NBA vs. NFL DEBATE 👀 J.J. Watt walks back criticism of Austin Rivers' claim | The Pat McAfee Show

J.J. Watt joins The Pat McAfee Show to talk through and clear the air on a tweet he sent out in response to Austin Rivers claiming NBA players could succeed in the NFL easier than NFL player to the NBA.
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[@jaylinb30]

He said wemby is 7”15 🤣🤣🤣😭😭 bro this whole thing is hilarious

[@saidmohamud2036]

JJ Watt owning it and apologising is impressive. Most people double down

[@Carpediembasketball]

Bruh said “A shooting Foward”😂😂

[@anthonyhinton6748]

Lmao bruh come on man you know what he means. He means a forward that shoots lol. Very different from a power guard 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gerrysosa]

😂😂😂

[@user-ty1wm6sm4w]

@@anthonyhinton6748 Whats a power guard then? A guard that powers?? 😂 🤣

[@anthonyhinton6748]

@@user-ty1wm6sm4w yes see you understand 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@boatedboat9191]

@@user-ty1wm6sm4wGilbert arenas asked if wemby can be a kick blocker this convo Austin started show how lil both athletes know bout the other sport

[@dsbeats5657]

I don’t think Austin Rivers realizes they actually tackle in the NFL literally all of those players would be in body bags 😂

[@Donnydon1996]

If your good at both basketball and football your ganna pick basketball to take seriously. Which answers the question

[@Basket-holes]

Duh that don’t mean sht we choose basketball because we want a long career football you won’t and that doesn’t mean sht everyone wants to feel safe

[@TerribleTake]

⁠@@Basket-holesidk about you but me and my friends and teammates didn’t choose basketball to feel safe lol if that was the case we would have played baseball or golf, basketball is just more fun, and is something you can play and practice by yourself you need a minimum of like 6 people to play football or even more for baseball, and then if your good enough to think about pursuing one professionally, it really comes down to 2 factors, you’re either gonna go with the sport your ranked highest in or you’re gonna go with the one the pays more money, in which case baseball and basketball win that battle( for the most part their are some qb’s who get paid more then nba players but only like 3)

[@htownborn92]

Yeah but that’s mainly because basketball pays more and you’re more likely to have a longer career. Not to mention it’s more options and alternatives besides the NBA with the G-League, overseas, and all of these other semi-pro leagues popping up like OTE and JBA. In football you only get big money if you’re a franchise QB, top receiver, or elite defensive player and even then their salary is equal to most role players in the NBA. There’s also no other option or alternative playing football, it’s pretty much NFL or bust. Yeah I know the UFL exist but they’ve only been around for a few years, let’s see how long that league actually last

[@velder22]

I agree with what Chris Long said you would just forklift those big tall guys and that would be the end of it, there's a reason there's no 7-footers in the NFL

[@kojo6300]

You can forklift Shaq?

[@velder22]

@@kojo6300 yeah JJ Watt would fold them in half,

[@kojo6300]

@@velder22 lol. Shaq is 7 foot 350

[@derekcarpenter5394]

​@@kojo6300And would run a 40 and 8.4 seconds.

[@velder22]

@@kojo6300 in what position do you think you're going to put him at?

[@kcsniper1243]

JJ point is exactly what I tweeted last night. Zion is taller than the average lineman. Jumps higher than the nfl record and is as fast as the average Tightends.

[@eddieprieto6511]

Yet he can't stay healthy enough to actually win.

[@jamespark3134]

The NBA players will heve issues with they're height they would be too big and they will deal with too many injuries because of the muscle they will have to gain

[@BarrelProofLaugh]

Zion Williamson the guy who averages 4 injuries a season

[@maa7332]

Ahsmwm Do you realize that Tony Gonzalez played college basketball and was a backup forward behind Sherrif AbdurRahim at Cal. He might be the greatest TE to play football. Football players are crazy. Football players are crazy. Basketball players are bigger, quicker, and longer than football players.

[@user-rz2pv9rx8l]

Just height

[@maa7332]

@@user-rz2pv9rx8l That height makes them stronger, quicker, and faster if all things are equal because they can do more with less effort.

[@michaelyeomans8992]

Being taller and longer isn't an advantage past a certain point. Way to show you have no idea what you're talking about.

[@maa7332]

You are silly if you think that a longer, bigger athlete doesn't give a person a quickness and athletic advantage if all things are equal. I have sent numerous players to the NBA in the Oakland area. People who play both basketball and football are almost always better in football if they can take a hit. There are many former college basketball only players who are invited to a NFL football camp. There is no former college football only players invited to a NBA camp. Ask the coaches, not the players. Basketball coaches don't recruit football players, but football coaches are giddy if they get a former basketball player.

