WATCH: Quadir Copeland OFFICALLY included in the NBA 2K27 video game! Watch him get his face scanned.

The Houston Rockets dropped a heartwarming Instagram reel the other day showing former NC State PG Quadir Copeland getting his official face scan for the NBA 2K27 video game.

 

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“This a kid’s dream right here,”

Look, I know we got some older readers here, and this might seem like a dumb post, but if you grew up playing NBA games on Xbox or PlayStation (or lemme age myself and hit you with the ORIGINAL NBA 2K on DREAMCAST) then you get it.

Growing up playing sports, you dream of making it to the highest level, no matter how low those odds are. One way to get close to that dream is to create yourself in these video games and compete against the pros.

Apparently, Q has been doing that all along.

“You don’t know how many face scans I’ve done tried to create!” he told the crew.

How Face Scans Work in NBA 2K

Regular folks use the free MyNBA 2K Companion app on their phone. You stand in decent lighting, follow the prompts, turn your head slowly, and it builds a 3D model of your face. Then you upload it and boom, your MyPLAYER looks like you (rarely does a great job).

For actual NBA players, especially rookies, 2K does pro studio scans. Higher quality, better details, the whole setup. That’s what Copeland got. Rookies often do these around Summer League time so they show up looking right in the game from day one.

Not every two-way guy gets this treatment right away, so seeing Copeland in there shows the Rockets and 2K are giving him some real respect early.

NBA Journey

Q went undrafted but his skillset is tailor made for the NBA, which prompted the Rockets to give him a 2-way deal.

At State he averaged 13.9 PPG, led the ACC in assists (6.5). He was an All-ACC Third Team guy.

In the NBA, becasue of his contract he’ll bounce between the NBA and the G League Vipers.

In his Summer League debut, he started, dropped 14 points, grabbed 7 boards, and showed some playmaking. A solid first impression.

Why Q is so hyped…

The NBA is the main dream, but getting in the video game officially, that’s a tangible byproduct. It’s years of work paying off and for someone like Q, it’s all the doubters and critics having to admit they were wrong.

The next question is, what will his attributes look like? They better giving him that slowwww, pace-changing euro step and an elite ability to draw fouls and make no-look passes.

Either way, as he fights for minutes this season, we’ll probably see his in-game model get tweaks in patches like other rookies.

Congrats, Q. Go cook in Summer League, earn that roster spot, and keep living the dream, both in real life and on the sticks!

WATCH | Quadir Copeland gets off to a good start on his push to prove he should be included on the @HoustonRockets final roster.

Q dropped 14pts, grabbed 7 rebounds.

He showed off his signature euro, flashed some D, & buried a couple 3s.

Highlights👇https://t.co/Gc0365poMo

— Pack Pride (@PackPride) July 11, 2026