If Bob Marley played basketball: power forward, rated 79

Bob Marley as a basketball player: scouting report

Bob Marley loved football almost as much as music. He played whenever he could, in Kingston, in parks and on tour with the band, and he was known as a skilled and committed player. That is why he is the athletic choice at power forward. His athleticism is one of the two best marks on his card, so he runs the floor, beats bigger forwards to loose balls and covers ground on defense like a midfielder tracking back.

His basketball IQ matches his athleticism, and it comes from a musician who heard the space between the notes. Reggae lives on the off beat, the rhythm that lands just when you do not expect it, and that becomes a forward who cuts at the perfect moment and times his help on defense. His defense is the next strength, and his playmaking is good for a big, so he can make plays from the high post. He came up in Trenchtown, where the Wailers got their start, and the album Exodus is still celebrated as one of the defining records of its century.

Shooting is the weak spot. He is not a floor spacer, so pair him with shooters and let him do the dirty work: running, cutting, rebounding and defending. He slides to center with only a small drop and to small forward with little more, which makes him one of the more flexible frontcourt pieces in the middle rounds. Draft him as the energy forward who never stops moving, and give him a point guard who loves to run. Songs like One Love were built to bring people together, and that is exactly what he does for a lineup.

Plays like An athletic, rhythmic forward who defends and runs all day

Put Bob Marley in your lineup

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