# results[].description
For the first time in Lakers History, Lakers Gaming brought a banner home—and they want to make sure everyone knows, it won’t be the last.

“Shut up you haters, we’re on top right now. And we will be for a while.” - Lakers Gaming

On March 16, 2024, Lakers Gaming defeated Magic Gaming to become Slam Open Champions in the first 3 vs. 3 tournament of their season.

Now, more than a week later, amid week two of their second tournament, the Switch Open, they are still undefeated.

Even with this success, the week of practice preceding the tournament was concerning.

“It didn’t look, it didn’t sound good. It didn’t look good at all,” Shooting Guard, Dhwan White (ShiftyKaii) said. “But we kept working towards it, we fixed our communication, we fixed our gameplay. And then as we got closer and closer to the tournament, we realized we were getting better and better.”

Each tournament is three weeks, and each week is considered a round. The first week is seeding games while the second and third weeks are double elimination brackets, and by the end of week three, a champion is crowned.

In week one of the Slam Tournament, Lakers Gaming played the Warriors Gaming Squad, Blazers Gaming, Kings Guard Gaming, and Jazz Gaming. They went 4-0 and earned the top seed in the bracket for week two. They stayed undefeated through week two, beating Team Glitchy, a community (amateur) team.

That Saturday of the following week they were in the Finals and set to play Magic Gaming. This was their first series against them, and the loser was set to move down to the loser's bracket.

Lakers Gaming Center Veron Coates (YooVc) said how their game plan “is to always make the other team uncomfortable.” The series went to Game 5, with Magic Gaming falling from the winner’s bracket. Magic Gaming then faced the top team in the lower bracket, beat them, and had the opportunity for redemption against Lakers Gaming.

It was Lakers Gaming against Magic Gaming again in the winner’s bracket, with the Lakers up 1-0 in the double elimination round. They needed one more to take it all but lost 1-3. Now 1-1, they had to face Magic Gaming for a third time that Saturday. It was win or bust.

Like the Lakers and ShiftyKaii, Magic Gaming’s strongest player is their guard. In an effort to disrupt everything Magic Gaming thought they knew about them, ShiftyKaii had be willing to share the ball, and his teammates YooVc and Arshia Karimi (Krazy) had to be willing and able to hit big shots.

Wondering how that game plan panned out?

“We swept them,” Krazy said.

“3-0,” Guard Vincent Magnaldi added.

“Yeaaaaah,” YooVo chimed in.

Sweeps are rare in the 2KL because of the level of talent and the intricate details needed to secure a win: Best of 5 series. Games are to 21. Win by 2. But Lakers Gaming grabbed their first title in less than 20 minutes.

“I knew if we were going to beat them,” ShiftyKaii explained, “We’d have to give them our all. And we did.”

Winning this championship awarded the team $100,000 and qualified them for the Playoffs in May.

Most of the guys were aligned on saving their portion of the money, investing it and letting it grow. But Rookie Dvnxsty has other plans, “I’m going shopping: new going out clothes, some jewelry, probably get a necklace or chain or something.

That’s the difference between the vets and the Rookies,” he pointed out with a laugh.

“Trell’s rookie year he bought shoes that glowed,” General Manager Matt Makovec pointed out and everyone broke out in laughter.

“I made a lot of dumb purchases,” Trellyb said with a smirk.

Make no mistake though, it’s not always laughing and joking in this league.

Trash talk comes in different levels in the 2KL. Twitter trash talk is very prevalent. There’s trash talk in sub chats with no public access. Then there’s in-person game play where you’ll get a distinct advantage if you can break another player down.

The team is used to going to Washington DC and playing in person and trash talking in person. There, things can get incredibly heated.

“In person, it’s at its peak,” YooVc said. Charging the stage, swearing, threatening, etc. constitutes a fine. “If you say certain things, it will hit you over the head,” YooVc continued, explaining that one time in the Playoffs, 2KL officials worried he and an opponent were going to fight; he was hit with a $700 fine.

“I like trash talking. …I like to hit them where it hurts, you know what I’m saying?” Trellyb added.

One time Lakers Gaming was facing 76ers GC, and they knew their center was getting traded so during the game Trellyb was telling him, “You’re gone after this game. This is your last time wearing these colors.” The team explained how you get distinct advantages if you can break an opponent down and how primarily, trash talk is just in the moment. It’s to throw opponents off their game.

But sometimes, as Krazy put it, “Sometimes I don’t like somebody.”

The thing about trash talk is it only means something if you have the skills to back it up.

Lakers Gaming is a team made up of highly intelligent players. They are dedicated to their craft; Krazy, YooVc, and ShiftyKaii play three scrims (scrimmages) together every day, solely focused on improving their shooting. Dvnxsty explained how there are ways to get better outside of merely playing. He prides himself on being a good shooter and he explained how there’s a point in the jump shot where when you release the shooting button, it’s a perfect release every time. It looks the same every time. However, the timing of the jump shot changes due to other factors including contesting, the preceding dribble move, etc. So, Dvnxsty takes a picture of the perfect jump shot to study and examines the form when it is a perfect release, giving him higher chances of replicating during game time.

And every player on the team can identify what archetypes their opponents are. Archetypes depict the players' play styles characterized by player behaviors. The team analyzes the statistics, patterns, and behaviors of their opponents in order to determine what each one is going to do, when, and how—and then they make high-IQ adjustments to stop them entirely.

“The most rewarding part is waking up and getting paid to play the game every day.”

“…it’s still hard work, I feel like people don’t think it’s hard work,” ShiftyKaii explained.

The job takes discipline and a desire to get better. And getting better can be brutal sometimes explained Head Coach Brian “Nacho” Traynor.  The success of the team is rooted in player trust and open communication. Sometimes criticism and accountability can be ruthless, but it’s always for the betterment of the team.

“There needs to be a tough skin. There needs to be a tough skin because there’s a common goal,” Coach Nacho said.

This is a squad that understands that; they have that. They genuinely care about one another and put team success before individual accolades. As mentioned above, this is the point in their season where the tournaments are 3 vs. 3, 5 vs. 5 will start in May, which means two players are on the bench right now. Krazy, Yoo V v c, and ShiftyKaii have been in the starting lineup and the guys that played in the championship.

But Trellyb and Dvnxsty were a part of the victory, a part of the win, their knowledge of the game, their encouragement, their energy. They all brought this ship home.

“To me,” Dvnxsty said, “it doesn’t feel like I won because I didn’t play but everybody else won.”

“Hey, we’re a team bro,” Trellyb declared.

Everyone nodded.

“Everyone’s always talking about changing the culture,” Trellyb continued, “We did that.”

At the conclusion of the interview, the team rose from their seats and made their way to the door but paused for a moment and looked back before leaving. They had one more message to share: They’ll be back in here again, for another interview—because more content, more praise, more success is coming.

“What we’re looking for is just to get respect as a franchise,” Makovec stated.

