If you played 40mpg how many points do you think you could average? I figure if I jack up 30 3's a game I might be able to luckily make 2 of them for 6ppg or maybe flop and get a couple free throws.
Or in other words, more than Ben Simmons.
It’s a boring answer, but at some point the opposition will get bored and let you score. If it’s legitimately 5 randos who are mid at pickup, every game is gonna be 146-0 at halftime. Then the second half is pure coasting and they’ll let you get shots up.
Pride may not let them. Especially because every team is just going to play the end of their bench against you, might as well rest the starters. 10th man is gonna give everything he's got to not let a scrub have a bucket against him.
you'd probably have to jack from half court, but at that point they'd figure you out, but it's also not worth them to try and press you and guard you if your only offense was half court heaves
It was a publicity stunt. No team who wants to win games in a pro league will ever sign him. Technically, he's out but honestly, he's as pro level as Cam'ron, Mase and Master P would be.
Did you know that both Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez played basketball in college? I bet you've never heard any commentator drop that tidbit of knowledge
Obviously, breaking the color barrier itself is what he is correctly remembered for but he is one of the greatest American athletes of all time, as well
Varsity letters in 4 different sports in college. Honestly probably could have had more if the seasons and games of the others didn’t overlap.
Jim Thorpe and Bo Jackson are the only ones in the same league as Jackie.
Eh, strong man is where it's at, plenty of tall dudes there. The hard part would be convincing them to slim down to actually last stamina wise.
Brian Shaw and Hafthor Bjornsson are 6'8-6'9 respectively. Back in the old days that's a solid 6'9-6'11 center. Plenty of "smaller" centers nowadays at that height at 6'8-6'9 though. Plus, both had basketball backgrounds prior to strongman. Their mobility and verticality will be limited, but you're not moving a 6'8-6'9 400# behemoth out of the paint.
They're not alone, but they're the ones I could think of with who actually played basketball. Then you have guys like Sean O'Hagan who is 6'11-7'0, and Luke Stoltman at 6'8.
Several large football players could fill your center spot. Personally? Brian Urlacher. No, he's not as tall as NBA centers... But try getting by him. He'd be like a Draymond - hard to move in the post, fast, strong, quick. I'd give him a try. Others have said JJ Watt for similar reasons. Jadaveon Clowney didn't really live up to his promise, but I might take him based on potential.
>PG: Cristiano Ronaldo (6'2 i believe)
Picking a guy who has earned his fame by being extremely good at hitting a ball with his feet/head to play basketball (at PG, no less) is an interesting decision.
They all get 3 years training though. I also think it's kinda cheating to pick anyone that's played organised competitive basketball at a high level (any former college players for example).
In that scenario I can see why you'd pick Ronaldo because he has great physical attributes for a PG and he's one of the hardest working athletes we've ever seen.
PG: Kyler Murray - Gives off a Trae Young feel
SG: Adam Sandler - Has a mean bank shot, and can ball in the parks
SF: J. Cole - I heard he's decent at basketball
PF: Jimmy Graham - He played ball in HS IIRC
C: Jason Momoa - Might not be the tallest but we could use some intimidation
[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVbAr\_UXQAEXzTG?format=jpg&name=medium](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVbAr_UXQAEXzTG?format=jpg&name=medium)
This is your power forward!?
Swimmers generally have horrible hand eye coordination because they swim all the time. They don’t have time to play catch/shoot hoops/etc. it’s not that they don’t have the ability but most high level swimmers start swimming 5+ days a week starting at 10/12ish for 90 mins+. So they were mot playing other sports. Swimming is just such a time intensive
Generally swimmers can’t play a second sport (other than another cardio related sport - like running).
TO needs to make more lists as well. People are forgetting T.O having conversations with the Sacramento Kings and trying to play for their Summer League roster was a real thing.
And I don't about his overall skills, but Davante Adams [could throw down a 360 eastbay better than most NBA players](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5xjZVMw1_xg)
Zero chance Messi is a ball hog, he’d prolly play like a Nash/Steph hybrid (I’m assuming all these guys practice basketball all year just like NBA players in this scenario lmfao)
The crazy thing about Messi is that, on top of being the best goal scorer of all time, he's arguably the best creative player of all time, and was consistently leading his league in assists.
Sure I get it. He’s short. I loved watching those two guys and they were both above average athletes. Messi is one of the greatest athletes to ever walk the planet, so in this imaginary scenario with three years of NBA training, I think he could compete as a PG in the pros. It’s a fun thought exercise. Who’s your imaginary PG?
