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2023 NBA Combine Thread

Measurements winners are: (these are relative to my personal expectations)

  • The Twins
  • GG Jackson (Beat the short wingspan relative to height allegations)
  • JHS (just a massive bodied and long PG)
  • Maxwell Lewis
  • Ryan Rupert (+8'' wingspan holy moly)
  • Jarace Walker (absolute tank of a human with elite length)
  • Dariq Whitehead (came in taller than I thought)
  • Zach Edey (my god)
  • OMP
  • Mo Gueye

Losers:

  • Taylor Hendricks (came up lacking on the wingspan after it being rumored it was 7'3 and was shorter than expected)
  • Mike Miles (rare to see a negative wingspan on a 6' player)
  • Jordan Hawkins (thought he'd have a longer wingspan)
  • Sidy Cissoko (after being told he was 6'8 by Pooh Jeter, 6'5.5 is underwhelming)
  • Judah Mintz (probably one of the guys I've watched the least, but in the limited time I've seen him I thought of him as being a long-armed player, but is only + 0.5'')
 
As I thought, Air Podz might have faked his reach. 8'.05'' reach isnt completely out of the question, but most players his height/length are going to be around 8'3.

Similar situation with Jacquez. Only a 8'3 recorded reach. Seems fake.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Measurements winners are: (these are relative to my personal expectations)

  • The Twins
  • GG Jackson (Beat the short wingspan relative to height allegations)
  • JHS (just a massive bodied and long PG)
  • Maxwell Lewis
  • Ryan Rupert (+8'' wingspan holy moly)
  • Jarace Walker (absolute tank of a human with elite length)
  • Dariq Whitehead (came in taller than I thought)
  • Zach Edey (my god)
  • OMP
  • Mo Gueye

Losers:

  • Taylor Hendricks (came up lacking on the wingspan after it being rumored it was 7'3 and was shorter than expected)
  • Mike Miles (rare to see a negative wingspan on a 6' player)
  • Jordan Hawkins (thought he'd have a longer wingspan)
  • Sidy Cissoko (after being told he was 6'8 by Pooh Jeter, 6'5.5 is underwhelming)
  • Judah Mintz (probably one of the guys I've watched the least, but in the limited time I've seen him I thought of him as being a long-armed player, but is only + 0.5'')
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On Hendricks i get that relative to your expectations, it might be a disappointment, but reality his numbers are very good - he didn't measure 7'3", which would be elite for his height but overall it's a really good result for him. Hawkins as well as Cam Whitmore are guys who have underwhelming reach numbers, but having watched them a lot, both are about what i expected. Hawkins even a tad taller than what i thought he might come in at. iow, i had already ranked them as prospects based on the idea that neither was exceptionally long.
 
Some random observations/notes regarding standing reach:

Cason Wallace's standing reach (8' 5") is the same as Gradey Dick's and Jrue Holiday's, higher than Jaime Jacquez (8' 3.5"), and 3" higher than Deron Williams. I'm not sure standing reach is necessarily the most important measurement for a guard, except that Wallace blocks a lot of shots for a guard.

Kobe Bufkin's standing reach of 8' 6.5" is really nice. Another guard that's shown some ability to block shots as a guard.

For bigs, standing reach is king, IMO. Hendricks didn't have an incredible day on other measurements or athletic testing (definitely still good), but he stands out on standing reach among high-level prospects at 8' 11".

Jordan Walsh is a total freak with an 8' 11" standing reach. He had a great day yesterday and should climb boards.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
As I thought, Air Podz might have faked his reach. 8'.05'' reach isnt completely out of the question, but most players his height/length are going to be around 8'3.

Similar situation with Jacquez. Only a 8'3 recorded reach. Seems fake.
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Could you elaborate on this? How/why would you short your measurements?
 
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