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Australian NBA player Dyson Daniels avatar in the latest instalment of NBA 2K26.
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Australian star Dyson Daniels is the highest rated Australian in NBA 2K26 after being named the 2024-25 Most Improved Player, leading the league in steals, in his first season with the Atlanta Hawks, it has been revealed.
Defensive Player of the Year finalist Daniels has been given an overall rating of 83 while Boomers teammate and Chicago Bulls point guard Josh Giddey 82.
Daniels has also been rated the equal best stealer (alongside fellow Australian Boomer Matisse Thybulle) and equal best perimeter defender with both recording a game-high 98 steal rating out of a possible 99.
Top Five Australians in NBA 2K26
- Dyson Daniels (Atlanta Hawks): 83 OVR
- Josh Giddey (Chicago Bulls): 82 OVR
- Ben Simmons (Free Agent): 77 OVR
- Dante Exum (Dallas Mavericks): 75 OVR
- Matisse Thybulle (Portland Trail Blazers): 75 OVR
Australia's 2025 NBA Draft class ratings have also been released with Tyrese Proctor the highest with 69.
Australian rookie ratings in NBA 2K26
- Rocco Zikarsky (Minnesota Timberwolves): 68 OVR
- Tyrese Proctor (Cleveland Cavaliers): 69 OVR
- Alex Toohey (Golden State Warriors): 68 OVR
- Lachlan Olbrich (Chicago Bulls): 68 OVR
The overall top ten ratings for NBA 2K26
- Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets): 98 OVR
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder): 98 OVR
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks): 97 OVR
- Luka Dončić (Los Angeles Lakers): 95 OVR
- Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves): 95 OVR
- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors): 94 OVR
- LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers): 94 OVR
- Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics): 94 OVR
- Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs): 94 OVR
- Kevin Durant (Houston Rockets): 93 OVR
Early Access to NBA 2K26 starts August 30, 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC players who get the Superstar Edition or the limited Leave No Doubt Edition.
This is one week before the global launch on September 5, 2025. NBA 2K26 is only available on PlayStation®5 (PS5®), PlayStation®4 (PS4®), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch™, and Nintendo Switch 2.
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