I was out of the loop on Live 20... but yeah I think the cover athlete is only an attraction thing however I don't think Anthony Davis being on the cover of 2K20 attracted people to the game as 2K had a built in customer base from their reputation as the better of the two games since atleast the PS3/XBox 360 days... also given that EA has had James Harden and Russell Westbrook on previous covers maybe going to a lesser known player was the smart play as it saves them some money.
I was out of the loop on Live 20... but yeah I think the cover athlete is only an attraction thing however I don't think Anthony Davis being on the cover of 2K20 attracted people to the game as 2K had a built in customer base from their reputation as the better of the two games since atleast the PS3/XBox 360 days... also given that EA has had James Harden and Russell Westbrook on previous covers maybe going to a lesser known player was the smart play as it saves them some money.