Nelson Mandela as a basketball player

A natural center rated 86 in Legends Draft NBA, the parody game where famous people play basketball. Patience and steel, and a big believer in sport bringing people together. A center who keeps the team calm and the paint closed.

Leader Icon1918-2013

Natural position

C Center

Rating

86OVR

Plays like: A steady veteran big.

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Basketball ratings

Made up for the game, 40 to 99.

Shooting: 76
Playmaking: 77
Rebounding: 89
Defense: 83
Athleticism: 79
IQ: 95

Where Nelson Mandela 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.

CCenter, natural86
PFPower forward83
SFSmall forward77
PGPoint guard76
SGShooting guard76

Scouting report

Patience and steel, and a big believer in sport bringing people together. A center who keeps the team calm and the paint closed.

Plays like A steady veteran big

In the football edition Nelson Mandela is a natural linebacker graded 88. Nelson Mandela's football scouting report

Nelson Mandela in real life

Real life

President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

Lived: 1918 to 2013
From: South Africa
Known as: politician, autobiographer, lawyer, political activist
Active: since 1994
Honors: Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, International Simón Bolívar Prize, Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize, Sakharov Prize, and 85 more

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