# results[].content
For the first time in Lakers History, Lakers Gaming brought a banner home—and they want to make sure everyone knows, it won’t be the last.

“Shut up you haters, we’re on top right now. And we will be for a while.” – Lakers Gaming

On March 16, 2024, Lakers Gaming defeated Magic Gaming to become Slam Open Champions in the first 3 vs. 3 tournament of their season.

Now, more than a week later, amid week two of their second tournament, the Switch Open, they are still undefeated.

Even with this success, the week of practice preceding the tournament was concerning.

“It didn’t look, it didn’t sound good. It didn’t look good at all,” Shooting Guard, Dhwan White (ShiftyKaii) said. “But we kept working towards it, we fixed our communication, we fixed our gameplay. And then as we got closer and closer to the tournament, we realized we were getting better and better.”

Each tournament is three weeks, and each week is considered a round. The first week is seeding games while the second and third weeks are double elimination brackets, and by the end of week three, a champion is crowned.

In week one of the Slam Tournament, Lakers Gaming played the Warriors Gaming Squad, Blazers Gaming, Kings Guard Gaming, and Jazz Gaming. They went 4-0 and earned the top seed in the bracket for week two. They stayed undefeated through week two, beating Team Glitchy, a community (amateur) team.

That Saturday of the following week they were in the Finals and set to play Magic Gaming. This was their first series against them, and the loser was set to move down to the loser’s bracket.

Lakers Gaming Center Veron Coates (YooVc) said how their game plan “is to always make the other team uncomfortable.” The series went to Game 5, with Magic Gaming falling from the winner’s bracket. Magic Gaming then faced the top team in the lower bracket, beat them, and had the opportunity for redemption against Lakers Gaming.

It was Lakers Gaming against Magic Gaming again in the winner’s bracket, with the Lakers up 1-0 in the double elimination round. They needed one more to take it all but lost 1-3. Now 1-1, they had to face Magic Gaming for a third time that Saturday. It was win or bust.

Like the Lakers and ShiftyKaii, Magic Gaming’s strongest player is their guard. In an effort to disrupt everything Magic Gaming thought they knew about them, ShiftyKaii had be willing to share the ball, and his teammates YooVc and Arshia Karimi (Krazy) had to be willing and able to hit big shots.

Wondering how that game plan panned out?

“We swept them,” Krazy said.

“3-0,” Guard Vincent Magnaldi added.

“Yeaaaaah,” YooVo chimed in.

Sweeps are rare in the 2KL because of the level of talent and the intricate details needed to secure a win: Best of 5 series. Games are to 21. Win by 2. But Lakers Gaming grabbed their first title in less than 20 minutes.

“I knew if we were going to beat them,” ShiftyKaii explained, “We’d have to give them our all. And we did.”

Winning this championship awarded the team $100,000 and qualified them for the Playoffs in May.

Most of the guys were aligned on saving their portion of the money, investing it and letting it grow. But Rookie Dvnxsty has other plans, “I’m going shopping: new going out clothes, some jewelry, probably get a necklace or chain or something.

That’s the difference between the vets and the Rookies,” he pointed out with a laugh.

“Trell’s rookie year he bought shoes that glowed,” General Manager Matt Makovec pointed out and everyone broke out in laughter.

“I made a lot of dumb purchases,” Trellyb said with a smirk.

Make no mistake though, it’s not always laughing and joking in this league.

Trash talk comes in different levels in the 2KL. Twitter trash talk is very prevalent. There’s trash talk in sub chats with no public access. Then there’s in-person game play where you’ll get a distinct advantage if you can break another player down.

The team is used to going to Washington DC and playing in person and trash talking in person. There, things can get incredibly heated.

“In person, it’s at its peak,” YooVc said. Charging the stage, swearing, threatening, etc. constitutes a fine. “If you say certain things, it will hit you over the head,” YooVc continued, explaining that one time in the Playoffs, 2KL officials worried he and an opponent were going to fight; he was hit with a $700 fine.

“I like trash talking. …I like to hit them where it hurts, you know what I’m saying?” Trellyb added.

One time Lakers Gaming was facing 76ers GC, and they knew their center was getting traded so during the game Trellyb was telling him, “You’re gone after this game. This is your last time wearing these colors.” The team explained how you get distinct advantages if you can break an opponent down and how primarily, trash talk is just in the moment. It’s to throw opponents off their game.

But sometimes, as Krazy put it, “Sometimes I don’t like somebody.”

The thing about trash talk is it only means something if you have the skills to back it up.

Lakers Gaming is a team made up of highly intelligent players. They are dedicated to their craft; Krazy, YooVc, and ShiftyKaii play three scrims (scrimmages) together every day, solely focused on improving their shooting. Dvnxsty explained how there are ways to get better outside of merely playing. He prides himself on being a good shooter and he explained how there’s a point in the jump shot where when you release the shooting button, it’s a perfect release every time. It looks the same every time. However, the timing of the jump shot changes due to other factors including contesting, the preceding dribble move, etc. So, Dvnxsty takes a picture of the perfect jump shot to study and examines the form when it is a perfect release, giving him higher chances of replicating during game time.

And every player on the team can identify what archetypes their opponents are. Archetypes depict the players’ play styles characterized by player behaviors. The team analyzes the statistics, patterns, and behaviors of their opponents in order to determine what each one is going to do, when, and how—and then they make high-IQ adjustments to stop them entirely.

“The most rewarding part is waking up and getting paid to play the game every day.”

“…it’s still hard work, I feel like people don’t think it’s hard work,” ShiftyKaii explained.

The job takes discipline and a desire to get better. And getting better can be brutal sometimes explained Head Coach Brian “Nacho” Traynor.  The success of the team is rooted in player trust and open communication. Sometimes criticism and accountability can be ruthless, but it’s always for the betterment of the team.

“There needs to be a tough skin. There needs to be a tough skin because there’s a common goal,” Coach Nacho said.

This is a squad that understands that; they have that. They genuinely care about one another and put team success before individual accolades. As mentioned above, this is the point in their season where the tournaments are 3 vs. 3, 5 vs. 5 will start in May, which means two players are on the bench right now. Krazy, Yoo V v c, and ShiftyKaii have been in the starting lineup and the guys that played in the championship.

But Trellyb and Dvnxsty were a part of the victory, a part of the win, their knowledge of the game, their encouragement, their energy. They all brought this ship home.

“To me,” Dvnxsty said, “it doesn’t feel like I won because I didn’t play but everybody else won.”

“Hey, we’re a team bro,” Trellyb declared.

Everyone nodded.

“Everyone’s always talking about changing the culture,” Trellyb continued, “We did that.”

At the conclusion of the interview, the team rose from their seats and made their way to the door but paused for a moment and looked back before leaving. They had one more message to share: They’ll be back in here again, for another interview—because more content, more praise, more success is coming.

“What we’re looking for is just to get respect as a franchise,” Makovec stated.

# results[].description
See these moments from Lakers Gaming winning their first NBA 2K League tournament, The Slam, fueled by the MVP performance by ShiftyKaii.

Here are the Lakers Gaming series from The Slam.

Group Play
Lakers Gaming 3 - Kings Guard Gaming 1
Lakers Gaming 3 - Blazer5 Gaming 2
Lakers Gaming 3 - Jazz Gaming 2
Lakers Gaming 3 - Warriors Gaming Squad 1

Bracket Play
Lakers Gaming 3 - Glitchy 2
Lakers Gaming 3 - Celtics Crossover Gaming 1
Lakers Gaming 3 - Knicks Gaming 2
Lakers Gaming 3 - Hawks Talon GC 0
Lakers Gaming 3 - Magic Gaming 2
Lakers Gaming 1 - Magic Gaming 3
Lakers Gaming 3 - Magic Gaming 0

Lakers Gaming Wins

Lakers Gaming Celebrate the Win

ShiftyKaii Highlights from his tournament MVP performance

Interview with ShiftyKaii following the tournament

# results[].content
See these moments from Lakers Gaming winning their first NBA 2K League tournament, The Slam, fueled by the MVP performance by ShiftyKaii.

Here are the Lakers Gaming series from The Slam.

Group Play
Lakers Gaming 3 – Kings Guard Gaming 1
Lakers Gaming 3 – Blazer5 Gaming 2
Lakers Gaming 3 – Jazz Gaming 2
Lakers Gaming 3 – Warriors Gaming Squad 1

Bracket Play
Lakers Gaming 3 – Glitchy 2
Lakers Gaming 3 – Celtics Crossover Gaming 1
Lakers Gaming 3 – Knicks Gaming 2
Lakers Gaming 3 – Hawks Talon GC 0
Lakers Gaming 3 – Magic Gaming 2
Lakers Gaming 1 – Magic Gaming 3
Lakers Gaming 3 – Magic Gaming 0

Lakers Gaming Wins

Lakers Gaming Celebrate the Win

ShiftyKaii Highlights from his tournament MVP performance

Interview with ShiftyKaii following the tournament

# results[].description
Lakers Gaming has acquired Dhwan “ShiftyKaii” White and a second-round pick in the 2025 NBA 2K League Draft from Timberwolves Gaming along with Veron “YooVc” Coates and the 39th overall pick in the 2023 draft from Cavs Legion GC. As part of the transactions, Lakers Gaming sent Ryan “Ryan1of1” Harris and two first-round picks in the 2023 draft (No. 9 and 23) to Hornets Venom GT, a 2025 first-round pick to Timberwolves Gaming and the third overall pick in this year’s draft to NBL Oz Gaming.

Dhwan “ShiftyKaii” White will enter his fifth season in the NBA 2K League as one of the league’s marquee players. The first ever NBA 2K League All-Star Game MVP has had multiple 70 point-games, including 76 and 73-point outings. The shooting guard averaged 24.4 points and 4.3 assists on 46.5 percent shooting from 3-point range in The Tipoff Powered by AT&T last season. The fifth overall pick in the 2020 draft put up strong playoff averages of 22.7 points and 2.7 assists on 69.2 percent shooting from distance last year.

Veron “YooVc” Coates was the third overall pick in the 2021 NBA 2K League Draft. Last season, the 2021 All-Rookie Team honoree averaged 10.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in seven games in The Tipoff Powered by AT&T. During the 2021 season in his first stop with Warriors Gaming Squad, the Queens, N.Y., native was awarded the Quarterfinals MVP after taking down Timberwolves Gaming, posting averages of 18.7 points 11.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists, including a clutch block in a decisive game three to secure the series.
Ryan “Ryan1of1” Harris averaged 22.3 points and 5.3 assists while shooting 43.9 from 3-point range in 3v3 play during the 2023 season for Lakers Gaming. Harris was originally drafted by Lakers Gaming with the third overall pick in the 2023 draft.

# results[].content
Lakers Gaming has acquired Dhwan “ShiftyKaii” White and a second-round pick in the 2025 NBA 2K League Draft from Timberwolves Gaming along with Veron “YooVc” Coates and the 39th overall pick in the 2023 draft from Cavs Legion GC. As part of the transactions, Lakers Gaming sent Ryan “Ryan1of1” Harris and two first-round picks in the 2023 draft (No. 9 and 23) to Hornets Venom GT, a 2025 first-round pick to Timberwolves Gaming and the third overall pick in this year’s draft to NBL Oz Gaming.

Dhwan “ShiftyKaii” White will enter his fifth season in the NBA 2K League as one of the league’s marquee players. The first ever NBA 2K League All-Star Game MVP has had multiple 70 point-games, including 76 and 73-point outings. The shooting guard averaged 24.4 points and 4.3 assists on 46.5 percent shooting from 3-point range in The Tipoff Powered by AT&T last season. The fifth overall pick in the 2020 draft put up strong playoff averages of 22.7 points and 2.7 assists on 69.2 percent shooting from distance last year.

Veron “YooVc” Coates was the third overall pick in the 2021 NBA 2K League Draft. Last season, the 2021 All-Rookie Team honoree averaged 10.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in seven games in The Tipoff Powered by AT&T. During the 2021 season in his first stop with Warriors Gaming Squad, the Queens, N.Y., native was awarded the Quarterfinals MVP after taking down Timberwolves Gaming, posting averages of 18.7 points 11.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists, including a clutch block in a decisive game three to secure the series.

Ryan “Ryan1of1” Harris averaged 22.3 points and 5.3 assists while shooting 43.9 from 3-point range in 3v3 play during the 2023 season for Lakers Gaming. Harris was originally drafted by Lakers Gaming with the third overall pick in the 2023 draft.

# results[].description
Lakers Gaming have released Christopher “Duck” Charles, it was announced today. The guard played the entire 3v3 season with Lakers Gaming.

In a subsequent move, Lakers Gaming has acquired guard, Trey “TreyDollaz” Wright. The 9th overall draft pick in 2022 will join Lakers Gaming for the 5v5 portion of the season.

Lakers Gaming returns to action on Tuesday, 5/23, against Dux Gaming at 4 P.M. PT

# results[].content
Lakers Gaming have released Christopher “Duck” Charles, it was announced today. The guard played the entire 3v3 season with Lakers Gaming.

In a subsequent move, Lakers Gaming has acquired guard, Trey “TreyDollaz” Wright. The 9th overall draft pick in 2022 will join Lakers Gaming for the 5v5 portion of the season.

Lakers Gaming returns to action on Tuesday, 5/23, against Dux Gaming at 4 P.M. PT

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NBA 2K League Unveils 2023 Competition Schedule

# results[].description
The NBA 2K League unveiled its complete competition schedule, which runs between Wednesday, March 8 and Saturday, August 5. The NBA 2K League will award $2.5 million in cash prizes across THE BANNER CHAIN SERIES Powered by AT&T and Coinbase NBA 2KL 3v3 BLACKTOP SERIES tournaments, and the NBA 2K League 3v3 and 5v5 Playoffs. The 2023 season will be hosted at the soon-to-debut District E Powered by Ticketmaster in Washington, D.C..

For the first time, the NBA 2K League season will be separated into 3v3 and 5v5 halves. The 3v3 portion of the season begins with the Coinbase NBA2KL 3v3 SLAM OPEN on March 8 and finishes with the NBA2KL 3v3 Finals on Saturday, May 13. The 5v5 competition tips off on Wednesday, May 23 with THE TIPOFF Powered by AT&T and will culminate with the NBA2KL 5v5 Finals on Saturday, Aug. 5.

For the second straight season, community teams from around the world will have the opportunity to participate alongside NBA 2K League teams for a share of the 3v3 tournament prize pool in the Coinbase NBA2KL 3v3 BLACKTOP SERIES. For more information on the new combined SLAM OPEN and SWITCH OPEN qualifying event, which tipped off Jan. 28 and goes through Feb. 11, click here. Also new for this season, the SLAM OPEN and SWITCH OPEN tournaments will use a double-elimination format. NBA 2K League teams and community teams will qualify for the NBA 2K League 3v3 Playoffs based on their performance in the prior competitions throughout the season, with the STEAL OPEN remaining the last chance tournament for teams still trying to qualify for the 3v3 Playoffs.

THE BANNER CHAIN SERIES Powered by AT&T and the NBA 2K League 5v5 Playoffs will continue to feature only NBA 2K League teams. All 25 teams will compete in THE TIPOFF and THE TURN. The five top performing teams from each conference at the end of those tournaments will automatically qualify for the NBA 2K League 5v5 Playoffs. The 15 remaining teams will compete in THE TICKET, with the winning teams from the two conferences earning the 11th and 12th spots in the Playoffs.

Located in downtown Washington, D.C., District E Powered by Ticketmaster is adjacent to Capital One Arena, the home to the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the NHL’s Washington Capitals. For information on tickets to view NBA 2K League games live at District E, click here.

# results[].headline
NBA 2K League Unveils 2023 Competition Schedule

# results[].content
The NBA 2K League unveiled its complete competition schedule, which runs between Wednesday, March 8 and Saturday, August 5. The NBA 2K League will award $2.5 million in cash prizes across THE BANNER CHAIN SERIES Powered by AT&T and Coinbase NBA 2KL 3v3 BLACKTOP SERIES tournaments, and the NBA 2K League 3v3 and 5v5 Playoffs. The 2023 season will be hosted at the soon-to-debut District E Powered by Ticketmaster in Washington, D.C..

For the first time, the NBA 2K League season will be separated into 3v3 and 5v5 halves. The 3v3 portion of the season begins with the Coinbase NBA2KL 3v3 SLAM OPEN on March 8 and finishes with the NBA2KL 3v3 Finals on Saturday, May 13. The 5v5 competition tips off on Wednesday, May 23 with THE TIPOFF Powered by AT&T and will culminate with the NBA2KL 5v5 Finals on Saturday, Aug. 5.

For the second straight season, community teams from around the world will have the opportunity to participate alongside NBA 2K League teams for a share of the 3v3 tournament prize pool in the Coinbase NBA2KL 3v3 BLACKTOP SERIES. For more information on the new combined SLAM OPEN and SWITCH OPEN qualifying event, which tipped off Jan. 28 and goes through Feb. 11, click here. Also new for this season, the SLAM OPEN and SWITCH OPEN tournaments will use a double-elimination format. NBA 2K League teams and community teams will qualify for the NBA 2K League 3v3 Playoffs based on their performance in the prior competitions throughout the season, with the STEAL OPEN remaining the last chance tournament for teams still trying to qualify for the 3v3 Playoffs.

THE BANNER CHAIN SERIES Powered by AT&T and the NBA 2K League 5v5 Playoffs will continue to feature only NBA 2K League teams. All 25 teams will compete in THE TIPOFF and THE TURN. The five top performing teams from each conference at the end of those tournaments will automatically qualify for the NBA 2K League 5v5 Playoffs. The 15 remaining teams will compete in THE TICKET, with the winning teams from the two conferences earning the 11th and 12th spots in the Playoffs.

Located in downtown Washington, D.C., District E Powered by Ticketmaster is adjacent to Capital One Arena, the home to the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the NHL’s Washington Capitals. For information on tickets to view NBA 2K League games live at District E, click here.

# results[].title
Lakers Gaming Drafts Spam1of1 and FutureClutch in NBA 2K League Draft 2023

# results[].description
With the third pick in the 2023 NBA 2K League Draft, Lakers Gaming chose Ryan “Spam1of1” Harris of Virginia. Using their second pick in the first round, Lakers Gaming chose Josue "FutureClutch" Gomez with the nineteenth overall pick.

View the full draft results.

The 2023 draft pool consisted of 200 players. In addition to unretained players from last season, the draft pool also included players who earned draft eligibility through the NBA 2K League Become a Pro Series or the NBA 2K League Draft Prospect Series, select competitors from the NBA 2K League’s APAC, Australian and European Invitationals, and high-performing players in the 2K community as determined by league and team officials.

The NBA 2K League will announce additional information related to the 2023 season in the coming weeks, including season structure, schedule and location, and prize pool.

# results[].headline
Lakers Gaming Drafts Spam1of1 and FutureClutch in NBA 2K League Draft 2023

# results[].content
With the third pick in the 2023 NBA 2K League Draft, Lakers Gaming chose Ryan “Spam1of1” Harris of Virginia. Using their second pick in the first round, Lakers Gaming chose Josue “FutureClutch” Gomez with the nineteenth overall pick.

View the full draft results.

The 2023 draft pool consisted of 200 players. In addition to unretained players from last season, the draft pool also included players who earned draft eligibility through the NBA 2K League Become a Pro Series or the NBA 2K League Draft Prospect Series, select competitors from the NBA 2K League’s APAC, Australian and European Invitationals, and high-performing players in the 2K community as determined by league and team officials.

The NBA 2K League will announce additional information related to the 2023 season in the coming weeks, including season structure, schedule and location, and prize pool.

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The NBA 2K League announced that the 2023 NBA 2K League Draft will be livestreamed from New York City on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. ET, and will air on the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels. The invite-only Draft party will feature VIP guests, including select draft prospects, returning NBA 2K League players, social media influencers and celebrities.

