Every year, for the annual NBA basketball match, the up-to-date player is chosen as a cover star. The process of choosing athletes exactly is not public knowledge, so for the most part it is a game of guessing from fans.
But when the dust dropped NBA 2K26The great disclosure of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as this year’s coveted cover star, Armitage, SVP and GM NBA 2K was able to share some trade secrets on the process of selecting athletes-such, which describes as more “partnership”.
However, not only the skills on the pitch could be able to move NBA 2K26; Gilgeous-Alexander, known for his ability to serve appearance and face, was able to work closely with 2K Games to introduce his costumes and aura to the game. SGA provided some insight into the scenes of the selection process and what was his time with 2K.
“Every child who grows up playing basketball on the NBA 2K cover is a dream come true, especially after the NBA championships,” says Gilgeous-Alexander Polygon. “Being on the cover is iconic, but working with 2K and visual concepts to determine the tone in the game, abandoning the tunnel, fits the playlist to which players will fight with what makes it really unique.”
NBA 2K26 The standard edition, with SGA as a cover star, will be released on September 5. The basic version of the game will be sold for 69.99 USD on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. NBA 2K26 For the original Nintendo switch will cost $ 59.99.