[@BlackSkins-il7ch]

Yeah he averaged almost 7 points in college but was an all American TE😂

[@AppleiPhone17]

Why doesn’t anyone bring up the fact that athletes that never played college football in their life…. Played in the nfl. Antonio gates. Even better, that rugby player who never played football period, played in the nfl. No one is playing in the nba who never touched a basketball

[@spicebandzreacts6072]

U can’t pull up any nba player that played college football, but u CAN pull up footage of DOZENS of nfl players playing college football… This equals Austin river being wrong…

[@Zacdashocka]

Facts.. they seem to conveniently leave that part out every time.

[@WhiteyThePooh]

⁠@@spicebandzreacts6072 dozens? I would think it would be a lot more NFL players that played college football then dozens lol😂

[@snarlesbarkley2818]

Bc the exception doesn’t make the rule? Talking about 3-4 guys who’ve done it in the last 25 years successfully. For every Antonio gates there’s 10+ Mark Vitals and Quinten Rollins. Not to mention Antonio Gates didn’t just start playing football randomly. He was recruited to play football for MSU by Saban. He just decided to play basketball in college. I think the issue is football players realize there’s skills needed to play basketball and you have to practice those skills for years to make the nba. Basketball dummies and the general public who’ve never played high level football don’t realize that the same applies for football. You have to not only be a freak athlete but have to practice released, stems, route running, soft spots in coverages, contested catching, catching in traffic, catching while getting blasted, etc. it isn’t just line up wide and run a fade man to man and it’s a flag football jump ball fest. The toughest guy in the nba (Draymond green) tried to play TE in a MSU spring game. Watch the clips. It’s not sweet

[@Zacdashocka]

@@snarlesbarkley2818 you saying all of that changes nothing about what I said. And you bringing up somebody like Rollins only further proves my point. He was a high level basketball player who wasn't going to make it in the NBA so he switched to football and made it to the NFL. If I can name guys like Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez, and Jimmy Graham and you can even bring up somebody like Rollins it shouldn't be hard for you to name guys who primarily played football who made it to the NBA. You talking about exceptions don't make the rule. But in this case they do because it's proven based on the names just mentioned high level basketball players have a higher probability of transitioning to Football then football players have of making a high level basketball team. Basketball players make more money which is why more of them don't make the change. And the fact that you think Draymond is toughest guy in the league let's me know you don't know enough about hoops to have this discussion.

[@LeominsterFC]

Why is this even a debate? It’s simple. Most NFL guys aren’t tall enough to be good in the NBA. They’re all freak athletes in their own right, the NBA guys are just 6’9 not 6’. NBA body types translate better to football than vice versa. It’s not a knock just the reality.

[@lightsout2552]

Nope. Not true. Look at Draymond Green trying to play D1 football. There’s maybe 5-10 guys in the NBA that might be able to play in the NFL. At most they can play WR, but they wouldn’t last

[@W2Tymes]

The bar is already high when you're talking pro athletes. Just simply consider the fact that basketball players train to play both sides of the ball. Having to dribble while moving with the ball is also an overlooked difficulty factor as the pace being faster. You can get by more in football on just raw athleticism than you can in basketball.

[@kingkanyon]

Most NBA players play 2 sports and can and are top 10 in both sports out of high school.

[@bobbymo3591]

Zzzz. Name them? NFL players have played professionally in two sports. NBA players haven’t. NFL players have medaled in other sports (track) in the Olympic. NBA players haven’t. In the same combine events nfl players destroy the nba players. Just check vert, speed, and even lifting .

[@user-df3op4jz1f]

​@bobbymo3591 Every single one of the 32 starting quarterbacks would not make NFL roster even the GOAT Brady. 1 player in every single NBA team could make the NFL roster.

[@eddieprieto6511]

​@@user-df3op4jz1fBrady wouldn't make an NFL roster?

[@eddieprieto6511]

​@@user-df3op4jz1fHow did you edit your comment and still mess it up 😂

[@davedurosier]

It’s true, you’ll find more NBA players able to play in the NFL compared to the other way around. They don’t have the stamina and skills set for it.

[@danielnelson5601]

Wrong! Every NBA player would be out for 3 weeks when they get a paper cut

[@lewalcindor9356]

​@@danielnelson5601like Antonio Gates?

[@dweez4703]

No, just…No

[@leerob7738]

Lies!

