Chicago’s finest brings his award-winning Rookie experience to NBA
2K10: Draft Combine
2K Sports announced today that rising NBA star, Derrick Rose of the
Chicago Bulls, will be featured as the spokesman for NBA® 2K10:
Draft Combine, a download-only title that will provide fans with
an immersive pre-season basketball experience leading up to the fall
launch of NBA 2K10. Rose, the 2009 T-Mobile NBA Rookie of
the Year, has quickly become one of the most electrifying playmakers in
the league, and this season NBA 2K10: Draft Combine will
tap into Rose’s personal knowledge and experience training for the NBA
Draft.
“It’s a great feeling to partner with 2K Sports and represent the
greatest basketball franchise on the planet,” said Rose, point guard for
the Chicago Bulls. “I look forward to providing my insights of what that
first year in the league is really like, and what it takes to stay on
top of your game. This season, NBA 2K10: Draft Combine
will be a place where fans can experience the life of a player trying to
make it to the NBA. The drills are challenging, and the group scrimmages
are always extremely competitive with everyone looking to improve their
draft stock as well. It’s as real as it gets.”
Rose, who led the University of Memphis to the NCAA Championship game in
his freshman year, was selected the top overall pick by his hometown
Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA Draft after only one college season. This
past year, he averaged 16.8 points, 6.3 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per
game and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Additionally,
Rose led the Chicago Bulls back to the NBA playoffs, and his 36 points
tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA record for the most points scored by a
rookie in his playoff debut.
“Derrick is the perfect fit to be our spokesman for NBA 2K10:
Draft Combine,” said Greg Thomas, senior vice president of
sports development for 2K. “Not only is he one of the most dynamic young
playmakers in the NBA today, he’s the pride of Chicago, where the real
NBA Draft Combine is located. We look forward to working closely with
Derrick this season, and are thrilled to offer our fans a brand new
pre-season basketball experience with NBA 2K10: Draft Combine.”
In NBA 2K10: Draft Combine, fans will begin their career
at the ATTACK Athletics gym in Chicago by building their own custom
player and working with a mentor, the 2K Insider, to step up
their game through a variety of challenging basketball drills and 5-on-5
games to increase their NBA draft stock. The greater a player excels at
a particular drill, or in completing specific game objectives, the more
valuable skill points they will receive which can be used to improve one
of over 30 key player attributes.