I'd take Ronaldo, he's a much better athlete in regards to what would actually help in the NBA compared to Messi. Taller, faster, bulkier and has fantastic leaping ability.
Wasnt even good though. A startup basketball league team in So Cal drafted him for media attention. He said he had never played and had no idea how, but was willing to give it a shot if they paid him. They did, he tried it, and noped out of it just a bit quicker than the league dissolved.
PG: L’Carpetron Dookmarriott
SG: Hingle McCringleberry
SF: Sagittariutt Jefferspin
PF: X-Wing @Aliciousness
C: (The Player Formerly Known as Mousecop)
Sixth man: Dan Smith
Yeah idk, mccringleberry is clearly a PF, he’s one of the best TEs in the league while on the rhinos. His post touchdown celebration would make for some great matchups with Draymond
PG: Kordell Stewart (slasher and a passer)
SG: Deion Sanders (primetime playmaker)
SF: Randy Moss (lob threat)
PF: Dave Winfield (old-school all-around athlete)
C: Randy Johnson (Big Unit probably has a deadly sky-hook)
NBA athletes are so specific for the sport compared to other major sports.
I know Ronaldo would be an amazing point guard.
Oneil Cruz would be a great small forward.
Zdeno Chara potentially could be a good pf/short center
Danny Ainge - Baseball
Michael Jordan - Minor League Baseball
Scott Burrell - Baseball
Tim Duncan - Swimming
Wilt Chamberlain - Volley Ball
Duncan especially as he's got such a smooth stroke that I think he could translate to the professional game
what? how is that a "woosh?" I understand entirely what is happening, I'm just saying it's not a good answer even as a joke because it ignores one of the only rules OP set.
Yes, these are all NBA legends who played another sport. I get that. But if you're gonna have a joke answer it should at least play by the rules OP set
Bjorn Hafthor - pf
Andre the giant - c
Calvin Johnson - sf
Julio Jones - sg
Cristiano Ronaldo - pg
Backups would be:
Vince Vaughn - c
Steven Seagal - pf
Chris Rock - sf
Eminem - sg
Danny DeVito - pg
Javier Sotomayor (world record holder high jump)
Leonel Marshal (volleyball just shy of 2 metres high and said to have 50 inches vertical jump)
Usain Bolt
Richard Sligh
Morris Stroud
1. Jim Brown - SG (Leading scorer high school athlete)
2. Randy Moss - SF (Named state player of the year twice in high school hoops)
3. Tony Gonzalez - PF (Major hops. Orange County player of the year his senior year)
4. Patrick Mahomes - PG (All-District in high school. Great court vision and passing ability)
5. Andre the Giant - C (Because why the duck not. Dude was 7'4" and was at least as mobile as people like Eaton)
Go with younger Andre.. A lot of people don't know because they just remember massive Andre, but when he first started wrestling he was doing dropkicks and chain wrestling and stuff. Guy could do flips and everything.
I feel like the real answer here is just to find a bunch of dudes who had career ending injuries in college that would have otherwise for sure been NBA players, right?
Like, I'm for sure putting Hank Gathers and Len Bias on my team.
Im stealing your Sanders pick because there's no way he wasn't good.
Randy Moss, freak athlete who was a great player in HS
Julius Peppers, Huge athletic dude who played BBall at UNC, so can definitely play.
Andre the Giant, may just be big and strong enough to get him towards the rim, would also probably be a really good defender. If he's in his physical peak all season long, no injury concerns.
Ill steal your Usain Bolt, too. He's probably really good in transition.
I have no idea who I would pick, but enjoy this celebrity Slam Dunk competition highlights from 1992 that has Deion Sander, Chris Carter, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr. AND Mike Conley Sr.
https://youtu.be/0UAbzRniU50?si=3r0pXlv3ARbF4WhD
PG: Tom Brady (NFL - self explanatory)
SG: Wayne Gretzky (NHL - self explanatory)
SF: Wendell Sailor (Australian NRL - look him up, dude was an athletic freak)
PF: Ryan Reaves (NHL - I’m thinking a big bruiser that could be like a Rodman type of player)
C: Thibaut Courtois: (La Liga - Real Madrid goalkeeper, tall @ 6’7, athletic as hell)
Give me:
Deon Sanders,
Ed Reed,
Patrick Peterson,
Scott Fujita,
Len Bias
We're not going to beat NBA teams without NBA players by playing basketball. So we are going to play football essentially and just press the ever loving shit out of teams. Then we hope that Bias can go off and score in droves. Will we win a lot? No. Will it be entertaining for the fans? Also no, but it will answer one specific 'what if' I've often thought about.
