If Audrey Hepburn played basketball: small forward, rated 73

Audrey Hepburn as a basketball player: scouting report

Audrey Hepburn trained seriously in ballet as a young woman, studying in Amsterdam and then in London before acting took over, and that is where her basketball starts. Dancers learn balance, spacing and timing before anything else, and those are the tools of a small forward who wins without forcing anything. Her basketball IQ is the top mark on her card and her playmaking is right behind it, so she plays as a connector, catching on the wing and moving the ball on before the defense has recovered.

Her defense is the third strength, and it fits her style. She stays in front of her man with footwork rather than force, and she reads passing lanes the way she read a scene partner in Roman Holiday, the film that won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her shooting is the plainer part of her game, a dependable set shot rather than a weapon, so she scores mostly on cuts and in transition. She is one of the rare performers to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, which is the kind of range a coach loves in a role player.

Rebounding is the weakest part of her card, so she needs a strong power forward beside her and should not be asked to guard bruising forwards on the block. Her best spot is next to two shooters, where her passing can find them. Move her to point guard and she loses a few points but still runs a clean offense, and she can fill in at shooting guard too. Draft her in the later middle rounds as a glue player. Her years as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador showed someone who puts others first, and that is exactly how she plays the game.

Plays like A graceful connector wing who reads every play a beat early

Put Audrey Hepburn in your lineup

8 rolls, a starting five and a bench, 82 games. Can you go 82-0? Free, no account.