If Jackie Chan played basketball: center, rated 80

Jackie Chan as a basketball player: scouting report

Jackie Chan at center is not the usual big man, and that is the point. He trained for years at a Peking opera school in Hong Kong, drilling acrobatics, martial arts and stage combat from childhood, then built a career doing his own stunts. That makes him the most mobile center in this draft. His defense is the best part of his card and his athleticism is right behind it, so he can switch onto guards on the perimeter, recover to the rim and contest shots from angles other bigs cannot reach.

His fight scenes are famous for turning anything nearby into part of the choreography, chairs, ladders, whatever is at hand, and that improvisation shows up as a defender who uses every tool. He reads the play well, too; his basketball IQ is a strength, and his rebounding is solid because he is always moving toward the ball. Early in his career he worked as a stuntman on Bruce Lee films, and in 2016 he received an honorary Academy Award. He beats bigger players to the spot with timing and anticipation.

Shooting is the weak spot, so keep him near the basket on rolls and cuts and let shooters on the outside give him room. Pair him with a power forward who can hold the paint when he switches out, and a point guard who can find him on lobs. He moves to power forward with only a small drop and can even guard wings as a small forward in a long lineup. Draft him early in the middle rounds as a defensive weapon. Anyone who built a career on doing his own stunts will not hesitate to step in and take a charge.

Plays like An acrobatic, switchable big who can guard all five spots

Put Jackie Chan in your lineup

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