Just like every other year, NBA 2K26's MyTEAM game mode is a race to the top. The player who gets to fill their lineup with the best and highest OVR player cards the fastest wins the game. But getting Pink Diamonds as early as Season 1 isn't going to be easy - but there's a way. This is the fastest way to get Pink Diamond Players in NBA 2K26 MyTEAM game mode.
How to Get Pink Diamond MyTEAM Player in NBA 2K26 Fast
Earn a Season 1 Gauntlet Event Card
Exchange your Season 1 Gauntlet Event Card for a Season 1 Mode Completion Event Card
Exchange your Season 1 Mode Completion Event Card for your choice between one of three available Season 1 Rewards Pink Diamond Card, or 1 Game On 10 Pack Box, or 1 95+ OVR Hidden Gems Pack, Legend Badge Option Pack (Pick 3,) or 50,000 MT.
Of course, the real answer to this question is to purchase as many premium packs as you can afford with your pre-order VC (if any), but that's barely what we want to do, right? What if you want to spend your VC on your MyPLAYER, or you don't want to spend real money for this? So, you'll have to grind your way to your first Pink Diamond if you want it for free, but at least with NBA 2K26 this year, there's a path laid out to you, and that's through this year's new Gauntlet mode in MyTEAM.
How to Earn Season 1 Gauntlet Event Card
To earn the Season 1 Gauntlet Event Card, you will have to complete the new Gauntlet Game Mode of MyTEAM's Breakout. Introduced last year, Breakout was a new game mode that allowed players to take on challenging single-player games of Triple Threat or Clutch Time. This year, 2K introduces Gauntlet, a 100-game variant of Breakout that tests a player's endurance, resiliency, and strategy.
In Gauntlet, players will still have to complete single-player games of Triple Threat or Clutch Time - but there's a twist. You can only use your player cards once for your entire run. That's right - you'll battle through 100 different games of Triple Threat and Clutch Time games, but you can only use your cards once.
In this game mode, you can use any of your Free Agent Cards, and their charges will be consumed accordingly. However, any new cards you earn while in the middle of your run will be eligible automatically for the Gauntlet run you are currently in.
There are challenges for each Gauntlet game you play, such as getting a number of rebounds using any player. Completing these challenges will randomly "revive" one of the cards you used in that game, so that you can use it in future games. This is the only way for you to reliably play cards multiple times. Every now and then, you will also get rewards from completing Gauntlet games, and there's a chance for it to "revive" another one of your cards.
To get the Season 1 Gauntlet Event Card, you will have to survive and complete all 100 Gauntlet Breakout games in one run.
How to Earn Season 1 Mode Completion Event Card
Once you've completed your first Gauntlet run and earned the Season 1 Gauntlet Event Card, then it's time for you to reap the rewards.
Head to MyTEAM The Exchange screen and redeem your Season 1 Mode Completion Event Card using the Season 1 Gaunt Event Card you just earned.
Season 1 Mode Completion Event Card The Exchange Rewards
Your Season 1 Mode Completion Event Card can be exchanged for one of the following rewards:
96 OVR Pink Diamond Season 1 Rewards Jason Kidd (PG/SG, Dallas Mavericks)
96 OVR Pink Diamond Season 1 Rewards Glen Rice (SF/PF, Charlotte Hornets)
96 OVR Pink Diamond Season 1 Rewards Jack Sikma (C/PF, Seattle Supersonics)
Game On 10 Pack Box
95+ OVR Hidden Gems Pack (1 Card)
Legend Badge Option Pack (Pick 3)
50,000 MT
All of these rewards, save for the Game On 10 Pack Box, can only be redeemed once. Each time you complete a Gauntlet, you will earn another Season 1 Gauntlet Event Card, which you can then exchange for another Season 1 Mode Completion Event Card in The Exchange, which you can then use to redeem another one of the above rewards.
So, are you up to this challenge? Or are you more of the bring-out-the-wallet-type players?
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