TheBrownBear Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 35 minutes ago, Mikie2times said: His footwork is pretty elite for a person his size. His attitude is supposed to also be pretty elite as well. Good luck to the kid. NBA is almost impossible especially for him when such a big part of his game is physicality. Yep. Good hands, great feet, great size. It's a long road, but he'd be an interesting PS guy for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeckMonster Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 2 hours ago, Irv said: The guy looks unstoppable. Why not just play in the NBA. Who needs the knee injuries and concussions? Modern NBA looks nothing like NBA prior to 2014. It’s all 3s, layups/dunks and free throws. No midrange, no post ups. His offense wouldn’t translate and he’d be hunted mercilessly on D bc he can’t guard the perimeter, close out or protect the rim. his best bet is to lose 50lbs (I assume he’s 320). He really labors to run the court. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive_for_five_guy Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I would work him in slowly as a FG blocking specialist. There’s a rumor teams around the league are going to slowly start moving FG kicks closer to the line of scrimmage. He can be our secret defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 5 hours ago, Big Turk said: Wouldn't be the first College Basketball star to transition to the NFL... Usually they end up at TE tho like Antonio Gates or Jimmy Graham or Tony Gonzalez...not sure I've ever heard of one becoming a left tackle before... George Fant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fant_(American_football) Fant was a decent college basketball player who had no NBA future........he joined the football team for his senior year at Western Kentucky and appeared briefly in 2 games as a TE. 2 years later he was the starting LT for the Seahawks. He is heading into year 8 of his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 He has amazing feet - I think he could do it. The question is, will he have a better career playing in the European basketball league or maybe competing for a bench spot in the NBA (and being a bit of a journeyman) vs. practice squad NFL for several years before really getting paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 3 hours ago, Irv said: The guy looks unstoppable. Why not just play in the NBA. Who needs the knee injuries and concussions? Because he’s not talented enough for the NBA. Scroll down: https://fansided.com/posts/2024-nba-draft-scouting-report-dj-burns-jr-01htdj8djxmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 3 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: Because he’s not talented enough for the NBA. Scroll down: https://fansided.com/posts/2024-nba-draft-scouting-report-dj-burns-jr-01htdj8djxmc He isn’t - but if you ask me, playing professional b-ball in Italy would be a pretty ideal life… 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurlyBurly51 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Had to double check when this thread was started. Thought for sure it was another April Fool's joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said: He isn’t - but if you ask me, playing professional b-ball in Italy would be a pretty ideal life… Agreed, but you and I ain’t him. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 8 hours ago, Big Turk said: Wouldn't be the first College Basketball star to transition to the NFL... Usually they end up at TE tho like Antonio Gates or Jimmy Graham or Tony Gonzalez...not sure I've ever heard of one becoming a left tackle before... 6'9" 275 lbs currently and his body is huge and could easily support 320+ lbs with likely little loss of mobility... He has gotten the attention of NFL scouts, people in college personnel roles and GMs big time apparently with his performance at the tournament...dude looks like a ballerina in the low post. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nc-state-basketball-star-dj-burns-generating-nfl-interest-as-wolfpack-make-final-four-run/amp/ YEP!! Like minds!! My thoughts too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 16 hours ago, Big Turk said: Wouldn't be the first College Basketball star to transition to the NFL... Usually they end up at TE tho like Antonio Gates or Jimmy Graham or Tony Gonzalez...not sure I've ever heard of one becoming a left tackle before... 6'9" 275 lbs currently and his body is huge and could easily support 320+ lbs with likely little loss of mobility... He has gotten the attention of NFL scouts, people in college personnel roles and GMs big time apparently with his performance at the tournament...dude looks like a ballerina in the low post. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nc-state-basketball-star-dj-burns-generating-nfl-interest-as-wolfpack-make-final-four-run/amp/ Yeah, LeBron would make a heckuva tight end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 16 hours ago, Big Turk said: Wouldn't be the first College Basketball star to transition to the NFL... Usually they end up at TE tho like Antonio Gates or Jimmy Graham or Tony Gonzalez...not sure I've ever heard of one becoming a left tackle before... 