After a historic season that earned him NBA MVP, NBA Finals MVP, and a championship for his Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s subsequent accolade is canopy athlete, because the star level guard has been named as one among three players–along with WNBA star Angel Reese and NBA hall-of-famer Carmelo Anthony–that will probably be seem on the duvet of NBA 2K26 this September.
SGA will don the duvet of the usual version of the sport, which marks the primary time an Oklahoma Metropolis participant has appeared on an NBA 2K cowl since Kevin Durant’s look on NBA 2K15. The Thunder guard scored almost 33 factors per recreation in 76 video games this previous season–with over six assists and 5 rebounds per recreation to boot–en path to the league MVP and scoring title accolades.
The Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese has been chosen for NBA 2K26’s WNBA Version, the place she succeeds legendary participant Candace Parker’s look on the 2K25 cowl. Reese was named an All-Star in her rookie WNBA season, averaging 14 factors and 13 rebounds per recreation all through the 2024 marketing campaign.
The Famous person Version will function soon-to-be NBA hall-of-famer Carmelo Anthony, who will probably be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Corridor Of Fame in September. The Famous person Version will price $100 and embrace the next extras:
- One week early entry
- 100,000 VC
- MyCareer content material:
- Additional Ability Boosts
- Additional Gatorade Boosts
- Cover Star Jersey
- 2-hour Double XP Coin
- MyTeam content material
- Full NBA Collection 1 Staff Choice
- Triple Risk Park Free Agent Pack (comprises 3 assured FA playing cards)
- 5 Collection 1 Packs
- 2-hour Double XP Coin
Lastly, the Depart No Doubt Version will function all three of the aforementioned athletes on one cowl. It is going to be out there for buy till September 7 for $150, and it’ll embrace every thing within the Famous person Version in addition to the next further perks:
- An extra 35,000 VC
- Season 1 Professional Move
- Summer time Move (Season 7-9 Professional Passes scheduled for launch in Summer time 2026)
- Depart No Doubt MyTeam Pack
- Features a Galaxy Opal card (scheduled for launch December 2025) and an Invincible card (scheduled for launch in Could 2026)
- MyCareer Puffer Jacket
NBA 2K26 launches September 5 on Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Swap, and PC. The sport may also make its debut on the Nintendo Swap 2 with Gen 9 options like ProPlay, The W, and MyNBA, however it won’t embrace cross-play with Xbox or PlayStation platforms.
Early entry for the Famous person and Depart No Doubt editions will start August 29 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET for Xbox Collection X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC gamers.