The first round of NBA draft testing came and went last week that had nothing to do with a player's skill level on the court. Instead, prospects were tested from head-to-toe, measuring their height, weight, and my favorite measurement, wingspan. While measurements do not make or break a prospect's draft stock, it can provide important information regarding ones floor position at the next level.
Take for example DeJuan Blair from Pittsburgh. For most of his career at the college level, he dominated the paint on both ends, using his large frame to battle for position in and around the basket. While he is listed as a 'banger'-- someone who uses more than his physical skills to make plays in the post-- a knock NBA scouts worry about is his height. He stands 6-5, which nowadays is the size of an average shooting guard (Rip Hamilton stands 6-7), not a power forward. Ten eyars ago, Blair had the ideal size of a power forward (see: Charles Barkley). However, NBA scouts had to be very impressed with Blair's newly measured 7-2 wingspan. This means he has the arm length of someone who stands 7 foot 2 inches tall. If Blair was an average human being, his wingspan would match his height, 6-5. Pretty impressive and freakish to say he least.
(My friends and I tested our wingspans one night for fun. From the measurements, I stood 6-0 tall and offered a 6-1 wingspan. I'm not a freak.)
Blair's measurement should not totally disclaim all of the scouts worries of him, as quickness and mobility are still an issue. But it should provide the notion that he still has the length to battle for important rebounds.
Blair isn't the only prospect with these eye popping measurements. Listed below are a few other prospects with similar "wow" numbers. And some who don't.....
**Measurements were provided by NBAdraft.net**
Measurements included:
(Name, Height(shoes/no shoes), Weight, Wingspan, Standing, Body fat %)
| Jeff Adrien, UConn | 6' 5.25" | 6' 6.5" | 236.2 | 7' 2" | 8' 11.5" | N/A |
| Rodrigue Beaubois, France | 6' 1.25" | 6' 2.25" | 182.4 | 6' 9.75" | 8' 4" | N/A |
| DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh | 6' 5.25" | 6' 6.5" | 276.6 | 7' 2" | 8' 10.5" | N/A |
| Derrick Brown, Xavier | 6' 7.5" | 6' 8.5" | 224.6 | 7' 2.5" | 8' 11.5" | N/A |
| Chase Budinger, Arizona | 6' 6.25" | 6' 7" | 206.4 | 6' 7" | 8' 5" | N/A |
| DeMarre Carroll, Missouri | 6' 6.25" | 6' 7.75" | 207.2 | 6' 10" | 8' 9" | N/A |
| Omri Casspi, Israel | 6' 7.75" | 6' 9.25" | 211.2 | 6' 9.25" | 8' 10.5" | N/A |
| Dionte Christmas, Temple | 6' 4.25" | 6' 5.5" | 210.8 | 6' 9" | 8' 6.5" | N/A |
| Earl Clark, Louisville | 6' 8.5" | 6' 10.25" | 228.4 | 7' 2.5" | 9' 1.5" | N/A |
| Darren Collison, UCLA | 6' 0.25" | 6' 1.5" | 166.2 | 6' 3" | 8' 0.5" | N/A |
| Dante Cunningham, Villanova | 6' 7" | 6' 8.25" | 227.4 | 6' 11" | 8' 10.5" | N/A |
| Stephen Curry, Davidson | 6' 2" | 6' 3.25 | 181.0 | 6' 3.5" | 8' 1" | N/A |
| Austin Daye, Gonzaga | 6' 9.75 | 6' 10.75 | 191.8 | 7' 2.25" | 9' 2" | N/A |
| DeMar DeRozan, USC | 6' 5.5" | 6' 6.5" | 211.2 | 6' 9" | 8' 6.5" | N/A |