[@khamarilassiter9012]

@@lewalcindor9356he wasn’t in the NBA 😂😂😂

[@charlesellis9571]

Anthony Edwards could play in the NFL… There are a decent amount of NBA players that could have played in the NFL and been successful… It’s more difficult to put NFL players in the NBA because the NBA selects out for height more than any other sport and all of the smaller players are supremely skilled… Certain NBA players could cross over and maybe even be impactful if they can stay healthy and withstand the physicality… Ultimately basketball is more skill dependent than most football positions

[@blackcapone187]

Shaq, Zion, Iverson, Giannis, Pat Bev, would have succeeded in the NFL with just months worth of training.

[@Basket-holes]

@@blackcapone187lol😂 stop it bunch of pu**sy in the nba can’t handle football physicality

[@BSO111968]

Almost every WR could probably play in the NBA most LBer could be Forwards and Small Forward in the NBA….im sorry I might be 2 may 3 players in the NBA you could but on a Football field…but we are talking about Basketball players who they league had to put in a flopping rule and who cry every time they get touched they to soft to play in the NFL

[@joeasuncion2891]

@@BSO111968Ah yes, football players would choose CTE, a shorter career, less fame, less money over being a basketball player. You see how these dudes will leave their teams for extra millions… You don’t think they would leave their sport to earn 2-3x their salary? James Jones is much more decorated than Austin Rivers in their respective sports yet Austin earned 60 mill to James’ 20 mill. Make it make sense

[@BSO111968]

@@joeasuncion2891 no I don’t think they would leave they sport because they love football and yes I think they would chose football over basketball 20 times over perfect example Kyler Murray could have been a high draft pick playing Baseball and he chose to play football over it because he loved it more

[@kcsniper1243]

People don't realize just how big NBA players really are. There isn't a single player taller than 6'10 in the NFL. The average height of an NFL player is 6'1. That means Russel Westbrook is taller jumpers higher and agility just as good than all Cornerbacks.

[@bobbymo3591]

Yet despite being one of the most athletic nba players. His and the average nba players combine numbers are trash compared to nfl players. They’d get toasted.

[@Juju-ue3nj]

i mean the fact the nba combine is 185 pound bench press compared to 225 for nfl says a lot russ would be getting babied

[@TheChristophert302]

@@Juju-ue3njfacts, like what are we even talking about lmao.

[@babyIchain]

How many College Basketball Players transition over to the NFL to play Tight End? Kind of proves the point right there

[@leerob7738]

No it doesn’t.

[@Ghostkilla773]

It doesn't. Cuz it's not that many to begin with.

[@Icecube88]

tony gonzales, that dude from the chargers

[@blackcapone187]

lol why should they? The salary is garbage. There were a few who considered switching over as a last option.

[@jimmiebyes2193]

What about Charlie ward winning the heisman then turn around and have a long nba career so I think it goes both ways

[@jasonsunmoni3647]

Tight end is the position that nba players thrive in because of the skill set!!!

[@0-Elias-0]

Sobering/Inconvenient Truth: a lot of NBA guards would be *tremendous QB prospects* (height, athleticism, passing, vision, etc.). The trouble, though, is that [historically] the QB position has been off-limits to *the NBA demographic* . Thus - since the faucet's remained closed/impinged - the pipeline's been barren. 🏀🏈 *NBA Guards ≈ Tremendous QB Prospects*

[@0-Elias-0]

@@Hoodlum728 Example: Charlie Ward was a Heismann Trophy Winning Quarterback (ie, he was _the best_ football player in the nation). His NFL prospects were bleak, though → which was the case for many black quarterbacks. So, he entered the NBA. Where he spent several years as a ho-hum point guard. In other words, *the top football QB was a run-of-the-mill NBA point guard* . My Point: a lot of NBA guards would be tremendous QB prospects.

[@eddieprieto6511]

​@@0-Elias-0You know alot of players who won the Heisman couldn't succeed in the NFL. So we honestly will never know if he could play at an elite level.

[@0-Elias-0]

​@@eddieprieto6511 I see you; and although I agree with your first statement, I find that it missed the mark. Reason: it was aimed at _infamous busts_ , while mine was aimed at pronounced success rates. Fact: Heisman-winning QBs have had significantly more success than non-Heisman-winning QBs. Nonetheless, I'll acknowledge how mystifying this fact is to our current sports minds. And that's largely because of how much we focus on the [infamous] busts. Yet, when we look at the entire landscape, we'll see that Heisman-winning QBs have tremendously more NFL success than their non-winning counterparts. We'll even reach this conclusion upon analyzing every metric (eg, production, years played, snaps taken, draft position, etc.). I'll also acknowledge that these same mystifying agents cause our minds to stigmatize entire demographics. In this instance, that demographic is the black quarterback. Unfortunately, this stigmatization has clouded our prospects of their success (of course, some of us are just flat-out haters; promulgating the inferiority of others). So, with those factually-debunked clouds now dissipated, we can [more easily] see that *Charlie Ward was a tremendous QB prospect* . Then, when we look at Ward's [more-gifted] peers (ie, other NBA guards), we can see that many others would have been *tremendous QB prospects also* . Are you seeing that, too?

