The latest edition of ESPN the Magazine features 30 “variant covers,” each dedicated to an NBA team as part of the magazine's annual season preview. But not only that, the cover artwork for each was compiled by the artists of Marvel Comics.

So what does the Blazers' preview feature? Nicolas Batum dunking over Galactus? Rudy Fernansez hitting a three in front of the outstretched arms of Dr. Otto Octavius? LaMarcus Aldridge crying while reading that She-Hulk issue where she dies in the 9/11 tower collapse?

Nope. It's a sad Greg Oden in surgey, joined by cyborgs of Joel Pryzbilla and Brandon Roy:

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Not bad. I still think our art is better.

h/t: True Hoop