Seahawks' Kenneth Walker says NBA players wouldn't have easy transition to NFL: 'It's the other way around'

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Austin Rivers, the veteran NBA point guard, sparked a debate on X recently when he said he could take 30 players from the NBA right now to play in the NFL, but it would not happen if football players tried to get on the court. 

Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III begs to differ. 

"No," he said bluntly to Fox News Digital while discussing his new partnership with RECOVER 180, an all-new, all-organic sports drink from beverage powerhouse Lance Collins, creator of BODYARMOR, among other drinks. 

"I think there are definitely a few athletes in the NBA that can play in the league or try to play in the league. But I think it’s the other way around. I feel like you can take NFL players and put them on the court."

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Kenneth Walker III, #9 of the Seattle Seahawks, runs with the ball against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on Dec. 24, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

While Rivers gave options like the Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards, New Orleans Pelicans' Zion Williamson and LeBron James (who has been involved in this debate before), Walker pointed to his Seahawks teammate, DK Metcalf, as just one example of an NFL star who could thrive on an NBA court. 

At 6 feet, 4 inches tall, weighing 236 pounds, Metcalf is a freakish athlete with speed and leaping ability that dazzles considering his size, and he put that to the test in last year's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. 

Metcalf was not playing against the pros, but he was entertaining everyone with a performance filled with dunks, blocks and fast break points. 

"Definitely him because people saw he