“A pinnacle moment every offseason and a marquee event for 2K and basketball fans alike, we are thrilled to bring the NBA 2K League Draft back live to New York City for the first time since 2020,” said NBA 2K League President Brendan Donohue. “We started with over 100,000 tryouts across 3v3 and 5v5 competitions, players all aspiring to be drafted by one of our 25 teams. On Draft night, we will introduce you to this draft class and their amazing stories, welcome our newest franchise from Australia - NBL Oz Gaming - and we will watch our reigning 3v3 champions Pistons GT and 5v5 champions Bucks Gaming take first steps in their title defenses.”

Debuting this past offseason, the NBA 2K League Become a Pro Series saw incredible interest with a record-setting 101,000 tryouts from 126 countries. The draft pool will also consist of unretained players, players who earned draft eligibility as part of the NBA 2K League Draft Prospect Series, select competitors from the NBA 2K League’s APAC, Australian and European Invitationals, and high-performing players in the 2K community as determined by league and team officials. See below for more information on some of the notable 2023 NBA 2K League draft prospects. The complete draft pool will be announced at a later date.

All 25 NBA 2K League teams, including the league’s expansion team representing Australia, NBL Oz Gaming, will have completed their five-person rosters for both 3v3 and 5v5 competitions at the end of the three-round draft. Hawks Talon GC will have the first overall pick, Nets GC will have the second overall selection, and Lakers Gaming will have the third overall pick. During the offseason, 78 players who competed in the 2022 season were retained by their teams and one player was selected as the first-ever NBL Oz Gaming player in the NBA 2K League Australian Invitational, leaving 47 roster spots to be filled during the draft. For the complete draft order, click here.

The broadcast will feature NBA 2K League President Brendan Donohue announcing select picks, interviews with VIP guests in attendance at the Draft party, live look-ins with draft prospects, NBA 2K League operations headquarters and 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”.

The NBA 2K League will announce additional information related to the 2023 season in the coming months, including season structure, schedule and location, prize pool, and open qualifiers.

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The NBA 2K League announced that the 2023 NBA 2K League Draft will be livestreamed from New York City on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. ET, and will air on the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels. The invite-only Draft party will feature VIP guests, including select draft prospects, returning NBA 2K League players, social media influencers and celebrities.

“A pinnacle moment every offseason and a marquee event for 2K and basketball fans alike, we are thrilled to bring the NBA 2K League Draft back live to New York City for the first time since 2020,” said NBA 2K League President Brendan Donohue. “We started with over 100,000 tryouts across 3v3 and 5v5 competitions, players all aspiring to be drafted by one of our 25 teams. On Draft night, we will introduce you to this draft class and their amazing stories, welcome our newest franchise from Australia – NBL Oz Gaming – and we will watch our reigning 3v3 champions Pistons GT and 5v5 champions Bucks Gaming take first steps in their title defenses.”

Debuting this past offseason, the NBA 2K League Become a Pro Series saw incredible interest with a record-setting 101,000 tryouts from 126 countries. The draft pool will also consist of unretained players, players who earned draft eligibility as part of the NBA 2K League Draft Prospect Series, select competitors from the NBA 2K League’s APAC, Australian and European Invitationals, and high-performing players in the 2K community as determined by league and team officials. See below for more information on some of the notable 2023 NBA 2K League draft prospects. The complete draft pool will be announced at a later date.

All 25 NBA 2K League teams, including the league’s expansion team representing Australia, NBL Oz Gaming, will have completed their five-person rosters for both 3v3 and 5v5 competitions at the end of the three-round draft. Hawks Talon GC will have the first overall pick, Nets GC will have the second overall selection, and Lakers Gaming will have the third overall pick. During the offseason, 78 players who competed in the 2022 season were retained by their teams and one player was selected as the first-ever NBL Oz Gaming player in the NBA 2K League Australian Invitational, leaving 47 roster spots to be filled during the draft. For the complete draft order, click here.

The broadcast will feature NBA 2K League President Brendan Donohue announcing select picks, interviews with VIP guests in attendance at the Draft party, live look-ins with draft prospects, NBA 2K League operations headquarters and 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”.

The NBA 2K League will announce additional information related to the 2023 season in the coming months, including season structure, schedule and location, prize pool, and open qualifiers.

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Lakers Gaming has traded their 40th overall pick in the NBA 2K League Season 6 Draft to Jazz Gaming in exchange for Christopher “Duck” Charles, it was announced today.

Charles is a three-year NBA 2K League veteran. Picked second overall in the 2020 draft, the savvy point guard averaged 19.0 points, 9.5 assists and 1.0 rebounds in this year’s playoffs.

Lakers Gaming has two remaining picks in this year’s NBA 2K League Season 6 Draft.

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Lakers Gaming has traded their 40th overall pick in the NBA 2K League Season 6 Draft to Jazz Gaming in exchange for Christopher “Duck” Charles, it was announced today.

Charles is a three-year NBA 2K League veteran. Picked second overall in the 2020 draft, the savvy point guard averaged 19.0 points, 9.5 assists and 1.0 rebounds in this year’s playoffs.

Lakers Gaming has two remaining picks in this year’s NBA 2K League Season 6 Draft.

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Lakers Gaming has agreed to trade Reginald “Regg” Nash to Kings Guard Gaming in exchange for the 19th overall pick in the NBA 2K League Season 6 Draft, it was announced today.

Reginald “Regg” Nash averaged 18.6 points and 7.6 assists in 5v5 play during the 2022 season. He had career-high 38 points in June against Celtics Gaming. 

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Lakers Gaming has agreed to trade Reginald “Regg” Nash to Kings Guard Gaming in exchange for the 19th overall pick in the NBA 2K League Season 6 Draft, it was announced today.

Reginald “Regg” Nash averaged 18.6 points and 7.6 assists in 5v5 play during the 2022 season. He had career-high 38 points in June against Celtics Gaming.

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Lakers Gaming has agreed to trade the 2023 seventh overall pick (originally of Raptors Uprising), Maurice “ReeseDaGod” Delaney, and their own 2024 2nd round pick to Grizz Gaming in exchange for the 2023 third overall pick, Grizz Gaming’s  2023 third round pick, and Grizz Gaming’s 2024 first round pick, it was announced today.

In his second campaign, Maurice “ReeseDaGod” Delaney went on to average 19.6 points, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He made  a career-high nine three-point shots in April against the eventual 5v5 champions, Bucks Gaming. 

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Lakers Gaming has agreed to trade the 2023 seventh overall pick (originally of Raptors Uprising), Maurice “ReeseDaGod” Delaney, and their own 2024 2nd round pick to Grizz Gaming in exchange for the 2023 third overall pick, Grizz Gaming’s 2023 third round pick, and Grizz Gaming’s 2024 first round pick, it was announced today.

In his second campaign, Maurice “ReeseDaGod” Delaney went on to average 19.6 points, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He made a career-high nine three-point shots in April against the eventual 5v5 champions, Bucks Gaming.

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Lakers Gaming Protects Player Rights of Three Players

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Lakers Gaming has protected the player rights to Arshia “Krazy” Karimi, Maurice “ReeseDaGod” Delaney, and Reginald “Regg” Nash Jr. for the upcoming NBA 2K League season, it was announced today.

