Shannon Sharpe & Chad Johnson say NBA players couldn't play in the NFL | Nightcap

[@Cezer35]

A lot of guys became Hoopers after they got hit the first time😂

[@TheMissiIe]

A lot of guys became American Football players because they're too uncoordinated for Basketball

[@ne0n1nja247]

​@@TheMissiIeso how is Joel Embiid in the NBA

[@mojosvideos2298]

And rappers🤣🤣🤣

[@turbosammy7873]

A lot of players did both in high school

[@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw]

Shaq

[@jmail7779]

Man Gil tryna have Wemby leaving the football game on a stretcher 😂😂

[@rodneydukesjr6572]

I swear bruh I was rollin 😂😂😂😂

[@drewwilson5026]

Like them old Madden games when the ambulance 🚑 used to come on the field 😭💀

[@jaylenoliver6487]

The longest stretcher in nfl history prob😂😂😂

[@jrrichardson9792]

@@jaylenoliver6487bruh 😂😂

[@chykomoney1085]

He could be decent off the edge were they chip but up the middle hell nah

[@rons3634]

1990s basketball would be too physical for many of today's NBA players. And you're talking about them playing NFL football? Okay.

[@dehvun7]

Fr there's a reason they started playing basketball in the first place, football players just built different😂

[@Az814]

Didn't a 90s nba player win the Heisman?

[@warrenwashington609]

That part. Austin outta pocket for these comments

[@antwaneparks3425]

​@@Az814yes Charlie Ward

[@user-js6ex7jh7e]

My thoughts exactly 💯

[@ShaqsBlurryVisionNetwork]

Ocho’s reaction when he found out it was Draymond 😂😂😂 went from hype man to confused man😂

[@jessedbaltimore]

Aye yoo 😂😂😂

[@bigamg515]

Nobody want that problem in either sports thats like seeing Ron Artest in a football helmet.

[@TheDON914]

​​@@bigamg515VONTEZ 18:27 BUETFICT WOULD KILL ARTEST

[@sidekickz2180]

Everyone THINKS they can play football... until they strap on them pads and line up against a linebacker

[@boblansonfig3972]

That Oklahoma drill is responsible for many NBA players 😂

[@D.ocument.The.Journey]

@@boblansonfig3972facts bruh 🤣🤣

[@ChillGotGame]

And that same linebacker gonna be shooting behind the goal when he spots up for a corner 3 in a real game 🤣🤣

[@xavierb9061]

For paycheck and no other option...not hard..relax

[@JasenMinus]

@@ChillGotGame nah you not wrong, not Many football players ever say they could do NBA ball. They say they CAN ball, but rarely say they can actually play NBA ball. Like, we understand that it's a skill that is honestly for years.

[@nolantalbott8737]

The disrespect for NFL receivers is crazy. It’s not just about being athletic and fast. You have to know how to get out of breaks and not be stiff, you have to know how to beat press, know where to sit down in zone coverage, have late hands, track the football. People don’t realize how good NFL corners are and how hard it is to run good routes.

[@josephtanner3929]

Man totally!! And DBs ?? These guys are confusing me..NFL IS A PURE ATHLETE

[@ceejordan9649]

The main thing is actually getting off the line. That shit takes years to master, there are WR's who have been playing football their entire life and still have to work on releasing. I don't think these basketball players realize that an NFL CB is literally one of the best athletes on the planet. They are asked to run backwards as fast as a guy running forward at full speed.

[@josephtanner3929]

@@ceejordan9649 200%

[@ceejordan9649]

@josephtanner3929 The crazy thing is that people can simply look at what happens to actual NFL players when they miss extended time. Martavious Bryant is a perfect example. Big tall WR running 4.3. The dude had elite physical gifts. He didn't get injured. He got suspended for 5 years. He came back last season, spent a year on the practice squad, got cut twice, and now he is looking for another opportunity somewhere else. Football is a sport that u have to play on a regular basis to get good at it. If you take 2 years off, your skills will diminish. Now imagine not playing since high school, thinking you can go try out and win a spot over other Elite athletes who never stopped playing.

[@armanto6726]

Facts

[@josegarcia9650]

I remember Charles Barkley in Auburn the football team wanted him so bad he went to one practice and said hes never doing that shit again cus of the pain 😂

[@EvangelismforGod]

😂

[@cedriclloyd5571]

He said it was cause of the workout didn't he? Lol

[@kirbylaflaretv8673]

@@cedriclloyd5571lol he didn’t say the pain

[@djboogieboy]

😂😂😂

[@jlv3x]

Actually he said he took one hit and quit, he just talked about it again a couple of days ago.

[@ScarletDream21]

Seeing that video Draymond definitely made the right decision to go for the NBA instead of the NFL 😂

[@jmail7779]

He wasn’t making it to the League 😂

[@godsgangthefamily9000]

I know right 😂🤣

[@jlv3x]

He was not even making the CFL or XFL playing like that.

[@hoeelander]

trust, he didn’t have the choice to go to the nfl

[@brianlovelady6517]

Draymond... He can bully on the court but got bullied on the field

[@DannyJuke]

Calvin Johnson Jr is my favorite WR of ALL TIME. 6'5" and ran a 4.3 and STILL got shut down at times. These NBA players don't understand the levels of athleticism football players possess.

[@herschelpatel7115]

I kinda agree with Austin. Just not on the quantity, maybe like 5 NBA players. First person that came to mind was Zion Williamson, then maybe Aaron Gordon or Anthony Edwards. A prime LeBron for sure, but like LeBron's living proof of human evolution so that goes without saying! The fact that Antonio Gates a college basketball player made it to the NFL without ever playing college football. I can't think of a case where the opposite's ever happened; a college football player with no college basketball making it to the NBA.

