NBA Power Rankings: The Top 25 NBA Players and Their Pro Athlete Counterparts

November 1st, 2010 by Dan Schultz Leave a reply »
Apologies to all NHL fans. I don’t really watch that much hockey, so there are no NHL players mentioned here.

No. 25 Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks) = Carl Crawford (MLB—Tampa Bay Rays)

Sure, he’s not as speedy as Crawford is, but from a defensive specialist perspective, Smith and Crawford compare pretty well.

Smith has a tendency to reject shots from ridiculous angles, while Crawford eats up a lot of turf while going after some mind-boggling catches.

More importantly, both are valued members of their respected teams (will Crawford go to the Yankees this off season? This Red Sox fan hopes not), and their defensive tenacity is definitely coveted.

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