Dunking leather balls into a hoop is certainly not the same as lifting heavy weights.?While the game of basketball brackets exceptional physical aptness, do the players have what it takes to be a pro bodybuilder? Let’s find out what two great athletes from these sports have to say.

Seven-times Mr. Olympia Phil Heath joins former American footballer Shannon Sharpe to list out a range of NBA players who could be potential bodybuilding athletes. In Episode 64 of Club Shay Shay YouTube channel, the tight-end footballer acclaimed Phil Heath to be the only ex-basketball player known to him, who indulged in the professional bodybuilding sphere.

Shannon Sharpe and Phil Heath roll out the list

?Nate Robinson would have been dope? yeah that would?ve been easy for him,? said Heath, as he continued with his exclusive list of probable bodybuilders, adding Damian Lillard among others. However, the former basketball player remarked ?Majority of them are too tall?, pertaining to the average heights of the NBA athletes. Likewise, Shannon responded, ?Yeah, they?d have to be 400 pounds.?

Tony Allen, Kevin Willis, and Dave Cowens managed to get on ?the? list. Furthermore, Sharpe explained, ?Shaq is really strong? I don?t think Shaq could be a bodybuilder, he?s just too tall, but he?s strong, he could easily put muscle on.? This was followed by a well-rounded discussion on former NBA center Wilt Chamberlain reflecting on his athletic past and cross-examining his bodybuilding capability.?

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The seven-foot-tall player had a history of running track in college. In addition to that, Chamberlain competed in high jumps and long jumps and also ran in the Open Four. From there on, the host?guest duo even drifted to boxing legends to talk about who could have made it as a bodybuilder too.?

Phil?s views on Wilt Chamberlain?s bodybuilding possibilities

?What have you heard about Wilt?”,?enquired Sharpe as he asserted the exigency for discipline and sacrifice as the core elements for professional athletes. Like any sport, the realm of pro-bodybuilding too needs a lot of motivation and core attributes of discipline and sacrifice.?

Consequently, Heath added, ?I would have loved to just see him try?. The 270-lb American bodybuilder recounted watching Wilt in the Conan movies as a child. Impressed by his great physique in the movies, Phil conformed to the probability of Wilt?s bodybuilding career.

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NBA athletes possess skill sets that may drop them off at the entrance of the bodybuilding arena. Further, Assessing the list, it is reasonable to consider the capabilities of these elites who would?ve probably shined on as successful bodybuilders. Do you have any other elite in mind? Let us know in the comments.