After a historic season that earned him NBA MVP, NBA Finals MVP, and a championship for his Oklahoma City Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s next accolade is cover athlete, as the star point guard has been named as one of three players–along with WNBA star Angel Reese and NBA hall-of-famer Carmelo Anthony–that will be appear on the cover of NBA 2K26 this September.
SGA will don the cover of the standard edition of the game, which marks the first time an Oklahoma City player has appeared on an NBA 2K cover since Kevin Durant’s appearance on NBA 2K15. The Thunder guard scored nearly 33 points per game in 76 games this past season–with over six assists and five rebounds per game to boot–en route to the league MVP and scoring title accolades.
The Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese has been selected for NBA 2K26’s WNBA Edition, where she succeeds legendary player Candace Parker’s appearance on the 2K25 cover. Reese was named an All-Star in her rookie WNBA season, averaging 14 points and 13 rebounds per game throughout the 2024 campaign.
