https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/5/17199240/nba-2k-league-draft-esports-adam-silver-mootyy

After more than a year of buildup, yesterday the NBA 2K League took the biggest and most important step yet in its formation: conducting a draft to set up its teams of professional gamers.

The esports organization has had a somewhat rocky road to this point, and its officials seem to be aware of the challenges that lie ahead. The draft wasn’t just going to be a coming-out party for the incipient league and its 102 all-male esports athletes. It was going to set expectations for this joint venture between the NBA and Take-Two Interactive — two very established players in their respective fields, stepping into an arena in which they’re the new guys.