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NBA 2K gaming fans have been waiting with baited breath for any sort of news on the upcoming season NBA 2K20. What changes and additions is NBA 2K20 going to bring? Which superstar will have the honor of gracing the game's cover this time around? Here goldkk.com brings the NBA 2K20 cover athlete predictions, featuring the possible release date and some top candidate/contenders.
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NBA 2K20 Cover Athlete Predictions - Release Date, Cover Star Candidates For NBA 2K20 MyCareer
Last September, the NBA 2K19 video game officially arrived to the masses, giving gamers the newest basketball title, especially the cover generated the biggest buzz ever for NBA 2K19. With the end of the season rapidly approaching, the life circle of NBA 2K19 is nearing its end, that means NBA 2K 20 is just around the corner, and EA will announce the official cover athlete ahead of the game’s launch.
For 2K19, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo graced the cover of the standard edition in North America while Sixers point guard Ben Simmons starred on the standard edition in Australia and New Zealand. Lebron James featured on the 20th Anniversary Edition. Now as the new edition of the game approaches. Here are our Top 5 NBA 2K20 predictions for who is going to be the Cover Star in 2K20.
NBA 2K20 Cover Athlete Release Date
As the new season NBA 2K20 is expected to be released on September 6, 2019, according to the previous years' experience, EA will reveal the official cover athlete ahead of the game’s launch. So the NBA 2K20 cover athlete announcement should be before September.
5 Best NBA 2K20 Cover Athlete Candidates
Top 5 - Damian Lillard
He doesn’t have the star power, a Steph Curry or Lebron or a Kevin Durant, but he’s been consistently one of the best players in the NBA for a couple of seasons and all-star he had a couple game winners in the first and second round in the playoffs, he got to the Easter or the Western Conference Finals against the Warriors, and he’s not made a name for himself, he’s already been established, but he’s elevated himself to a bigger level, he’s now a superstar, he will get the max contract this year, he’s become a bit household name and people stop sleeping on him. He’s starting not getting better, but he’s been putting more into the national media, he’s getting these prime time games, and he’s lived up in the spotlight, he’s been hitting those clutch shots and lead his team to some wins. So we put him on cover especially after his recent game-winning shots.
Top 4 - Trae Young
After a terrible start to a season and a hot start by Luca, Trae Young had a bunch of people looking at him at the Atlanta Hawks. But after that slow start, he turned it around in a big way, it showed why he was drafted so high displaying his Steph Curry like Ranger Steve Nash as past, he finish to see the average of 19 at 8:00 on a surprisingly. The Hawks won 29 games, this play style is very kid friendly and will not surprised if he’s leading the new era of players whose play style is most often imitated.
Top 3 - James Harden
A third top contender for the NBA 2K20 cover athlete is James Harden. He did some promotional and he was on the cover star for NBA Live 19, but as the reigning NBA MVP and scoring champion, he could make his way onto the front of 2K20’s packaging. Harden is amongst the top three contenders for NBA MVP along with Giannis and Paul George, so one has to think he’s eligible for this.
Top 2 - LeBron James
Last year, in the special edition we had LeBron James and it’s Cavs Jersey and he went to the Lakers. The new 2K20 game could feature the man who is considered the game’s best player in recent history. Not only that, it would be his debut on the standard edition of the game in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey. His season was criticized heavily, though, and his 18 games sidelined with injury made his debut in Los Angeles seem lackluster to some. However, he will be on a mission for the next season.
Top 1 - Kevin Durant
Another superstar to consider up there with LeBron James is the Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant. He has been the best player in the league for the past 3 years, he’s the best player, he’s better than LeBron. He was a cover star on NBA 2K13 but shared the cover with Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin. It’s entirely possible that the 2K20 cover will have “KD” exclusively on it this year. After all, he’s become the league’s toughest scorer and a multiple-time champion. Another NBA Finals win for the Warriors will further cement his legacy.
Of course there are other players that performed very well such as Joker, who has led his team to the 2nd seed in the Western Conference and will probably finish 3rd in MVP voting after Giannis & Harden. Embiid will also probably get the vote to be the cover athlete because he has a bigger personality and the Sixers are much more famous than the Nuggets. What’s more, a leak depicts Dwayne Wade on the cover of the NBA 2K20 Legend Edition. Wade has never graced the cover of the NBA 2K series.
What is your predictions for NBA 2K20 cover athlete?
