Austin Rivers sparked quite the controversy last week when he declared, “I can take 30 players right now in the NBA and throw them in the NFL. You cannot take 30 NFL players and put them in the NBA.”
This stirred things up, even though he’s … sort of right? Going from hoops to NFL has worked for some (see Gates, Antonio), but the other way is trickier (although it’s been done, see Ward, Charlie). Fox Sports’ Greg Olsen broke it down on Sports Seriously recently, saying there were certainly hoops stars who could cross over and rely on their “gross athleticism,” and vice versa for some of the NFL’s best athletes to go to the NBA with one offseason.
Take a look at the video below or click here to watch and see if you agree.
“I can take 30 players right now from the NBA and throw them in the NFL. You can't take 30 NFL players and put them in the NBA.”
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