[@eddieprieto6511]

@0-Elias-0 Kyler Murray won the Heisman, and yet he hasn't done anything significant compared to a Brock Purdy, who was picked last. Also, Baker Mayfield and Lamar Jackson haven't done anything significant in the NFL, and they won the Heisman, too. Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the league, and he didn't even win the Heisman.

[@eddieprieto6511]

@0-Elias-0 All of the quarterbacks who have a Heisman trophy in the NFL today are still not as good as Mahomes, and he doesn't even have one. So what does that tell you about the significance of it?

[@RogzielTheAntistar]

THANK YOU JJ WATT! corner IS THE HARDEST POSITION TO PLAY other than QB.

[@NOMIDSCREW]

I played corner for years being the smallest dude on the field… definitely hardest position on the field besides QB.

[@48tyler24]

Well said JJ Watt

[@TCHC85]

I'm going to my dentist and saying "Give me the JJ Watt."

[@odellmanning4218]

Who was hooping in that clip lol

[@Dawg476]

NBA players are way too soft for football. One hit and they cry flagrant. Tbh Hockey is probably the toughest sport.

[@playboym16]

Boxing

[@typingpleasewait]

Hockey players would get beat up & hit harder by NFL players. MMA is the toughest sport

[@weaponxd253]

Not with the flags they throw now. NFL isn't as violent as it used to be

[@Dawg476]

@@typingpleasewait LMAO

[@Dawg476]

@@khalfanikeme Hockey is played at speeds far faster than Football and play through broken legs/necks/arms, punctured lungs and I could go on all day. Hockey players are built differently than football.

[@drk2227]

Prime Westbrook and ant Edwards could walk into the league rn

[@MrThhg]

westbrick 🤣

[@kodyscot9360]

iverson was a allstar qb in highshool

[@user-df3op4jz1f]

​@@kodyscot9360Lebron also

[@zacharydavidvbangura9873]

Why NFL players act like NBA players are soft..

[@user-df3op4jz1f]

It's little man syndrome.

[@Deff-Soul]

Compared to NFL players, they are.

[@HighTopJop]

Really? lol

[@TheChristophert302]

Who’s acting?

[@M_Duhamel17]

Has Antonio Gates entered the chat ?

[@aarontownsend3390]

Charlie Ward won a Heisman and had a good NBA career,,,has an NCAA player of the year ever played in the NFL?

[@2ndtoChrist]

lol imagine if the leagues were switched. 7ft nfl players vs 400lbs nba players

[@Damianoutlaw]

Allen Iverson could have played in the NFL

[@bradlockhart]

Here's what you do: 35 each from the NBA & NFL. 10 teams. Teams of 7. You make it a pick-up league where captains pick whoever they want, teams can be any mix of players. Basketball games can either have real refs, or make it street ball. NFL can potentially have a designated QB playing for both teams (different QB different weeks) or teams provide their own from players selected. Teams wear pads.

[@aaronboone8097]

So here’s how I look at it…. If you can hoop, and you can play football at a high level you are picking to play basketball every time. If you choose to play football it’s because you can’t hoop at a higher level. Basketball players make way more money and take way less risk in their health. I’m not saying a ton of guys could go play NFL but more guys in the NBA could play in the NFL then the other way around. And I’m only talking about certain positions. Corner, QB, lineman, kicker/punter are so much about skill set and repetition. But edge rusher, receiver, and tight end I think the athleticism and size of NBA players can translate to those positions. Guys like De’Aaron Fox, Ja Morant, Scoot Henderson, Russell Westbrook, and Donovan Mitchell could definitely run around and catch a few passes if the offense schemes them open. And guys like Anthony Edwards, and Zion Williamson could definitely rush the passer on a 3rd down play. Not to mention the guys like Lebron, KD, Tatum, Giannis, and Wemby who could play in the red zone and the QB could just throw it up and they could catch it over everyone……

[@ThePatrickakes]

My ONLY knock on your points, and they are good points, is the toughness factor. Everyone has a game plan until they get punched in the mouth. Even with the softer hits of today's NFL, I don't know if many of the NBA players you mentioned could truly take the hits at all. Especially the ones you want playing TE or EDGE. Also, you might be devaluing the skill involved in pass rushing... though the pure length of someone like Zion would present significant issues to passers.

