Question: When was the New Orleans Pelicans player featured on the NBA 2K16 cover first drafted?

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Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He plays the power forward and center positions.  Davis was selected first overall in the 2012 NBA draft by New Orleans, is a four-time NBA All-Star, and has been named to two All-NBA First Teams.  He also earned a gold medal playing with Team USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The New Orleans Pelicans are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.  They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The franchise began play during the 2002–03 NBA season as the New Orleans Hornets following the relocation of the Charlotte Hornets, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.  After three seasons in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina forced the franchise to temporarily relocate to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where they spent two seasons as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.  The Hornets returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007–08 season.  The team changed its name to the New Orleans Pelicans at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season. NBA 2K17 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.  It is the 18th installment in the "NBA 2K" franchise and the successor to "NBA 2K16".  It was released worldwide on September 20, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.  Players who pre-ordered the game received it on September 16, 2016.  Paul George of the Indiana Pacers is the cover athlete for the regular edition of the game, while Kobe Bryant is the cover athlete for the 'Legend Edition'.  In Italy, the cover athlete is Danilo Gallinari, and in Spain, the cover athlete is Pau Gasol.  A version of the game for iOS and Android was released on September 23, 2016. NBA 2K16 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.  It is the 17th installment in the "NBA 2K" franchise and the successor to "NBA 2K15".  It was released on September 29, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3.  A mobile version for Android and iOS was also released on October 14, 2015.  There are three different covers for the main game, one featuring Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans, another featuring Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, and the last featuring James Harden of the Houston Rockets.  A special edition version of the game was also released; it features Michael Jordan on the cover.  Additionally, the French version of "NBA 2K16" features Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs as the cover athlete, the German version, Dennis Schröder of the Atlanta Hawks, and the Spanish version, Marc and Pau Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls respectively. NBA 2K15 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.  It is the sixteenth installment in the "NBA 2K" franchise and the successor to "NBA 2K14".  It was released in October 2014 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.  Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the three cover athletes of "NBA 2K13", is the solo cover athlete of "NBA 2K15".  "NBA 2K15" was succeeded by "NBA 2K16". This article is about the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association.  The New Orleans Pelicans are an official team in the National Basketball Association(NBA).  Until the conclusion of the Pelicans' 2012–2013 regular season the team was named the New Orleans Hornets.  The name change came along with the purchase of the team by its new owner, Tom Benson.  Early on in the purchasing process, Benson made it clear that he intended to change the name to something more "local".  Inspiration for the name change is given to Louisiana's state bird, the brown pelican.  The Pelicans have an overall franchise record of 498-552, along with six playoff qualifications.  Their achievements include one playoff series victory and one division title.  In recent years, the Pelicans have held the names of some of the NBA's brightest rising stars on its roster. The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.  They play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The team was born out of the original Hornets' relocation to New Orleans in 2002.  The team has had three names since its inception; it was called the New Orleans Hornets (2002–2005; 2007–2013), the New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets (2005–2007), and the New Orleans Pelicans (2013–present).  The Pelicans have never been to the NBA Finals since its inception.  The team has played their home games at the New Orleans Arena since 2002.  The Pelicans are owned by Tom Benson, with Dell Demps as their general manager. The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.  They play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the when then-owner of the Charlotte Hornets, George Shinn, relocated the franchise to New Orleans.  During the 2005–07 period, the Hornets played 71 games in Oklahoma City due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.  The team officially changed its name to the New Orleans Pelicans on April 18, 2013. The Charlotte Hornets are a professional basketball club based in Charlotte, North Carolina.  They are members of the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference.  The original Charlotte Hornets franchise played in Charlotte from 1988–2002 before relocating to New Orleans, Louisiana and becoming the New Orleans Hornets.  A new franchise, the "Charlotte Bobcats", began play in the 2004–05 season.  The team played for ten seasons as the Bobcats before adopting the Hornets name for the 2014–15 season.  The Hornets name was left available after the New Orleans Hornets became the New Orleans Pelicans.  As part of a deal between the Bobcats, Hornets and NBA, the renamed Hornets reclaimed the original Hornets' history and records from 1988 to 2002, while all of the Hornets' records from 2002 to 2013 remained with the Pelicans.  As a result, the Hornets are now reckoned as having suspended operations after the 2001–02 season before returning as the Bobcats in 2004; This has allowed all of Charlotte's NBA history to be recognized under one single franchise. The 2014 NBA All Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that took place on February 16, 2014, at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, home of the New Orleans Pelicans.  The game was the 63rd edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game and was played during the 2013–14 NBA season.  The Pelicans (the name was changed by new team owner Tom Benson for the 2013-14 season) were awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on April 16, 2012.  It was the second time that New Orleans had hosted the All-Star game; the city had previously hosted the event in 2008, also at the Smoothie King Center (then known as New Orleans Arena).

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 There are three different covers for the main game, one featuring Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans, another featuring Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, and the last featuring James Harden of the Houston Rockets. Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  Davis was selected first overall in the 2012 NBA draft by New Orleans, is a four-time NBA All-Star, and has been named to two All-NBA First Teams.