After being selected with the first overall pick in the 2021 NBA 2K League Draft, Arshia “Krazy” Karimi averaged 18.4 points 13.4 rebounds, and 8.0 assists during regular season 5v5 play and was also selected as a Western Conference All-Star.

In his second campaign, Maurice “ReeseDaGod” Delaney went on to average 19.6 points, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He made  a career-high nine three-point shots in April against the eventual 5v5 champions, Bucks Gaming. 

After acquiring Reginald “Regg” Nash Jr. in a trade from Bucks Gaming, the 2020 NBA 2K Rookie of the Year had a great season, averaging 19.0 points and 7.6 assists per game. 

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Lakers Gaming Protects Player Rights of Three Players

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Lakers Gaming has protected the player rights to Arshia “Krazy” Karimi, Maurice “ReeseDaGod” Delaney, and Reginald “Regg” Nash Jr. for the upcoming NBA 2K League season, it was announced today.

After being selected with the first overall pick in the 2021 NBA 2K League Draft, Arshia “Krazy” Karimi averaged 18.4 points 13.4 rebounds, and 8.0 assists during regular season 5v5 play and was also selected as a Western Conference All-Star.

In his second campaign, Maurice “ReeseDaGod” Delaney went on to average 19.6 points, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He made a career-high nine three-point shots in April against the eventual 5v5 champions, Bucks Gaming.

After acquiring Reginald “Regg” Nash Jr. in a trade from Bucks Gaming, the 2020 NBA 2K Rookie of the Year had a great season, averaging 19.0 points and 7.6 assists per game.

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Lakers Gaming entered their third season in 2022, hoping to improve on their subpar franchise record in their first two seasons. Lakers Gaming finished the 2021 season with a 3-25 record despite some strong individual performances from their star players. After retaining the 2020 Rookie of the Year, “Regg”, first round draft pick “Krazy”, and star shooting guard “ReeseDaGod,” the mission was clear and improvement was key. 

Another impactful addition to the squad this year was head coach Brian “Nacho” Traynor. Nacho joined Lakers Gaming with extensive professional gaming experience under his belt. The Cincinnati, Ohio native played in the NBA 2K League’s inaugural season in 2018 for Magic Gaming and then signed with T-Wolves Gaming the following offseason, helping the franchise win the championship in their first year of competition. Nacho brought much needed leadership and installed an organized structure which helped steer the ship in the right direction. 

Organization and team cohesiveness was key this year with the NBA 2KL introducing an additional 3v3 format this season. With this change, strategies, personnel, and game plans had to adjust on the fly. 

Lakers Gaming started the season on fire, posting a 5-1 record in the group play portion of the TIPOFF Tournament before advancing to the semifinals and falling to the eventual champions, T-Wolves Gaming. A 14-6 record during the opening month of April including several three-game winning streaks was foreshadowing to the complete 180 degree turn of that was the 2022 season. 

Lakers Gaming followed up their strong start with a 14-7 record in group play of the SLAM 3v3 Tournament. The team proceeded to sweep Bucks Gaming 4-0 in the first round of bracket play and then came back from a 3-1 deficit vs. Blazer5 Gaming to win their second round series, 4-3. Lakers Gaming ultimately fell in the semifinals to Dux Infinitos in seven games.

After going 3-2 in the next 5v5 tournament, THE TURN, Lakers Gaming had successfully progressed past the first round in the first three tournaments of the year. 

During June, Lakers Gaming stayed even with a 14-14 record during the month. In THE SWITCH 3v3 tournament, the Lakers went 11-11, all but securing a playoff spot. The month of July signified the beginning of seed weeks for 2KL in which teams play five games in both 5v5 and 3v3 formats in a critical week for playoff seeding. In the 5v5 section, Lakers Gaming struggled, only winning one game out of five. Despite the team’s poor performance, Lakers Gaming was still able to secure a 5v5 playoff spot. Lakers Gaming fared much better during the 3v3 Seed Weeks, posting a 3-2 record, and securing a playoff berth.  

After a combined 3-25 record during 2021 season, Lakers Gaming clinched their first two playoffs berth’s in franchise history. A truly amazing turnaround for the franchise. 

The team then headed to Indianapolis where both the 5v5 and 3v3 playoffs would be played live. The team’s first 3v3 playoff game saw Lakers Gaming matchup against the eventual 5v5 champions, Bucks Gaming. Lakers Gaming secured their first playoff win in franchise history with a clean sweep in three games. The team eventually fell in the next round against the 3v3 champions, Pistons GT. The following week, Lakers Gaming played in the 5v5 2KL Championships. The team again was able to secure a first-round victory against Jazz Gaming before falling to the eventual champions, Bucks Gaming.

Lakers Gaming also produced their first ever All-Star during the 2022 season. Arshia “Krazy” Karimi was voted as a NBA 2K League Western Conference All-Star. The #1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA 2K League draft was showing his worth during the year.  In his second season, the Dallas native helped lead the team to their best regular season record and clinch the franchise’s first playoff berth. The starting center was an absolute force this season, averaging 18.4 points 13.4 rebounds, and 8.0 assists during regular season 5v5 play, majorly improving on his 2021 averages. He was integral to the newly introduced 3v3 format this year as well. Krazy started nearly every 3v3 matchup during the 2022 season including the team’s first ever playoff win against Bucks Gaming, the eventual 5v5 league champions. 

Even though the team was unable to secure any hardware during the 2022 season, it is hard to say that this campaign was anything other than an absolute success. From struggling in the first few years of the franchise’s establishment, to becoming a viable playoff team has to be met with nothing but praise for everyone involved with the organization this year. 

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Lakers Gaming entered their third season in 2022, hoping to improve on their subpar franchise record in their first two seasons. Lakers Gaming finished the 2021 season with a 3-25 record despite some strong individual performances from their star players. After retaining the 2020 Rookie of the Year, “Regg”, first round draft pick “Krazy”, and star shooting guard “ReeseDaGod,” the mission was clear and improvement was key.

Another impactful addition to the squad this year was head coach Brian “Nacho” Traynor. Nacho joined Lakers Gaming with extensive professional gaming experience under his belt. The Cincinnati, Ohio native played in the NBA 2K League’s inaugural season in 2018 for Magic Gaming and then signed with T-Wolves Gaming the following offseason, helping the franchise win the championship in their first year of competition. Nacho brought much needed leadership and installed an organized structure which helped steer the ship in the right direction.

Organization and team cohesiveness was key this year with the NBA 2KL introducing an additional 3v3 format this season. With this change, strategies, personnel, and game plans had to adjust on the fly.

Lakers Gaming started the season on fire, posting a 5-1 record in the group play portion of the TIPOFF Tournament before advancing to the semifinals and falling to the eventual champions, T-Wolves Gaming. A 14-6 record during the opening month of April including several three-game winning streaks was foreshadowing to the complete 180 degree turn of that was the 2022 season.

