Mixing Art and the NBA

Stylistically transforming these NBA MVP candidates with Deep Learning

Using Google’s TensorFlow, you can add styles from any famous painting onto a picture of your own. Explaining how it works is beyond my power, but for more information check out the GitHub repo here. Below are a few images from this year’s MVP candidates.

The artworks that these images were inspired from are below:

• Leonid Afremov’s “Rain Princess”
• Joseph Mallord William Turner’s “The Shipwreck of the Minotaur”
• Pablo Picasso’s “La Muse”
• Francis Picabia’s “Udnie”
• Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”
• Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”

James Harden, Houston Rockets

“The Creator” inspired by Leonid Afremov’s “Rain Princess”

Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder

“The Triple-Double Threat” inspired by Joseph Mallord William Turner’s “The Shipwreck of the Minotaur”

LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

“The King”, inspired by Leonid Afremov’s “Rain Princess”

Isaiah Thomas, Boston Celtics

“The Little Man” inspired by Pablo Picasso’s “La Muse”

Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs

“The Klaw” inspired by Francis Picabia’s “Udnie”

BONUS

DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors

“The Dagger” inspired by Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

“The Splash Brothers” inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”