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This week the NBA 2K League announced a new process for tryouts for their next seasonwhich will start in 2021. The new format will consist of over 35 Pro-Am tournaments, which will be hosted by NBA 2K League teams, with the winning teams featuring in a League-hosted "NBA 2K League Draft Prospect Series", and a first?of?its?kind NBA 2K League Combine.

It's the next phase of the league's explosive expansion and expansion, which NBA 2K League Managing Director Brendan Donohue, described to me recently on a phone call as "transformational".

The current season, which was the third season of the NBA 2K League, saw a big jump in viewership and distribution. Donohue claims "Just looking apples-to-apples, just our broadcasts through Twitch are up nearly 70% every year," and that there were numerous distributors across the world which included ESPN 2. Live games were shown through ESPN2 along with ESPN's digital platforms, Sportsnet Canada, Sportsnet in Southeast Asia, Loco in India and, on delay, eGG Network Southeast Asia. It was the first time 2K League games have been broadcast on a linear TV.

ESPN2 saw 29 nights of live broadcasts throughout the season. Each NBA 2K League match aired live on ESPN2's platforms across the Caribbean, Latin America and Oceania. The distinct viewership of ESPN2 and Twitch viewers together with the distinct Twitch viewers, the NBA 2K League attracted more than a million unique viewers each time it was shown.

This year's NBA 2K League Finals, where the Wizards Gaming squad defeated the Warriors Gaming Squad 3-1, saw 1.1 million viewers tuned to Buy NBA 2K22 MT Coins Twitch on its own. Donohue noted "As you can see on the gaming scene and in esports generally, it's just amazing increase overall. We certainly benefitted from it."