NBA 2K League history

Mar 13

Mar 13

The 2021 draft was held at a virtual event. Krazy (Lakers Gaming) went first, and 23 teams made 63 picks from a pool of 265.

Apr

Base salaries by year for retained players, first-round picks and later picks: 2019 $37,000, $35,000 and $33,000; 2020 $37,500, $35,000 and $33,000; 2021 $38,000, $35,000 and $33,000. All contracts ran six months and included paid housing, medical insurance and a retirement plan.

May 10

76ers Gaming Club added Jaden2KL- as a conditional draft pick to fill in for third-round pick ToXsiK until he arrived in market.

May 22

T-Wolves Gaming won THE TIPOFF and $70,000 from a $160,000 pool, ahead of 76ers GC ($50,000). Third and fourth: Wizards District Gaming and Magic Gaming.

June 21

June 24

Cavs Legion GC announced a partnership with Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine.

July

The 2021 regular season ended with Wizards District Gaming 22-6, T-Wolves Gaming 21-7, Pacers Gaming 20-8 and Hornets Venom GT 19-9 on top. Raptors Uprising GC started 0-6 and finished 9-19, then won seven of its last 14 after trading for Dimez.

July 17

Hornets Venom GT won THE TURN and $117,000 from a $260,000 pool, ahead of Blazer5 Gaming ($52,000).

July 20

July 23

Aug

Wizards District Gaming swept Knicks Gaming and NetsGC to reach the 2021 Finals, winning its four playoff games by an average of 19 points including a 40-point Game 2 against NetsGC. Jazz Gaming came out of the West to face them. Watch the Finals

Aug

630 of Pacers Gaming became the first player to win MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season. He led the league at 35.0 points a game as Pacers Gaming posted its best record, 20-8, and the No. 2 seed in the West.

Aug

Beezus hit a buzzer-beater to finish Jazz Gaming's sweep of Blazer5 Gaming, and Jazz later beat Warriors Gaming Squad on a Game 3 finish in the final seconds of the conference finals.

Aug 2

The league announced that the 2021 playoffs would be played in person at the Mavs Gaming Hub in Dallas, Aug. 26 to 28 through the semifinals and the Finals on Sept. 4. It was the league's first in-person games since the 2019 Finals.

Aug 10

The league announced the first All-Star Game for Sept. 25, with seven players from each conference and fan voting from Aug. 16 to 26.

Aug 14

Choc of NetsGC had 58 points and 30 assists, a league assist record at the time, in a 137-113 win over Bucks Gaming on Aug. 14. He led the league in assists (14.4) and was second in scoring (31.7), behind 630 of Pacers Gaming, who led the league in scoring as a rookie at 35.0 a game.

Aug 21

Knicks Gaming won THE TICKET and Not announced from a $25,000 pool, ahead of Blazer5 Gaming (Not announced).

Aug 27

Wizards District Gaming had the league-best record in 2021 at 22-6 and a first-round bye. Knicks Gaming became the first two-time winner of The Ticket (2018, 2021), beating Blazer5 Gaming in the final.

Sept 4

JBM averaged 31.8 points and 12.5 assists in the 2021 playoffs for Wizards District Gaming, and Ria averaged 17.7 points and 13.3 rebounds for Jazz Gaming, who earned $180,000 as runner-up.

Sept 4

The 2021 Finals were the league's first in-person playoff event since 2019, played at the Mavs Gaming Hub in Dallas. JBM was Finals MVP at 22.3 points, 11.3 assists and 48 percent from three. It was also the first season with conferences and a 12-team playoff.

Sept 4

Wizards District Gaming became the first franchise to win back-to-back titles, sweeping Jazz Gaming 3-0 in the Finals.

Sept 5

The 2021 All-Star Game rosters were announced, seven players from each conference chosen by fans, players, coaches and general managers, and a media panel. OneWildWalnut of 76ers GC was named a starter for the game on September 25.

Sept 8

The 2021 All-Star starters were announced. Fans counted for 50 percent of the vote, players 25 percent, and coaches, general managers and media the other 25 percent. Each conference got three guards and four frontcourt players.

Sept 17

Fan voting for the 2021 MVP, Play of the Year and Fan Engagement Award closed at 11:59 p.m. ET. Players, team managers, league officials and media each counted for a third of the vote, along with fans.

Sept 25

The first NBA 2K League All-Star Game was played at Brooklyn Steel on PS5 in NBA 2K22's Pro-Am mode. The West swept the East in a best-of-three and ShiftyKaii of T-Wolves Gaming was MVP. The winners shared $18,000 and the losers $7,000.

Sept 25

The 2021 awards were presented around the All-Star Game: MVP 630, Defensive Player of the Year JustAwkward, Rookie of the Year 630, Most Improved Duck, Coach of the Year Patrick Crossan.

Sept 28

Wizards District Gaming had three of the five All-Defensive Team spots (JBM, JustAwkward, Dayfri), and Dayfri and JustAwkward made the All-NBA 2K League First Team.

Sept 28

The 2021 All-NBA, All-Defensive and All-Rookie teams were announced. First Team: ShiftyKaii, 630, Dayfri, JustAwkward, Ria. Second Team: Splashy, JBM, Crown, Shotz, Newdini. All-Defensive: ShiftyKaii, JBM, JustAwkward, Dayfri, BreadwinnerLA. All-Rookie: 630, Rigby, Crown, Hezi, Glo.

Sept 29

The league and DUX Gaming announced a 24th team based in Mexico for 2022, the first team in Latin America and the second outside the U.S. and Canada.

Oct 25

JBM, the 2020 Finals MVP, announced his retirement from the league.

Oct 30

PeteBeBallin, a center for Hornets Venom GT, announced his retirement from the league after three seasons.

Nov 1

The 2022 protection window opened (Nov. 1 to 5). Each of the 23 teams protected two or three players from the Nov. 17 expansion draft. A team that protected two could retain two more afterward by giving up draft picks. In the end 69 players from 2021 were retained, leaving 51 roster spots for the 24 teams.

Nov 5

Lakers Gaming retained ReeseDaGod, Krazy and Tactuk. Krazy was the first overall pick in the 2021 draft and ReeseDaGod, the seventh, averaged 24.6 points and 7.2 assists.

Nov 10

Mavs Gaming won the 2022 draft lottery. Cavs Legion GC and Bucks Gaming picked next.

Nov 17

Nov 17

Nov 17

The 2022 expansion draft was held. DUX Gaming took avemario, DUX Gaming took Lord Beezus (from Jazz Gaming), DUX Gaming took Killeyy.

Nov 22

Dec

Dec

Dec 13

Sherm, a point guard for Hornets Venom GT, announced his retirement from the league after three seasons.