Basket Ball Z: The NBA’s finest and their Dragon Ball counterparts

Supporting cast

Kawhi Leonard — Android 16

Quiet, stoic and deadly. And Kawhi isn’t human, so there’s that.

Dwight Howard — Captain Ginyu

If this isn’t Dwight, my whole life is a lie:

He just wants to be loved!

Rick Carlisle — Dr. Gero

Mad scientists hell bent on victory. Dr. Gero has way more hair though…

Giannis Antetokounmpo — Future Trunks

Sent from the future to save us? … You bet.

Isaiah Thomas — Goten

Little guys with lots of power!

Clyde Frazier — King Kai

The voice, the puns, the wisdom… enough said.

Phil Jackson — Master Roshi

Two legends in their respective fields with some peculiarities (to put it mildly). We’ll leave it at that.

DeMarcus Cousins — Majin Buu

Should consider anger management:

Jimmy Butler — Piccolo

This is how Jimmy Butler must have driven without a rear-view mirror:

Adam Silver — Supreme Kai

The commissioners are in the house! Just add a mohawk to Silver and we’re good to go.

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Boris Diaw — Yajirobe

They certainly share a passion for food!

Chandler Parsons — Yamcha

Gives up the full-time fighting lifestyle to become a ladies’ man… yup that’s our guy Chandler.