Donovan "Spida" Mitchell. Photo courtesy of NBA 2K
The NFL season kicks off this week, but it's NBA time for gamers.
State of play: Popular video game NBA 2K26 releases Friday. It's our first look at what the game thinks of the Cavaliers.
By the numbers: Cleveland has an overall rating of 83 in the game, tied for the third-highest with the Lakers, Nuggets, Mavericks, and Rockets.
The defending champion Thunder is the highest-rated team with an 85, followed by the Knicks at 84.
Zoom in: Donovan Mitchell is the Cavs' highest-rated player with a 93, tied for 10th best. Evan Mobley (89) and Darius Garland (87) also ranked among the top 50.
The Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Nuggets' Nikola Jokić had the highest rating of 98.
Flashback: You can also play with the Cavs' "All-Time" team, which is led by LeBron James (99), Kyrie Irving (94) and Mark Price (93).
What's next: The Cavs tip off the NBA regular season on Oct. 22 in New York.
