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2018 NBA 2K League season
LeagueNBA 2K League
SportNBA 2K
DurationMay 1 – August 25, 2018
Number of games14
Number of teams17
TV partner(s)Twitch
Draft
Top draft pickDimez
Picked byMavs Gaming
Regular season
Top seedBlazer5 Gaming
Season MVPOneWildWalnut (Blazer5 Gaming)
Playoffs
Finals championsKnicks Gaming
  Runners-upHeat Check Gaming
Finals MVPNateKahl (Knicks Gaming)
Seasons
2019 →

The 2018 NBA 2K League season was the inaugural season of the NBA 2K League, an esports league based on the basketball video game series NBA 2K. The season opened with the Tip-Off Tournament, which ran from May 1–5, 2018, where 76ers GC defeated Blazer5 Gaming. The season culminated on August 25, 2018, when Knicks Gaming defeated Heat Check Gaming in a best-of-three finals to become the first playoff champions in league history. Other tournaments included The Turn (where Blazer5 Gaming defeated Celtics Crossover Gaming) and The Ticket (where Knicks Gaming defeated Celtics Crossover Gaming).

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.[1] Following that, the players who qualified participated in a combine that ran from February 2–21, 2018.[2] The top 102 players out of the 72,000 who qualified were then drafted on April 4.[3]

Teams

On December 11, 2017, the official logo for the NBA 2K League was revealed,[4] with the logos for each of the 17 teams being revealed over the course of the following days.[5][6][7]

Team NBA Team Owner
76ers GC Philadelphia 76ers
Blazer5 Gaming Portland Trail Blazers
Bucks Gaming Milwaukee Bucks
Cavs Legion GC Cleveland Cavaliers
Celtics Crossover Gaming Boston Celtics
Grizz Gaming Memphis Grizzlies
Heat Check Gaming Miami Heat
Jazz Gaming Utah Jazz
Kings Guard Gaming Sacramento Kings
Knicks Gaming New York Knicks
Magic Gaming Orlando Magic
Mavs Gaming Dallas Mavericks
Pacers Gaming Indiana Pacers
Pistons GT Detroit Pistons
Raptors Uprising GC Toronto Raptors
Warriors Gaming Squad Golden State Warriors
Wizards District Gaming Washington Wizards

Inaugural draft

On April 4, 2018, 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,[3] 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.[8]

Draft results

PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center

Round 1

Round Pick Team Player Position From
1 1 Mavs Gaming Dimez (Artreyo Boyd) PG Ohio
1 2 Celtics Crossover Gaming oFAB (Albano Thomallari) PG Missouri
1 3 Jazz Gaming Yeah I Compete (Shaka Browne) PG New York
1 4 Kings Guard Gaming Mootyy (Mitchell Franklin) PF Virginia
1 5 Pistons GT Lets Get It Ramo (Ramo Radoncic) PF New York
1 6 Blazer5 Gaming OneWildWalnut (Dayne Downey) C California
1 7 Heat Check Gaming Hotshot (Juan Gonzalez) C Florida
1 8 Magic Gaming KontruL (Christopher Cantrell) PG Florida
1 9 Knicks Gaming G O O F Y 7 5 7 (Dayvon Curry) PF Texas
1 10 Bucks Gaming DRAKE GRIFFIN (Aaron Rookwood) PG New York
1 11 Raptors Uprising GC Kenny (Kenneth Hailey) PG Tennessee
1 12 Wizards District Gaming Fresh Prince JT (Johnathon Fields) PG Illinois
1 13 Pacers Gaming WoLF (Bryant Colon) SF New York
1 14 76ers GC Radiant (Ethan White) PG Michigan
1 15 Grizz Gaming Winner_Stayz_On (Larell Mitchell) PG Virginia
1 16 Cavs Legion GC Hood is Glitchy (Brandon Caicedo) PG Florida
1 17 Warriors Gaming Squad Shawn_Win (Trong Nguyen) SF Illinois