Lakers Gaming followed up their strong start with a 14-7 record in group play of the SLAM 3v3 Tournament. The team proceeded to sweep Bucks Gaming 4-0 in the first round of bracket play and then came back from a 3-1 deficit vs. Blazer5 Gaming to win their second round series, 4-3. Lakers Gaming ultimately fell in the semifinals to Dux Infinitos in seven games.

After going 3-2 in the next 5v5 tournament, THE TURN, Lakers Gaming had successfully progressed past the first round in the first three tournaments of the year.

During June, Lakers Gaming stayed even with a 14-14 record during the month. In THE SWITCH 3v3 tournament, the Lakers went 11-11, all but securing a playoff spot. The month of July signified the beginning of seed weeks for 2KL in which teams play five games in both 5v5 and 3v3 formats in a critical week for playoff seeding. In the 5v5 section, Lakers Gaming struggled, only winning one game out of five. Despite the team’s poor performance, Lakers Gaming was still able to secure a 5v5 playoff spot. Lakers Gaming fared much better during the 3v3 Seed Weeks, posting a 3-2 record, and securing a playoff berth.

After a combined 3-25 record during 2021 season, Lakers Gaming clinched their first two playoffs berth’s in franchise history. A truly amazing turnaround for the franchise.

The team then headed to Indianapolis where both the 5v5 and 3v3 playoffs would be played live. The team’s first 3v3 playoff game saw Lakers Gaming matchup against the eventual 5v5 champions, Bucks Gaming. Lakers Gaming secured their first playoff win in franchise history with a clean sweep in three games. The team eventually fell in the next round against the 3v3 champions, Pistons GT. The following week, Lakers Gaming played in the 5v5 2KL Championships. The team again was able to secure a first-round victory against Jazz Gaming before falling to the eventual champions, Bucks Gaming.

Lakers Gaming also produced their first ever All-Star during the 2022 season. Arshia “Krazy” Karimi was voted as a NBA 2K League Western Conference All-Star. The #1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA 2K League draft was showing his worth during the year. In his second season, the Dallas native helped lead the team to their best regular season record and clinch the franchise’s first playoff berth. The starting center was an absolute force this season, averaging 18.4 points 13.4 rebounds, and 8.0 assists during regular season 5v5 play, majorly improving on his 2021 averages. He was integral to the newly introduced 3v3 format this year as well. Krazy started nearly every 3v3 matchup during the 2022 season including the team’s first ever playoff win against Bucks Gaming, the eventual 5v5 league champions.

Even though the team was unable to secure any hardware during the 2022 season, it is hard to say that this campaign was anything other than an absolute success. From struggling in the first few years of the franchise’s establishment, to becoming a viable playoff team has to be met with nothing but praise for everyone involved with the organization this year.

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Arshia “Krazy” Karimi Voted as a Western Conference All-Star

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Arshia “Krazy” Karimi was voted as a NBA 2K League Western Conference All-Star, it was announced today.  The #1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA 2K League draft is Lakers Gaming’s first ever All-Star selection. 

In his second season, the Dallas native helped lead the team to their best regular season record and clinch the franchise’s first playoff berth. The starting center was an absolute force this season, averaging 18.4 points 13.4 rebounds, and 8.0 assists during regular season 5v5 play, majorly improving on his 2021 averages. He was integral to the newly introduced 3v3 format this year as well. Krazy started nearly every 3v3 matchup during the 2022 season including the team’s first ever playoff win against Bucks Gaming, the eventual 5v5 league champions. 

The second annual NBA 2K League All-Star presented by Google Pixel will be held in Los Angeles at The Novo on Friday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Stadium and the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels.  For the first time, the 2022 NBA 2K League All-Star event will include both 5v5 and 3v3 gameplay formats and will award a total of $30,000 to participants.

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Arshia “Krazy” Karimi Voted as a Western Conference All-Star

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Arshia “Krazy” Karimi was voted as a NBA 2K League Western Conference All-Star, it was announced today. The #1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA 2K League draft is Lakers Gaming’s first ever All-Star selection.

In his second season, the Dallas native helped lead the team to their best regular season record and clinch the franchise’s first playoff berth. The starting center was an absolute force this season, averaging 18.4 points 13.4 rebounds, and 8.0 assists during regular season 5v5 play, majorly improving on his 2021 averages. He was integral to the newly introduced 3v3 format this year as well. Krazy started nearly every 3v3 matchup during the 2022 season including the team’s first ever playoff win against Bucks Gaming, the eventual 5v5 league champions.

The second annual NBA 2K League All-Star presented by Google Pixel will be held in Los Angeles at The Novo on Friday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Stadium and the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels. For the first time, the 2022 NBA 2K League All-Star event will include both 5v5 and 3v3 gameplay formats and will award a total of $30,000 to participants.

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Name: Latrell Roberson
Handle: GreenTooNice
From: Cleveland Heights, OH
Position: Power Forward

Favorite pair of kicks? - Off white dunks

What music you rockin pregame? - youngboy, lil durk, Rio da yung OG, lil baby

What’s your team goal for this season? - To win a 2KL Championship

What’s your personal goal for you this season? - To make a defensive team and make playoffs

Tell us something random that no one really knows about you. - My favorite color red

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Name: Latrell Roberson
Handle: GreenTooNice
From: Cleveland Heights, OH
Position: Power Forward

Favorite pair of kicks? – Off white dunks

What music you rockin pregame? – youngboy, lil durk, Rio da yung OG, lil baby

What’s your team goal for this season? – To win a 2KL Championship

What’s your personal goal for you this season? – To make a defensive team and make playoffs

Tell us something random that no one really knows about you. – My favorite color red

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Name: Maurice Delaney
Handle: ReeseDaGod
From: Chicago, IL
Position: Shooting Guard

Favorite pair of kicks? - My favorite go to pair of shoes are Low top all white Air Force 1’s. Favorite pair right now has to be my Jordan Cool Grey 11s

What music you rockin pregame? - Pregame I’m listening to Chief keef, Rod Wave, Lil Durk, and Shordie Shordie

What’s your team goal for this season? - My team goal is to make playoffs

What’s your personal goal for you this season? - Personal goal is to work on my game on the court, and become a better leader on and off the court.

Tell us something random that no one really knows about you. - Something random people wouldn’t really know about me is I wear a piece of my clothing brand LimpSeason everyday.

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Name: Maurice Delaney
Handle: ReeseDaGod
From: Chicago, IL
Position: Shooting Guard

Favorite pair of kicks? – My favorite go to pair of shoes are Low top all white Air Force 1’s. Favorite pair right now has to be my Jordan Cool Grey 11s

What music you rockin pregame? – Pregame I’m listening to Chief keef, Rod Wave, Lil Durk, and Shordie Shordie

What’s your team goal for this season? – My team goal is to make playoffs

What’s your personal goal for you this season? – Personal goal is to work on my game on the court, and become a better leader on and off the court.