[@harleyinglis1357]

@@ThePatrickakes but it is different when you grow up in that environment its the same as no one in the 1980s had iphones and they didnt care however try take away peoples iphones today and it would start an apocalypse type event If NBA players grew up with just a focus on football they would be use to that environment but with the knowledge of what they have now and what they could be doing instead being the NBA they probably wont last in the NFL

[@derekcarpenter5394]

I personally don't think the NBA players could handle the physical. Toughness That it takes to be an NFL player. As soon as they get hit one good time, they're done. It's a different mentality for both sports.

[@lincolneppley7690]

@@ThePatrickakesany center in the nba could handle the physicality of the nfl your banging down there with other 6’10 to 7 ft 250 pounds constantly using your body to box out other physical monsters to grab boards or going up to contest faster, higher flying players as they drive to the rim and make contact with you full speed as you meet them at the rim to block or get dunked on. They could easily translate that to catching touchdowns in the endzone. Probably not in open play or across the middle of the field but specifically redzone monsters absolutely.

[@sf49ersjshark2]

Old school football you dont throw anything up because of patrick willis and ray Lewis

[@thisisgodkazzz]

Bro JJ is such a good dude

[@andrewjines2829]

I agree woth rivers but there are also a lot more positions available on an NFL team compared to NBA team

[@laverl18]

Junior Seau, Lohn Lynch, Cam Chancellor, Takeo Spikes, Brian Dawkins, Aaron Donald, Cameron Wake, Brian Urlacher, Patrick Willis, James Harrison, Shawne Merriman, Ed Reed, Zach Thomas, Brian Cushing, are a few players that absolutely would disprove the idea that NBA players can play in the NFL... NBA players would have one role in the NFL and thats being a dummy/decoy to keep the best defender away from creating mayhem on the actual play.

[@seanim6846]

Shooting forward. I am genuinely in awe about how little JJ knows about basketball. It is actually cool. You see so dedicated on something, anything else don’t even matter.

[@barak-rocky-giles2081]

I'm suprised this is a real debate. It seems like there are plenty of people in both leagues who can play in the other since there ARE literally plenty of people who played both sports.

[@stephenpatrick2535]

We really acting like that haven’t been numerous hoopers who played in the league? Isn’t the league trying to get big dude from NC State to play? Can we get out of our feelings. Offensive and D lineman not running up and down the court. And it’s some nba players that high point the football in the redzone. Athletically it’s been seen that basketball players can transition and actually play in the league.

[@brandonlomeli9539]

NBA Shooting forward is a harder position than NFL quarterback JJ

[@user-df3op4jz1f]

All 3 of these guys couldn't make an NBA roster.

[@newman824]

This debate is stupid. Austin Rivers is not wrong. More NBA playera can play in the NFL than NFL players could make a NBA g-league roster. People glazing NFL athletes is insane, Rivers didn't say all basketball players can play football

[@RahulDas-xu3fq]

There is no way any nba player can play in the nfl, they are just way too soft, no way

[@sfranchise712]

I'll put Wemby on the goal line and and throw fade routes

[@marckusduverger9776]

Eh, you don’t know that. Players adjust to the league they’re in, if there is a standard it’s easier to rise to. NFL season is much shorter than the NBA season as well so they have to treat injuries accordingly

[@lewalcindor9356]

You can't even touch quarterbacks or hit receivers in the NFL now, football is beyond soft now.

[@boybawang1981]

Austin “My Daddy Is Doc” Rivers… 😬🙄😳🤮. Austin has never been tackled by a 320+ beast, over and over!!

[@PabloSanchezTHESecretWeapon]

Derrick Rose would have been the best running back to ever do it. Idk how pat is so delusional

[@Ghostkilla773]

No he wouldn't be.

[@PabloSanchezTHESecretWeapon]

@@Ghostkilla773 you watch anime and play 2k past the year 2012 you couldn't possibly understand the type of athlete he was

[@swishdipper4362]

Injury prone D Rose??

[@DaveWilliams-if7dq]

Ask Rivers who his starting ol would be in the nfl🤔

[@BlackSkins-il7ch]

NFL players could definitely set screens, box out, rebound, dunk, and some corners could even play D…NBA players could play receiving TE (absolutely no blocking)😂

[@TerribleTake]

Okay that tweet was uncalled for and petty💀

[@gen3kali877]

To be clear, five wheels squatting is 495; it’s a lot of weight but not a lot of football weight.

[@amanntheforrest]

One tipped pass by a 6'8 DB will change your QB's perception. NBA dudes can def play DB. That split second second guessing will change a game.

