Follow along live on DIMER as the NBA 2K League conducts its inaugural expansion draft, live on Twitch and Twitter at 6pm ET. We’ll be chronicling all the picks and rumours.
LATEST RUMOURS
Blazer5 tried to acquire Hood before the T-Wolves traded for him, preparing an offer directly for Cavs Legion including multiple draft picks, league sources tell DIMER.
The Mavs have traded Dayfri to the Wizards in exchange for the Wizards’ first round pick (#14).
Pacers Gaming are emerging as the favourite to win the LetsGetItRamo sweepstakes, league sources tell DIMER.
76ersGC offered their first-round pick in the entry draft to T-Wolves Gaming in exchange for Feast, whom Minnesota drafted with the sixth pick in the expansion draft, but Minnesota declined the offer, league sources tell DIMER.
With the final pick in the expansion draft, Hawks Talon GC takes x ARSONAL, the former CLTX Gaming big man.
Late addition oShockey goes seventh to Nets Gaming Crew.
T-Wolves Gaming selects defensive stalwart iFEAST with the sixth pick in the expansion draft.
Former Magic Gaming point guard KontruL goes fifth overall to L.A. to join Mootyy.
Former Kings Guard big man Mootyy goes fourth overall to Lakers Gaming.
T-Wolves Gaming has an agreement to draft and trade oLARRY with the third pick to Cavs Legion GC in exchange for Hood.
Nets Gaming Crew will select Finals MVP NateKahl with the second pick in the expansion draft. NateKahl won a championship in his first season with Knicks Gaming.
Hawks Talon GC will select DatBoyShotz first overall, as DIMER expected. Shotz played with Blazer5 last season.
The Cavs have traded Hood to T-Wolves Gaming for the third overall pick in the 2018 NBA 2K League expansion draft.
5:28pm: Cavs Legion GC will likely trade first-round pick Hood, one of the league’s highest-scoring players in season one, league sources told DIMER. More to come.
3:56pm: Pistons GT are expected to trade first-round pick LetsGetItRamo, an MVP candidate in season one, league sources tell DIMER. More to come.
12:47pm: Hawks Talon GC is focusing on DatBoyShotz for the #1 overall pick in the expansion draft, league sources tell DIMER. Shotz, the consensus likely player to go first, has been at the top of rankings since he was unprotected by Blazer5 Gaming (who, understandably, protected MVP/DPOY OneWildWalnut and MVP candidate MamaImDatMan).
Expansion draft order (four picks per round, two rounds):
- Hawks Talon GC Dat Boy Shotz
- Nets Gaming Crew NateKahl
- TWolves Gaming oLARRY
- Lakers Gaming Mootyy
- Lakers Gaming KontruL
- TWolves Gaming iFEAST
- Nets Gaming Crew oShockey
- Hawks Talon GC x ARSONAL