Tell us something random that no one really knows about you. – Something random people wouldn’t really know about me is I wear a piece of my clothing brand LimpSeason everyday.

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Name: Arshia Karimi
Handle: Krazy
From: Dallas, TX
Position: Center

Favorite pair of kicks? - Ultraboost

What music you rockin pregame? - Lil tjay, polo g

What’s your team goal for this season? - Make the playoffs

What’s your personal goal for you this season? - Be a Top 5 Center

Tell us something random that no one really knows about you. - I'm cheap

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Name: Arshia Karimi
Handle: Krazy
From: Dallas, TX
Position: Center

Favorite pair of kicks? – Ultraboost

What music you rockin pregame? – Lil tjay, polo g

What’s your team goal for this season? – Make the playoffs

What’s your personal goal for you this season? – Be a Top 5 Center

Tell us something random that no one really knows about you. – I’m cheap

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Name: Wady Tactuk
Handle: Tactuk
From: Bergenfield, New Jersey
Position: Small Forward / Lockdown

Favorite pair of kicks? - OVO Jordans

What music you rockin pregame? - Drake / Polo G / Bad Bunny

What’s your team goal for this season? - Championship

What’s your personal goal for you this season? - Being a defensive leader for my team

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Name: Wady Tactuk
Handle: Tactuk
From: Bergenfield, New Jersey
Position: Small Forward / Lockdown

Favorite pair of kicks? – OVO Jordans

What music you rockin pregame? – Drake / Polo G / Bad Bunny

What’s your team goal for this season? – Championship

What’s your personal goal for you this season? – Being a defensive leader for my team

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Name: Reggie Nash Jr
Handle: Regg
From: Brooklyn NY made / Freeport NY Raised
Position: Point Guard

Favorite pair of kicks? - Air Jordan Playoff 8s

What music you rockin pregame? - Gherbo, Lil durk , babysmoove ,babytron , popsmoke, 50 Cent , Meek Mill.

What’s your team goal for this season? - Team Goal is to Have a Winning Season.

What’s your personal goal for you this season? - Personal Goal is to be the best point guard in the league on and off the court.

Tell us something random that no one really knows about you. - I am a Righty that does everything with my left hand.

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Name: Reggie Nash Jr
Handle: Regg
From: Brooklyn NY made / Freeport NY Raised
Position: Point Guard

Favorite pair of kicks? – Air Jordan Playoff 8s

What music you rockin pregame? – Gherbo, Lil durk , babysmoove ,babytron , popsmoke, 50 Cent , Meek Mill.

What’s your team goal for this season? – Team Goal is to Have a Winning Season.

What’s your personal goal for you this season? – Personal Goal is to be the best point guard in the league on and off the court.

Tell us something random that no one really knows about you. – I am a Righty that does everything with my left hand.

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Name: Brian Traynor
Handle: Nacho
From: Cincinnati, OH
Position: Head Coach, Lakers Gaming

Tell us something random that no one really knows about you. - I paint with oil on canvas and love to paint shoes in my free time.

# results[].content
Name: Brian Traynor
Handle: Nacho
From: Cincinnati, OH
Position: Head Coach, Lakers Gaming

Tell us something random that no one really knows about you. – I paint with oil on canvas and love to paint shoes in my free time.

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Lakers Gaming, the official NBA 2K League team of the Los Angeles Lakers, has selected Latrell “GreenTooNice” Roberson with the 45th pick in the 2022 NBA 2K League Draft, thus finalizing the team’s roster of five players for the 2022 NBA 2K League season.

Just prior to the start of the draft, Lakers Gaming agreed to trade their second-round pick (23rd overall) in this year’s NBA 2K League Draft as well as their second-round pick in the 2023 draft to Raptors Uprising GC in exchange for the 45th overall pick in this year’s draft and the team’s 2023 first-round pick.

“GreenTooNice” joins Reginald “Regg” Nash Jr. as the two newcomers to the 2022 Lakers Gaming squad as they will play alongside returning players Maurice “ReeseDaGod” Delaney, Arshia “Krazy” Karimi and Wady “Tactuk” Tactuk for the upcoming NBA 2K League season. The team will be led by first-year head coach, Brian “Nacho” Traynor.

“We are thrilled to add GreenTooNice to pair with the rest of our extremely talented roster,” said Lakers Gaming General Manager Mathew Makovec. “We believe he will complement our current roster extremely well while also bringing unique and vital skills to our team. I’m excited for him to get to work with Coach Nacho and the rest of the squad.”

The 2022 NBA 2K League draft pool consisted of 145 players. In addition to unretained players from last season, the draft pool also included top performing players who earned draft eligibility as part of the “NBA 2K League Draft Prospect Series,” Sony Scouting Grounds tournaments, the NBA 2K League’s Women in Gaming initiative, the NBA 2K League’s APAC and European Invitationals, or by being identified by the NBA 2K League and its teams based on their play in the 2K community.

Find round-by-round results from the 2022 NBA 2K League Draft on the league site.

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Lakers Gaming, the official NBA 2K League team of the Los Angeles Lakers, has selected Latrell “GreenTooNice” Roberson with the 45th pick in the 2022 NBA 2K League Draft, thus finalizing the team’s roster of five players for the 2022 NBA 2K League season.

Just prior to the start of the draft, Lakers Gaming agreed to trade their second-round pick (23rd overall) in this year’s NBA 2K League Draft as well as their second-round pick in the 2023 draft to Raptors Uprising GC in exchange for the 45th overall pick in this year’s draft and the team’s 2023 first-round pick.

“GreenTooNice” joins Reginald “Regg” Nash Jr. as the two newcomers to the 2022 Lakers Gaming squad as they will play alongside returning players Maurice “ReeseDaGod” Delaney, Arshia “Krazy” Karimi and Wady “Tactuk” Tactuk for the upcoming NBA 2K League season. The team will be led by first-year head coach, Brian “Nacho” Traynor.

“We are thrilled to add GreenTooNice to pair with the rest of our extremely talented roster,” said Lakers Gaming General Manager Mathew Makovec. “We believe he will complement our current roster extremely well while also bringing unique and vital skills to our team. I’m excited for him to get to work with Coach Nacho and the rest of the squad.”

The 2022 NBA 2K League draft pool consisted of 145 players. In addition to unretained players from last season, the draft pool also included top performing players who earned draft eligibility as part of the “NBA 2K League Draft Prospect Series,” Sony Scouting Grounds tournaments, the NBA 2K League’s Women in Gaming initiative, the NBA 2K League’s APAC and European Invitationals, or by being identified by the NBA 2K League and its teams based on their play in the 2K community.

Find round-by-round results from the 2022 NBA 2K League Draft on the league site.