Gilgeous-Alexander won about every award imaginable. From MVP to NBA Finals MVP to a scoring title. After knocking on the door of greatness for the last couple of seasons, he was finally invited in, as this past season rivaled the peaks of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

Seven years on, with NBA 2K26 days away from release, the face of the NBA 2K franchise Ronnie 2K hasn't ruled out crafting a follow-up to Simmons' All-Aussie cover.

Gameplay director Mike Wang told GameSpot how this year's NBA 2K tries to resolve a hot-button topic.

This year's video game edition has plenty of Oklahoma City Thunder representation. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA 2K26 cover athlete. They also have five players among the top 100. That shouldn't be a surprise. After all, they had one of the greatest seasons ever with a historic 68-14 regular-season record and a Larry O'Brien trophy.

But in NBA 2K26, the two top Aussies are separated by just a single rating, something that face of the franchise Ronnie 2K hopes can spark a rivalry.

Among all players, Rockets star Kevin Durant checks in at No. 10 on NBA 2K’s newly released ratings list for its upcoming NBA 2K26 edition.

The Oklahoma City Thunder had one of the most dominant seasons the NBA has ever seen. They had a historic 68-14 regular-season record with the greatest point differential. Gilgeous-Alexander helped them cross the finish line in the playoffs with a Game 7 win in the 2025 NBA Finals.

2K recently announced a modification to its popular MyTEAM, allowing gamers to put NBA and WNBA players on the same team for the first time. A few clips from the game have gone viral since then, including one of Clark dunking on LeBron James — and then standing over the Lakers legend as he lies on the floor, apparently dazed and wounded.