Warriors Gaming Squad to draft last two roster spots on Feb. 22

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Warriors Gaming Squad will go into the 2020 NBA 2K League Draft on Feb. 22 looking to fill up the last two remaining spots on their roster. The 2K League Draft, taking place at Terminal 5 in New York City is four rounds long. However, WGS only will have picks in the first and fourth rounds.

After each season, teams can protect two of six players from their roster to bring back for the following season without penalty. If a team wants to protect a third player, that team will lose a third-round pick in the following league draft.

WGS protected CB13 (PG), Bsmoove (SG), and Gradient (SF) from last season's team, forfeiting their third-round pick.

The players who are not protected are then entered into the expansion draft for new teams to fill out their roster. Type (C), who was on WGS last season, was taken in the first round of the expansion draft by Hornets Venom. Because WGS had a player taken in the expansion draft, they were allowed to retain a fourth player, but it would cost them their second-round pick.

The team decided to retain Jin (SG), which now leaves WGS without picks in the second and third rounds.

Chiquita, who was on WGS last season and the first female drafted into the 2K League, was not protected or retained after the expansion draft, which now makes her draft-eligible for the other 22 teams to select in the upcoming league draft later this month.

Last season was a mixed bag for WGS. They finished the regular season just 7-9, but they won two out of the three mid-season tournaments, including The Ticket which secured them a spot in the playoffs. WGS beat Blazers Gaming in the first round of the playoffs. They eventually lost in the second-round to T-Wolves Gaming, who eventually won it all.

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