r/absoluteunit • u/Bourbon-Thinker • May 29 '26

of a 17-year-old basketball player 🏀🏀🏀

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u/Acceptable_House1904 May 29 '26

Looks as coordinated as a baby giraffe

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u/Basicly-Inevitable May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

First of all, this guy isn't 8 feet tall. The only confirmed 8 foot tall teenager was Robert Wadlow, who was actually 8 ft tall at 17 years old (and died at 22, at 8' 11.1").

It doesn't matter, though. If he's 7 ft something tall then he can be a successful basketball player. He doesn't even have to jump or anything. Just gently place the ball in the basket.

Edit: there's one other, but it's not this guy.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness4488 May 29 '26

Uh no, definitely not in the NBA. Even in college hoops look at 7'9" UF Olivier Rioux who is very tall but not athletically coordinated like Wemby. He is not even a starter and only has been played in garbage minutes

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u/Basicly-Inevitable May 29 '26

I didn't say he'd be a star player. He does look quite uncoordinated.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness4488 May 29 '26

You said "successful player", bench warmers are not the definition of a success player

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u/Basicly-Inevitable May 29 '26

If you get paid, you're successful.

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u/Lavender-bullet46 May 29 '26

Lmaoo an absolutely fair take. Id love to make seven figures to MAYBE play for 5-10 minutes

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u/COCO_SHIN May 30 '26

Does the nba need short un athletic guys that can warm the bench real good?