With NBA 2K26, however, the spotlight now shifts to one of the league's rising stars. Also known as SGA, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the newest cover athlete of the NBA 2K franchise.

A fourth edition will feature all three players on the cover. The NBA 2K cover athlete last year was Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who was also featured after his team won the championship.

He can now add NBA 2K cover athlete has he joins the likes of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant along with more recent stars including Jayson Tatum, Anthony Davis and LeBron James.

Suppose you’ve watched any ball during the 2024-25 NBA season: You’d understand immediately why this decision was a ...

Acclaimed video game NBA 2K just unveiled their cover athlete for 2K26. It's none other than MVP winner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

MORE: Explaining the NBA Summer League's new 'heave' rule Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2024-25 stats: 32.7 PPG (led NBA) 5.0 RPG 6.4 APG 1.7 SPG .519 FG% .375 3FG% .898 FT% Need a break? Play the USA ...