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So, in _Kuroko no Basuke_ (or, _The Basketball Which Kuroko Plays_ , as suits
you), we see that the Generation of Miracles has some pretty wacky basketball
superpowers. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like if you took the five
of them and transferred them into the real world (powers and all), they would
beat most actual NBA teams. And the thing is, they're just 10th-graders. Sure,
maybe they're the best 10th-graders (even the best high-schoolers) in Japan,
but surely they can't be as good as _professional_ players in the KnB
universe, can they?

Which brings me to my question - does the manga ever talk about how good
professional basketball players (NBA or otherwise) are as compared to the
high-school players the story focuses on?


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In Kuroko no Basuke, are the characters ever compared to professional players?


Kuroko no Basuke (manga) never references any actual NBA pro by explicitly
stating a name, but they have shown panels of professional basket ball players
insinuating that they are from the NBA. The characters depicted don't actually
resemble any specific pro, but rather a generic player - tall, built, and
African-American.

It does seem like the Generation of Miracles could beat real life NBA teams,
but the manga does indirectly explain how the Generation of Miracles will not
prevail.

Take Kise's copying ability for example. He can only copy people's techniques
that he is capable of executing, but because NBA players are so much bigger,
faster, and better, his copying won't work.

Or in Midorima's case, he might have the insane accuracy as usual, but an NBA
player can easily block his shot.

In the end, however, I don't think Kuroko no Basket will ever mention and
compare with top NBA pros. There are certain things that are completely
impossible, like Kuroko's phantom shot. It doesn't even theoretically work in
real life because NBA plays man to man defense, where each member playing has
to always follow their assigned opponent. You can't just misdirect someone
following you and not see you shooting.

And don't even get me started on eagle vision...

**UPDATE** : In one of the latest chapters (242) that I haven't read yet, [Ray
Allen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Allen) of the Boston Celtics is shown
as the first NBA player in Kuroko. This is somewhat inaccurate though, as Ray
Allen has been part of the Miami Heat for 2 years now.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qteZd.jpg)


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Actually, they only did it once. When they compared Ray Allen to the SG of
Rakuzan.


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they do mention shaq during the anime as well as tiger woods saying they
influenced rule changes on there professions


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