Evans was one of two female gamers who were available in the 198-player pool for the draft. She tried to make it in the league last year, but found resistence from male gamers who would refuse to pass her the ball, making it difficult to put up the stats impressive enough to join the league.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said after the first draft in 2018 that the lack of women was “a disappointment for all of us so far.”

While Evans making history is a great start to the league, she’s still the lone female selected in a 75-player draft. There’s still a lot more work to be done to include more women in the league, and Evans believes that her making history will lead to greater things in the future.

“I do feel like if I get drafted a lot more women will be interested and they will feel more comfortable with being themselves and going out here and competing,” Evans told Kotaku ahead of the draft. “I can only imagine, you know, four or five years down the line, how many women would feel comfortable enough to go out here and compete.”

Full 2019 NBA 2K League Draft Results

Round 1

  1. Jazz Gaming – Ria 2. Warriors Gaming Squad – Gradient 3. Kings Guard Gaming – Bp 4. Pistons GT (from Pacers Gaming) – MrStyIez_ 5. Mavs Gaming – PeteBeBallin 6. Bucks Gaming – Plondo 7. Grizz Gaming – Vandi 8. Celtics Crossover Gaming – Bully 9. Magic Gaming – Reizey 10. Warriors Gaming Squad (from Lakers Gaming) – Kina 11. T-Wolves Gaming – BearDaBeast 12. NetsGC – Wavy 13. Hawks Talon GC – DevGoss 14. Mavs Gaming (from Wizards District Gaming) – Byanymeansmo 15. Raptors Uprising GC – Im So Far Ahead 16. Pistons GT – I1ImayI1I 17. Bucks Gaming (from Blazer5 Gaming) – SlayIsland 18. Cavs Legion GC – LYKaPRO 19. 76ers GC – BreadwinnerLA 20. Heat Check Gaming – Lotty 21. Knicks Gaming – OriginalMalik

Round 2

  1. Kings Guard Gaming – BallLikeSeem 23. Jazz Gaming – EasyMoney 24. Pacers Gaming –  Lord Beezus 25. Mavs Gaming – Sherm 26. Bucks Gaming – chaddynick 27. Grizz Gaming – Jayrod 28. Celtics Crossover Gaming – NO xAUTOGRAPHSx 29. Magic Gaming – DT 30. Hawks Talon GC – Rando 31. NetsGC – Shuttles 32. T-Wolves Gaming – TURNUPDEFENSE 33. Lakers Gaming – Kev 34. Wizards District Gaming – USERPICK 35. Raptors Uprising GC – OOC Slim 36. Blazer5 Gaming – Too cool

Round 3

  1. Kings Guard Gaming – Roman 38. Warriors Gaming Squad – Jin 39. Jazz Gaming – Gliz 40. Pacers Gaming – Matty 41. Mavs Gaming – Rux 42. Grizz Gaming – ToXsiK 43. Magic Gaming – KelMav 44. Lakers Gaming – Detoxys 45. T-Wolves Gaming – Dr_JoJo_30 46. NetsGC – Lavish 47. Hawks Talon GC – Jay a FooL 48. Wizards District Gaming – PaulB 49. Raptors Uprising GC – KingQuai614 50. Pistons GT – Jaacko 51. Cavs Legion GC – Strainer 52. Heat Check Gaming – JMoneyRep817 53. Kings Guard Gaming (compensatory pick) – Yusuf_Scarbz 54. Wizards District Gaming (compensatory pick) – ReeseDaGod23

Round 4

  1. Kings Guard Gaming – Zakyy610 56. Warriors Gaming Squad – Chiquitae126 57. Jazz Gaming – KevDontMiss 58. Pacers Gaming – Man_in_a_car 59. Mavs Gaming – GRANT MONSTER 60. Bucks Gaming – RSG 61. Grizz Gaming – DDouble2K 62. Celtics Crossover Gaming – Suavy 63. Magic Gaming – TuckerLocksUp 64. Hawks Talon GC – XxSTL2LAxX 65. NetsGC – iiTzChas 66. T-Wolves Gaming – NachoTraynor 67. Lakers Gaming – Safiya4ya 68. Wizards District Gaming – xGREATxGILLY13 69. Raptors Uprising GC – TsJosh 70. Pistons GT – ixsplashkingxi 71. Blazer5 Gaming – Jomar12 PR 72. Cavs Legion GC – Savage 73. 76ers GC – oCASSIUS 74. Heat Check Gaming – ChaChingSingh 75. Knicks Gaming – HazzaUK2K