I saw this picture on Facebook. I'm not sure if Jeremy Lin is better than Sendo. I still think if the guys from Slamdunk make a real team and join the NBA, they may actually have a chance to win the championship considering how good they are in the anime.
They would definitely lack the size though. Centers Takenori Akagi and Jun Uozumi are only 6'6" and 6'8" respectively. They will find it hard to go against 7-footer giants in the NBA. But one may argue that Ben Wallace of the champion team Detroit Pistons is infact only 6'7 yet he dominated the game. So height may not be a real factor. If I were to build my own NBA team from characters in Slamdunk here's what the roster would look like.
Starting 5
PG- Shinichi Maki 6'1"
SG- Kaede Rukawa 6'2"
C- Takenori Akagi 6'6"
SF- Akira Sendoh 6'3"
PF- Toru Hanagata 6'6"
Bench (2nd Unit)
PG- Kenji Fujima 5'10"
SG- Hisashi Mitsui 6'0"
C- Jun Uozumi 6'8"
SF- Soichiro Jin -6'2
PF- Hanamichi Sakuragi 6'2"
Reserves
Reserves
PG- Ryota Miyagi 5'6"
SG- Ryoji Ikegami 6'0"
SG- Ryoji Ikegami 6'0"
Can you imagine these guys battling it out against the likes of Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol? Or trading hoops against the three-headed monsters of Miami Heats? What do you think about my roster? Did I forget to include anyone? Share your thoughts on the comments.