Larry Bird as a basketball player

A natural small forward rated 90 in Legends Draft NBA, the parody game where famous people play basketball. Won three straight MVP awards with a jumper, a pass that arrived before the cut and an answer for every trash talk. Slow by the ratings and never caught out of position.

Sportsborn 1956

Natural position

SF Small forward

Rating

90OVR

Plays like: A forward who sees the play two passes early.

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Basketball ratings

Made up for the game, 40 to 99.

Shooting: 97
Playmaking: 89
Rebounding: 87
Defense: 81
Athleticism: 73
IQ: 99

Where Larry Bird fits

Each spot weighs the ratings its own way. Away from the natural spot a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.

SFSmall forward, natural90
SGShooting guard87
PGPoint guard86
PFPower forward83
CCenter82

Scouting report

Won three straight MVP awards with a jumper, a pass that arrived before the cut and an answer for every trash talk. Slow by the ratings and never caught out of position.

Plays like A forward who sees the play two passes early

In the football edition Larry Bird is a natural safety graded 85. Larry Bird's football scouting report

Larry Bird in real life

Real life

American basketball player and coach (born 1956)

Lived: Born 1956
From: United States
Known as: basketball player, basketball coach, coach
Sport: basketball
Played: power forward, small forward
Teams: Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball, Boston Celtics, Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball, Indiana State Sycamores baseball
Active: 1979 to 1992
Honors: John R. Wooden Award, NBA All-Rookie Team, NBA Rookie of the Year Award, All-NBA Team, and 19 more

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Put Larry Bird in your lineup

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