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Sports Illustrated Includes Bengals Star Joe Burrow on Hypothetical NFL to NBA Team
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) stands in between repetitions at practice at Bengals Mini Camp inside Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Sports Illustrated Includes Bengals Star Joe Burrow on Hypothetical NFL to NBA Team

Originally posted on Cincinnati Bengals on SI
By Russell Heltman  |  Last updated Jun 25, 2025 7:57 AM ET

 Joe Burrow in the NBA?

Sports Illustrated's Gilberto Manzano picked Burrow as one of his NFL players to be on his hypothetical team of current NFL talents to play in the NBA. Burrow was a strong basketball player in high school.

"When it comes to the best quarterback debate, (Patrick) Mahomes probably has the edge over Burrow, but Burrow might be the better scorer," Manzano wrote. "The Comeback Player of the Year averaged 20 points per game in his senior year at Athens High School in Ohio as an all-state guard."

A fun hypothetical, but thankfully for Cincinnati fans, Burrow picked football as his top sport. Check out his basketball highlights below:

This article first appeared on Cincinnati Bengals on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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