Austin River, need to be tested, for making that outlandish statement.

RIP Right ear headphones. 😂

Westbrook didn't start playing basketball seriously until late in high school and look at what he did. A lot of freak athletes that play football could be successful in the NBA. Teach them to dribble properly pass and finish at the rim. You can have a bunch of, Westbrooks, Zions and mini Giannis'.

Allen Iverson’s football highlights was 🔥

Allen Iverson was elite as a football player in high school. And he shifted to basketball when he was banned to play. And to be fair, I’m sure there are NBA players who did very well in football in HS, like Lebrun James. It’s an unnecessary argument. We should just respect all sports and not try and create rifts…

They all athletes.

I like to believe I was equally as good, at Basketball as Football... from grade school up throughout Highschool....but at some point, at Receiver guys just started to get too big, playing free safety 7th-10th was fun, junior/senior year laying hits just wasn't the same. So I'd disagree with basketball players thinking they could just put on pads and be great...

The tight ends and defensive ends would be more equipped to play in the NBA than corners and safeties. Guys like Jimmy Graham, and Antonio Gates played college basketball.

Not many NFL players that aren't linemen are tall enough to play in the NBA. It's getting to the point where you have to be 6'4" to be a small guy in the league. On the other side, anyone that plays a wing in the NBA has the size and athleticism to play as a big receiver or a tight/defensive end, then you have all the guards in the NBA who can play normal sized receivers and safeties; not sure if NBA players are stout enough to play as a linebacker. It's easy to imagine NBA players like Donavon Mitchell have the perfect bodies to play as running backs. 7fters wouldn't have a place in the NFL. The point is, avg height in the NFL is 6'2" whereas in the NBA, it's 6'6", very few players that are at the minimum of 6'1" can make it in the NBA, length has become too important in the last few years. Theirs not very many NFL players that are tall enough to play as anything else but a small guard, which is kind've going extinct in the NBA.

An NFL player would be lucky to make it to the G League, let alone the HIGHEST level of pro basketball in the WORLD. Devin Funchess just signed to an international pro team. That’s prob the best that an NFL athlete could do. No way people think these guys can just show up and make an impact in the NBA just by looking at their HIGH SCHOOL tape lmao

GREAT SHOW STEPHEN A. ALWAYS TRUTHFUL

I think Austin meant that since the NFL game is more wide open that it’s more athletic Basketball players that can succeed in the NFL over the NFL players succeeding in the NBA

Stephen A you’re talking about guys playing Centre and PF spots because you conceded that they wouldn’t be able to be like Steph Curry. And yeah they can’t shoot or dribble or be agile enough to weave between players and prevent blow byes. But they ain’t tall enough either. Average height of an NFL player in 2012 is 6’2. Even in the 1950s the NBA was never that small with the average height being 6’4 with the average now being 6’7. 6’2 is even small for an nba guard so they’d HAVE to be able to have handles like Kyrie and shoot like Steph Curry. They wouldn’t be able to get past any defense and score, they don’t have the developed skill that takes years and years to harness. We’re not talking about if they can just play basketball, we’re talking about if they can play in the NBA. There’s a reason why NBA players make so much more, it’s a craft. NBA players could definitely have a better chance in the NFL than NFL players would even have a shot at semi pro leagues. The bulk of the body isn’t even an advantage without the ability to get into legal guarding position because there’s this thing called fouls. NBA players know how to draw them and get people fouled off real quick if you’re slightly out of position.

I watched this live on Pats show, cannot believe this took over the sports world for an entire week

I didn’t know that Danny Ainge played football at a high level. I was aware that he had a cup of coffee in MLB before joining the NBA.

People get injured left and right just for jumpin or landin wrong in basketball. One hit in football and they gonna need an ambulance.

Take a look at Travis hunter & Keon Coleman’s hoop sessions.

NBA players are too soft to play in the NFL. Might be too soft to play in the UFL if we're being honest.

they’re all too short for the most part

NBA players miss a season for a sprained finger but let them catch a slant down the middle lmao