[@jimmieleepatterson]

I got the impression that Austin was saying that NBA players are better athletes. I believe he's right cuz footballer's only argue is its physicality.

[@sethfelt8768]

Austin Rivers is a clown anyway

[@stickshiftt9127]

JJ Watt trying to use basketball terms is hilarious! 😂😂😂 "Catch a Board" 😂😂😂

[@0-Elias-0]

Austin Rivers is right (ie, there are plenty of NBA players who could make an NFL roster). The key is *the height* .

[@leerob7738]

Lies.

[@0-Elias-0]

@@leerob7738 Truths... 6'7" Julius Peppers = NFL HOFer 6'5" Tony Gonzalez = NFL HOFer 6'5" Travis Kelce = NFL HOFer 6'4" Antonio Gates = NFL HOFer all of these guys transitioned from basketball to football. By NBA standards, they had below-average height. By NFL standards, they had above-average height. They knew they couldn't make an NBA roster, so they turned to football. Where they became all-time legends. The key to their transition was their height (where they towered over much-shorter opponents). All truths, bro-bro... all truths.

[@leerob7738]

@@0-Elias-0 - Your opinion isn’t truth! That’s the problem you think your view means truth.

[@0-Elias-0]

@@leerob7738 Wrong; those were facts. Let's break down the first one (into each key element): #1. Do you dispute the fact that Julius Peppers is an NFL Hall-of-Famer? #2. Do you dispute the fact that Julius Peppers played college basketball? #3. Do you dispute the fact that Julius Peppers is 6'7"? Thank You

[@Ghostkilla773]

@0-Elias-0 Gates is not a HOFer btw. Most importantly, you named only 4 guys in like the last 25 years. And those guys were more of football players than basketball to begin with. An NBA player is not good enough to play on an NFL field.

[@damienmarquisarcher2]

JJ Watt Quit On The Houston Texans An NFL Team That Took A Chance Drafting Him and Rolled Out The Red White and Blue Carpet. That Should Tell You All You Need To Know About Justin James A When The Going Gets Tough Just Let Your Employer Know I Want Out Of Here Now!!!!!!!!!

[@Silence_Duder_Gooder]

All I know is _neither_ NBA nor NFL players could hit a 103-mph fastball or a 73 mph curveball for that matter. P.S. Former Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame tight end, Tony Gonzalez, could have played in the NBA. He played both sports at the University of California, Berkeley, and could have been drafted by the NBA if he hadn't decided to play for the NFL.

[@jacobdavis1768]

Nate Robinson and Charlie Ward

[@Swami650]

What are we talking about here??? Some of the All Time Greatest tight ends were basketball players…

[@yallbeblessed]

SNL please for the love of god.. get JJ watts to play a soccer goalie in a show Please!!!

[@daussamp8054]

Drew lock could count big time in the NBA. I believe Drew could set shooting records. Flat out true.

[@daussamp8054]

Only NBA players that could play in NFL. Karl Malone. Defensive tackle or a tight end. Michael Jordan. Strong safety/ wide out. Taylor. NYG. Monster linebacker.

[@chadbinette3201]

I could see it now players flopping on the field before ever being hit haha. Imagine if Mahomes swapped teams every 4-5 years, hand picked his teammates, coach and everything else and then loosing and blaming the coach for not calling timeout or replay or everything else . And then demanding a trade to one of the top 2-4 teams .

[@3D50N90]

i think basketball and football is the only sport i have seen where someone can start playing at 15/16 years old and play pro

[@tsvawsome111]

I am sorry, but how can you not love JJ lmao

[@anuppandey1269]

Watt!! Pure American Boy🫡🇺🇸

[@chesscomsupport8689]

Chet Holmgren could easily play as a nose tackle!

[@Cade-Cade]

NBA athletes are way more skilled and talented than Footballers. Getting hit and hitting hard is not athleticism is barbarism. CTE is the results and 100% of Footballers have that.

[@dkny9954]

Man when you hear Pat talking about intricate details of football....same baloney you hear in the bars on game day.

[@MarkS-ls4bz]

JJ on light duty.Becarefull..you don't want to get hurt again! Fragile! insignificant 😂🥳

[@JspekRex]

He can recover at the house in your head cause he lives there lmaooo 🤡

[@MarkS-ls4bz]

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[@denisako6493]

3-5yrs NBA to NFL Atleast 10 yrs for NFL to NBA

[@jimcrack3776]

A nba player would get seriously hurt on the football field, too thin too tall and too soft they are used to playing indoors with ac as well, put them in equipment in 90 degree whether they a fold

[@TheChristophert302]

This is the entire argument! Their bodies are too frail for the contact that comes with football. Any football player can play defense and stay in front of a guy.

