Bucks Gaming Selects Six Players in NBA 2K League Draft to Form First-Ever Team
April 24, 2018
Bucks Gaming selected the first six players in team history today during the NBA 2K League Draft. The six players will compete in the inaugural season of the NBA 2K League, which tips off in May and consists of 17 teams.
Bucks Gaming had the 10th overall pick in the draft and selected point guard DRAKE GRIFFIN (Aaron Rookwood) as the first draft choice in team history. A transcript of his press conference from New York following his selection in the draft is attached. The full list of 2018 draft selections for Bucks Gaming, who will comprise the first-ever Bucks Gaming team, is below:
2018 Bucks Gaming Roster
| Name | Gamer Tag | State | Position | Round/Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rookwood | DRAKE GRIFFIN | New York | PG | 1st/10th Overall |
| Timothy Anselimo | oLARRY | Florida | C | 2nd/25th Overall |
| Jacob Walls | Procis1on | Illinois | SG | 3rd/44th Overall |
| Mark Hampton Jr. | XxSTL2LAxX | Missouri | SF | 4th/59th Overall |
| Matthew Hofmann | KinG PeroXide | New York | PF | 5th/78th Overall |
| Jovan Tenner | BigBaby2k | Texas | SF | 6th/93rd Overall |
The players in today’s draft were selected from a pool of 102 draftees that were chosen by the league after an extensive tryout process that began in January 2018. Each team had to use their first five selections to select a point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center (in any order they chose) before using their final pick to select a player from any position.
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