NBA: Recasting the Monstars from ‘Space Jam’ as NBA players

LeBron James as Pound

Charles Barkley was the only player on the original Monstars squad who could play small forward, but it was not his natural position. Chuck was a four. He led the league in rebounding one season (shortest player to ever accomplish this), and played primarily on the block. Pound is the orange Nerdluck who stole Barkley’s abilities. Barkley was also the first player the Nerdlucks chose.

If I had to choose just one modern NBA player to build a team around, it would have to be LeBron James (LBJ is on the table because we are tackling a Jordan led Tune Squad, not the rumored remake starring LeBron).

This affords us the unique opportunity to have MJ go head to head against LeBron, or at least an animated alien with LeBron’s abilities. It’s too exciting a cinematic opportunity to pass up.

LeBron is also a talented actor. Most players on this list have displayed their acting abilities through commercials. LeBron has actually been in a movie, and he was good. His comedic timing is something his co-stars were quick to compliment in interviews.

This wasn’t just a cameo either. In the comedy “Trainwreck”, Lebron acted opposite Bill Hader, and was extremely funny.

LeBron and MJ are a dream matchup, and LBJ has the comedic chops as well, making him an easy choice for our Monstars small forward.