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.

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% Previous NBA 2K cover athletes: 2K26: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2K25: Jayson Tatum (A'ja ...

With that said, it's easy to see why there is so much hype built around the cover athlete every year. With so many marketable stars in the NBA — young guns like Anthony Edwards making waves, veterans ...

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