[@connorwebb6724]

why are we hoping rashee rice doesnt go to jail? just bc he can catch a ball doesnt mean his actions dont have consequences.....

[@d.wil2x]

QB CB K/P The hardest positions in football. You basketball guys need to take that into account. What guy in basketball is knocking down a 60 yard field goal??

[@user-df3op4jz1f]

You're definitely a kicker. K/P shouldn't even be in a game. They literally come on the field for 1 minute. Stop lying to yourself

[@d.wil2x]

@@user-df3op4jz1f Nah, I played D1 as a running back actually lol (University of Idaho)

[@BigDic-qz8su]

I could go out and give you 6 fouls and one rebound spoken like football player when they play basketball

[@justinroberts7373]

JJ is 6'6?! Can you imagine seeing that monster running at you in full pads?! 😳

[@keemosabe8858]

Look at the commercial with him & reggie miller, they’re almost the same height

[@user-df3op4jz1f]

​@@keemosabe8858that's the average NBA height

[@maa7332]

Basketball Players don't care. The only people who care about are jealous of basketball players.

[@damionvoss1227]

Look, football players have been the most convertible athletes in the world. And that has been proven...

[@mrhotdogmanz]

Anthony Edwards would be the greatest d-back who ever lived. NBA athletes are on a different level. No one chooses to play in the NFL over the NBA if they have the option to choose.

[@RealShaktimaan]

That's only because of money.

[@RealShaktimaan]

Garbage players get 150 million in the NBA. That's not the case in the NFL

[@keemosabe8858]

He’d play receiver. 6’2 215-220 he’d be a beast

[@jwil2414]

If they train to player cornerback they could.

[@kohta20]

PURE LOGISTICS: NFL has 32 teams w 53 players on each team. NBA has 30 teams with 12 players. There are WAAAAY more jobs in the NFL! The biggest guy in the NBA dwarfs the biggest guy in the NFL. Basketball is way more of a finesse game than Football and Football is way more physical than Basketball... but since the average NBA player is MUCH MUCH larger than the AVERAGE NFL player there are several positions that you can consider they play based on their size, speed, and hands in the NFL! Other thing people forget...... all NBA players have good hands since they have to catch and pass.... in Football only 1 positions passes the ball and only a handful catch the ball! The only 2 positions NFL players could play in the NBA are 2 or 3 because of their size. There is no way they would have the handles to be a 1 or they’d average 20turnovers/game.

[@nysimcharles33]

Neither profession could play neither 😂😂😂

[@mrhotdogmanz]

There are exactly 0 NFL players that could make an NBA team.

[@mikeehrcke7594]

Charlie ward left the chat*

[@Basket-holes]

Wrong

[@dsbeats5657]

I actually think a decent amount of NFL corners could make it like sauce gardener I think he could legitimately be like Patrick Beverley he would l be more athletic. He wouldn’t be that much shorter. Playing corner is very similar to playing one on one defense and also communicating with other players is something a DB has to do as well

[@joeasuncion2891]

@@dsbeats5657Go search up Pat Bev HS highlights. Y’all don’t realize that these dudes are buckets. Bev got no offensive bag against players in the NBA but against lesser opponents he’s dropping 40. Put him in D1 and he’s an automatic superstar getting 30 a game in the right system. Draymond Green had a high post fade turn around jimmy that was BUTTER in college. But in the NBA he has 0 bag and is mainly known for playmaking on offense. Literally 0 NFL players could play in the NBA.

[@sahilpatel5412]

NFL wr or cb can have speed and maybe get fouled and get free throws. Any NBA player trying to play in the NFL is getting their head taken off

[@marckusduverger9776]

Most NFL players handles would be suspect on the NBA level, not to mention all the other skills they would need. NFL on some positions you can almost get away with pure athleticism, toughness, & game planning which is easier to find than the NBA skillset.

[@BenSmith-mg5jv]

If the question is just walk from one field to the other then NBA to NFL would be find more success. IF the question ALLOWS 4, " from 5th-8th grade - NBA DRAFT night time to learn basketball skills, " my answer is reversed because you CANNOT teach, " I'm good with running full speed into another man who's running full speed REPEATEDLY, DOZENS OF TIMES, EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK, EVERY YEAR, for TWENTY YEARS, type of courage. " You either have IT or .... Your ...well... playing 🏀.