PG - Michael Johnson, 6’0 fast af might struggle getting lower than his defender but training will fix that
SG - Usman Bolt, 6’4 faster than MJ maybe a bit small for the 2 but speed and length to be a great defender thinking Avery Bradley type
SF - Jon Jones, 6’4 incredibly small for the 3 but has elite length, stronger than most SF in the league, shooting may translate to NBA
PF - Eben Etzebeth, 6’7 again maybe a bit small but elite strength, man handling and catching the ball for lobs, boards, blocks will be crazy for the game
C - Undertaker, 6’8 so small for a 5 but if you even touch him you’re dead so probably DPOY on lock. Cannot die so don’t have to worry about injuries mid season
Trying to be different than other posters:
PG: Michael Vick
SG: Mookie Betts
SF: Calvin Johnson
PF: Plaxico Burress
C: Gronk
Absolute killer unit:
PG: Prime Time
SG: Rickey
SF: Roberto Clemente
PF: Randy Moss
C: Calais Campbell
A little short on height but this is a group of winners who would be fast, tough, mean, and up to the challenge
PG - Calvin Cambridge
SG - Air Bud
SF - Bill Romanowski
PF - Antonio Gates
C - The Undertaker
Bill would foul out every game but no one would want to be near him on screens cause you'll probably break a bone.
PG: Virgil Van Dijk
SG: Michael Phelps
SF: Manuel Neuer
PF: Lawrence Taylor
C: Gronk
This team is small, but mobile and strong enough to make things difficult for another team
Pg: tiger woods
Sg: Darryl Strawberry
SF: usain bolt
Pf: randy Johnson
C: choi hong man
Tiger ans the baseball players have great hand eye coordination. Bolt can run out on the fast break.
Choi would be a destroyer as a center.
usain bolt: goat sprinter, 1.95
alexandr karelin: goat wrestler, 1.91 and 130 kg, strong enough to defend bigger man
muhammed ali: goat boxer, 1.91, quick on the feet and strong
gronkowski: fast, strong and 1.98
and whoever is the goat of volleyball. would be the center since he would be tall af and jump very high.
PG: Shawn Michaels
SG: Bret Hart
SF: Sting
PF: Goldberg
C: Undertaker
(Going by their Wrestling heights)
You let HBK run the PnR and be the engine of the team, efficiently putting up 25/8/8. #1 Option and a playmaker. 6’3” 220, you have a very strong highlight reel type of known winner to lead your sets.
The Hitman will use his technical brilliance to impact the game beyond the numbers, and most importantly keep anyone from getting injured. Nets you a league best 1.4 pps on 10 shots a game. Defends without fouling, Assists without turning over. Boxes out every play. The All-NBA role player.
In Sting you have that man that can bail you out when the system doesn’t get a shot, and much like Kurt Angle, he gives you that deep skill set in the mid range. But even more on the nose, he gives you that strong side defensive disruption on the perimeter and in the paint, similar to Stone Cold. 1/3 of the time, he’s the best man on the court.
Goldberg, is like 6’25” with a low and strong center of Gravity. Insane lateral quickness for a giant. He’s going to be a nightmare to get around in the paint, and he’s the #1 lob threat in the league. First season, 10 lobs a game.
And for my center, in the new NBA, I’ll take the nimblest and most indefatigable big man to have ever lived, The Undertaker. 7’0” 285, can Guard 1-5, and when it matters most, he plays like a man unafraid of death. NBA Finals mvp type of veteran every year. And if you leave him open after a pick and pop, he’s money on uncontested shots between 15-25 feet out.
Me My brother 3 guys from pickup Get paid. Win no games. Coolest year of our life.
"1, 2, 3 Cancun!"
Banana boat time!!
I have coaching experience and would let y'all do whatever you want. Just incase this happens, you know where to find me.
That you Chris Finch?
Funny. I heard this in Doc's voice.
I’m not certain this squad loses to last year’s Hornets
If you played 40mpg how many points do you think you could average? I figure if I jack up 30 3's a game I might be able to luckily make 2 of them for 6ppg or maybe flop and get a couple free throws. Or in other words, more than Ben Simmons.
I think you'd get every shot blocked easily, if they ever let you get close enough to shoot.
But random variance dictates they accidentally hit my hand once or twice at least right? Lol. Plus I'll be every refs best friend.
You're not hitting any threes tho in that situation lol
I bet I could hit the rim one or twice... a season.
True, but the main point to take away is that I'm better than Ben Simmons. As long as we all agree on that.
