This is the full text of nba.com's Sep 25, 2018 press release.

- EXPANSION DRAFT TO TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 AT 6 P.M. ET
- FROM THE NBA OFFICE IN SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY AND WILL AIR LIVE ON TWITCH AND TWITTER –


BACKGROUND

The NBA 2K League Expansion Draft order was determined by the NBA 2K League Expansion Draft Lottery held Sept. 7 at the NBA office in New York City.  The expansion draft lottery was conducted by drawing ping-pong balls in random order from the official ball machine that is used for the NBA Draft Lottery.  For complete details on the expansion draft lottery, click here.


THE FORMAT

During the expansion draft, the four expansion teams, affiliates of the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves, will each select two players from a pool of 68 players who participated in the inaugural season and were not protected by their original team.  All expansion draftees will join their new teams for the 2019 season.  The expansion draft will be a two-round snake draft, meaning that the second round will have the inverse order of the first round.

THE DRAFT ORDER

ROUND ONE

1. affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks
2. affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets
3. affiliate of the Minnesota Timberwolves
4. affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers

ROUND TWO

1. affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers
2. affiliate of the Minnesota Timberwolves
3. affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets
4. affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks


UP NEXT

The first trade window will take place from Sept. 27 to Oct. 10, which is also when the original 17 teams can retain additional players from their 2018 rosters.  During this period, teams will have the opportunity to make trades and retain players in exchange for 2019 draft picks.  For more information on offseason player protection, additional player retainment, and trade rules, click here. The date of the 2019 NBA 2K League Draft will be announced in the coming months.  The 2019 NBA 2K League Draft order is subject to change based on trades and additional player retainment.

For more information on the NBA 2K League, visit NBA Media Central located online at http://mediacentral.nba.com