[@bboygenetics9882]

​@@herschelpatel7115 probably cause the biggest thing that separates NFL and NBA players is height. Shooting is a skill and it can be trained. You can't train height

[@rhlang11]

Ive seen a number of footballers on the court. They look goofy. other than Moss who had some grace. football players are strong but put a ball in their hands on the court and they look like children w a foreign object. once saw Jerry Rice play w a few GS Warriors back in the day. Chris Mullins was faster believe it or not.

[@Eujoung]

​@herschelpatel7115 Antonio Gates played football in Highschool and before. He was recruited by Michigan State as a Football player. Antonio Gates chose basketball over football. Transferred to Eastern Michigan to play basketball and then Kent State. That man was a straight up football player. This narrative about him is kind of deceiving.

[@singingchef23]

Charlie Ward​@@herschelpatel7115

[@drewwilson5026]

"Austin ain't even better than me at hooping." 😭😭

[@kingbanksss]

Yeah he was 🧢 . Austin would wash him, Ocho can't even dominate on an NCAA roster.

[@2cents250]

@@kingbanksssAustin can’t dominate a NCAA roster gtfoh 😂😂😂

[@kingbanksss]

@2cents250 out of all dem rosters in the NCAA, he can kid. There's levels to the game kid. But I can see YOU DON KNOW NUN BOUT DAAAAAT

[@flaviuskevus9157]

​@kingbanksss and what team is it you play for, sir?

[@belchmelch]

Austin… he’s a career triple single😂

[@deckardaaron]

The way ocho and unc laughing at Gil has me dying 😂😂😂😂

[@Nicholas-HTX]

Like JJ Watt said, “go ahead and try it”

[@devinbrooks3289]

I think Gil don’t understand that he probably won’t even get off the line at receiver 😂

[@slimhardaway8]

Gil is a FS

[@godsgangthefamily9000]

Football a totally different sport than basketball

[@B.Piercesports]

Lol you act as tho every corner can play physical

[@Ozzybnice]

​@@B.Piercesports they will if they know a NBA player was lined up on the other side

[@MSUSPARTANS1973]

Exactly!

[@williest1]

MJ showed us.... Different sports require different types of muscles! These skills do NOT translate.

[@Silkblvq]

Yep facts

[@coolcebolla]

Basketball = speed, endurance, and longevity Football = speed, strength, and power Both are incredible sports that require immense vision and IQ to master. How about we just enjoy what we want instead of fighting over two different sports.

[@aaronclay4665]

​@@coolcebollaacceleration for football also. People forget acceleration is a huge part of football

[@donloder1]

@@aaronclay4665 "Speed" my guy, dat includes they equation wit them deltas and all dat shi.

[@TheDON914]

​@@coolcebollafootball more physical an deadlier .

[@drewmeyer9679]

What’s crazy is Green isn’t some small guy the fact he couldn’t get off the line is wild

[@nighthawk4933]

Forgot that the choose the worst guy to pick on green is not athletic

[@bunnyman6321]

😂😂

[@mustysmells817]

@@nighthawk4933 Draymond dominates the paint physically, which is why he is all-defensive in the first place. His 'Physicality" in basketball is a joke in football.

[@rastaoiiii]

Football strength is *different*.

[@VideoRandomChannel]

@@rastaoiiiiyeah them fools strong, imagine, Luke Keckley from panthers hit sticking a nba player 🤣

[@williest1]

Gil - EVERYBODY plays pickup basketball. NOBODY plays pickup football 😂😂😂

[@H41030v3rki110ny0u]

& if they do it's either flag, or 2 hand touch that devolves in some feeling getting hurt

[@Celestial_Souljah]

There's no way Wemby would survive in the NFL. He's tall, but how many hits could he take?

[@914made2]

1.. to the hospital

[@thefacelessquestion3333]

But as a kicker tho😂

[@WilliamsWrestlin]

​@@thefacelessquestion3333you remember Destroying? He tried to tackle and took himself out with a neck injury. NBA players have no chance

[@nmc400]

If even gronk gets injured, wemby is snapping like a twig on the first hit. Dude is all bones. Gonna need nhl goalie shin pads to stop himself from going 7ft tall to 5 ft 6.

[@blacksuede]

Wemby? Why bring up Wemby? That's like bringing up a random punter to play in the NBA

[@thelivetable]

Football (Mindset) v Basketball (Skillset)

[@StinkyIndianGuy]

It's about dawg mentality, the NBA guys are all soft today. Maybe in the 2000s and before yeah. But today, nah. Football is all about elite athletism. Over NBA all day.

[@Etnad85]

This 💯☝🏾

[@saucegodnas7318]

@@StinkyIndianGuy Bro what Anthony Edwards is a dog stop the cap, Lebron, Kobe, If you wanna name guys currently playing then Jimmy Buckets, Giannis, Luka will smile in your face and give you buckets.

[@kidbuufatkid7287]

Gilbert said wemby lol. 😂😂😂

[@sergnyc8720]

Maybe on field goal special teams coming up the top in the middle

[@cedriclloyd5571]

@@sergnyc8720 Yea I don't think Ocho and Unc was understanding what Gil was trying to say.

[@User69-699]

@@sergnyc8720yeah I actually think that would work for wemby. Or Wideout on the 5 yd line and under for a fade attempt. Anything that doesn’t get him folded lol

[@ALCblackout24HD]

@@cedriclloyd5571they gonna break him, what are yall played college? 😂

[@carnellparrish4133]

@@User69-699hell no one of them 300 pound dudes on the line put they hands in wemby chest like ocho said he ain’t gon be able to use that height they gon fling his skinny ass every which way but loose😂😂😂

[@blackcat513358]

What people who never played football don't understand is, the first few days of just wearing your helmet leaves your neck sore. Just the helmet. It's more than what you think

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Most of these athletes were multi sport athletes anyway

[@blackcat513358]

@anthonytaylor7928 They don't do that as much anymore, and they should. Stopping at middle school or before doesn't count.

