If MrBeast played basketball: small forward, rated 79

MrBeast as a basketball player: scouting report

MrBeast, the YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, grew up in Greenville, North Carolina, and began posting videos as a young teenager, experimenting for years before anything took off. He is known for studying what keeps viewers watching in obsessive detail, and that habit is exactly what makes a great defensive wing. His basketball IQ is the top mark on his card and his defense is next, so he studies the scouting report, learns a scorer's favorite moves and takes them away one at a time.

His channel grew into the most subscribed on YouTube, and his videos are built around huge challenges that need hundreds of people working in sync, which is a decent preview of how he would organize a switching defense. With Team Trees, a campaign he ran with Mark Rober, he helped fund the planting of twenty million trees, proof that he can rally a crowd behind a goal. His passing is strong for a wing and his athleticism grades out well, so he can turn a stop into a fast break and make the right decision at the end of it. His jumper is serviceable rather than a weapon.

Rebounding is the lowest mark on his card. He is a perimeter defender first, so he should be paired with a big who controls the glass. Shooting guard and point guard are both close fits, which makes him a flexible wing who can handle the ball in a pinch. Take him in the early middle rounds as your defensive stopper, pair him with a scoring guard and a rebounding center, and let his energy set the tone for the rest of the roster.

Plays like A relentless, high motor wing who never stops studying film

Put MrBeast in your lineup

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