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Footballguy
This is such a silly debate. Of course Austin Rivers is correct. It's been proven with high level college bball players like Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham, Tony Gonzalez, Julius Peppers, etc. to make the transition to the NFL. Current players like Zion Williamson, LeBron James, Jalen Suggs, etc would make an NFL team.
NFL scouts literally try to actively find athletic/size basketball players that they think can make the switch to football. Football players have a specific skill set....run fast and catch. Run fast and tackle. Be big and block. That's not the case at all for NBA players...you need to have such a diverse skillset and size combo to be able to even sniff an NBA training camp to try to make a team.
Then it just comes down to sheer numbers....the NBA has 450 total spots available. The NFL has 1,700 total spots available. It's much harder to be in the NBA than it is the NFL. And salaries in each league support that scarcity in talent.
There's MAYBE 3 guys in the NFL that could see an NBA court. Even that many is doubtful. 30?!? that's a joke.
NFL scouts literally try to actively find athletic/size basketball players that they think can make the switch to football. Football players have a specific skill set....run fast and catch. Run fast and tackle. Be big and block. That's not the case at all for NBA players...you need to have such a diverse skillset and size combo to be able to even sniff an NBA training camp to try to make a team.
Then it just comes down to sheer numbers....the NBA has 450 total spots available. The NFL has 1,700 total spots available. It's much harder to be in the NBA than it is the NFL. And salaries in each league support that scarcity in talent.
There's MAYBE 3 guys in the NFL that could see an NBA court. Even that many is doubtful. 30?!? that's a joke.
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