The Los Angeles Lakers are the only team in the NBA with two players — Luka Doncic and LeBron James — who feature in the top 10 of the NBA 2K26 player ratings. While Doncic (95 overall) is the fourth-highest-ranked player in the upcoming video game, James (94 overall) comes in at sixth, behind Stephen Curry.

NBA 2K26 is the next installment of the premier NBA video game basketball simulation series with all-new gameplay, modes and features.

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.

Spike Lee narrates NBA 2K26's latest MyCareer trailer, hinting his fans are more likely to catch his work in the game than find his movie.

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.

MyCAREER mode in NBA 2K26 will have a new story for gamers to follow as they go from high school to the pros. NBA 2K26 released the trailer for the new MyCAREER

The latest cinematic MyCareer, Out of Bounds, charts your journey from High School to the top, while Online Leagues are coming to MyNBA.