| Toney Douglas, Florida State | 6' 1" | 6' 2" | 183.4 | 6' 6" | 8' 1.5" | N/A |
| Wayne Ellington, North Carolina | 6' 4.25" | 6' 5.25" | 202.4 | 6' 6.5"" | 8' 4" | N/A |
| Tyreke Evans, Memphis | 6' 4" | 6' 5.25" | 220.6 | 6' 11.25" | 8' 8" | N/A |
| Jonny Flynn, Syracuse | 5' 11.25" | 6' 0.75" | 195.6 | 6' 4" | 7' 11.5" | N/A |
| Taj Gibson, USC | 6' 8.5" | 6' 9.75" | 214.4 | 7' 4" | 9' 1" | N/A |
| Danny Green, North Carolina | 6' 5.25" | 6' 6.5" | 208.0 | 6' 10" | 8' 7" | N/A |
| Blake Griffin, Oklahoma | 6' 8.5" | 6' 10" | 248.4 | 6' 11.25" | 8' 9" | N/A |
| Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina | 6' 8.25" | 6' 9.5" | 234.2 | 6' 11.5" | 8' 10" | N/A |
| Luke Harangody, Notre Dame | 6' 6.25" | 6' 8" | 240.4 | 6' 9.75" | 8' 10" | N/A |
| James Harden, Arizona State | 6' 4" | 6' 5.5" | 222.0 | 6' 10.75" | 8' 7.5" | N/A |
| Gerald Henderson, Duke | 6' 4" | 6' 5" | 214.6 | 6' 10.25" | 8' 6.5" | N/A |
| Josh Heytvelt, Gonzaga | 6' 10" | 6' 11" | 246.2 | 7' 1.25" | 9' 0" | N/A |
| Jordan Hill, Arizona | 6' 9.25" | 6' 10.25" | 232.4 | 7' 1.5" | 9' 0" | N/A |
| Jrue Holiday, UCLA | 6' 3.25" | 6' 4.25" | 199.0 | 6' 7" | 8' 4.5" | N/A |
| Joe Ingles, Australia | 6' 7.75" | 6' 8.25" | 209.2 | 6' 10.25" | 8' 9" | N/A |
| Damion James, Texas | 6' 6.25" | 6' 7.5" | 224.0 | 7' 0.75" | 8' 10" | N/A |
| James Johnson, Wake Forest | 6' 7" | 6' 7.75" | 257.2 | 7' 0.75" | 8' 9.5" | N/A |
| Gani Lawal, Georgia Tech | 6' 7.75" | 6' 9" | 229.0 | 7' 0" | 8' 10" | N/A |
| Ty Lawson, North Carolina | 5' 11.25" | 6' 0.5" | 198.6 | 6' 0.75" | 7' 10.5" | N/A |
| Eric Maynor, VCU | 6' 2.25" | 6' 3.25" | 163.6 | 6' 2.5" | 8' 1" | N/A |
| Jack McClinton, Miami | 5' 11.75" | 6' 0.75" | 185.2 | 6' 2.5" | 8' 0" | N/A |
| Jerel McNeal, Marquette | 6' 1.5" | 6' 3" | 190.4 | 6' 7.25 | 8' 3.5 | N/A |
| Jodie Meeks, Kentucky | 6' 3" | 6' 4" | 211.4 | 6' 4.5" | 8' 2" | N/A |
| Patrick Mills, Saint Mary's | 5' 11.25" | 6' 0.5" | 175.4 | 6' 2" | 7' 11" | N/A |
| BJ Mullens, Ohio State | 6' 11.75" | 7' 1.25" | 258.2 | 7' 1.5" | 9' 3" | N/A |
| Jeff Pendergraph, Arizona State | 6' 8.75" | 6' 10" | 239.6 | 7' 1" | 8' 11" | N/A |
| AJ Price, UConn | 6' 0.5" | 6' 2" | 192.8 | 6' 3.75" | 8' 1" | N/A |
| Tyler Smith, Tennessee | 6' 5.25" | 6' 6" | 212.0 | 6' 9.75" | 8' 8.5" | N/A |
| DaJuan Summers, Georgetown | 6' 7.25" | 6' 8.5" | 243.0 | 7' 0.75" | 8' 10.5" | N/A |
| Jermaine Taylor, Central Florida | 6' 3.5" | 6' 4.75" | 207.4 | 6' 8.75" | 8' 5" | N/A |
| Jeff Teague, Wake Forest | 6' 0.25" | 6' 1.5" | 175.2 | 6' 7.5" | 8' 2.5" | N/A |
| Hasheem Thabeet, UConn | 7' 1.25" | 7' 2.5" | 267.2 | 7' 6.25" | 9' 5" | N/A |
| Marcus Thornton, LSU | 6' 2.75" | 6' 3.75" | 194.4 | 6' 5" | 8' 3" | N/A |
| Greivis Vasquez, Maryland | 6' 4.75" | 6' 6" | 197.4 | 6' 7.25" | 8' 5" | N/A |
| Terrence Williams, Louisville | 6' 5" | 6' 6.25" | 213.2 | 6' 9" | 8' 7.5" | N/A |
| Sam Young, Pittsburgh | 6' 5.25" | 6' 6.75" | 222.8 | 6' 10.75" | 8' 9.5" | N/A |
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