The 2024 NBA 2K League Draft will take place in Orlando at Full Sail University’s state-of-the-art on-campus performance center, Full Sail Live, on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. ET, and will air on the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels, the league announced today. The event will feature appearances by Draft prospects, returning NBA 2K League players, social media influencers, and celebrities. Fans interested in attending can register for tickets here.

“The NBA 2K League Draft represents the beginning of a new chapter each year for our league, teams and players,” said NBA 2K League CEO Andrew Perlmutter. “Over our six seasons, the league has hosted events globally and we’re thrilled to return to Full Sail University and share this exciting edition of the Draft with their students and local Orlando fans.”

The draft pool will include players who qualified from the NBA 2K League Become a Pro Series, unretained players from last season, players who earned draft eligibility as part of the NBA 2K League Draft Prospect Series, and select competitors from the NBA 2K League APAC Invitational Presented by Cignal, the NBA 2K League European Invitational and the NBL Oz Gaming Tournament Series. The complete draft pool will be announced at a later date.

Wizards District Gaming will have the first overall pick, T-Wolves Gaming will have the second overall selection, and Pistons GT will have the third overall pick. All 25 NBA 2K League teams will have completed their five-person rosters at the end of the three-round draft. During the offseason, 89 players who competed in the 2023 season were retained by their teams. Meason “Milo” Camille, who played for Pistons GT during the 2021 season, was selected for an NBL Oz Gaming roster spot from the NBL Oz Gaming Tournament Series in October. Additionally, 2022 NBA 2K League MVP Ryan “Dayfri” Conger will return to the league as a player for Mavs Gaming after retiring in 2023. With 91 players already rostered, a total of 34 roster spots will be filled during the draft. For the complete draft order, click here.

The broadcast will feature NBA 2K League CEO Andrew Perlmutter announcing select picks, interviews with draft prospects and other special guests, look ins at select “war rooms” where teams will be strategizing and drafting from their respective markets, and clips from NBA 2K League original content series “Draft Hopefuls”. An event centered around celebrating the game of basketball, the Draft will also feature fan-centric activations on-site at Full Sail University, including a barbershop and gaming stations where registered attendees and students can play NBA 2K24 with and against NBA 2K League pros.

The NBA 2K League will announce additional information related to the 2024 season soon, including season structure, schedule and location(s), prize pool, and open qualifier details.

For more information, fans can follow the NBA 2K League on Twitter (NBA2KLeague), Instagram (nba2kleague), Facebook (NBA 2K League), TikTok (nba2kleague), Twitch (NBA2KLeague) and YouTube (NBA 2K League) and visit NBA2KLeague.com.

About Full Sail University:

Full Sail University is an award-winning educational leader for those pursuing careers in entertainment media and emerging technologies. Founded in 1979, Full Sail has received accolades throughout its over 40-year history, including most recently being featured on the 2021 “Top 50 Film Schools and Instructors from Around the World” list by Variety Magazine, named a 2023 “Top Game Design School” by The Princeton Review, and previously recognized as the “School/College of the Year” by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges. Full Sail University is a graduate and undergraduate degree-granting institution offering on-campus and online degree programs in areas related to Art & Design, Business, Film & Television, Games, Media & Communications, Music & Recording, Sports, and Technology. With over 92,097+ graduates worldwide, Full Sail alumni have worked on countless award-winning projects with individual recognition including Oscar®, Emmy®, GRAMMY®, ADDY® and The Game Award honors.

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About the NBA 2K League:

The NBA 2K League, a professional esports league co-founded by the NBA and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO), launched in 2018 and features 25 teams and the best NBA 2K players in the world. NBA 2K League partners include Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, Cignal, Coinbase, Google, Loco, Meta, Mondelēz International, SAP, Snickers, SPS, Wilson and YouTube. For more information about the NBA 2K League, visit NBA2KLeague.com.