6'9" 275 lbs currently and his body is huge and could easily support 320+ lbs with likely little loss of mobility... He has gotten the attention of NFL scouts, people in college personnel roles and GMs big time apparently with his performance at the tournament...dude looks like a ballerina in the low post. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nc-state-basketball-star-dj-burns-generating-nfl-interest-as-wolfpack-make-final-four-run/amp/ Breaking him in as a blocking TE/6th "OL" guy may be a path to a roster spot earlier while he developed. Being able to post up inside the red zone makes him a possible weapon if he can catch...and often times these ex-basketball players can as they are used to handling a ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 why doesn't he just play for the UFL? he would start any weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearNorth Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Apparently 275# is a figment of the NC State SID's office. There is no way if he is 6-9 with that build that he isn't already well above 300#. The problem as I see it is basketball is a game where you try to be as tall and imposing as you can. In football line play, - Low man wins. Tight Ends need to be tall and imposing, but O-line probably a tougher place to transition. Alejandro Villanueva was 6-9 - West Point grad and Army Vet. Too Tall Jones was 6-9 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 13 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said: He has amazing feet - I think he could do it. The question is, will he have a better career playing in the European basketball league or maybe competing for a bench spot in the NBA (and being a bit of a journeyman) vs. practice squad NFL for several years before really getting paid. He easily could be a 10-year plus European pro... He almost has zero chance at the NBA... I'll be generous and say 6%... But it's probably not that high So it really depends how lucrative the deals are that he's getting from Europe NFL ps is still like 200k or something 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Most of the big guys I grew up with wanted to play basketball. Basketball is probably the toughest professional sport to make a living at. Any one of them probably could have played TE or OL/DL in college. If you are an athletic 6'5+ and in the neighborhood of 250-300 you can pretty easily get a football scholarship. There's only so many of those guys to go around. But football practices are tough if you are a big guy and lack conditioning and none of them seemed interested. Longsnapper is where it's at. If you know any abnormally large kids on your local bball teams, teach them to longsnap and they can go to any college they want for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, KDIGGZ said: Most of the big guys I grew up with wanted to play basketball. Basketball is probably the toughest professional sport to make a living at. Any one of them probably could have played TE or OL/DL in college. If you are an athletic 6'5+ and in the neighborhood of 250-300 you can pretty easily get a football scholarship. There's only so many of those guys to go around. But football practices are tough if you are a big guy and lack conditioning and none of them seemed interested. Longsnapper is where it's at. If you know any abnormally large kids on your local bball teams, teach them to longsnap and they can go to any college they want for free. You don't want to be too large for Long snapper Most division one long snappers are in the 220 to 260 range Not big enough for full-time line... Basically oversized fullbacks or linebacker size They have to have a good enough 40 to run down the field and cover punts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 8 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: You don't want to be too large for Long snapper Most division one long snappers are in the 220 to 260 range Not big enough for full-time line... Basically oversized fullbacks or linebacker size They have to have a good enough 40 to run down the field and cover punts So it sounds like the barrier to entry is even lower then. And every team needs at least one of those guys. Seems like a no brainer if you have some size and athleticism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Once State gets bounced we won't hear about this kid again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 19 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: Yea people are curious But it's gonna be a 3-4 year development at least if it did work Not many teams have 4 years to develop a PS level guy I wouldn't waste a draft pick on him but would ask him to TC Jason Peters was too...he turned out pretty OK... 14 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said: He has amazing feet - I think he could do it. The question is, will he have a better career playing in the European basketball league or maybe competing for a bench spot in the NBA (and being a bit of a journeyman) vs. practice squad NFL for several years before really getting paid. I think a team would be interested enough to offer a pretty big signing bonus for a PS player...they count against the cap but there is no limit to what you can offer them. Some of those players get good sized bonuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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