Hot off the heels of NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s reveal as the cover athlete for the standard edition of NBA 2K26, we now have our remaining cover athletes for the game’s alternate and special editions.
Chicago Sky forward and WNBA All-Star Angel Reese will be featured on the WNBA Edition of NBA 2K26. The physical edition of the game will be available in the US only.
2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and a member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, Carmelo Anthony, will appear on the Superstar Edition of NBA 2K26.
This edition includes 100,000 VC; MyCAREER content including 25x 6 Types of Skill Boosts, 25x 3 Types of Gatorade Boosts, Cover Star Jersey and 2HR 2XP Coin; as well as MyTEAM content, including Full NBA Series 1 Team Selection, Triple Threat Park Free Agent Pack (contains 3 guaranteed FA cards), 5x Series 1 Packs and 2HR 2XP Coin.
The Superstar Edition will also be available to play one week before worldwide release with early access.
Finally, all three cover athletes will combine to feature on the Leave No Doubt Edition of NBA 2K26.
This edition includes everything in the Superstar Edition plus an additional 35,000 VC, a Season 1 Pro Pass and a Summer Pass (Season 7-9 Pro Passes scheduled for release in Summer 26); the Leave No Doubt MyTEAM Pack, which includes a Galaxy Opal card (scheduled for release December 2025) and an Invincible card (scheduled for release in May 2026); as well as a Puffer Jacket in MyCAREER. NBA 2K25 players who pre-order the Leave No Doubt Edition on the same Platform will receive a 10% discount.
The Leave No Doubt Edition will also be available to play one week before worldwide release with early access.
NBA 2K26 will launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Windows PC, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on the 5th of September, 2025.
Featured images provided by 2K Games.
