Who Was On The Cover Of Nba 2K16?

We take a look at the players who graced the cover of NBA 2K16 and how their careers have panned out since then.

NBA 2K16

Dwayne Wade was on the cover of NBA 2K16. He is a shooting guard for the Miami Heat. He was selected fifth overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Miami Heat. He is a two-time NBA champion, winning back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013. He was also the 2006 NBA Finals MVP.

Features

NBA 2K16 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It was released on September 29, 2015, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. A successor to NBA 2K15 and the sixteenth installment in the NBA 2K franchise, the game is the first in the series to feature an extensive licensed soundtrack on its release.

Players who pre-ordered the game received it with certain in-game bonuses such as 10 MyTEAM rookie cards of then-active players and in-game currency. On April 12, 2016, following theGolden State Warriors’ winning of the 2015–16 NBA championship, they were added as a team in the game via an update. additonal teams were made available asfree downloadable content later in 2016.

Gameplay

NBA 2K16 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the seventeenth installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K15. It was released on September 29, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. A mobile version for Android and iOS was also released on October 14, 2015.

The cover art for the game features Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant as the solo cover athlete. Presenting partners of the game are Sprint and Nike.

Former Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin was announced as one of the four athletes available on the cover of the game’s “legend” edition, which also features Buster Posey of Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants, United States national team soccer midfielder Alex Morgan, and Sky Blue FC forward Kelley O’Hara; all four appear in alternative covers included with that edition of the game

Cover Athletes

The cover athletes for NBA 2K16 were officially announced today. Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star small forward Kevin Durant and Golden State Warriors shooting guard Stephen Curry will share the cover. This will be the first time in the history of the NBA 2K franchise that multiple players will share the cover.

Paul George

Paul George was the cover athlete for NBA 2K16. He is a small forward for the Indiana Pacers. George was drafted by the Pacers in 2010 as the 10th overall pick. He quickly became a star player for the Pacers, and was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2013. In 2014, George suffered a serious leg injury while playing for Team USA in the FIBA Basketball World Cup, but he made a full recovery and returned to All-Star form in 2016. That same year, he was named the cover athlete for NBA 2K16.

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry, of the Golden State Warriors, was on the cover of NBA 2K16, released in October 2015. He is one of theNBA’s most popular players, and his likeness has been used on several 2K covers. He was also on the cover of NBA 2K17.

Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis, who plays for the New Orleans Pelicans, was on the cover of NBA 2K16. He is a power forward and center who was drafted first overall by the Pelicans in the 2012 NBA draft. He is a five-time All-Star and has been named to three All-NBA teams. In 2015, he was named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Reception

The cover of NBA 2K16 featured Cleveland Cavaliers’ shooting guard, Kyrie Irving. On the cover, Irving is seen dribbling a basketball on a basketball court, with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ and the NBA 2K16 logos in the background. The cover was revealed on May 5, 2015, and was released on September 29, 2015, for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.

Critical reception

The game received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the Xbox One version of the game has an 86/100 score based on 24 reviews, the PlayStation 4 version has an 86/100 score based on 23 reviews, and the PC version has an 82/100 score based on 6 reviews.

IGN gave the game a 9.3 out of 10, saying “NBA 2K16 cements its place as not just the best basketball game ever made, but one of the best sports games period.” Game Informer gave the game a 9 out of 10, saying “I’m not sure how 2K could make such an excellent basketball game any better.”

GamesRadar+ gave the game 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying “It’s another year, and 2K Sports has delivered another stellar NBA experience.”

Commercial reception

Nba 2K16 sold 1.5 million copies in its first week on the market. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, with most praising its gameplay, graphics, and lifelike player animations, while some criticized it for not making enough significant changes to the previous installment.