If Frank Sinatra played basketball: point guard, rated 81

Frank Sinatra as a basketball player: scouting report

Frank Sinatra plays point guard because he always controlled the room. As a young singer with the Tommy Dorsey band, he studied how Dorsey played long, unbroken phrases on the trombone and built his own breath control around it, so he could carry a line further than anyone expected. That is a point guard's gift: knowing exactly how long to hold the ball and when to let it go. His basketball IQ is the top mark on his card, and the whole offense moves at his pace.

His shooting is the next best part of his game, which makes him a scoring point guard rather than a pure distributor. Defenders who sag off to take away his passing get punished, and defenders who crowd him open the floor for teammates. The playmaking is strong too. He sees the floor the way a bandleader hears an arrangement, and his years on stage with the Rat Pack in Las Vegas taught him how to share a spotlight and still own it. He also won an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity, proof he could reinvent himself when the game plan called for it.

Athleticism is the weak spot. He is not going to blow by anyone or block shots, so pair him with a long, athletic wing who guards the other team's best scorer and a big who runs the floor. He can also play shooting guard with only a modest drop if you already have a primary ball handler, though small forward stretches him too far. Draft him in the early middle rounds and give him the keys. He did it his way for six decades, and he will run your offense his way too.

Plays like A smooth lead guard who sets the tempo and hits the big shot

Put Frank Sinatra in your lineup

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