As league officials scrambled to muzzle Clark’s enthusiasm, Ratliffe disappeared to the K.B.L. legal room, where he signed his new contract. He returned minutes later to don a team jersey and baseball cap for a photo op on the stage. The ballroom filled with applause.

One after another, teams selected post players in the first round, including Andre Smith, who went third to the Incheon ET-Land Elephants (so much for being reprimanded), and Lyons, who went 10th to Ulsan Mobis Phoebus. Smith approached his agent, Ben Pensack.

“I might have signed away my first kid back there,” Andre Smith said.

But as teams began to turn their attention to guards in the second round, it was clear to Tommy Smith that his prospects were dimming.

“I’ll be all right,” Smith said. “Hopefully, I’ll have some other opportunities.”

With the 13th pick, the LG Sakers, fresh off their failed experiment with Davon Jefferson, drafted Bouldin. As he was making his way to sign his contract, the Goyang Orions selected Jackson at No. 14. Jackson, who grew up in a tough part of Memphis, said it was a life-changing moment. He suddenly had a six-figure deal.

“I don’t know if you can understand where I came from,” he said. “I’m just thankful right now.”

As the proceedings came to a close, most of the players, including McCants and Parker, had gone undrafted. Parker remained seated for several minutes before he retrieved his maroon suitcase at the back of the room. He was headed home to Brooklyn.

Bouldin, meanwhile, wrapped his arms around team officials so he could pose for photos. Jin Kim, the coach of the LG Sakers, said he appreciated Bouldin’s versatility and expected that he would be a good teammate.

“Because we had trouble last year, that was one of the priorities,” the coach said through an interpreter.