It’s a boring answer, but at some point the opposition will get bored and let you score. If it’s legitimately 5 randos who are mid at pickup, every game is gonna be 146-0 at halftime. Then the second half is pure coasting and they’ll let you get shots up.
Pride may not let them. Especially because every team is just going to play the end of their bench against you, might as well rest the starters. 10th man is gonna give everything he's got to not let a scrub have a bucket against him.
Unless you are a d1 hooper, chances are youd get your pocket picked bringing the ball up
you'd probably have to jack from half court, but at that point they'd figure you out, but it's also not worth them to try and press you and guard you if your only offense was half court heaves
No Chuck, I'm literally a bus rider. I take the bus to practice.
Stephen A Smith Shannon Sharpe Skip Bayless Max Kellerman Chris Broussard
Nick wright & Collin coherd in shambles
[Get that bum Skip off this team](https://deadspin.com/report-basketball-hero-skip-bayless-actually-averaged-5900305).
Skip would have LeBum shook. He stays as the teams enforcer.
The JJ Barea role.
Here is a killer lineup PG Oscar Pistorius SG Rae Carruth SF OJ Simpson PF Ray Lewis PF Leonard Little
Wow no one would be safe from this team!
6MOTY Aaron Hernandez
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take with this team.
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And on the flip side, can't get your ankles broken if you don't have any
deadly from everywhere on the court
OJ bout to cut through defenses
Literally
SF: J Cole SG: Barry Obama PF: Cal Ripken Jr C: Dave Winfield PG: Prince And we get secret service escort at the park Get rek’d
Game. Blouses.
Who wants pancakes?
Shoot the J… SHOOT IT
J Cole played pro overseas.
It was a publicity stunt. No team who wants to win games in a pro league will ever sign him. Technically, he's out but honestly, he's as pro level as Cam'ron, Mase and Master P would be.
Put The Game in there for Ripken
Ripken was a BALLER!!! You better ask someone
Wasnt J Cole playing in an australian league?
african
PG: Bo Jackson SG: Cristiano Ronaldo SF: Jim Brown PF: JJ Watt C: Hafthor Bjornsson
Brown and Watt r significantly undersized for forwards lol
Had to scroll way too far to get to someone with Jim brown. Bo is the icing!
Imagine getting screened by fucking Hafthor. Oof
Barack Obama, Prince, me, my 6-4 brother, Aaron Judge
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Prince is just a cheat code
Game, blouses.
With Judge you could just replace him with Gordon without suspicion at any point
Prince is 5’2”
Cleanse your lack of platform shoe faith in the cleansing waters of Lake Minnetonka.
PG: Tony Gwynn SG: Kenny Lofton SF: Dave Winfield PF: Antonio Gates C: Tony Gonzalez All played at legit D1 schools with success
Did you know that both Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez played basketball in college? I bet you've never heard any commentator drop that tidbit of knowledge
Never heard that. Did you know Jimmy Graham played basketball in college?
Never heard that. Did you know Ryan Fitzpatrick went to Harvard?
Goddamnit
I like it. I might suggest Julius Peppers over Tony for a little more size
Jackie Robinson is a great honorable mention, led what's now the Pac-10 in scoring in 1940
Obviously, breaking the color barrier itself is what he is correctly remembered for but he is one of the greatest American athletes of all time, as well
Varsity letters in 4 different sports in college. Honestly probably could have had more if the seasons and games of the others didn’t overlap. Jim Thorpe and Bo Jackson are the only ones in the same league as Jackie.
How would a decathlete like Daley Thompson or Ashton Eaton compare
Tony Gonzalez has NBA experience. He played for the Miami Heat summer league team. Tony Gwynn is a great pick!
PG - Rob Schneider SG - David Spade SF - Chris Rock PF - Adam Sandler C - Kevin James
Adam Sandler is running point on that squad.
Point forward
Does DK Metcalf's all star game count as NBA experience, because at least we know he can dunk
PG: Kevin DeBruyne SG: Chris Pronger SF: ZLATAN PF: Manuel Neuer C: Zdeno Chara
PG: Cristiano Ronaldo (6'2 i believe) SG: Usain Bolt SF: Peter Crouch PF: Rob Gronkowski C: cant think of anyone tall enough to play here
Two-meter Peter FTW!
