NBA 2K26 MyTEAM adds 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, sparks buzz

A Threads post from jumpmangerm put Olivier Rioux into NBA 2K26 MyTEAM, and the reaction was instant because a 7-foot-9 card is never just another roster update. The question now is simple: is this a novelty add, a lineup-cheese machine, or another sign that spectacle is pushing harder than balance in MyTEAM?

The first hard number making the rounds is the rating. 2KDB lists Rioux in NBA 2K26 with a 94 overall, which is enough to make him more than a joke item in a mode where height, wingspan and contest radius can matter as much as raw scoring. In community posts across Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook, players are already asking how to get him, whether he is worth grinding for, and what his size looks like once he is actually on the floor.

One Reddit result points to the kind of grind MyTEAM players immediately try to decode, suggesting you may need all 40 items and then evolve them to Galaxy Opals to unlock Rioux. That sort of speculation matters because it changes how people value the card before they ever see the animation package. If Rioux is tied to an evolution path instead of a standard pull, the chase becomes part of the appeal, and the card turns into a status piece as much as a usable center.

Rioux’s real-world profile is what makes the card hit so hard. Florida’s official roster lists him on the 2025-26 men’s basketball team, and the Gators once described him as the “biggest man (and project) on any campus.” NBC News reported in April 2026 that Rioux entered the transfer portal, with Rioux writing on Instagram, “After taking time to reflect on my journey and what's best for my future, I've decided to enter the transfer portal.” At 7-foot-9, he is already known as the world’s tallest basketball player, so seeing that body type drop into MyTEAM is exactly the kind of thing that can warp a mode built on mismatch hunting.

That is why the buzz is bigger than the usual card drop chatter. MyTEAM thrives on weird cards, but Rioux sits right on the line between fun novelty and broken geometry. If his 94 OVR holds up in-game, the community will use him for the same reason it uses any outlier big: to shrink the paint, bully rebounds and force awkward possessions. If not, he is still the kind of release that keeps MyTEAM loud, and in a mode built on card chase and lineup cheese, that alone is part of the product.