[@yurp7643]

I played football , it’s possible . Basketball guys usually translate really well , hence college scouts liking players who played multiple sports in high school.

[@anthonytaylor7928]

@@blackcat513358 aw stop yes they do especially football and basketball

[@blackcat513358]

​@anthonytaylor7928 Name the current players that were high-level football players in high school. Better yet, the ones so good they were offered scholarships in both sports.

[@willardrobinson6234]

He called that man Austin Reaves to start the interview.💀😂😭

[@Louie406]

Word trying to set my boy up man

[@gbengataiwo9108]

Unc said we they gon break Wemby 😂😂

[@d.omoneychaser5112]

But thats fact tho

[@josephbutchko3165]

Charlie Ward won the Heisman in College & played NBA. Rare example of a dude that could ball at both!

[@rome2989]

He should have choose the nfl

[@lorenzoyoung698]

NFL didn't want him he was too short and you gotta understand when he was playing it wasn't alot of black mobile QBs in the league in the early 90s so he had no choice but to play basketball and he was average in the NBA, his name got him in the NBA because he definitely wasn't destroying college basketball

[@Highznberg]

​@@lorenzoyoung698 I remember warren moon criticizing the league because of this

[@DUVAL_County]

@@lorenzoyoung698 This was NFL politics. Plus Charlie had a solid career.

[@jjscrilla3558]

Jimmy Graham, Antonio Gonzalez, Antonio Gates??? They played college Basketball.

[@ashleym6765]

Wemby!? 😂 I screamed!!

[@AyeYou-y7n]

I love they had Gil on here and he doesn’t disappoint us with the Hold on Hold on 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DaveWilliams-if7dq]

Gil doesn't understand the hitting part 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gavinp6609]

That was a good example with Jordan Mailata.. remember he played rugby league b4 a 12wk program at IMG.. he still struggled after putting on weight but push his way to a 2nd extension..

[@KitanaiharE]

As a guy who tried out for the football team, got hit by a linebacker and said, "fuck this shit, I'm going back to basketball. Fuck this." I agree 💯 percent.

[@thelivetable]

And Football players try out for basketball and just not good enough

[@KitanaiharE]

@@thelivetable hell yeah. Still tho, Rivers was tripping to say that. Some guys played both, but c'mon 😂.

[@thelivetable]

@@KitanaiharE He not tho … Jordan got a better chance of being in the NFL than Tom Brady got of being in the NBA

[@KitanaiharE]

@@thelivetable It Jordan. Like I said, some ppl played both. Majority basketball players? C'mon. 😂

[@thelivetable]

@@KitanaiharE It’s about NBA players and NFL players not who played what growing up …

[@CotaDaLamb]

AJ BROWN played Basketball, Baseball, and Football. Got drafted in Football and Baseball. So Ill say my classmate Author Juan Brown💯‼️💪🏿

[@whipemkealohagaming4866]

The arguement that some NBA players would make it in the NFL because they were good or even great highschool football players is ridiculous. The gap between HS and College and College to NFL is astronomical. If it wasn't they would allow HS players to enter the draft.

[@TheDenac]

Antonio Gates is like a top 10 TE all time and only played basketball in college. I have never seen that story from football to basketball

[@ruebascu]

Tony Gonzalez played bball first too. And Randy Moss

[@jacoblordbanemastersithdes3072]

Jimmy graham

[@Dom2.0]

Tee Higgins was hoopin.. Jalen Suggs could probably make a roster right now too

[@WillWilliams-vo4nk]

Antonio Gates played football in HS. Don't make it seem like he was a basketball player that never played football.

[@DonDonfrmda4]

Allen iverson

[@Ceddyuncensored]

I played both and basketball is by far harder to just pick up lol

[@TheForbidden_1ne]

Exactly. Physicality is one thing but the skill it takes to play basketball is next level. Plus the conditioning...

[@soulheaven9243]

lol that football playbook is something serious..Basketball, we only ran like 5 plays max lol

[@hectorrosado1502]

Allen Iverson was nice in football

[@sirhal91]

They keep saying receiver, but they mentioning there will be a corner standing across from them jamming them, whats point of having the height if you can't get off the line.

[@smokeskywalker2369]

DBs are way too small to jam a damn NBA player if they have any type of strength

[@da-tre]

⁠@@smokeskywalker2369did you see Draymond? The “tough guy” of the nba struggling at the line lol strength is a thing in football but so is leverage

[@hiimdre321]

@@da-trePaul George has routed up several nfl cbs. So has ant.

[@Funfun6000]

@@hiimdre3211v1 is different then a full football game. The speed is completely different and with pads on.

[@arlondwilliams971]

​@@hiimdre321 Has he done it in a helmet and pads? Were they even tackling? There's a lot of dudes on practice squads who are great at 7 on 7 too

[@jpwessgate4859]

I tried football my freshman year in High School...once I got layed out the coach said stick to wrestling "we dont want you hurt" lol

[@Jmarzx]

Respect to that bruh !! I tend to forget the times I hit someone hard or was hit hard on kickoff witha. Blindside block but idk I always loved that feeling off getting my get back legally against my opponent

[@Stevem9521]

As a wrestler myself that’s embarrassing. Football players quit wrestling where I was from because it was too hard. Football practice is fun😂

[@JC-hq7iu]

Wrestling is WAYYYY harder and tougher than football lmao

[@j_o1ne483]

​@@JC-hq7iu stop the cap

[@JC-hq7iu]

@@j_o1ne483 spoken like someone who’s never wrestled. The conditioning alone would weed out 95% of football players. The other 5% are monsters

[@marcellbennett2600]

I love both their reactions when he brought up wemby😂😂

[@Ravensnation94]

Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez two top TE of all times played college basketball

[@josenunez611]

Yeah and knew they weren’t going to get drafted so they switched

[@JaydenMereles3]

Julius Peppers at UNC and Charlie Ward at FSU

[@kobi6374]

Travis Kielce >

[@kobi6374]

Kelce

[@quintidwell99]

Gates didn't play football until his senior year in college

[@Quethatguy]

Iverson was a beast at quarterback 😊😊

[@rpez9742]

In high school lol, there’s levels to the game and high school is light years behind even D-2 college football players

[@watchoutnow8037]

He ain't playing rn either

[@icedwhaticed]

I think Charlie Ward was the best two way athlete who played QB at FSU and went to the NBA and had a great career

[@PeteZam]

@@rpez9742 iverson would have made it to the NFL. he was better at football than he was at basketball. the only reason he chose basketball was because of his mom. he always wanted to be a football player.

[@kylebenjamin358]

@@PeteZamthat’s because he was a better football player than a basketball player and that’s saying something

[@MrEOM41]

Basketball- more skill and athleticism Football - toughness and physicality

[@turnupthesun81]

They’re both difficult sports. The skill required to play professional basketball and the physicality required to play football means that no one can transition from one sport to another. Both sports take years of focused training to make it to the professional level. No one is transitioning.

[@kenxclout]

EXACTLY!!! Why do people have to debate everything? Who cares! Just be great at the sport you play.

[@JasenMinus]

This is the real answer.

[@bizzyrizzy4075]

Best Comment

[@demond1818]

It's possible. It would be just a few.. I would argue that Charlie Ward had a longer career as a backup point guard, and he won the Heisman trophy.

[@RealSerie26]

Yeah, football is a little more physical and dangerous than basketball.

[@prettyboynewton5957]

Westbrook would be Steve smith? Westbrook is 6’3 just because he looks short in the nba doesn’t mean he would be in the nfl 😅

[@zaynes5094]

Prime Westbrook could be running away from guys if he got the ball on the run. Zion at defensive end would be nasty. 6'6 and 285. That man, if he could learn d-line plays and learn how to shed blocks, he could be nasty because he big, strong, and really quick. Don't know if he could be quick off the line, but man he is explosive.

[@Mari-hp2qs]

@@zaynes5094Westbrook can’t run routes bro getting locked up by a bottom tier db

[@tcgtherapyboxbreaks]

@@Mari-hp2qsinsane take his athleticism is tier 1 lol

[@tcgtherapyboxbreaks]

@@zaynes5094Zion can’t stay healthy in the nba

[@yurp7643]

@@Mari-hp2qsWestbrook would be an elite db or safety I’m sitting him back using that short trigger twitch to come up and make plays .

[@MidnightAspec]

Pretty fascinating discussion. Gotta appreciate both sides on this one.

[@derekgansham4975]

Amazing conversation! Ty fellas!

[@lumphead33]

Two words….load management 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@thefacelessquestion3333]

😂😂

[@drewwilson5026]

😂😂 "coach what you mean I can't take three games off? My back hurt!"🤕

[@thelivetable]

82 games vs 16 games … average football play last about 7 seconds …

[@seasonaldepressioncomics434]

They still play 3x as many games and minutes as football players

[@archieherrington9955]

They dont get hit bro how tf do yall not understand that football is 1000 times more physical ​@@seasonaldepressioncomics434

[@cmair77]

In not arguing one way or another but Rivers and others are underestimating just how physical and violent NFL football is, not to mention the insane physical strength nfl players have.

[@aa8995]

Wemby against a 300 pound tackle 🤔😂 The hits are part of the game. What's the use of learning routes if you can't take the hit😂

[@drewwilson5026]

Wemby after 1 quarter of playing in the NFL: 🤕🤕😵

[@B.Piercesports]

Why would vw play in the trenches?

[@turnupthesun81]

First time someone goes low on him he’s done.

[@ab-zo6jt]

​@@turnupthesun81to be fair, no one could hit Wemby high.

[@strongman410]

​@@ab-zo6jtI think I hit him low and break them in half LOL

[@sutton1238]

Hands down the best show in media after live sports ...

[@fineline8348]

3:46 he said wemby 🤣🤣 they’ll break him like a stick 😂

[@bridges174]

Charles Ward heisman trophy winner played in the NBA. Allen Iverson

[@craigb2332]

He played basketball in college. He was basically blackballed from the NFL

[@blackmask494]

Sean May played basketball and football in college but decided to the NBA

[@JMPedersen32]

Nate Robinson played DB at Univ of Washington

[@choosenone20901]

One of the top 5 TE ever was a basketball player who realized he couldn't make the nba and end up playing in the NFL

[@oggrimes164]

​@@choosenone20901Antonio gates and Tony Gonzalez

[@nuubsaucexx]

Dude said wembly lmao… just pre order the casket 💀

[@nr30199]

😂

[@batboy555]

Run oklahoma.

[@grandman1816]

Nate Robinson played both, he was a hooper that played Cornerback in College, Jimmy Graham, Demetrius Harris, it’s more than a few guys that hooped first then went to football.

[@kjaykingMVP]

Davante Adams

[@hitek9too255]

Calvin Johnson would've been a pretty good small forward.

[@jailer96]

Charlie Ward from FSU

[@richmakinhits8924]

Tee Higgins

[@PhilippAurand]

Tony Gonzales, Rob Gronkowski, Donovan Mcnabb, Terrell Owens... Shoot I forgot Randy Moss! There’s highlights with him and Jason Williams hoopin’ in HS

[@MalbrancheTV]

Ocho: Child please !!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@crystalgreen7789]

So Florida!!!😂

[@kevinnguyen1464]

Basketball requires more skill. Football requires more toughness.

[@Atlas365247]

It's a skill to be able to see the whole field in a helmet

[@rhlang11]

you think Kelce could back down Lebron. You think Eric Metcalf is more physical than Anthony Edwards? I dont.

[@kevinnguyen1464]

@@rhlang11 I don’t think Kelce can back down Lebron but DK is 100% more physical than Anthony Edwards and it’s not even close

[@tank9438]

@@rhlang11which kelce specifically?

[@Atlas365247]

@@tengille Ant-Man first love was football lol. LeBron played football too, but he prolly didn't like the physicality. Cuz Bron a diva he can only play te but since he's taller than Gronk, he'd get rocked more often esp coming into the league around 05. Can't skip college for football. There's way more stories of kids growing up playing football who become NBA players than vice versa. Charles told y'all the truth a decade america forgot. It's a no brainier.

[@5pydieman]

It dont matter how big and strong you are, if you're not used to taking those hits its over 😂

[@oldnational1825]

In the 90s?? Shannon are you crazy? Charlie Ward won a Heisman..

[@marcusparks]

Don't forget that Charlie Ward played 4 years of basketball at FSU.

[@oldnational1825]

@@marcusparks Shannon said no NBA players in the 90s could have played in the NFL.

[@mikem4481]

Shannon jealous of bball players.

[@denk664]

​@@mikem4481sports shows are filled with football players talking about bball. BBALL players don't care about football.

[@lh5567]

I was Allstate football and basketball in high school so in my experience basketball was more difficult from a skillset and conditioning standpoint. We would go through football spring training, regular season and when we entered basketball season we would still out of shape.

[@DeAunteJ]

Miles McBride and Jalen Suggs were all state QB’s

[@CHUCKMORRISIII]

This was a good listen 👏

[@miatodd3236]

It really was

[@jeremiah_12]

TE there are a few former hoopers who became dominant tight ends in the NFL. Tony Gonzalez, Jimmy Graham, Antonio Gates, etc.

[@gtparker2317]

Playing on a basketball court is accessible to all, but stepping onto a football field demands true competition and skill.

[@turbonola]

Everyone that goes to high school can play football, only about 440ish people are elite enough to make the NBA and that's worldwide talent and skillset. River's was wrong though. There may only be 8-10 NBA player that I think would be truly serviceable in the NFL. There are maybe 3 NFL players that would maybe be good enough to ride the bench in the NBA

[@the77th]

😂 I can tell you’ve never actually played actual basketball 😂 “accessible” ! Yeah playing soccer is “accessible” too….. go play a real game 😂

[@gtparker2317]

@@the77th I bet a dollar to a donut you are not athletic and not in better shape than I am. You could not play a single game of the NFL and survive. .

[@the77th]

@@gtparker2317 "Dollar to a donut" spoken like a true unathletic person. I'm 6 feet 6 240 hooper who is ALSO a long distance runner.... AT LEAST 3 miles a day on an airdyne (if you even know wtf that is) at LEAST.. i'm VERY VEERY VERY sure you are no where CLOSE to me athletically.....

[@gtparker2317]

@@the77th Good for you. Congrats.

[@cassidyhill1954]

Zion at D end is a monster

[@advancedchiropractic667]

He would get broken in half.

[@pfpchad2747]

Zion can't even stay healthy in the NBA. He'd get carried out on a stretcher in the NFL.

[@leoquest1975]

Zion gets injured a lot in the NBA, so imagine him playing football…where part of the game is to hit players extremely hard. Zion would get destroyed.😂

[@mrb532]

Playing basketball is harder on the body than playing football for a big man

[@mjshakar609]

Y'all don't know what jumping and landing all the times can do to you physic

[@TheJq32]

Both Unc & Ocho’s reactions to Gil saying “Wendy” was hilarious

[@jjscrilla3558]

Jimmy Graham played college Basketball for the University of Miami and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints!! He became one of the NFL'S best TE'S during his time with the Saints. Antonio Gonzalez and Antonio Gates also played Basketball. But what I will say is those guys were exceptions to the rule. Although you may find a few on one hand that could play in the NFL, your not going to get 30 that can or want to play. A lot of These NFL WR'S and TE'S have played basketball before to some degree. So it's not impossible by any means. A lot of these guys have played in multiple sports as kids. From Track and Field, to Baseball, Basketball, Soccer.

[@jjscrilla3558]

I'm sorry I meant Tony Gonzalez!!

[@fortone3390]

Jimmy Graham was a bench warmer while on the University of Miami's basketball team for three years. Antonio Gates was a power forward on a final four basketball team, and he made to the NFL without playing college football. Tony Gonzalez played basketball Jason Kidd at CAL. Average college hoopers became hall of fame type players in the NFL.

[@fawnnahh7438]

The same Antonio Gates that was a 4 star recruit in HS being recruited by Nick Saban? Stop acting like Gates didn't have football experience. 😆 He was a footballer that decided to play BBALL.

[@drkingfox9096]

Most of these basketball turned football cats had some experience.. so yea that makes sense.. but u r not playing basketball in HS then playing nothing but football in college and think u r going to the NBA

[@Geezy314]

They were multi sports players that’s very rare now!

[@fawnnahh7438]

@@jm-fe1iz so why is he bringing up college goofy? 🤡

[@warriorsatthegate8133]

They played both all there life he said a random 30

[@sublimelove23]

I remember at one point in high school I thought I was a strong dude, I grew up playing soccer but I thought football would be my new sport. I quickly realized I was too small, slow, and weak. It’s a brutal sport and people don’t realize just how strong football players are. Tackling another man takes real strength and technique that is not easily learned

[@nikitavanhoose405]

Randy Moss was just an athletic freak. At his prime, he could've put down the football and went into the NBA and been a starter for any team, 100%. They guy, coming out of highschool had just as many college basketball offers, as football offers.

[@Wraith3100]

Iverson and LeBron are the only two I know that could do it because they were top players in their state at both spots

[@17thN.O]

Iverson (who is one of my favorite players of all time) and LeBron would've got broken up in the NFL.. respectfully.

[@soulheaven9243]

@@17thN.O If iverson got knocked to the wooden floor with no pads on & got up nearly every time to keep playing, he was prob tough enough to survive the NFL..but he would be the only one at his size that prob could..heck Tyran Maitheu is smaller than AI

[@biggrit2084]

Iverson maybe cuz his movement could be a good slot lebron to tall and flops to much he would have to be a TE he ain’t blocking nothing and defensive players would get under his pads he’s 6’9”

[@auraful23]

They would get bodied 💯

[@rokaine7334]

They were top 10 in football in HIGHSCHOOL. That kids. Once you at a collegiate level and beyond, thats all grown man strength. AI already admitted to not liking lifting weights so he DEFINITELY aint bulit for the NFL, and LeBron's body may be physically gifted for basketball, but his body isn't built to absorb NFL punishment.

[@leekato2722]

Danny Ainge may have. He was a high school All-American in football. He just happened to be a HS All-American in basketball & baseball too He did play for the Toronto Bluejays too. Allen Iverson too. Was VA state POY in football.

[@journeydodge5812]

Exactly 💯 Percent Agree. They are softer than Cotton. However, these Young Players can. Can you imagine AD, Street Clothes, trying to play Football.

[@nyah19661]

Hmmm Last I checked nfl is now a flag football league can't tackle or flag

[@journeydodge5812]

@@nyah19661 They still will be Defeated. They are so busy wearing Dresses.

[@nyah19661]

@@journeydodge5812 nfl players also look at how all of them dress

[@12abar81]

7:22 Gil is slow 😂😂😂😂😂

[@drewwilson5026]

He be trying too hard and not listening, just be fucking talking to not look wrong 🙄

[@frankdricusjackson4663]

Facts REASON i never subscribe to his bs podcast 😂

[@frankdricusjackson4663]

Ninja just like 2 argue 😂

[@neon_lion8942]

Dat Boi brain lil as hell

[@AustinNorton28]

For the most part, this was actually pretty civil with good arguments 2 thumbs up 👍👍

[@jxliospeaks]

Zion would be a Tackle or Guard, Guards need to be the most athletic linemen

[@B.Piercesports]

No he'd be a tight end

[@zaynes5094]

@@B.Piercesports I could see that. A big tight end for run blocking and maybe for some passing plays.

[@B.Piercesports]

@@zaynes5094 he shorter than gronk

[@chriswilson6292]

Russell Westbrook would be Steve Smith???? Are they forgetting that he's 6'4"? I think these football players don't realize that NBA players are literal giants.

[@B.Piercesports]

Shannon just stood next to Barkley and he looked like a kid had to flex his biceps

[@Jmarzx]

Actually me being 6’3 @ corner its wayy easier guarding taller fast dudes than for ex: tyreek and cooper cupp recievers so height barley plays anything into it unless u can move like Megatron

[@terrellbaker1660]

Anthony Edwards would be T.O.

[@mark_kline]

Russ would be more like Brandon Marshall.

[@victordeltoids8609]

Basketball players can't handle the NFL. It's not just about being a giant. They're not built for the NFL physicality.

[@bjnt922]

One thing to consider though. Basketball requires that you both ways. Ain’t no resting on offense or defense. That’s something many football players aren’t used doing.

[@The-Boxing-advisor]

No NBA player can play in the NFL and no NFL player can play in the NBA

[@Wasie55]

Maybe 1 or 2 but that’s it only person that comes to mind is Allen iverson to me

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Yes they can dummy most of these athletes have been multiple sport athletes coming up any way

[@ed4l63]

Russell Westbrook definitely be an RB

[@demond1818]

There are a couple. Charlie Ward had a very lengthy career in the NBA and he won the Heisman.

[@RealSerie26]

What a dumb statement. There are plenty of NBA players getting triple singles every night. Also, the NFL requires more brain power.

[@TheRealPoPorter]

A lot of nba players played football in high school and even some in college

[@chuckreddick3903]

But they didn’t play in the pro so u not making sense that why they in NBA

[@Charles_842]

High School, and college football ain't the same sport. One rule NFL both feet need to be inbound, high school and college one foot. Two points NFL starts at the 15. College and high school you start at the 3. Those are just the rules. Some of the positions change dramatically from college to NFL. Like running back, tight ends, and linebackers, to name a few.

[@masterman812]

Alot of football players played basketball, and alot still play alot

[@TABG.ENT.239]

Nfl isn't high-school or college. Alot of All Americans are not successful in the league and live and breathe football

[@TheRealPoPorter]

@@chuckreddick3903 a lot stopped playing to focus on one sport lebron was a all state wide reciever in highschool so he quit football cuz he couldn’t play? No he quit football cuz he got drafted into the nba and instantly got a 100 mill athletes are athletes it just all up to the athlete to go all in on one specific sport alot of football players played baseball and football

[@boxcutterbill508]

I like how they can disagree but still conversate

[@EBIJunk-u6z]

LeBron James who was timed at 4.60 in the 40 yard dash at age 28 would be a fantastic TE. Ja Morant with his leaping ability and speed would be a great WR or CB. There are many NBA players that could athletically play in the NFL. It would take some time to get accustomed to the physicality and at least some NBA players would be able to get accustomed to the physicality and some would quit. It would be easier for NBA players to get accustomed to the physicality of the NFL than it would be for NFL players to develop their skills for the NBA.

