'NBA 2K13' reveals triple cover star slam

They take over from the previous year's legendary trio Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.

It's a jab at Electronic Arts' rival series NBA Live, which is due to return from the wilderness this year with NBA Live 13, having already proclaimed itself the "future of basketball" -- but some of the NBA's most popular rising stars are now adorning 2K13. So who's left for EA Sports' unannounced cover art?

An inspirational triple crown of past, present and future heroes could do the trick: a superstar draft pick in the form of Anthony Davis, a revitalizing force with international appeal in Jeremy Lin, and a reformed veteran with plenty of drive, 2012 NBA Finals MVP Lebron James.