Round 2

Round Pick Team Player Position From
2 18 Warriors Gaming Squad Bsmoove (Alex Reese) SG Oregon
2 19 Cavs Legion GC Sick x 973 (Gerald Knapp) C New Jersey
2 20 Grizz Gaming AuthenticAfrican (Mehyar Ahmed-Hassan) C Canada
2 21 76ers GC Newdini33 (Antonio Newman) SG Illinois
2 22 Pacers Gaming Swizurk (Nicolas Grech) SG California
2 23 Wizards District Gaming Shump (Austin Painter) PF Virginia
2 24 Raptors Uprising GC Detoxys (Christopher Doyle) PF New Hampshire
2 25 Bucks Gaming oLARRY (Timothy Anselimo) C Florida
2 26 Knicks Gaming NateKahl (Nate Kahl) SF Wisconsin
2 27 Magic Gaming UCMANNY (Emmanuel Cruz) PF New York
2 28 Heat Check Gaming MaJes7ic (Stanley Lebron) PG New York
2 29 Blazer5 Gaming Mama Im Dat Man (Nidal Nasser) PG California
2 30 Pistons GT iiNsaniTTy (Kris Dellarciprete) SF Pennsylvania
2 31 Kings Guard Gaming worthingcolt (Jhade Black) C Texas
2 32 Jazz Gaming MrSlaughter01 (Malik Leisinger) C Ohio
2 33 Celtics Crossover Gaming ARS0NAL x (Devon Peek) C Maryland
2 34 Mavs Gaming Dayfri (Ryan Conger) PF Texas

Round 3

Round Pick Team Player Position From
3 35 Mavs Gaming JLB (Jannis Neumann) C Germany
3 36 Celtics Crossover Gaming Melo East (Ahmed Kasana) SF New York
3 37 Jazz Gaming Deedz (DeMar Butler) PF Virginia
3 38 Kings Guard Gaming Timelycook (Eric Donald) PG Ohio
3 39 Pistons GT ixsplashkingxi (Rochell Woods) SG Tennessee
3 40 Blazer5 Gaming Dat Boy Shotz (Connor Rodrigues) PF California
3 41 Heat Check Gaming l 24k Dropoff l (Basil Rose) PF Canada
3 42 Magic Gaming SUPREME PULLER (Bilal Almashni) SF Illinois
3 43 Knicks Gaming YEYNotGaming (Eric Ward) SG Indiana
3 44 Bucks Gaming Procis1on (Jacob Walls) SG Illinois
3 45 Raptors Uprising GC Kobeyusuf (Yusuf Abdulla) C Canada
3 46 Wizards District Gaming ReeseDaGod23 (Maurice Delaney) SG Illinois
3 47 Pacers Gaming JordanLocksUp (Tucker Henry) C Washington
3 48 76ers GC I F E A S T (Mihad Feratovic) PF New York
3 49 Grizz Gaming ayeTHREAT (Troy Minott II) SG Florida
3 50 Cavs Legion GC Godddof2k (Marcus Glenn) SF Ohio
3 51 Warriors Gaming Squad LeVert (Jordan Gates) PF Massachusetts

Round 4

Round Pick Team Player Position From
4 52 Warriors Gaming Squad Type (Xavier Vescovi) C Indiana
4 53 Cavs Legion GC iBall x ToXsiK (Brandon Raudenbush) SG Florida
4 54 Grizz Gaming UniversaIPhenom (Antonio Saldivar) SF Arizona
4 55 76ers GC Steez (Alexander Bernstein) SF California
4 56 Pacers Gaming vGooner- (Jamie Bull) PG United Kingdom
4 57 Wizards District Gaming Jinsanity (Jin Choe) SF Maryland
4 58 Raptors Uprising GC All Hail Trey (Trevion Hendrix) SF Arkansas
4 59 Bucks Gaming XxSTL2LAxX (Mark Hampton Jr.) SF Missouri
4 60 Knicks Gaming iamadamthe1st (Adam Kudeimati) PG New Jersey
4 61 Magic Gaming NachoTraynor (Brian Traynor) SG Ohio
4 62 Heat Check Gaming sharpshooterlos (Carlos Zayas-Diaz) SF Pennsylvania
4 63 Blazer5 Gaming Lavish_phenom (Andron Thomas) SF New York
4 64 Pistons GT NeNe (Matt Rux) C Illinois
4 65 Kings Guard Gaming Safiya4ya (Shane Farrar) SG Virginia
4 66 Jazz Gaming Tifeworld (Delano Allsup Jr.) SG Massachusetts
4 67 Celtics Crossover Gaming Fusion (Alex Snowden) SG Washington
4 68 Mavs Gaming BallLikeSeem (Waseem Talbert) SG Pennsylvania

Round 5

Round Pick Team Player Position From
5 69 Mavs Gaming Devillon (Ryan de Villon) SF Canada
5 70 Celtics Crossover Gaming Speedbrook (Thomas Genaj) PF Canada
5 71 Jazz Gaming l 24k JSmoove l (Jaishon Scott) SF Texas
5 72 Kings Guard Gaming cowboyxcollazo (Christian Collazo) SF Florida
5 73 Pistons GT Im So Far Ahead (Fred Mendoza) PG Virginia
5 74 Blazer5 Gaming GRANT MONSTER (Grant Barker) SG California
5 75 Heat Check Gaming Jalen03303 (Jalen Jones) SG Louisiana
5 76 Magic Gaming marley213s (Jorge Renteria) C Arizona
5 77 Knicks Gaming Idrisdagoat6 (Idris Richardson) C South Carolina
5 78 Bucks Gaming KinG PeroXide (Matthew Hofmann) PF New York
5 79 Raptors Uprising GC TsJosh (Joshua McKenna) SG Georgia
5 80 Wizards District Gaming xGREATxGILLY13 (Isaac Gilton) C Oklahoma
5 81 Pacers Gaming FrostytheTruth (George Polk) PF California
5 82 76ers GC xTFr3sHxX (Tilton Curry) C Georgia
5 83 Grizz Gaming PHENOM vv (Bono Nikolic) PF Illinois
5 84 Cavs Legion GC TURNUPDEFENSE (Christopher Anderson) PF Nevada
5 85 Warriors Gaming Squad Promeister (Cody Hart) PG New Jersey

Round 6

Round Pick Team Player Position From
6 86 Warriors Gaming Squad EatSleepHoop15 (Wallace Williams III) PG Minnesota
6 87 Cavs Legion GC SavageDoWerk (Christopher Tracey) PG New York
6 88 Grizz Gaming DDouble2K (Daniel Davis) SF Maryland
6 89 76ers GC ZDS (Rashann Petty) PG Indiana
6 90 Pacers Gaming The Playa (Samuel Beniaminian) SF New York
6 91 Wizards District Gaming Doom (Evan Hinsch) SG Washington
6 92 Raptors Uprising GC KingQuai614 (Seanquai Harris) C Minnesota
6 93 Bucks Gaming BigBaby2k (Jovan Tenner) SF Texas
6 94 Knicks Gaming xKPMR (Marc Rodriguez) PF New York
6 95 Magic Gaming KingCamRoyalty (Cameron Ford) PF Ohio
6 96 Heat Check Gaming HyPeR iS Pro (Rahmel Wilkins) SG New York
6 97 Blazer5 Gaming Jomar12 PR (Jomar Varela-Escapa) C Puerto Rico
6 98 Pistons GT JosephTheTruth (Joseph Marrero) C New York
6 99 Kings Guard Gaming ColeWorld2K (Cole Motta) SG Illinois
6 100 Jazz Gaming Stambreezy (Michael Stam) PF North Carolina
6 101 Celtics Crossover Gaming PalmOilPlease (Mhabhusah Koffa) PG Maryland
6 102 Mavs Gaming HazzaUK2K (Harry Hurst) C United 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

Template:2018 NBA 2K League Rosters

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)
Team Record Group Place
76ers GC 5–1 Group C 1st
Blazer5 Gamingg 5–1 Group C 2nd
Cavs Legion GCg 3–2 Group A T-3rd
Pistons GT 3–2 Group A T-3rd
Mavs Gamingg 3–2 Group D T-5th
Pacers Gaming 3–2 Group D T-5th
Jazz Gaming 2–2 Group B T-5th
Warriors Gaming Squadg 2–2 Group B T-5th
Celtics Crossover Gaming 3–1 Group D -
Bucks Gaming 1–2 Group A -
Kings Guard Gaming 1–2 Group A -
Knicks Gaming 1–2 Group B -
Raptors Uprising GC 1–2 Group C -
Wizards District Gaming 1–2 Group B -
Heat Check Gaming 1–3 Group D -
Magic Gaming 0–3 Group C -
Grizz Gaming 0–4 Group 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)
Seed Team Record Place
1 Blazer5 Gaming 4–0 1st
11 Celtics Crossover Gaming 3–1 2nd
2 76ers GC 2–1 T-3rd
12 Knicks Gaming 2–1 T-3rd
3 Mavs Gaming 1–1 T-5th
7 Wizards District Gaming 1–1 T-5th
9 Magic Gaming 1–1 T-5th
13 Warriors Gaming Squad 1–1 T-5th
4 Pistons GT 0–1 -
5 Cavs Legion GC 0–1 -
6 Jazz Gaming 0–1 -
8 Kings Guard Gaming 0–1 -
10 Heat Check Gaming 0–1 -
14 Bucks Gaming 0–1 -
15 Grizz Gaming 0–1 -
16 Raptors Uprising GC 1–1 -
17 Pacers Gaming 0–1 -

