Smoove (Jaishon Scott)SFTexas
7Tifeworld (Delano Allsup Jr.)SGMassachusetts
24Yeah I Compete (Shaka Browne)PGNew York
34Deedz (DeMar Butler)PFVirginia
77Stambreezy (Michael Stam)PFNorth Carolina
Kings Guard Gaming
No. Player Position From
1timelycook (Eric Donald)PGOhio
6worthingcolt (Jhade Black)CTexas
12Cowboy Collazo (Christian Collazo)SFTexas
44SAFiya4ya (Shane Farrar)SGVirginia
99ColeWorld2K (Cole Motta)PGIllinois
Knicks Gaming
No. Player Position From
7YEYNotGaming (Eric Ward)SGIndiana
17G O O F Y 757 (Dayvon Curry)PFTexas
30iamadamthe1st (Adam Kudeimati)PGNew Jersey
66IdrisDaGoat6 (Idris Richardson)CSouth Carolina
99xKPMR (Marc Rodriguez)PFNew York
Lakers Gaming
No. Player Position From
TBAKontruL (Christopher Cantrell)PGFlorida
TBAmootyy (Mitchell Franklin)PFVirginia
TBAVert (Jordan Gates)PFMassachusetts
Magic Gaming
No. Player Position From
0SUPREMEPULLER (Bilal Almashni)SFIllinois
16UCMANNY (Emmanuel Cruz)PFNew York
34marley213s (Jorge Renteria)CArizona
37KingCamRoyalty (Cameron Ford)PFOhio
63NachoTraynor (Brian Traynor)SGOhio
Mavs Gaming
No. Player Position From
5BallLikeSeem (Waseem Talbert)SGPennsylvania
6Dimez (Artreyo Boyd)PGOhio
16devillon (Ryan de Villon)SFCanada
32JLB (Jannis Neumann)CGermany
35HazzaUK2K (Harry Hurst)CUnited Kingdom
Nets GC
No. Player Position From
TBANateKahl (Nate Kahl)SFWisconsin
TBAShockey (Moshood Balogun Jr.)PFNew Jersey
Pacers Gaming
No. Player Position From
17vGooner (Jamie Bull)PGUnited Kingdom
34TuckerLocksUp (Tucker Henry)CWashington
35Swizurk (Nicolas Grech)SGCalifornia
50FrostyTheTruth (George Polk)PFCalifornia
74WoLF 74 (Bryant Colon)SFNew York
78The Playa (Samuel Beniaminian)SFNew York
TBALets Get It Ramo (Ramo Radoncic)PFNew York
Pistons GT
No. Player Position From
6iiNsaniTTy (Kris Dellarciprete)SFPennsylvania
13ixsplashkingxi (Rochell Woods)SGTennessee
17Rux (Matt Rux)CIllinois
35Im So Far Ahead (Fred Mendoza)PGVirginia
81JosephTheTruth (Joseph Marrero)CNew York
Raptors Uprising GC
No. Player Position From
1Kenny (Kenneth Hailey)PGTennessee
5TsJosh (Joshua McKenna)SGGeorgia
6KingQuai614 (Seanquai Harris)CMinnesota
15All Hail Trey (Trevion Hendrix)SFArkansas
32Detoxys (Christopher Doyle)PFNew Hampshire
35Yusuf_Scarbz (Yusuf Abdulla)CCanada
T-Wolves Gaming
No. Player Position From
TBAHood (Brandon Caicedo)PGFlorida
TBAiFEAST (Mihad Feratovic)PFNew York
Warriors Gaming Squad
No. Player Position From
8Shawn_Win (Trong Nguyen)SFIllinois
17LYKaPRO (Cody Hart)PGNew Jersey
21Sleep (Wallace Williams III)PGMinnesota
22type (Xavier Vescovi)CIndiana
24Bsmoove (Alex Reese)SGOregon
Wizards District Gaming
No. Player Position From
6Boo Painter (Austin Painter)PFVirginia
15ReeseDaGod23 (Maurice Delaney)SFIllinois
23Jin (Jin Choe)SGMaryland
24Demon JT (Johnathon Fields)PGIllinois
32Swish (Evan Hinsch)SGWashngton
42xGREATxGILLY13 (Isaac Gilton)COklahoma
TBADayfri (Ryan Conger)PFTexas

Standings

Key
Won League Championship
Won Tournament
y Regular season best record
x Qualified for the postseason
g Won Tournament Group

