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Could LeBron James have prospered in the NFL if he had chosen to bring his grill talents instead of hard wood? The open receiver of the Los Angeles Rams star, Davante Adams, certainly thinks.
“It would have been one of the best receivers, winged wing of all time. There is no doubt,” Adams said during a recent appearance in “Dan Patrick Show.”
Adams cited the speed of James as one of the reasons why he would succeed in the NFL.
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The Los Angeles Lakers striker, LeBron James (23), reacts during the first half in game five of the first round during the NBA playoffs of 2025 on Crypto.com Arena on April 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn images)
“He can also fly. That is the thing. He is one of the fastest NBA players probably all time,” Adams said.
“I’ve never seen someone cover space on a basketball court. Maybe John Wall? Derrick Rose? Anyone, but he is there with all of them.”
With six feet and 250 pounds, James certainly has the size to play winged or an open receiver in the NFL, since it is larger than some of the best to do so.
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Los Angeles Lakers striker, LeBron James, gestures during the first half of a NBA basketball match against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, March 2, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Mark J. Terrill/Ap Photo)
James said previously that his comparison in the football field would have been a combination of Randy Moss and Rob Gronkowski.
“Probably as a mixture between, you know, (Rob Gronkowski) or Randy Moss a little, but it is much smaller than me. It runs much faster, but it is much smaller than me,” James said during an appearance in “new heights” in March.
On the 21 times there of the NBA compared its construction with the member of the Hall of Fame Calvin Johnson, since James said they have “that same height in terms of construction.”
James also mentioned Tony González, who played university basketball before becoming a closed wing and had an illustrious 17 -year -old career in the NFL that ended in the Hall of Fame of Professional Soccer.
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Los Angeles Lakers striker, LeBron James Dunks, during the second half in game 4 of a first series of NBA basketball round against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Mark J. Terrill/Ap Photo)
“Maybe Tony González, with his size, and obviously also played basketball. He used to love his celebration when he used to immerse himself in the goal post,” said James.
González was six feet and five inches and 243 pounds, while Johnson appeared as six feet and five and 237 pounds during his career as a player.
The Lakers star said that only “seriously” considered to join the NFL in 2011, during the blockade of the NBA.
“It was 2011 when we had the blockade of the NBA and, you know, I did not know when we were going to get to the deal with the owners and recover our league. In fact, I thought about that a little at that time. It was still young enough, you know, to go out with you, but that is the only time I really considered it seriously,” James said.
Davante Adams #17 of Los Angeles Rams catches the ball during a low seasonal training of Ota on May 28, 2025 in Woodland Hills, California. (RIC Tapia/Getty Images)
Adams would certainly know what a good receiver does, since the six times PRO Bowler has been an open receiver in the NFL in his 11 years of career.
In 164 career games, Adams has 957 race trapped for 11,844 yards and 103 touchdowns. Last season, in 14 games with the New York Jets and Las Vegas Raiders, Adams had 67 trapped for 854 yards and seven touchdowns.
Adams signed with the Rams this low season and gives the team one of the best league receiver duos with the star Puka Nacua.
