“I’ll go with Brittney Griner, I need rebounds”: LaMelo Ball, Zach LaVine, Trae Young, and other NBA stars pick WNBA players who they’d be teammates with

During the All-Star Weekend, HighlightHer’s Arielle Chambers went around asking LaMelo Ball, Trae Young, and other NBA stars which WNBA player would they select as their teammate.

An NBA-WNBA crossover is an event that has been on the minds of several basketball enthusiasts. Seeing a mixed team of the most elite basketball players go at it against each other will definitely be an entertaining contest.

Recently, during the All-Star Weekend, HighlightHer’s Arielle Chambers asked NBA stars like Trae Young, LaMelo ball, Zach LaVine, Karl-Anthony Towns, among many others to make their WNBA players pick who they would team up with.

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Naturally, one would expect the players to pick all-time greats like Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi. However, the youngsters had different picks, for their own individual reasons.

LaMelo Ball and Zach LaVine pick Brittney Griner; Karl-Anthony Towns and Tyrese Haliburton select Maya Moore

When asked the question, players of the league had different answers.

LaMelo Ball: “I’ll go with Brittney. I need some rebounds. I be missing sometimes. Candace Parker is a great teammate too.”

Trae Young: “I’m gonna have to go with A’ja (Wilson). Me and A’ja will be tough in the pick and roll game, pick and pop. With that little mid-range game, that mid-range from the elbow jumper.”

Fred VanVleet: “It’d be Liz. I’ll be the guard, let her handle the rest of that.”

Karl-Anthony Towns: “Imma go Maya Moore. We could take anyone. She can guard guards, she can guard the forwards, she can guard centers when we need to on the switch. Yeah, I like that.”

Tyrese Haliburton: “Probably Maya Moore. I love Maya Moore’s game. I’ve been watching her since I was like in middle school and she was at UCONN.”

Zach LaVine: “I’ll take Brittney Griner.”

“I’ll go with Brittney [Griner]. I need some rebounds. I be missing sometimes.” -LaMelo Ball

HighlightHer’s @ariivory asks the NBA All-Stars which WNBA player they’d pick to be their teammate

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Come on Adam Silver and Catherine Engelbert, let’s add the special exhibition game into the All-Star Weekend.

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Advait Jajodia

Advait Jajodia, an NBA and Tennis journalist for The SportsRush, has had a passion for both sports for over a decade. His admiration for Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, and Rafael Nadal pushed him to gain a profound understanding of the sports. With a background as a multi-sport athlete, Advait uses his experience on the hardwood and the court to offer insightful analysis. Over four years of dedicated sports journalism has equipped the 22-year-old with a unique perspective, reflected in his prolific portfolio of 4,700+ articles.

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