Regular Season

  • "Seeding Hierarchy" (all based on regular season games)
  1. Win-Loss Record
  2. Head to Head Matchup
  3. Average Point Differential
  4. Total Points Scored
  5. Coin Flip
  • Note: Knicks Gaming automatically clinched a playoff berth by winning The Ticket tournament.
Place Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Blazer5 Gamingx 12 2 .857 - 14
2 76ers GCx 10 4 .714 2 14
3 Pistons GTx 9 5 .643 3 14
4 Raptors Uprising GCx 8 6 .571 4 14
5 Cavs Legion GCx 8 6 .571 4 14
6 Heat Check Gamingx 8 6 .571 4 14
7 Wizards District Gamingx 8 6 .571 4 14
8 Magic Gaming 8 6 .571 4 14
9 Celtics Crossover Gaming 7 7 .500 5 14
10 Grizz Gaming 6 8 .429 6 14
11 Bucks Gaming 6 8 .429 6 14
12 Mavs Gaming 6 8 .429 6 14
13 Pacers Gaming 5 9 .357 7 14
14 Knicks Gamingx 5 9 .357 7 14
15 Jazz Gaming 5 9 .357 7 14
16 Warriors Gaming Squad 4 10 .286 8 14
17 Kings Guard Gaming 4 10 .286 8 14

Tournaments

Tip Off Tournament

  • Prize Pool:
    • 1st: $35,000
    • 2nd: $25,000
    • 3rd and 4th: $10,000
    • Group Winners: $5,000
    • Total: $100,000
  • MVP: Radiant (76ers GC)
TeamRecordGroupPlace
76ers GC5–1Group C1st
Blazer5 Gamingg5–1Group C2nd
Cavs Legion GCg3–2Group AT-3rd
Pistons GT3–2Group AT-3rd
Mavs Gamingg3–2Group DT-5th
Pacers Gaming3–2Group DT-5th
Jazz Gaming2–2Group BT-5th
Warriors Gaming Squadg2–2Group BT-5th
Celtics Crossover Gaming3–1Group D-
Bucks Gaming1–2Group A-
Kings Guard Gaming1–2Group A-
Knicks Gaming1–2Group B-
Raptors Uprising GC1–2Group C-
Wizards District Gaming1–2Group B-
Heat Check Gaming1–3Group D-
Magic Gaming0–3Group C-
Grizz Gaming0–4Group D-

The Turn

  • Prize Pool:
    • 1st: $75,600
    • 2nd: $24,800
    • 3rd and 4th: $12,800
    • 5th-8th: $6,000
    • Total: $150,000
  • MVP: Mama Im Dat Man (Blazer5 Gaming)
SeedTeamRecordPlace
1Blazer5 Gaming4–01st
11Celtics Crossover Gaming3–12nd
276ers GC2–1T-3rd
12Knicks Gaming2–1T-3rd
3Mavs Gaming1–1T-5th
7Wizards District Gaming1–1T-5th
9Magic Gaming1–1T-5th
13Warriors Gaming Squad1–1T-5th
4Pistons GT0–1-
5Cavs Legion GC0–1-
6Jazz Gaming0–1-
8Kings Guard Gaming0–1-
10Heat Check Gaming0–1-
14Bucks Gaming0–1-
15Grizz Gaming0–1-
16Raptors Uprising GC1–1-
17Pacers Gaming0–1-

The Ticket

  • Prize Pool:
    • 1st: $75,600
    • 2nd: $24,800
    • 3rd and 4th: $12,800
    • 5th-8th: $6,000
    • Total: $150,000
  • MVP: iamadamthe1st (Knicks Gaming)
SeedTeamRecordPlace
15Knicks Gaming4–01st
8Celtics Crossover Gaming3–12nd
5Pistons GT2–1T-3rd
6Cavs Legion GC2–1T-3rd
10Wizards District Gaming1–1T-5th
13Bucks Gaming1–1T-5th
14Mavs Gaming1–1T-5th
17Kings Guard Gaming2–1T-5th
1Blazer5 Gaming0–1-
2Raptors Uprising GC0–1-
3Pacers Gaming0–1-
476ers GC0–1-
7Heat Check Gaming0–1-
9Grizz Gaming0–1-
11Magic Gaming0–1-
12Jazz Gaming0–1-
16Warriors Gaming Squad0–1-

Schedule and results

Regular season

Postseason

Score results

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Blazer5 Gaming 0
8 Knicks Gaming 1
8 Knicks Gaming 2
5 Cavs Legion GC 1
4 Raptors Uprising GC 0
5 Cavs Legion GC 1
8 Knicks Gaming 2
6 Heat Check Gaming 0
3 Pistons GT 0
6 Heat Check Gaming 1
6 Heat Check Gaming 2
2 76ers GC 0
2 76ers GC 1
7 Wizards District Gaming 0

Protected players

Each team protected two players from their 2018 roster prior to the expansion draft, making them ineligible to be selected by the four expansion teams.[19]

