“White Men Can’t Jump” is the latest classic to get rebooted, with Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls playing the characters that Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson made famous in the 1992 movie about the culture of street basketball in Los Angeles.
That unlikely duo hustled their way through SoCal courts, including neighborhoods in Venice Beach, Crenshaw and Watts.
What if Billy Hoyle and Sidney Deane took a new approach and served as coaches for a 3-on-3 game featuring other fictional hoops movie stars?
Excluding NBA players to play themselves (i.e.: Michael Jordan in “Space Jam” or LeBron James in “Space Jam: A New Legacy“) or fictional characters (i.e.: Ray Allen as Jesus Shuttlesworth in “He Got Game” or Anthony Edwards as Kermit Wilts in “Hustle”) here’s how those teams could look:
Team Deane
Starters
Jimmy Chitwood (Maris Valainis), “Hoosiers”
Scouting report: While not a pro or even a college player, Chitwood has proven to be a shot-maker in many situations including games against more talented rosters. Most teams could use an elite shooter, and Chitwood can do that. He’s also clutch with some swagger. When tasked with taking the game-winning shot against South…