{"id":351001,"date":"2025-07-08T14:33:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/?p=351001"},"modified":"2025-07-09T08:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:26:00","slug":"sga-becomes-cover-athlete-for-nba-2k26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/news\/sga-becomes-cover-athlete-for-nba-2k26","title":{"rendered":"SGA Becomes Cover Athlete for NBA 2K26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After having one of the best seasons of all time for any player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes NBA 2K26&#8217;s cover athlete. It comes as no surprise at all, as SGA won the regular season MVP, finals MVP, the league scoring title, best regular season team, and the NBA championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGA Becomes the Face of the NBA and NBA 2K26<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"255408\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/nba-2k24-season-6-season-rewards-release-date-and-more\/attachment\/_0001_n24-s6-courtside_report-in_article_image_resizes-sga-1920x1080\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0001_N24-S6-COURTSIDE_REPORT-IN_ARTICLE_IMAGE_RESIZES-SGA-1920x1080-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_0001_N24-S6-COURTSIDE_REPORT-IN_ARTICLE_IMAGE_RESIZES-SGA-1920&#215;1080\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;NBA 2K24 Season 6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image via 2K Games&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0001_N24-S6-COURTSIDE_REPORT-IN_ARTICLE_IMAGE_RESIZES-SGA-1920x1080-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0001_N24-S6-COURTSIDE_REPORT-IN_ARTICLE_IMAGE_RESIZES-SGA-1920x1080-1.jpg?fit=640%2C360\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" data-id=\"255408\" src=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0001_N24-S6-COURTSIDE_REPORT-IN_ARTICLE_IMAGE_RESIZES-SGA-1920x1080-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"NBA 2K24 Season 6\" class=\"wp-image-255408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0001_N24-S6-COURTSIDE_REPORT-IN_ARTICLE_IMAGE_RESIZES-SGA-1920x1080-1.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0001_N24-S6-COURTSIDE_REPORT-IN_ARTICLE_IMAGE_RESIZES-SGA-1920x1080-1.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0001_N24-S6-COURTSIDE_REPORT-IN_ARTICLE_IMAGE_RESIZES-SGA-1920x1080-1.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0001_N24-S6-COURTSIDE_REPORT-IN_ARTICLE_IMAGE_RESIZES-SGA-1920x1080-1.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via 2K Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Summer of SGA: MVP award, league scoring title, an NBA championship, Finals MVP, a $285 million super max extension, first signature shoe release &#8230; and now Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will grace the new cover of NBA 2K26, per sources.<\/p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1942644879684698619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To anyone who follows the NBA, there has been so much breaking news recently, as teams prepare for the next season. Trades are happening all around, but a surprising &#8220;Shams bomb&#8221; reveals that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, also known as SGA, will be the cover of NBA 2K26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shams \ud83d\udca3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LuN8tt89AC\">https:\/\/t.co\/LuN8tt89AC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ronnie 2K 2K25 (@Ronnie2K) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ronnie2K\/status\/1942645196111646806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tweet was immediately confirmed by Ronnie 2K as soon as the news dropped. If the face of the NBA is still in question, SGA is here to be the answer as the Oklahoma City Thunder locks in to become a dynasty with their young core winning it all at such an early stage of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is still too early to say who else will be on the cover of NBA 2K26, as other editions may feature different cover athletes. NBA 2K25 had Jayson Tatum (previous champion) along with A&#8217;ja Wilson and Vince Carter for the WNBA and Hall of Fame editions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My guess would be Caitlin Clark, since she hasn&#8217;t been featured on the cover while being the biggest name in the WNBA. Carmelo Anthony could be the cover for the Hall of Fame edition, as he is one of the most prominent athletes inducted into the Hall of Fame class of 2025. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one will sleep on OKC anymore. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":272170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_article_tier":null,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8934],"tags":[10188],"internal-label":[9322],"invoiceable_action":[9032],"article_type":[8349],"class_list":["post-351001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-nba-2k26","article_type-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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It comes as no surprise at all, as SGA won the regular season MVP, finals MVP, the league scoring title, best regular season team, and the NBA championship. SGA Becomes the Face of the NBA and NBA 2K26 To anyone who follows the NBA, there has been so much breaking news recently, as teams prepare for the next season. Trades are happening all around, but a surprising \"Shams bomb\" reveals that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, also known as SGA, will be the cover of NBA 2K26. The tweet was immediately confirmed by Ronnie 2K as soon as the news dropped. If the face of the NBA is still in question, SGA is here to be the answer as the Oklahoma City Thunder locks in to become a dynasty with their young core winning it all at such an early stage of their careers. It is still too early to say who else will be on the cover of NBA 2K26, as other editions may feature different cover athletes. NBA 2K25 had Jayson Tatum (previous champion) along with A'ja Wilson and Vince Carter for the WNBA and Hall of Fame editions. My guess would be Caitlin Clark, since she hasn't been featured on the cover while being the biggest name in the WNBA. 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