Did you know these blokes have a basketball background?

With Tom Wilson, a former Australian Boomer, set to make his debut for Collingwood this weekend, the topic of basketball backgrounds has come up (yet again).

With that in mind, we thought we'd rank our top 10 current players (based on current form) with a basketball background.

Here's what we went with:

(To be eligible for this list, the player must have played a minimum of high level junior representative basketball)ย 

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1. Christian Petracca

Perhaps on par with the Bont for AFL skill level, but it's his stunning Basketball history that has him edge the Bulldogs superstar.

The Demons bull has often been linked back to his close past with Aussie superstar and NBA All-Star Ben Simmons, with many believing the pair could have swapped places in their careers.

Petracca was a key member of the Victorian under-16's side and national under-18's squad as a junior before opting for football, playing alongside the aforementioned Exum.

Some suggest Basketball was Petracca's best sport, which seems an astonishing remark given his recent dominance with the Sherrin.

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