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The NBA has partnered with Take Two for NBA 2K eLeague in 2018
Posted on 2/8/17 at 11:37 pm
Posted on 2/8/17 at 11:37 pm
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The NBA 2K eLeague, tentatively set to begin play in 2018, eventually will feature 30 NBA 2K teams, each owned by one of the real-life NBA franchises, according to NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Take-Two. The teams, comprised of five human players, will play out a five-month season that mirrors the real NBA season. It will proceed through a regular season of head-to-head games, to playoffs and a championship matchup.
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Specifics on schedule, structure, and even a salary cap still are hazy. All 30 NBA franchises are interested in participating, but some might not be ready when the eLeague tips, Silver said. The NBA hopes at least half its franchises will have teams in the eLeague by 2018, Silver said.
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The NBA will hold an initial draft of esports players, and each NBA franchise will pick five to play as its eLeague team. They will draw salaries, train and essentially treat the NBA 2K eLeague as full-time jobs during the season.
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The league will stage events, sell tickets for fans, create merchandise, sign sponsors and negotiate licensing rights so that fans can watch games remotely, Silver and Zelnick said.
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Posted on 2/8/17 at 11:39 pm to UltimateHog
Wtf man
Posted on 2/8/17 at 11:50 pm to vengeanceofrain
Not sure if it's a good idea for the NBA and it's owners or a bad one.
The game has a pretty big following, but idk.
The game has a pretty big following, but idk.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:03 am to UltimateHog
Why would it be a bad idea? The twitch community is massive and its not like anybody is going to stop watching real basketball because of this when 99% of fans won't know it exists. I don't give a frick about esports but there's nothing but upside for the owners. Good business move.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:14 am to The_Joker
I'm mad I was born 15 years too late. I was savage of on NBA 2k,,the original loll, untold me I could make a living playing NBA 2k in high school I literary would have brought my dteamcsst to video com and practiced for 2 hours at school every other day. Duck chemistry in practicing with the pacers
Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:48 am to UltimateHog
This is actually pretty cool. No fun league would never do something like this
Posted on 2/9/17 at 1:10 am to vengeanceofrain
Nothing better than reminiscing the good ole days drunk 
Posted on 2/9/17 at 1:15 am to The_Joker
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Why would it be a bad idea? The twitch community is massive and its not like anybody is going to stop watching real basketball because of this when 99% of fans won't know it exists.
The Twitch community is massive centered around anything but sports games, NBA 2K is not even in the top 20 on twitch for viewers. That's why.
The feeling is mostly mutual in those communities, big eSports fans and players and their communities dislike "real" sports the same way people that like real sports hate eSports.
You will find Madden, NBA 2K, and even FIFA buried behind a ton of games on Twitch with very little viewership.
This post was edited on 2/9/17 at 2:31 am
Posted on 2/9/17 at 1:47 am to UltimateHog
The only twitch I've ever watched was when Stefanie Joosten battled herself (quiet) on mgsv the phantom pain she so adorable with big tits
Posted on 2/9/17 at 2:11 am to UltimateHog
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You will find Madden, NBA 2K, and even FIFA buried behind a ton of games on Twitch with very little viewership.
Yeah because there's no fricking financial backing like there is for games like CS:GO, Overwatch or any of 1000 MOBAs. That changes with this move.
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The feeling is mostly mutual in those communities, big eSports fans and players and their communities dislike "real" sports the same way people that like real sports hate eSports.
You're a fricking idiot if you actually believe this. What percentage of millenials plays video games? Pretty much 100%. What percentage watches sports on TV? The same percentage as the generation ahead of them. If you don't think there's a large market for pro videogaming in the sports genre then you really don't understand where this market is heading.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 2:16 am to The_Joker
Posted on 2/9/17 at 2:20 am to UltimateHog
Check back in a year and we'll see if the NBA is making money off this 
This post was edited on 2/9/17 at 2:21 am
Posted on 2/9/17 at 2:20 am to The_Joker
Okay dumbie
Posted on 2/9/17 at 2:57 am to UltimateHog
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This post was edited on 5/5/17 at 3:00 am
Posted on 2/9/17 at 2:58 am to pioneerbasketball
You should be familiar
Posted on 2/9/17 at 4:12 am to UltimateHog
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eLeague
Those eSport guys are warriors
Posted on 2/9/17 at 5:08 am to UltimateHog
sounds kind of cool but im not watching a bunch of dudes play each other at NBA 2K other than maybe the finals
Posted on 2/9/17 at 6:36 am to UltimateHog
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Posted on 2/9/17 at 8:32 am to UltimateHog
Man, if this were about 18 years ago, I coulda made it, momma!!
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