Damian Lillard to be the cover athlete for NBA Live 15

Andre 2999 · Post #1 » by **Andre 2999** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:19 pm

Although I'm still more of a 2K fan, this is awesome! I didn't think we'd see this, especially so quickly into his career.

SI article which includes an image of the cover:
http://www.si.com/nba/2014/08/25/damian-lillard-nba-live-15-cover-blazers

From OregonLive, includes a video from Damian posted on his Instagram:
http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2014/08/damian_lillard_named_ea_sports_nba_live_15_video_g.html

RealGM piece:
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234703/NBA-Live-15-Picks-Damian-Lillard-As-Cover-Athlete

RebuildaBulls · Post #2 » by **RebuildaBulls** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:36 pm

Interesting choice, but good to put a small market non-megastar on the cover.

Effigy · Post #3 » by **Effigy** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 4:42 pm

Well I will for sure get this at some point, though I may wait a bit and get it used and cheap. This is a big honor. Brandon Roy got a cover but wasnt that a psp only game? 2k has been slipping for years and last years micro transaction garbage has left me willing to give Live another chance.

Ripcity4life · Post #4 » by **Ripcity4life** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 5:33 pm

EA sucks everything they touch turns to BEEP

This is worse then if Dame got on the cover of SI and the jinx

RUN DAME RUN

BTW -- I am being dead serious

Post #5 » by **DaVoiceMaster** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:45 pm

So everyone recognizes Lillard as a star except for the coaches with Team USA?!?!?

DusterBuster · Post #6 » by **DusterBuster** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:15 pm

Effigy wrote:Well I will for sure get this at some point, though I may wait a bit and get it used and cheap. This is a big honor. Brandon Roy got a cover but wasnt that a psp only game? 2k has been slipping for years and last years micro transaction garbage has left me willing to give Live another chance.

Even with 2k slipping, they're still worlds better than Live. Live has been a mess for nearly a decade now. They keep promising that this is the Live they finally get right, and then everything is still wonky once it's released.

That said, it's still cool to see Dame get a cover like this. It would be even better of this is the year EA pulls their head out of their rear and gets things turned around

monopoman · Post #7 » by **monopoman** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:56 pm

Effigy wrote:Well I will for sure get this at some point, though I may wait a bit and get it used and cheap. This is a big honor. Brandon Roy got a cover but wasnt that a psp only game? 2k has been slipping for years and last years micro transaction garbage has left me willing to give Live another chance.

http://www.ign.com/games/nba-2010-the-i ... p-14293220

Yep, here is the only other Blazer to ever grace the cover of an NBA game as far as I am aware.

DusterBuster · Post #8 » by **DusterBuster** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:26 pm

monopoman wrote:
Effigy wrote:Well I will for sure get this at some point, though I may wait a bit and get it used and cheap. This is a big honor. Brandon Roy got a cover but wasnt that a psp only game? 2k has been slipping for years and last years micro transaction garbage has left me willing to give Live another chance.

http://www.ign.com/games/nba-2010-the-i ... p-14293220

Yep, here is the only other Blazer to ever grace the cover of an NBA game as far as I am aware.

Steve Smith was a cover athlete for one of them in like 99

Shem · Post #9 » by **Shem** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:15 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VylFrMw8KdI[/youtube]

Shem · Post #10 » by **Shem** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:36 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANo30xky6vc[/youtube]

SalemStoner · Post #11 » by **SalemStoner** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:19 am

I was looking for an excuse to buy NBA Live when it made it's return... I think I have it.

jeffhardyfan52 · Post #12 » by **jeffhardyfan52** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 4:41 pm

Ill buy this just because dame is on the cover

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GreenRiddler · Post #13 » by **GreenRiddler** » Mon Sep 8, 2014 9:50 pm

Weel this just means he will be unplayable in 2k, which has been slipping as others have said. I am interested in thier newly improved player ratings, which never meant much, since Lillard his rookie year played better in the game when he was rated 71 instead of when he was rated 82 by the end of the year.

Hopefully this ends the engima that is Iggy being rated in the mid to high 80s while Batum the same player but better at everything gets slapped with a 78-79 for the past 4 years and plays worse in game than Iggy too. :crazy: