Ant Edwards says it’s easier for basketball 🏀 players to play in the NFL 🏈 than football players to play in the NBA 🤔
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that's already an established fact..........*
DaddyFresh
Superstar
He’s right. Football is like 90% athleticism. Basketball requires way too many skills to learn.
Womb Raider
sigh….*unzips pants*
He’s right until them basketball player get hit over the middle
UpAndComing
Veteran
Perfect example. Was a top Basketball athlete in high school and decided to play Football instead
IsThatBrothaMouzone?
Veteran
But if you're 6'10"+, basketball is even easier.
Problem with hoops is the average player is like 6'6" or 6'7." Even someone like Steph is 90th or 95th percentile in height. That eliminates damn near every man on Earth from jump.
The talent pool is much bigger geographically for basketball, but height eliminates too many people that might be more talented/skilled but are simply too short to be effective players.
No NBA player could play in the NFL....I'm not talking about dudes who played college hoops, I mean a current NBA player. What position would they play? Too slow and sloppy at running routes to be a WR. Not good enough blocking to be TE. Not strong enough to play on the lines and damn sure not playing QB. Too tall and skinny to be RB. Not explosive enough to be LBs.
IsThatBrothaMouzone?
Veteran
Poor example.
Perfect example. Was a top Basketball athlete in high school and decided to play Football instead
We talking about dudes that are in the league and made it in hoops. How many could switch to football?
HandyWithTheSteel
Superstar
Every tight end is an undersized PF who switched to football.
100.
99% of NBA players ain't built to be taking physical contact like that. So while it might be easier for hoopers to play in the NFL, they damn sure won't be lasting long enough to make this conversation worth debating.
Oldschooler
All Star
Put it this way it's more likely for an NBA player to fit in and play in the NFL than the opposite. Not only that but there's been cases of basketball players being stars in football. Most likely positions would be QB, TE, and WR on offense. Defense i don't think basketball players can hang in because they don't really have the explosiveness or agility due to their height. Only exception might be a large power forward who you can put into the defensive line. As for being able to take hits honestly that all depends on the person. But definitely most likely candidates to play would be a small forward, shooting guard, stocky point guard. Someone like Marcus Smart, Drue Holiday, Rajon Rondo. Basketball also has more unicorns that can hang with the speed of a WR. Can you imagine a 6'8+ with huge hands, speed, jumping ability and hand eye coordination playing in the NFL.
Basketball is a more refined sport, on average so it makes sense
Football rewards athleticism more than basketball. So it's more "pick up and play". Plus in football, it's more specialized so you can find a niche more easily and play a few snaps a game. There are tight ends who come in just for a few plays per game to block , for example.
Football rewards athleticism more than basketball. So it's more "pick up and play". Plus in football, it's more specialized so you can find a niche more easily and play a few snaps a game. There are tight ends who come in just for a few plays per game to block , for example.
From numbers alone its easier to make the NFL than NBA just because there are more roster spots.
But from a skill perspective, some big 6'4" dude would also have an easier time learning how to become a defensive end, than a ball handling shooting guard.
But from a skill perspective, some big 6'4" dude would also have an easier time learning how to become a defensive end, than a ball handling shooting guard.
darealvelle
Real Talk
The NFL is full of former high school basketball players that converted to strictly playing football in high school due to the higher chance of getting a d1 scholarship and making it the pro league. You usually don’t see the other way around since basketball takes more skill and athleticism to get real good at. Unless you’re a dual sports athlete and your elite in both sports like how Iverson was. High school football coaches are known for convincing an average 6ft 5 high school basketball player to play or focus on football instead of basketball. I have a homie that was on my basketball team in high school that haven’t played a lick of football till the 10th grade and he received a scholarship to play at Georgia tech.
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Tres Leches
Empire Business
there are way more NFL positions, the NBA is the toughest league to make it only 12-15 players per team ,the NBA draft only 2 rounds 
Not only that, but height matters. There's less than 30 players on NBA rosters that are 6'2" or shorter. If you have a bunch of 5'11"-6'1" athletic freaks, the choice is obvious, unless you are off the charts skilled in hoop