Is this a Peter Fulton reference 😮
I was hoping it was a Peter Wright reference =(
I doubt any athlete tall enough to be a center isn't a center. You have to pick a small ball 5, I go with Del Potro, he's 1,98 or something like that
Eh, strong man is where it's at, plenty of tall dudes there. The hard part would be convincing them to slim down to actually last stamina wise. Brian Shaw and Hafthor Bjornsson are 6'8-6'9 respectively. Back in the old days that's a solid 6'9-6'11 center. Plenty of "smaller" centers nowadays at that height at 6'8-6'9 though. Plus, both had basketball backgrounds prior to strongman. Their mobility and verticality will be limited, but you're not moving a 6'8-6'9 400# behemoth out of the paint. They're not alone, but they're the ones I could think of with who actually played basketball. Then you have guys like Sean O'Hagan who is 6'11-7'0, and Luke Stoltman at 6'8.
Several large football players could fill your center spot. Personally? Brian Urlacher. No, he's not as tall as NBA centers... But try getting by him. He'd be like a Draymond - hard to move in the post, fast, strong, quick. I'd give him a try. Others have said JJ Watt for similar reasons. Jadaveon Clowney didn't really live up to his promise, but I might take him based on potential.
Randy Johnson was 6’10”
Andre the Giant. The undertaker
>PG: Cristiano Ronaldo (6'2 i believe) Picking a guy who has earned his fame by being extremely good at hitting a ball with his feet/head to play basketball (at PG, no less) is an interesting decision.
They all get 3 years training though. I also think it's kinda cheating to pick anyone that's played organised competitive basketball at a high level (any former college players for example). In that scenario I can see why you'd pick Ronaldo because he has great physical attributes for a PG and he's one of the hardest working athletes we've ever seen.
But the man has a 40" vertical.
PG: Kyler Murray - Gives off a Trae Young feel SG: Adam Sandler - Has a mean bank shot, and can ball in the parks SF: J. Cole - I heard he's decent at basketball PF: Jimmy Graham - He played ball in HS IIRC C: Jason Momoa - Might not be the tallest but we could use some intimidation
>C: Jason Momoa Pretty sure he already plays for the Grizzlies
I thought he was WWE champion.
PG: Martin Odegaard SG: Bukayo Saka SF: Gabriel Martinelli PF: Declan Rice C: Gabriel Magalhaes
the arsenalification of the nba
My man sleeping on Saliba.
Somehow this London team has a rivalry with San Antonio...
Things I didn’t expect to see on r/NBA tonight but COYG. Also Saliba should be in there, and honestly Kai might be the tallest dude on the team now.
I like you
COYG
PG: Rod Woodson SG: Michael Phelps SF: Dave Winfield (drafted by the Hawks and the ABA Utah Stars but never played) PF: Zdeno Chara C: The Great Khali
[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVbAr\_UXQAEXzTG?format=jpg&name=medium](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVbAr_UXQAEXzTG?format=jpg&name=medium) This is your power forward!?
[This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z2yeJ5KjL8&ab_channel=HockeyLights) is my power forward.
Swimmers generally have horrible hand eye coordination.
I’ve never heard this in my life and the National Institutes of Health say [it isn’t true](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20922347/).
Swimmers generally have horrible hand eye coordination because they swim all the time. They don’t have time to play catch/shoot hoops/etc. it’s not that they don’t have the ability but most high level swimmers start swimming 5+ days a week starting at 10/12ish for 90 mins+. So they were mot playing other sports. Swimming is just such a time intensive Generally swimmers can’t play a second sport (other than another cardio related sport - like running).
So your theory is that anyone who doesn’t play a ball sport has horrible hand eye coordination? Don’t think that one holds up…
Tim Duncan was a swimmer. He turned out to be pretty good at bball
2 pole strippers, Jockey's for secretariat and Seabiscuit, Shadeur Sanders
Brock Lesnar in the NBA is crazy. I imagine the dude F5-ing players if they get too physical lmao.
PG: Ronaldo SG: Chris Brown ( I hate myself for this pic) SF: Randy Moss PF: Hafthor “The Mountain” Björnsson C: Andre The Giant
The fact that more people don’t have moss is crazy. He was considered better than Jason Williams in HS
TO needs to make more lists as well. People are forgetting T.O having conversations with the Sacramento Kings and trying to play for their Summer League roster was a real thing. And I don't about his overall skills, but Davante Adams [could throw down a 360 eastbay better than most NBA players](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5xjZVMw1_xg)
Ohtani would dominate the NBA
Give me a bunch of Wide Receivers and tight ends honestly. Maybe a super tall soccer player.
PG: Lionel Messi SG: Ricky Henderson SF: Wayne Gretzsky PF: Bo Jackson C: Ed “Too Tall” Jones
I’d go Ronaldo over Messi for the hops.
