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Anthony Davis and Dwanye Wade announced as NBA 2K20 cover stars

by Mick Doherty on July 1, 2019

2K have announced the players to appear on the covers of the upcoming NBA 2K20 and they are none other than Anthony Davis and Dwayne Wade.

In case you’re not up on your basketball players Anthony Davis, who will appear on the Standard and Deluxe Editions, is a six-time NBA All-Star, three-time All-NBA First Team, three-time NBA All-Defensive Team and 2012 Olympic gold medalist while Dwayne Wade is a three-time NBA Champion, 13-time NBA All-Star, 2008 Olympic gold medalist and 2006 NBA Finals MVP, who will appear on the Legend Edition. Pretty deserving to appear on the covers then.

“I’m honoured to be back representing NBA 2K,” said Davis. “Being picked as the face of NBA 2K20 means the world to me, and I’m excited for the fans to experience the best sports simulation in the world this Fall.”

Dwyane Wade added, “I’ve been blessed to spend 16 years of my life playing the game I love at the highest-level, and to culminate my career by joining NBA greats as an NBA 2K Legend Edition cover star makes me incredibly proud. My family and I love NBA 2K, and I’m truly grateful to all of the fans who have watched me, and played as me, throughout the years.”

The Standard Editions of NBA 2K20 will be available in physical and digital formats on PS4 and Xbox One for £54.99, Switch for £49.99 and PC (in digital only) for £39.99. For those that pre-order the standard edition you’ll get:5,000 Virtual Currency;

5,000 MyTEAM Points;
5 MyCAREER Skill Boosts;
MyPLAYER Clothing Capsule;
10 MyTEAM League Packs (delivered one per week); and
5 MyTEAM Heat Check Packs (delivered one per week beginning at the start of the NBA season).

The Digital Deluxe Edition will be available, in digital format only obviously, on PS4 and Xbox One for £74.99, Switch for £69.99 and PC for £54.99 which includes:35,000 Virtual Currency;

10,000 MyTEAM Points;
10 MyCAREER Skill Boosts;
MyPLAYER Clothing Capsule;
10 MyTEAM League Packs (delivered one per week);
10 MyTEAM Heat Check Packs (delivered one per week beginning at the start of the NBA season); and
1 Sapphire MyTEAM Cover Athlete Card.

The Legend Edition will be available in physical and digital format on PS4 and Xbox One for £84.99, Switch in digital only for £79.99 and PC in digital only for £69.99 which will feature custom cover art and some exclusive in-game items including:

100,000 Virtual Currency;
50,000 MyTEAM Points;
20 MyCAREER Skill Boosts;
MyPLAYER Clothing Capsule;
MyPLAYER Apparel Collection;
MyPLAYER Shoe Collection;
20 MyTEAM League Packs (delivered one per week);
20 MyTEAM Heat Check Packs (delivered one per week beginning at the start of the NBA season);
5 MyTEAM Theme Packs (one per theme release across the next five releases); and
2 Sapphire MyTEAM Cover Athlete Cards.

NBA 2K20 will be released on PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC on September 6, 2019, with it also being released on Google Stadia when it launches later in the year.

You can also check out the teaser trailer for NBA 2K20 right here.