With less than two months until "NBA 2K18" releases, video game publisher 2K Sports has revealed the first screenshots of this year's edition, which feature Paul George with his new team, Canadian cover athlete DeMar DeRozan, and Celtics star Isaiah Thomas.
The ratings for these three players, who are aligned with the company for the marketing campaign, have also been unveiled. George is a 91 Overall (no change from "2K17"), DeRozan is an 89 (no change) and Thomas is an 89 (down from 90).
Interestingly, this is also the first look at the NBA's new Nike jerseys along with the debut of advertisements, which many teams will have in this first year. The league recently described how every team will have four different themed uniforms and showed off one of the options for the Warriors. The screenshots feature the "Association Edition" jersey for the Thunder, Celtics and Raptors.
Those with "NBA 2K17" don't have to wait until "2K18" to play with rookies and all the offseason transactions. Here's how to utilize user-created files which feature up-to-the-minute rosters.
"NBA 2K18" will release on Sept. 15 to those who pre-order. Shaquille O'Neal is featured on the two pricey special editions of the game, which will be sold for $150 and $100, and Kyrie Irving is on the cover of the standard edition. No features or improvements have been revealed, but the extensive soundtrack was recently detailed.
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