Every First Round Pick of the NBA 2K League Draft

The first round of the inagural NBA 2K League Draft has just concluded with 17 players being selected as the very first building block of each team's roster. Point Guards were the talk of the draft during the first round as 10 of the 17 picks were of the position that many see as the leader of a basketball team on the virtual and physical hardwood courts. If you missed the first round, do not worry as we have a full recap for you.

• 1. Mavs Gaming Select Point Guard Artreyo "Dimez" Boyd
• 2. Celtics Crossover Gaming Select Point Guard Albano "oFAB" Thomallari
• 3. Jazz Gaming Select Point Guard Shaka "Yeah I Compete" Browne
• 4. King's Guard Gaming Select Power Forward Mitchell "Mootyy" Franklin
• 5. Pistons GT Select Power Forward Ramo "Lets Get It Ramo" Radoncic
• 6. Blazer5 Gaming Select Center Dayne "OneWildWalnut" Downey
• 7. Heat Check Gaming Select Center Jaun "Hotshot" Gonzalez
• 8. Magic Gaming Select Point Guard Christopher "KontruL" Cantrell
• 9. Knicks Gaming Select Power Forward Dayvon "G O O F Y 7 5 7" Curry
• 10. Bucks Gaming Select Point Guard Aaron "Drake Griffin" Rookwood
• 11. Raptors Uprising GC Select Point Guard Kenneth "Kenny" Hailey
• 12. Wizards District Gaming Select Point Guard Johnathon "Fresh Prince" Fields
• 13. Pacers Gaming Select Small Forward Bryant "WoLF" Colon
• 14. 76ers GC Select Point Guard Ethan "Radiant" White
• 15. Grizz Gaming Select Point Guard Larell "Winner_Stayz_On" Mitchell
• 16. Cavs Legion GC Select Point Guard Brandon "Glitchy" Caicedo
• 17. Warriors Gaming Squad Select Small Forward Trong "Shawn_Win" Nguyen

Each of these players will recieve a base salary of $35,000 by signing a six month contract for the team to compete in the inuagural season of the NBA 2K League. With the point guard position being one of the most dominant in NBA 2K esports, it was not surpising to see many of the teams use their first pick on some of the top point guards in the draft. While there are many different styles of point guard play coming from the 10 players that were picked in the first round, they will all be tasked with leading their respective teams to making a run at the championship. 

You can catch the rest of the NBA 2K League Draft action right now on the league's official Twitch channel.

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(cover photo courtesy of NBA 2K League)