Timberwolves 2K League makes first business operations hire

Minneapolis-St. Paul – Thursday, January 24, 2019 -T-Wolves Gaming, the NBA 2K League affiliate of the Minnesota Timberwolves, today announced the team’s first 2K business operations hire, Max Minsker. In the newly created role of Team Manager, Minsker will be responsible for overseeing the General Manager, Coach, and content teams. Minsker comes from 2K Analytics, which he founded in 2018.

T-Wolves Gaming, going into the team’s inaugural season, drafted two players in 2018 and will add four more players in February at NBA 2K League draft. In October the organization announced the hire of T-Wolves Gaming Coach Shawn Vilvens.

The NBA 2K League’s season kicks off in May and the organization is eager for it’s start. The global audience for esports is expected to reach 557 million by 2021, including 250 million esports enthusiasts and 307 million occasional viewers. E-sports has seen a tremendous rise in interest amongst fans and NBA team’s themselves. A number of NBA teams, owners and former players are already looking to the future of the esports industry, investing in esports franchises and holding companies.

Recently the organization shared plans for a new, state-of-the-art training center inside Mayo Clinic Square in Minneapolis. The industry-leading facility will debut this spring prior to the start of the 2019 NBA 2K League.

About the NBA 2K League

The NBA 2K League, a professional esports league co-founded by the NBA and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO), launched in 2018 and features the best NBA 2K players in the world. Each of the league’s teams drafts six players to compete as unique characters in 5-on-5 play against the other teams in a mix of regular-season games, in-season tournaments and playoffs. Knicks Gaming won the first-ever NBA 2K League Finals on Saturday, Aug. 25. For more information about the NBA 2K League, visit NBA2KLeague.com.