[@MikeBNumba6]

40 times are worthless unless they are official laser times. Im skeptical of that 4.6 at age 28 years old. That time he ran came from himself and we know Lebron lies a lot to boost his PR. It means nothing. With all that said, I agree with you on it being an easier transition for any athlete to go into football then it is for another sport. Football has too many positions that require a few selected skills, while other sports you need to be more well rounded.

[@californiacavemandastardly6538]

Meanwhile WR's have to block, a corner would throw Ja out of the way and if Ja was a CB he'd get ran over by WR's and for sure a RB and James is mentally soft and would quit..James has zero heart.

[@KillenEMsoftly]

what physicality? lmao you cant even touch the WR as a DB, they'd dominate in the NFL

[@KillenEMsoftly]

@@californiacavemandastardly6538 not every DB is built like Jalen Ramsey, there are so many tiny DB's in the league

[@californiacavemandastardly6538]

@@KillenEMsoftly a thrid string CB would destroy Ja....

[@dimitriusmarks1396]

Nah Gil you tripping 😂😂😂

[@DN-ps4bn]

I’m 6’6 330 and I have a 34 inch vertical 7’2 wingspan. I’m 24 I haven’t played football in 6 years in pads. Could I make an nfl team as an offensive lineman?

[@jordanbarber4438]

Gill talking about wemby field goal blocking shows he doesn’t understand the level of violence that goes down in the trenches

[@demond1818]

Wenby couldn't be on the line. He'd just have to get a running start to try and block the field goal before the ball got too high. It would be a non-contact position

[@DaveWilliams-if7dq]

7 ft 4 low man wins at the los po gil 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ChillGotGame]

Why doesn’t Shannon talk about how many NFL guys would be shooting under 30-40% in the NBA & getting ripped every possession bc they have no handles instead of him just talking about how NBA players wouldn’t be able to take the hits in the NFL…

[@benh9935]

He's said it before on the Kelce brothers' podcast.

[@ChillGotGame]

@@benh9935but then he proceeds to talk about how good DJ Burns & Zion would be on an offensive line lol essentially making Austin Rivers point lol he never named anybody from the NFL in todays time he thought could transition to the NBA and be successful so he basically contradicted himself

[@VvVT734]

@@ChillGotGameno Austin rivers point was A LOT of NBA players can do it and NFL players can’t

[@ChillGotGame]

@@VvVT734 30 isn’t a lot brother but go ahead

[@ChillGotGame]

Not to mention NFL guys gonna average 4.8 fouls/game MINIMUM 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 we all know football players be hacking on the court lol

[@californiacavemandastardly6538]

Football is 90% mental, and if Gil could go across the middle he would understand this when a linebacker has him on the rader.

[@michaelkeeler1215]

most dudes in the nba would make good tight ends

[@markislivingdeliberately]

Physically yes. Mentally probably not. It takes a different breed to be hit over and over and over play after play after play. Getting into a serious car accident every Sunday. Like most people couldn’t be MMA fighters either. Just not brave enough. Athletically many could possibly be great. But they couldn’t take the physicality. Russ Westbrook or Ant and players like that the exception.

[@suemi1247]

LOL. Until they get hit.

[@xavierb9061]

@@markislivingdeliberately just takes lack of other options. Nfl players have millions n get hit or.... most people would toughen up

[@deljonfinister3598]

Lmao until they have to block nick bosa

[@Jashbtw]

Myles Garrett be dunking from the free throw line. I played against him at A&M Rec center, he nice.

[@Bryan.Hernandez]

Hell nah Myles Garrett never cam close to dunk from the free throw line lmao chill

[@Jashbtw]

@@Bryan.Hernandez dead ass saw it lol, apparently he hoop up there all the time & I just happen to be there in like 2019

[@denk664]

This is cap. No way Myles can do it. Very few players can do it. Cmon stop the cap.

[@Jashbtw]

@@denk664 I’m not on Myles Garrett payroll, there’s no need to lie about that😂

[@CrisJunkie]

Nah, zero chance. Even in the rec center, he wouldn't be able to do it.

[@Yomamahusband]

I think the stamina would get a lot of foot ball players to play both ends constantly

[@FreshBOI1579]

NBA players could definitely assimilate to the NFL easier than vice versa

[@AllThingsKen]

nah

[@blackmask494]

Hell no people have been playing basketball since childhood not so much for football

[@Erom909]

@@blackmask494theres 450 active NBA players and 1600 active NFL players. The NFL is easier to get into simple as that

[@VvVT734]

@@Erom909it’s not easier there’s a higher chance but that doesn’t make it easier lmao there’s plenty of guys in the NFL that can go do what a lot of nba players do guys like pat bev who can’t do that?

[@evillamar372]

No tf they can't do you understand how physical NFL football is?

[@djgomes4366]

I’ve played both. And hands down basketball would be harder. A WR will never have to do what a quarterback does. Basketball every position has to do what the other does dribble,shoot,handle, defend, it just requires a lot of skills into one player. If I’m a WR I only have to do what a WR does

[@SamNB3]

You couldn’t be more wrong if you wanted. I’ll give you basketball requires more time developing skills like dribbling, shooting, etc. Football is physically more taxing and requires more punishment which shortens careers. I played both at small college and when it was basketball season it was like having a break from a grueling season. I did get in the best cardio during basketball season, but nothing compared the strain of football.

