76ers GC Drafts Two Elite Players To Continue Success In 2019 NBA 2K League Season

PHILADELPHIA — MARCH 5, 2019 — Today, 76ers Gaming Club (GC), the NBA 2K League team of the Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment portfolio, selected two players in the 2019 NBA 2KLeague Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. With the 19th overall pick in the first round, 76ers GC selected Christopher “BreadwinnerLA_” Lafanette.

BreadwinnerLA_, a 22-year-old from Lake Charles, Louisiana, played 42 games in the online NBA 2K League Combine, averaging 19.2 points, 4.4 assists and 5.1 steals per game.

“We are excited to have a player of the caliber of BreadwinnerLA_ ,” 76ers GC General Manager Michael Lai said. “Analytically, BreadwinnerLA_ was exceptional and film illuminated his potential to be an elite defender. During his interview, BreadwinnerLA_ demonstrated a team-first attitude, which we as an organization value highly.”

In addition to BreadwinnerLA_, 76ers GC drafted Sean ‘oCASSIUS’ Clayton to add to its high-caliber roster.

A product of Cincinnati, Ohio, oCASSIUS averaged 23.3 points, 5.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game in 132 games in the NBA 2K League Combine.

“oCASSIUS proved during the combine that he was not only an incredible scorer but also a versatile playmaker and defender,” Lai said. “oCASSIUS’s offensive ability will add another dimension to our team and ease the pressure placed on Radiant.”

“We are thrilled to add BreadwinnerLA_and oCASSIUS to our roster, because we feel that they will gel well with our current players,” 76ers GC Head Coach Jeff Terrell said. “They will be great components to reaching our ultimate goal of a championship.”

BreadwinnnerLA_ and oCASSISUS round out the 2019 76ers GC roster that features four players the team retained from last season:

  • Point guard Ethan “Radiant” White
  • Shooting guard Antonio “Newdini” Newman
  • Small forward Alexander “Steez” Bernstein
  • Point guard Rashann “ZDS” Petty

76ers GC will train again this season at the state-of-the-art Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex in Camden, New Jersey for the 2019 NBA 2K League season.

The players in today’s draft were selected from a pool of 198 draftees, which consisted of 144 new players who were selected by the league following an extensive tryout process, six players from the league’s first-ever APAC Invitational, and 48 unretained players from the inaugural season. With the addition of four expansion teams in the NBA 2K League’s second season, the league’s 21 franchises include a total of 126 players.