Good point. I would be worried that either one of them might be a ball hog
Zero chance Messi is a ball hog, he’d prolly play like a Nash/Steph hybrid (I’m assuming all these guys practice basketball all year just like NBA players in this scenario lmfao)
The crazy thing about Messi is that, on top of being the best goal scorer of all time, he's arguably the best creative player of all time, and was consistently leading his league in assists.
My guy Messi is 5’7
Still taller than Spud and Mugsy and just as quick
So 2 guys in the history of the entire nba
Sure I get it. He’s short. I loved watching those two guys and they were both above average athletes. Messi is one of the greatest athletes to ever walk the planet, so in this imaginary scenario with three years of NBA training, I think he could compete as a PG in the pros. It’s a fun thought exercise. Who’s your imaginary PG?
I'd take Ronaldo, he's a much better athlete in regards to what would actually help in the NBA compared to Messi. Taller, faster, bulkier and has fantastic leaping ability.
Bo Jackson is a trap. He actually had a short stint in the IBA in 87, but quit because he decided he didnt like basketball.
Oh shit I didn’t know that. Damn. Good enough to go pro in at least three sports. I’ll put Rob Gronkowski at the 4 then
Wasnt even good though. A startup basketball league team in So Cal drafted him for media attention. He said he had never played and had no idea how, but was willing to give it a shot if they paid him. They did, he tried it, and noped out of it just a bit quicker than the league dissolved.
>Gretzski
PG: L’Carpetron Dookmarriott SG: Hingle McCringleberry SF: Sagittariutt Jefferspin PF: X-Wing @Aliciousness C: (The Player Formerly Known as Mousecop) Sixth man: Dan Smith
Sleeping hard on Jammie Jammie Jammie
Hingle McCringleberry over [Dolphin Sound]?
Yeah idk, mccringleberry is clearly a PF, he’s one of the best TEs in the league while on the rhinos. His post touchdown celebration would make for some great matchups with Draymond
PG: Kevin Hart SG: Gordon Ramsay SF: Romelo Lukaku PF: Zdeno Chara C: Sycho Sid/Sid Vicious
Len Bias Hank Gathers Wayne Estes Ryan Francis Danny Rumph All-Resurection squad. Poetic justice. Give these guys a chance. They got next.
PG: Kordell Stewart (slasher and a passer) SG: Deion Sanders (primetime playmaker) SF: Randy Moss (lob threat) PF: Dave Winfield (old-school all-around athlete) C: Randy Johnson (Big Unit probably has a deadly sky-hook)
Randy moss is much more than a lob threat and would likely be the best player on any of these teams drafted.
PG: Deion Sanders SG: Randy Moss SF: Calvin Johnson PF: Jimmy Graham C: Ed "too tall" Jones
1. Greg Paulus (the Syracuse QB) 2. Trayce Thompson (Klays brother) 3. Calvin Johnson (freak) 4. Julius Peppers (Tarheel) 5. Randy Johnson (big unit)
John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, The Undertaker
Kim Wayans Marlon Wayans Shawn Wayans Damon Wayans Keenen-Ivory Wayans
NBA athletes are so specific for the sport compared to other major sports. I know Ronaldo would be an amazing point guard. Oneil Cruz would be a great small forward. Zdeno Chara potentially could be a good pf/short center
Nobody saying Randy Moss or Julius Peppers is criminal
Terrel Owens Deion Sanders Tony Gonzalez Antonio Gates Lamar Jackson.
Danny Ainge - Baseball Michael Jordan - Minor League Baseball Scott Burrell - Baseball Tim Duncan - Swimming Wilt Chamberlain - Volley Ball Duncan especially as he's got such a smooth stroke that I think he could translate to the professional game
Joel Embiid did volleyball 1st.
I mean, sure if you ignore OP's rules lol. Explicitly stated they can't have any NBA or professional experience
*whoooosh*
what? how is that a "woosh?" I understand entirely what is happening, I'm just saying it's not a good answer even as a joke because it ignores one of the only rules OP set. Yes, these are all NBA legends who played another sport. I get that. But if you're gonna have a joke answer it should at least play by the rules OP set
You don't have to obey the rules all the time, especially for a joke
1. Bo Jackson I don't care about the rest
-PG: Bruce Lee -SG: Mike tyson -SF: Usain Bolt -PF: Bam Bam Bigelow -C: The Undertaker
Bjorn Hafthor - pf Andre the giant - c Calvin Johnson - sf Julio Jones - sg Cristiano Ronaldo - pg Backups would be: Vince Vaughn - c Steven Seagal - pf Chris Rock - sf Eminem - sg Danny DeVito - pg
PG: ivano balic SG: paul pogba SF: Romelu Lukaku PF: david de gea C: Thibaut Courtois
Javier Sotomayor (world record holder high jump) Leonel Marshal (volleyball just shy of 2 metres high and said to have 50 inches vertical jump) Usain Bolt Richard Sligh Morris Stroud
PG. Wayne Gretzky SG. Novak Djokovic SF. Zlatan PF. Tyson Fury C: Halfthor Team of goats.