[@RedHoodFH]

One hit and the NBA players would quit. They may have the body types for the NFL but they wouldn't last past 1 game, FOH

[@marlonhereford5182]

First off in football aalot of jamming wants you to be lower to the ground then tall yes they can go up for the ball but i can guantee you they may go up for the ball but they gonna have a haard time coming down with it.

[@tadd129ty]

I say nba to nfl for the smaller nba guys the tall ones there knees couldn't handle it. Nba is harder there just to tall 6' 3 and up guys in the nfl yes. But football has a position for any body type.

[@RoadtoGloryNetsJetsUnited]

🤣💯JJ

[@Kevin.Costner.]

Neither can handle the WNBA & Caitlyn Clark💪

[@marquisecarter4400]

Most nfl players wouldnt make it cuz the nba is soft now they used to contact and vise versa nba players cant handle their contact let alone football contact lol so its a wash

[@SonyaJackson-sx1mn]

You s😢not have apologized

[@user-zb7tg5hi3t]

NBA players would get absolutely destroyed in football.

[@jwil2414]

They are great athletes

[@mattburton3233]

nba'ers would be constantly complaining to the refs how they were fouled. nba'ers are soft which is why they play B ball.

[@Ludzig]

L

[@BenSmith-mg5jv]

The question as stated I'm answering which allows for starting from the door. If the question is you have to walk out onto the opposite field/ court outta nowhere then my answer is different. So,.. OBVIOUSLY... You need to remove the 7ft ers and remove the LESSER in term's of athletic aability who are sub 6ft NFL guys.. NOW we get to Most ABV AVG NBA players COULD'VE gone NFL had they had the cojones. You can teach skills from 3rd, 4th 5th heck 10th grade - NBA draft night. You CAN'T teach, " I'm good with running full speed into another man who's running full speed, REPEATEDLY, DOZENS OF TIMES, EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK, EVERY YEAR, FOR 2 DECADES, type cojones! " So... It's harder NBA - NFL. The would be abv average NFL guys had they started playing basketball when the avg NBA guy did ( let's say 6th grade, some B4, some after, I know ) COULD learn the basketball skills needed.

[@davedurosier]

ESPN pin me.

[@FullbackRoom]

People say basketball is soft, so is the NFL.

[@Okay-es2mt]

Thinking you can’t find ppl in the NFL that can do what Pat Bev does is hilarious

[@fk-cz8pz]

Dude Pat Bev averaged like 40 in high school. He’s closer to Lebron than any normal human being and any NFL athletes COMBINED. 15th player on an NBA roster is cooking 99% of the general population

[@Okay-es2mt]

@@fk-cz8pz that has nothing to do with his role in the NFL… there have been plenty of great football players that put up crazy stats in high school, you’re not using that to say NBA couldn’t do what they do

[@fk-cz8pz]

@@Okay-es2mt you think an NFL player can just hop into the league with no left hand and do anything against NBA level talent?? Steals and turnovers for days. This ain’t no run and dunk league

[@Okay-es2mt]

@@fk-cz8pz it is for sure a run and dunk league if that’s your role in a team… I’ve watched players not dribble more than 5 times a game because their role isn’t to do that. It’s really simple…

[@fk-cz8pz]

@@Okay-es2mt yea that’s the guys like Giannis who are like 7ft tall and shredded. Tallest NFL dude is a 300 pound 6’7 lineman. What can those guys do with no handles and below average shooting ability? They’d be ineffective and would easily be the worst player on the court

[@erickennedy8534]

You good in football you can play any Sports, or Athletic competition.

[@blitz30034]

Why doesn’t anyone talk about quick speed NBA players don’t have the quick speed that NFL players do. NBA players have the 40 speed of Tom Brady and football is all about short passes and running as quick as you can pass the other guy for deep passes.

[@keithprater2011]

I actually think NFL players can transition easier to the NBA. Nba players are too soft and wouldn’t survive a season in the nfl, that’s my humble opinion.

[@hb3041]

Antonio gates .

[@keithprater2011]

@@hb3041 Allen iverson. what’s your point? Lol you have to go back twenty years to find an example

[@lewalcindor9356]

​@keithprater2011 You're talking about a sport where touching the quarterback and hitting receivers is basically illegal, lol the NFL is soft now.

[@keithprater2011]

@@lewalcindor9356 I’m talking about a sport where players can handle getting hit period lol Anthony Davis wouldn’t even survive training camp lol

[@makesmartTROYces]

Basketball players make the NFL literally all the time

[@BSO111968]

This conversation is stupid maybe 3 or 4 NBA players could play in the NFL that’s it nd even then who knows if they have the mentality to play in the NFL… A Lot of NFL WR are ballers on the basketball court…it’s easier to play BB than it is Football