76ers GC
Player Position
Radiant (Ethan White)PG
Steez (Alexander Bernstein)SF
Blazer5 Gaming
Player Position
Mama Im Dat Man (Nidal Nasser)PG
OneWildWalnut (Dayne Downey)C
Bucks Gaming
Player Position
BigMeek (Jovan Tenner)SF
Game6Drake (Aaron Rookwood)PG
Cavs Legion GC
Player Position
Hood (Brandon Caicedo)PG
Sick x 973 (Gerald Knapp)C
Celtics Crossover Gaming
Player Position
MEL EAST (Ahmed Kasana)SF
oFAB (Albano Thomallari)PG
Grizz Gaming
Player Position
AuthenticAfrican (Mehyar Ahmed-Hassan)C
UniversalPhenom (Antonio Saldivar)SF
Heat Check Gaming
Player Position
Hotshot (Juan Gonzalez)C
Majes7ic (Stanley Lebron)PG
Jazz Gaming
Player Position
Deedz (DeMar Butler)PF
Yeah I Compete (Shaka Browne)PG
Kings Guard Gaming
Player Position
timelycook (Eric Donald)PG
worthingcolt (Jhade Black)C
Knicks Gaming
Player Position
G O O F Y 757 (Dayvon Curry)PF
iamadamthe1st (Adam Kudeimati)PG
Magic Gaming
Player Position
UCMANNY (Emmanuel Cruz)PF
KingCamRoyalty (Cameron Ford)PF
Mavs Gaming
Player Position
Dayfri (Ryan Conger)PF
Dimez (Artreyo Boyd)PG
Pacers Gaming
Player Position
Swizurk (Nicolas Grech)SG
WoLF 74 (Bryant Colon)SF
Pistons GT
Player Position
iiNsaniTTy (Kris Dellarciprete)SF
Lets Get It Ramo (Ramo Radoncic)PF
Raptors Uprising GC
Player Position
All Hail Trey (Trevion Hendrix)SF
Kenny (Kenneth Hailey)PG
Warriors Gaming Squad
Player Position
Bsmoove (Alex Reese)SG
type (Xavier Vescovi)C
Wizards District Gaming
Player Position
Boo Painter (Austin Painter)PF
Demon JT (Johnathon Fields)PG

Expansion draft

On September 26, 2018, the expansion draft for the four new teams was held.

PGPoint guard SGShooting guard SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter
RoundPickTeamPlayerPositionPrevious Team
11Hawks Talon GCDat Boy Shotz (Connor Rodrigues)PFBlazer5 Gaming
12Nets GCNateKahl (Nate Kahl)SFKnicks Gaming
13T-Wolves GamingoLARRY (Timothy Anselimo)CBucks Gaming
14Lakers GamingMootyy (Mitchell Franklin)PFKings Guard Gaming
25Lakers GamingKontruL (Christopher Cantrell)PGMagic Gaming
26T-Wolves GamingI F E A S T (Mihad Feratovic)PF76ers GC
27Nets GCoShockey (Moshood Balogun Jr.)PFPacers Gaming
28Hawks Talon GCARS0NAL x (Devon Peek)CCeltics Crossover Gaming

Free agency and transactions

During the first season, there were no trades allowed. For the 2019 season, two trade periods were added: September 27 – October 10, as well as a TBA period during the season. All trades must have a 1:1 ratio, meaning two picks can't be traded for one player and vice versa. Before the expansion draft each team protected two of their players from the 2018 team, while the rest of the players were eligible to be selected in the expansion draft. Following the expansion draft, teams were allowed to retain up to two more of their 2018 players who were not selected. To retain more players teams had to sacrifice picks in the 2019 draft. If a team had a player selected in the expansion draft, to retain one player they had to give up a third round pick and to retain a second player, they had to give up a second round pick. For teams who had no players selected in the expansion draft, to retain one player they gave up a second round pick and to retain two players, they gave up a first round pick.[20]

Trades

2018

September 27, 2018[21]

To Pacers Gaming To Pistons GT
Lets Get It Ramo2019 1st Round Pick (4th Overall)

September 27, 2018[22]

To Cavs Legion GC To T-Wolves Gaming
oLARRYHood

September 27, 2018[23]

To Mavs Gaming To Wizards District Gaming
2019 1st Round Pick (14th Overall)Dayfri

October 3, 2018[24]

To Lakers Gaming To Warriors Gaming Squad
Vert2019 1st Round Pick (10th Overall)

October 4, 2018[25]

To Blazer5 Gaming To Bucks Gaming
KinG PeroXide2019 1st Round Pick (17th Overall)

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