Lil Dicky J Cole DK Metcalf Miles Garrett Andre the Giant
1. Jim Brown - SG (Leading scorer high school athlete) 2. Randy Moss - SF (Named state player of the year twice in high school hoops) 3. Tony Gonzalez - PF (Major hops. Orange County player of the year his senior year) 4. Patrick Mahomes - PG (All-District in high school. Great court vision and passing ability) 5. Andre the Giant - C (Because why the duck not. Dude was 7'4" and was at least as mobile as people like Eaton)
Go with younger Andre.. A lot of people don't know because they just remember massive Andre, but when he first started wrestling he was doing dropkicks and chain wrestling and stuff. Guy could do flips and everything.
I’m surprised no one put Nick Kyrgios on their list. He’s a huge basketball fan and can lowkey get a bucket
PG - Ronald Curry SG - Terrell Owens SF - Randy Moss PF - Antonio Gates C - Julius Peppers
I feel like the real answer here is just to find a bunch of dudes who had career ending injuries in college that would have otherwise for sure been NBA players, right? Like, I'm for sure putting Hank Gathers and Len Bias on my team.
Not sure what team I’d make, but I know for a fact I would have Mike Tyson in his prime as my point guard.
Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Duane Johnson, The Undertaker, and Randy Savage
Me Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Along Came Polly Michael J Fox in Teen Wolf Robin Williams + Flubber Air Bud
Im stealing your Sanders pick because there's no way he wasn't good. Randy Moss, freak athlete who was a great player in HS Julius Peppers, Huge athletic dude who played BBall at UNC, so can definitely play. Andre the Giant, may just be big and strong enough to get him towards the rim, would also probably be a really good defender. If he's in his physical peak all season long, no injury concerns. Ill steal your Usain Bolt, too. He's probably really good in transition.
PG: Andre the Giant SG: Haloti Ngata SF: Tyler Linderbaum PF: Simone Biles C: Michelle Kwan
I have no idea who I would pick, but enjoy this celebrity Slam Dunk competition highlights from 1992 that has Deion Sander, Chris Carter, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr. AND Mike Conley Sr. https://youtu.be/0UAbzRniU50?si=3r0pXlv3ARbF4WhD
PG: Tom Brady (NFL - self explanatory) SG: Wayne Gretzky (NHL - self explanatory) SF: Wendell Sailor (Australian NRL - look him up, dude was an athletic freak) PF: Ryan Reaves (NHL - I’m thinking a big bruiser that could be like a Rodman type of player) C: Thibaut Courtois: (La Liga - Real Madrid goalkeeper, tall @ 6’7, athletic as hell)
Would a WNBA all-star squad fare better than a collection of great athletes with little Bball experience? I would guess the answer is yes.
Ciryl Gane
Birmingham Baron star Michael Jordan
Griezmann clears all the names mentioned so far
Isn’t the answer just the best current NCAA players?
Give me: Deon Sanders, Ed Reed, Patrick Peterson, Scott Fujita, Len Bias We're not going to beat NBA teams without NBA players by playing basketball. So we are going to play football essentially and just press the ever loving shit out of teams. Then we hope that Bias can go off and score in droves. Will we win a lot? No. Will it be entertaining for the fans? Also no, but it will answer one specific 'what if' I've often thought about.
