So now that everyone knows that NBA 2K26 is officially happening, the first bit of news is the cover athlete. Many have predicted who this would be, and there were about three that it could have come down to. The longest straw came down to winning the NBA World Championship. Oklahoma City Thunder Point Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be featured on the cover of the Standard Edition of NBA 2K26. He lead his team to its first ever NBA World Championship just a few weeks ago beating out the Indiana Pacers and their star player Tyrese Haliburton, who went down with an injury during the NBA Finals.
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Leading the Oklahoma City Thunder, a small market team that was once the Seattle Supersonics, to a championship is reason enough to crown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Point Guard has accolades including the 2024-25 KIA Most Valuable Player, 2024-25 NBA Scoring Champ and the NBA Finals MVP. 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.
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