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Martin Luther King Jr. as a basketball player

A natural point guard rated 87 in Legends Draft NBA, the parody game where famous people play basketball. The best orator in the cast carries a team in the huddle and at the line. A shooting guard with a smooth stroke and the highest IQ on the wing.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Photo: Phil Stanziola, NYWT&S staff photographer, Public domain

Leader Icon1929-1968

Natural position

PG Point guard

Rating

87OVR

Plays like: A smooth shooter and the team's voice.

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Basketball ratings

Made up for the game, 40 to 99.

Shooting
90
Playmaking
86
Rebounding
79
Defense
81
Athleticism
72
IQ
96

Where Martin Luther King Jr. 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.

  1. PGPoint guard, natural87
  2. SGShooting guard83
  3. SFSmall forward79
  4. CCenter78
  5. PFPower forward77

Scouting report

The best orator in the cast carries a team in the huddle and at the line. A shooting guard with a smooth stroke and the highest IQ on the wing.

Plays like A smooth shooter and the team's voice

In the football edition Martin Luther King Jr. is a natural quarterback graded 93. Martin Luther King Jr.'s football scouting report

Martin Luther King Jr. in real life

Real life

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

Lived
1929 to 1968
From
United States
Known as
pastor, preacher, civil rights advocate, peace activist
Honors
Nobel Peace Prize, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, Gandhi Peace Award, and 11 more

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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