Do you need more ammo for why Curry should’ve been the NBA 2K23 cover athlete? Curry was the oldest player in NBA history to put up 50 points and 10 assists in a game. First ever Western Conference Finals MVP? Check that one off the list too. There may be no such thing, but Stephen Curry might’ve pulled off the perfect NBA season. It’s only a matter of time before Young finds himself on the cover of an NBA 2K game. In the play-in tournament, Young dropped 38 points and 9 assists to get the Hawks past the Cavaliers. While the Hawks didn’t enjoy the amount of playoff success they had last year, Young played a huge role in getting the Hawks back in the playoffs. Young was also selected once again as a back-court starter in the NBA All-Star game for the second consecutive season. He dropped a career high 56 points against the Blazers. Young has given the Atlanta Hawks a breath of fresh air from a basketball standpoint. Let’s just say the trade worked out for both sides. The young point guard was acquired in a draft night trade with the Dallas Mavericks when last year’s cover athlete Luka Doncic was traded for young. Using his quickness, dribbling ability and the ability to shoot from anywhere in Georgia, Young can put on a show. Young isn’t the most athletic guy in the league. Trae Young is one of the more electrifying young players we currently have in the league. ![]() Jokic is well on his way to being an all-time great and all-time greats deserve NBA 2K video game covers. Jokic was constantly putting himself in elite company, matching numbers we haven’t seen since the likes of Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robinson and Michael Jordan. This season, Jokic became the second fastest player to record 10,000 points, 5,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists (516 games), falling one game short of the record held by Larry Bird. Jokic is the best passing big man in the league, averaging more than seven assists for the fourth consecutive year (7.9). Without Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr, Jokic was still able to lead his team to the playoffs posting career highs in points per game (27.1) and rebounds (13.8). All he did this season was win another MVP with an even better season. Some people thought that last season’s MVP award was a fluke. Nikola Jokic might have had the best case of anyone to be on the cover of NBA 2K23. Nikola JokicĪ two-time MVP will always be a great choice for a cover athlete. Morant was clearly on another level this season and officially turned himself into a superstar, having a season that was 2K cover athlete worthy. Morant was well on his way to possibly winning the NBA MVP this season if it weren’t for those 25 missed games. The 52 point game was the first 50 point game in Grizzlies history. In the span of 12 days (February 16 th-February 28 th), Morant dropped 44,46 and 52 points. It just seemed like every other week, Morant was doing some incredible. If that’s not good enough for you, in the next game against the Lakers, Morant dropped a cool 40 points and 10 assists. In the season, Morant torched the Cavs with 37 points and six assists. There are far too many accolades to list here for Tatum but he is definitely deserving of being the cover athlete for NBA 2K23. He was also the first recipient of the Eastern Conference Finals MVP award as well. He posted career highs in points per game, rebounds per game and assist per game at 26.9, 8.0 and 4.4 respectively. Tatum posted the best numbers in his young career. Tatum then followed that up by beating the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks in seven games, going toe-to-toe with Giannis Antetokounmpo. ![]() After a slow start to the season for the Boston Celtics, Tatum led this team to the second seed in the playoffs and made quick work of the Brooklyn Nets in the first round, outplaying one of the best this league has seen in Kevin Durant. Jayson Tatum was receiving lots of unnecessary comments after his performance in the NBA Finals, but make no mistake about it Tatum is the real deal. ![]() NBA 2K23: 5 Other Options for the Cover Athlete Jayson Tatum While this season seemed like it was a coming out party for Booker, there were five other athletes (not named LeBron James) that would have been a better choice than Booker as the NBA 2K23 cover athlete. Booker also led the Phoenix Suns to the best record in the NBA and made his first of many All-NBA First Team selections. The 25-year old Booker set career highs in points per game (26.8), rebound per game (5.0) and just complete his first season in which he average more than one steal per game (1.1). Booker is coming off the best season of his career. Devin Bookerwas chosen as the cover athlete for this year’s installment of NBA 2K.
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