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)
Seed Team Record Place
15 Knicks Gaming 4–0 1st
8 Celtics Crossover Gaming 3–1 2nd
5 Pistons GT 2–1 T-3rd
6 Cavs Legion GC 2–1 T-3rd
10 Wizards District Gaming 1–1 T-5th
13 Bucks Gaming 1–1 T-5th
14 Mavs Gaming 1–1 T-5th
17 Kings Guard Gaming 2–1 T-5th
1 Blazer5 Gaming 0–1 -
2 Raptors Uprising GC 0–1 -
3 Pacers Gaming 0–1 -
4 76ers GC 0–1 -
7 Heat Check Gaming 0–1 -
9 Grizz Gaming 0–1 -
11 Magic Gaming 0–1 -
12 Jazz Gaming 0–1 -
16 Warriors Gaming Squad 0–1 -

Schedule and results

[9]

Regular season

Postseason

Score results

Bracket

Finals MVP: NateKahl (Knicks Gaming)

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

Awards

2018 NBA 2K League Awards[10]
Award Recipient
Most Valuable Player OneWildWalnut (Dayne Downey) (Blazer5 Gaming)
Coach of the Year Duane Burton (Pistons GT)
Defensive Player of the Year OneWildWalnut (Dayne Downey) (Blazer5 Gaming)
Community Engagement Award Raptors Uprising GC
Sportsmanship Award xTFr3sHxX (Tilton Curry) (76ers GC)
Play of the Year Boo Painter (Austin Painter) (Wizards District Gaming)

League leaders

Points
Rank Player Team Average
1. Boo Painter Wizards District Gaming 32.3
2. Hotshot Heat Check Gaming 29.5
3. Hood Cavs Legion GC 29.2
4. AuthenticAfrican Grizz Gaming 26.4
5. Dimez Mavs Gaming 22.1
Rebounds
Rank Player Team Average
1. OneWildWalnut Blazer5 Gaming 13.8
2. ARS0NAL x Celtics Crossover Gaming 11.1
3. G O O F Y 757 Knicks Gaming 10.2
4. Lets Get It Ramo Pistons GT 9.6
5. Steez 76ers GC 8.8
Assists
Rank Player Team Average
1. oFAB Celtics Crossover Gaming 17.5
2. Radiant 76ers GC 13.3
3. Mama Im Dat Man Blazer5 Gaming 13.1
4. Dimez Mavs Gaming 10.8
5. Yeah I Compete Jazz Gaming 10.6
Steals
Rank Player Team Average
1. Mama Im Dat Man Blazer5 Gaming 3.2
2. oFAB Celtics Crossover Gaming 2.9
3. iamadamthe1st Knicks Gaming 2.8
4. Dimez Mavs Gaming 2.7
5. Yeah I Compete Jazz Gaming 2.4
Blocks
Rank Player Team Average
1. OneWildWalnut Blazer5 Gaming 2.3
2. TuckerLocksUp Pacers Gaming 2.0
T-3. type Warriors Gaming Squad 1.7
T-3. Lets Get It Ramo Pistons GT 1.7
5. MrSlaughter01 Jazz Gaming 1.6
Turnovers
Rank Player Team Average
1. Mama Im Dat Man Blazer5 Gaming 3.9
2. oFAB Celtics Crossover Gaming 3.7
3. Lets Get It Ramo Pistons GT 3.6
4. iamadamthe1st Knicks Gaming 3.4
5. Dimez Mavs Gaming 3.3

References

  1. ^ Mazique, Brian (December 5, 2017). "NBA 2K League: How To Qualify, Salary Info, Draft Process, Twitter Account, Rules And More". Forbes. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Introducing the NBA 2K League Combine". NBA 2K League. January 25, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Youngmisuk, Ohm (April 3, 2018). "Commissioner Adam Silver to announce 1st pick at NBA 2K League draft". ESPN. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "NBA 2K League Unveils Logo". NBA 2K League. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Team Logos Revealed: Part I". NBA 2K League. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Team Logos Revealed: Part II". NBA 2K League. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Team Logos Revealed: Part III". NBA 2K League. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  8. ^ Mazique, Brian (March 9, 2018). "NBA 2K' League Unveils Draft And Lottery Details". Forbes. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  9. ^ https://2kleague.nba.com/schedule/
  10. ^ "OneWildWalnut Named MVP As NBA 2K League Announces Awards". 2KLeague.NBA.com. August 11, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

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