[@drewwilson5026]

This also silly because there's many NBA players in today's game that's trash at dribbling, can't shoot and can only really defend or rebound.. This post was super silly fr

[@drewwilson5026]

🧢🧢. This was beyond silly.. There's plenty of NBA players in today's game now that's trash at dribbling, can't shoot, can't defend.. The only semi-leght case is rebounding

[@Jalexander14]

Lebron would have been able to play football when he was in his prime, he was an all American in football in high school and if he chose to play football I think it woulda worked out. He’s just a freak athlete. In the nfl I think dk metcalf could play basketball, that dude is a freak athlete

[@KayRan318]

He wasn’t All-American. He was average at best.😂😂

[@MezterpieceTheater]

No, he wouldn’t have been. He can’t stand contact.

[@coachj5995]

No he couldn't! He has the tools (size, athleticism) to be an NFL player but we have all seen his high school football game footage which his heart was suspect for his superior size. LeBron can barely take the contact in the NBA now without complaining or flopping. There's no flopping in the NFL. NFL players would end him in the first live period. Technique, Heart and "Want to"(Courage) separates the wannabees from the players. Too many failed experiments with hoopers trying to make the league. Gates and Graham both played CFB first.

[@brianrolle767]

No Lebrun is too soft

[@BGSWGN32]

Lebron would be hit over and over immediately. Yea lebron 6’9’ but all those players hitting him weig the same or more and they are definitely stronger then him. They pressin and hitting him all day.

[@kvng.allen_03]

The nba gotta a flop rule😂😂😂

[@darksideon]

Like the NFL ain't one rule change away from flag football😄

[@jrrichardson9792]

😂😂

[@WalkTourWaterPark]

Everyone right now who play football and basketball growing up 👀👀👀👀👀

[@BenBanko]

Lmfao na football players say this to make themselves better. Truth is if you’re athletic enough to play both sports and don’t pick the nba you’re not very smart. It’s more money, the money is more guaranteed, you can become a household name easily since we can see your face, women love basketball players more, it’s less physical yet more money, you can also have a longer career playing in the nba than the nfl. Stop it.

[@JasenMinus]

Athletic enough don't have anything to do with skill. And nobody said it was smarter to play in the NFL. All football players say you have to be tapped to play.

[@VvVT734]

Women don’t love NBA players more lmao they play NBA players more lol

[@BenBanko]

@@JasenMinus You obviously can’t read. I said for those that are athletic enough to be able to play both it’s smarter to chose basketball for the reasons I listed. Secondly to become a professional at any sport, athleticism is one of if not the primary factor

[@JasenMinus]

@@BenBanko no shit, but literally, less athletic players play in the NBA because they have specific roles. In the NFL, you have like 2 or 3 non athletic positions and they involve kicking. Let's not be obtuse. And again, being athletic enough ISNT being skilled enough to play both. I can go out and play basketball and football, but not at the high skill level needed. Again, your mixing skills with athletics. They aren't the same.

[@ajh8566]

Bro, that's because the size of rosters is significantly smaller in the NBA. You have a ridiculously better chance of making money in the NFL vs the NBA. Like how many mfs are getting offers like Kyler did where he could've played Baseball or Football and still made hella bread? Theres like 7 people on the whole planet with that kind of opportunity. Get real

[@jasonhoppe781]

No chance in hell 30 nfl players could do anything in the nba! They would be gassed after the first commercial timeout.

[@antoniobrown411]

Depends on the type of training

[@michaelthomas1087]

NFL players play with MUCH More endurance not to mention it’s no subs unless you hurt or playing terrible. NBA players barely can touch each other as is

[@keithdior1657]

Football players got stamina they run with extra weight on them with those pad the breathing is even different

[@Gustowrld]

@@michaelthomas1087that’s false asf basketball training is way harder than football as far as conditioning

[@kimbonice]

Tell us you've never seen how football players train without telling us 🤣

[@pjz96]

"They better unflex him lookin like that" 😂😂😂

[@smokeskywalker2369]

Just by the size alone NBA players would out perform NFL players if they switched

[@curtishancock432]

They are actually too tall

[@luke56]

I was a hooper all my life, then started playing football in middle school... nothing I learned from basketball translated onto the football field, but a lot of what I learned on the football field improved my basketball game tremendously.

[@SosaMarvinGaye]

I disagree defending somebody on the court is very similar to covering a receiver. Thats how i transitioned into football from basketball

[@toomuch535]

Prime example is lebron and Anthony Edward.Both played football and built like football players.Anthony look like he's moving two times faster than the average basketball player that only played basketball.And he have that NFL burst he can run right past a defender with the ball. Strength wise he can play against anybody and come down the lane with anybody.A seven foot 240 pound center ain't nothing compared to a Dt that's 6'7 and 330 pounds ready to take your head off.Im going to take on the seven foot guy. I've seen 6"6 football players that played basketball keep up with pro's all day and also seen basketball players trying to play football and they look slow ass hell. No disrespect for basketball players but when it comes to athleticism football players on a whole different level.

[@taquaywhite4503]

Coming from someone who played both in high school(yes ik that isn’t the highest level or anything) but I feel it’s much easier to be serviceable on the football field than the basketball court just cause there’s more people to help cover your flaws

[@brandonb2375]

He exaggerated by saying 30, I’d say 4 maybe. This has already been proven with NFL players like Gates and Mo allie cox, who weren’t good enough to play in the NBA come in and play tight end without any college football experience. If NFL players could play in the NBA they would. & theirs players like Charlie ward, Allen Iverson, & Nate Robinson that were actually better at football than basketball.

[@JasenMinus]

There are absolutely NFL players that loved that game more than the others.

[@Mrlazerfazer]

Nate was better at hoop. Ai was better at hoop. Nate was pretty solid at football and ai was really good at football but ai was generational talent in basketball

[@jkang9905]

gilbert you wouldn't even be UNO, much less Ocho.... c'mon bruh

[@dwightsanders1168]

NBA- indoors. NFL- outdoors Green Bay winters. September in Arizona. 20lbs of pads on.....keep that tank top on.