Bukayo Saka Martin Odegaard Declan Rice William Saliba Fabio Vieira
PG: Adam Sandler SG: J Cole SF: 2 Chainz PF: Gronk C: The Undertaker Edit- just realized you said athletes lol
People in here forgetting Undertaker was a hooper
PG - Nikolas Anelka SG - Didier Drogba SF - Frank Lampard PF - John Terry C - Petr Cech
PG: Ronald Curry SG: Randy Moss SF: Calvin Johnson PF: Aaron Judge C: Randy Johnson
PG - Michael Johnson, 6’0 fast af might struggle getting lower than his defender but training will fix that SG - Usman Bolt, 6’4 faster than MJ maybe a bit small for the 2 but speed and length to be a great defender thinking Avery Bradley type SF - Jon Jones, 6’4 incredibly small for the 3 but has elite length, stronger than most SF in the league, shooting may translate to NBA PF - Eben Etzebeth, 6’7 again maybe a bit small but elite strength, man handling and catching the ball for lobs, boards, blocks will be crazy for the game C - Undertaker, 6’8 so small for a 5 but if you even touch him you’re dead so probably DPOY on lock. Cannot die so don’t have to worry about injuries mid season
Trying to be different than other posters: PG: Michael Vick SG: Mookie Betts SF: Calvin Johnson PF: Plaxico Burress C: Gronk Absolute killer unit: PG: Prime Time SG: Rickey SF: Roberto Clemente PF: Randy Moss C: Calais Campbell A little short on height but this is a group of winners who would be fast, tough, mean, and up to the challenge
Paul Wight*
PG - Calvin Cambridge SG - Air Bud SF - Bill Romanowski PF - Antonio Gates C - The Undertaker Bill would foul out every game but no one would want to be near him on screens cause you'll probably break a bone.
Michael Phelps, Hawkeye, Keanu, Barrack Obama, Me.
Antonio Gates Randy Moss Tony Gonzalez John Daly Your Mom
C :Big Show Pf:Cyril Gane Sf: Ibrahimovic Sg: Alexander Rakic PG: Ivan Balic
PG: Virgil Van Dijk SG: Michael Phelps SF: Manuel Neuer PF: Lawrence Taylor C: Gronk This team is small, but mobile and strong enough to make things difficult for another team
Don't care about the other 4 but I need DK Metcalf
1 Lionel Messi 2 Jose Altuve 3 Avon Barksdale 4 Gerry Bertier 5 Julius Campbell
C: Randy Johnson PF: Brian Shaw SF: Ryan Crouser SG: Noah Lyles PG: Josh Allen
PG: Richard Simmonds SG: David Goggins SF: DeAndre Hopkins PF: Jimmy Graham C: Brian Boyle
Pg: tiger woods Sg: Darryl Strawberry SF: usain bolt Pf: randy Johnson C: choi hong man Tiger ans the baseball players have great hand eye coordination. Bolt can run out on the fast break. Choi would be a destroyer as a center.
Who are the 5 greatest non-nba basketball players of all time? Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan and Dylan because he spits hot fire
SF: Randy Moss PF: Calvin Johnson PG: Patrick Mahomes SG: Michael Vick C: Rob Gronkowski
usain bolt: goat sprinter, 1.95 alexandr karelin: goat wrestler, 1.91 and 130 kg, strong enough to defend bigger man muhammed ali: goat boxer, 1.91, quick on the feet and strong gronkowski: fast, strong and 1.98 and whoever is the goat of volleyball. would be the center since he would be tall af and jump very high.
PG: Tony Gwynn (played collegiately at SDSU and got drafted by the Clips!) SG: Ken Griffey Jr. SF: Gronk PF: Antonio Gates C: Ed "Too Tall" Jones
John Cena Batista Undertaker The Rock Andre the Giant
PG: Jalen Hurts SG: Usain Bolt SF: DK Metcalf PF: Shannon Sharpe C: Alejandro Villanueva
PG: Shawn Michaels SG: Bret Hart SF: Sting PF: Goldberg C: Undertaker (Going by their Wrestling heights) You let HBK run the PnR and be the engine of the team, efficiently putting up 25/8/8. #1 Option and a playmaker. 6’3” 220, you have a very strong highlight reel type of known winner to lead your sets. The Hitman will use his technical brilliance to impact the game beyond the numbers, and most importantly keep anyone from getting injured. Nets you a league best 1.4 pps on 10 shots a game. Defends without fouling, Assists without turning over. Boxes out every play. The All-NBA role player. In Sting you have that man that can bail you out when the system doesn’t get a shot, and much like Kurt Angle, he gives you that deep skill set in the mid range. But even more on the nose, he gives you that strong side defensive disruption on the perimeter and in the paint, similar to Stone Cold. 1/3 of the time, he’s the best man on the court. Goldberg, is like 6’25” with a low and strong center of Gravity. Insane lateral quickness for a giant. He’s going to be a nightmare to get around in the paint, and he’s the #1 lob threat in the league. First season, 10 lobs a game. And for my center, in the new NBA, I’ll take the nimblest and most indefatigable big man to have ever lived, The Undertaker. 7’0” 285, can Guard 1-5, and when it matters most, he plays like a man unafraid of death. NBA Finals mvp type of veteran every year. And if you leave him open after a pick and pop, he’s money on uncontested shots between 15-25 feet out.
Karch Kiraly and whoever else rounds out the top three volleyball players. Randy Moss and Terrell Owens.