A maggio partirà la NBA 2K League, il torneo professionistico di eSports che coinvolge 102 gamers, suddivisi in 17 team. La Lega nasce da una joint venture tra NBA e Take Two Interactive, la casa produttrice di NBA 2K. Nella conferenza stampa del Draft, tenutasi al teatro Hulu del Madison Square Garden di New York City, è stata inaugurata la competizione che appassionerà gli amanti del Professional gaming sino alla finale del 25 agosto. Alla press conference hanno presenziato: il Commissario della NBA Adam Silver, il CEO di Take-Two Interactive Strauss Zelnick e il Managing Director della NBA 2K League, Brendan Donohue. Il salario base di ogni giocatore varia dai 32 mila ai 35 mila dollari a stagione. Inoltre, i tesserati delle 17 franchigie NBA potranno siglare accordi di sponsorizzazione e intascare i premi previsti lungo il cammino che porta alla conquista del titolo. Per i playoff il montepremi totale ammonta a 600 mila dollari, mentre la vittoria finale vale 300 mila dollari.
NBA 2K League Draft – Le scelte delle 17 franchigie
FIRST ROUND
| PICK | TEAM | GAMER | HOMETOWN |
| 1. | Mavs Gaming | Dimez (Artreyo Boyd) | Ohio |
| 2. | Celtics Crossover Gaming | oFAB (Albano Thomallari) | Missouri |
| 3. | Jazz Gaming | Yeah I Compete (Shaka Browne) | New York |
| 4. | Kings Guard Gaming | Mootyy (Mitchell Franklin) | Virginia |
| 5. | Pistons GT | Lets Get It Ramo (Ramo Radoncic) | New York |
| 6. | Blazer5 Gaming | OneWildWalnut (Dayne Downey) | California |
| 7. | Heat Check Gaming | Hotshot (Juan Gonzalez) | Florida |
| 8. | Magic Gaming | KontruL (Christopher Cantrell) | Florida |
| 9. | Knicks Gaming | G O O F Y 7 5 7 (Dayvon Curry) | Texas |
| 10. | Bucks Gaming | DRAKE GRIFFIN (Aaron Rookwood) | New York |
| 11. | Raptors Uprising GC | Kenny (Kenneth Hailey) | Tennessee |
| 12. | Wizards District Gaming | Fresh Prince JT (Johnathon Fields) | Illinois |
| 13. | Pacers Gaming | WoLF (Bryant Colon) | New York |
| 14. | 76ers GC | Radiant (Ethan White) | Michigan |
| 15. | Grizz Gaming | Winner_Stayz_On (Larell Mitchell) | Virginia |
| 16. | Cavs Legion GC | Hood is Glitchy (Brandon Caicedo) | Florida |
| 17. | Warriors Gaming Squad | Shawn_Win (Trong Nguyen) | Illinois |
SECOND ROUND
| PICK | TEAM | GAMER | HOMETOWN |
| 18. | Warriors Gaming Squad | Bsmoove (Alex Reese) | Oregon |
| 19. | Cavs Legion GC | Sick x 973 (Gerald Knapp) | New Jersey |
| 20. | Grizz Gaming | AuthenticAfrican (Mehyar Ahmed-Hassan) | Canada |
| 21. | 76ers GC | Newdini33 (Antonio Newman) | Illinois |
| 22. | Pacers Gaming | Swizurk (Nicolas Grech) | California |
| 23. | Wizards District Gaming | Shump (Austin Painter) | Virginia |
| 24. | Raptors Uprising GC | Detoxys (Christopher Doyle) | New Hampshire |
| 25. | Bucks Gaming | oLARRY (Timothy Anselimo) | Florida |
| 26. | Knicks Gaming | NateKahl (Nate Kahl) | Wisconsin |
| 27. | Magic Gaming | UCMANNY (Emmanuel Cruz) | New York |
| 28. | Heat Check Gaming | MaJes7ic (Stanley Lebron) | New York |
| 29. | Blazer5 Gaming | Mama Im Dat Man (Nidal Nasser) | California |
| 30. | Pistons GT | iiNsaniTTy (Kris Dellarciprete) | Pennsylvania |
| 31. | Kings Guard Gaming | worthingcolt (Jhade Black) | Texas |
| 32. | Jazz Gaming | MrSlaughter01 (Malik Leisinger) | Ohio |
| 33. | Celtics Crossover Gaming | ARS0NAL x (Devon Peek) | Maryland |
| 34. | Mavs Gaming | Dayfri (Ryan Conger) | Texas |
THIRD ROUND
| PICK | TEAM | GAMER | HOMETOWN |
| 35. | Mavs Gaming | JLB (Jannis Neumann) | Germany |
| 36. | Celtics Crossover Gaming | Melo East (Ahmed Kasana) | New York |
| 37. | Jazz Gaming | Deedz (DeMar Butler) | Virginia |
| 38. | Kings Guard Gaming | Timelycook (Eric Donald) | Ohio |
| 39. | Pistons GT | ixsplashkingxi (Rochell Woods) | Tennessee |
| 40. | Blazer5 Gaming | Dat Boy Shotz (Connor Rodrigues) | California |
| 41. | Heat Check Gaming | l 24k Dropoff l (Basil Rose) | Canada |
| 42. | Magic Gaming | SUPREME PULLER (Bilal Almashni) | Illinois |
| 43. | Knicks Gaming | YEYNotGaming (Eric Ward) | Indiana |
| 44. | Bucks Gaming | Procis1on (Jacob Walls) | Illinois |
| 45. | Raptors Uprising GC | Kobeyusuf (Yusuf Abdulla) | Canada |
| 46. | Wizards District Gaming | ReeseDaGod23 (Maurice Delaney) | Illinois |
| 47. | Pacers Gaming | JordanLocksUp (Tucker Henry) | Washington |
| 48. | 76ers GC | I F E A S T (Mihad Feratovic) | New York |
| 49. | Grizz Gaming | ayeTHREAT (Troy Minott II) | Florida |
| 50. | Cavs Legion GC | Godddof2k (Marcus Glenn) | Ohio |
| 51. | Warriors Gaming Squad | LeVert (Jordan Gates) | Massachusetts |
FOURTH ROUND
| PICK | TEAM | GAMER | HOMETOWN |
| 52. | Warriors Gaming Squad | Type (Xavier Vescovi) | Indiana |
| 53. | Cavs Legion GC | iBall x ToXsiK (Brandon Raudenbush) | Florida |
| 54. | Grizz Gaming | UniversaIPhenom (Antonio Saldivar) | Arizona |
| 55. | 76ers GC | Steez (Alexander Bernstein) | California |
| 56. | Pacers Gaming | vGooner- (Jamie Bull) | United Kingdom |
| 57. | Wizards District Gaming | Jinsanity (Jin Choe) | Maryland |
| 58. | Raptors Uprising GC | All Hail Trey (Trevion Hendrix) | Arkansas |
| 59. | Bucks Gaming | XxSTL2LAxX (Mark Hampton Jr.) | Missouri |
| 60. | Knicks Gaming | iamadamthe1st (Adam Kudeimati) | New Jersey |
| 61. | Magic Gaming | NachoTraynor (Brian Traynor) | Ohio |
| 62. | Heat Check Gaming | sharpshooterlos (Carlos Zayas-Diaz) | Pennsylvania |
| 63. | Blazer5 Gaming | Lavish_phenom (Andron Thomas) | New York |
| 64. | Pistons GT | NeNe (Matt Rux) | Illinois |
| 65. | Kings Guard Gaming | Safiya4ya (Shane Farrar) | Virginia |
| 66. | Jazz Gaming | Tifeworld (Delano Allsup Jr.) | Massachusetts |
| 67. | Celtics Crossover Gaming | Fusion (Alex Snowden) | Washington |
| 68. | Mavs Gaming | BallLikeSeem (Waseem Talbert) | Pennsylvania |
FIFTH ROUND
| PICK | TEAM | GAMER | HOMETOWN |
| 69. | Mavs Gaming | Devillon (Ryan de Villon) | Canada |
| 70. | Celtics Crossover Gaming | Speedbrook (Thomas Genaj) | Canada |
| 71. | Jazz Gaming | l 24k JSmoove l (Jaishon Scott) | Texas |
| 72. | Kings Guard Gaming | cowboyxcollazo (Christian Collazo) | Florida |
| 73. | Pistons GT | Im So Far Ahead (Fred Mendoza) | Virginia |
| 74. | Blazer5 Gaming | GRANT MONSTER (Grant Barker) | California |
| 75. | Heat Check Gaming | Jalen03303 (Jalen Jones) | Louisiana |
| 76. | Magic Gaming | marley213s (Jorge Renteria) | Arizona |
| 77. | Knicks Gaming | Idrisdagoat6 (Idris Richardson) | South Carolina |
| 78. | Bucks Gaming | KinG PeroXide (Matthew Hofmann) | New York |
| 79. | Raptors Uprising GC | TsJosh (Joshua McKenna) | Georgia |
| 80. | Wizards District Gaming | xGREATxGILLY13 (Isaac Gilton) | Oklahoma |
| 81. | Pacers Gaming | FrostytheTruth (George Polk) | California |
| 82. | 76ers GC | xTFr3sHxX (Tilton Curry) | Georgia |
| 83. | Grizz Gaming | PHENOM vv (Bono Nikolic) | Illinois |
| 84. | Cavs Legion GC | TURNUPDEFENSE (Christopher Anderson) | Nevada |
| 85. | Warriors Gaming Squad | Promeister (Cody Hart) | New Jersey |
SIXTH ROUND
| PICK | TEAM | GAMER | HOMETOWN |
| 86. | Warriors Gaming Squad | EatSleepHoop15 (Wallace Williams III) | Minnesota |
| 87. | Cavs Legion GC | SavageDoWerk (Christopher Tracey) | New York |
| 88. | Grizz Gaming | DDouble2K (Daniel Davis) | Maryland |
| 89. | 76ers GC | ZDS (Rashann Petty) | Indiana |
| 90. | Pacers Gaming | The Playa (Samuel Beniaminian) | New York |
| 91. | Wizards District Gaming | Doom (Evan Hinsch) | Washington |
| 92. | Raptors Uprising GC | KingQuai614 (Seanquai Harris) | Minnesota |
| 93. | Bucks Gaming | BigBaby2k (Jovan Tenner) | Texas |
| 94. | Knicks Gaming | xKPMR (Marc Rodriguez) | New York |
| 95. | Magic Gaming | KingCamRoyalty (Cameron Ford) | Ohio |
| 96. | Heat Check Gaming | HyPeR iS Pro (Rahmel Wilkins) | New York |
| 97. | Blazer5 Gaming | Jomar Varela-Escapa (Jomar12 PR) | Puerto Rico |
| 98. | Pistons GT | JosephTheTruth (Joseph Marrero) | New York |
| 99. | Kings Guard Gaming | ColeWorld2K (Cole Motta) | Illinois |
| 100. | Jazz Gaming | Stambreezy (Michael Stam) | North Carolina |
| 101. | Celtics Crossover Gaming | PalmOilPlease (Mhabhusah Koffa) | Maryland |
| 102. | Mavs Gaming | HazzaUK2K (Harry Hurst) | United Kingdom |