Building an NBA title contender from Star Wars characters

Star Wars NBA contender Starting Point Guard: Luke Skywalker

Undersized and underrated, nothing Is going to stop Luke Skywalker from being an all-time player. The saving grace of the Star Wars galaxy, Luke is the key to everything that unfolded surrounding nine world-changing films. He did so with incredible willpower, a drive to compete and an otherworldly commitment to his craft.

Skywalker is undersized for the league at 5-foot-9 but makes up for it with incredible athleticism. I’m not sure if you’ve seen him jumping around in Dagobah, but Luke has HOPS. I’m talking Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon levels of hops.

Beyond that, Luke is a fearless leader with natural guard instincts due to the way people are drawn to him. He can facilitate a game or take over by driving to the rack and either laying the ball up acrobatically or slamming on his opponent. However, he’s a league-average shooter who misfires wildly at times and has trouble locking up on defense against bigger guards.

Luke’s player comp is interesting because he draws qualities from many different players. He shows a similar personality to Steph Curry in the sense that they each work tirelessly to be the best versions of themselves, but always have a chip on their shoulders.

However, Luke’s best player comp in this scenario is if Ja Morant was Isaiah Thomas’ height.