June is a great time of year, NBA Playoffs, NBA Draft what could be better? Congratulations to Eddie Jordan who was just named Head Coach of The Philadelphia 76ers. Best of luck to him and the organization as a whole.
ESPN.com acquired the official heights and weight measurements from the 2009 NBA draft combine on Friday. Every year, NBA teams analyze this information closely to get a feel for how tall, or short, draft prospects actually are. And every year, there are a few winners and losers in the process.
Big Winners
• A lot of people questioned the height of Oklahoma's Blake Griffin during the season. At the draft combine, Griffin's measurements were a mixed bag. He checked in at 6-foot-8½ inches in bare feet and measured a legit 6-10 in shoes. That part was fine. But his wingspan came in at just 6-11 and he ended with a standing reach of 8-9. That's just one inch longer than the reach registered by Tyreke Evans and an inch and a half shorter than DeJuan Blair's.
• Speaking of Evans, he had the most impressive measurements of the camp. He stands just 6-4 in socks and 6-5¼ in shoes. But he had a terrific 6-11¼ wingspan and an awesome 8-8 standing reach, both bests among guards in the camp.
• North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough also measured out a little bigger than expected. He was 6-8½ in socks and 6-9½ in shoes. He has a decent 6-11½ wingspan and ended up with a taller standing reach (8-10) than Griffin's.
• Arizona's James Harden also passed the smell test. He measure in at 6-4 in socks. But his 6-10¾ wing span and 8-7½ standing reach make him one of the bigger guards in the draft.
• UCLA's Jrue Holiday was the biggest point guard, standing at 6-3¼ in socks and 6-4¼ in shoes. His 6-7 wingspan and 8-4½ standing reach were also tops among point guards.
• Gonzaga's Austin Daye measured 6-9¾ in socks and 6-10¾ in shoes. His 7-2¾ wingspan was the second-longest of anyone in the camp, and only B.J. Mullens and Hasheem Thabeet had longer standing reaches than Daye's (9-2).
On the shorter side of things ...
• Ty Lawson and Patrick Mills measured as the smallest players in the draft. Both were listed at 5-11¼ in socks and 6-0½ in shoes. Neither player is very long, either. Lawson had the smallest wingspan (6-0¾) and standing reach of (7-10½) of the camp
• Blair also measured out shorter than expected. He was 6-5¼ in socks and 6-6½ in shoes. However, he has a ridiculous 7-2 wingspan and a very respectable standing reach of 8-10½.
• UConn's Thabeet also measured somewhat shorter than expected. He measured in at 7-1¼ in socks and 7-2½ in shoes. He has a massive 7-6¼ wingspan and a camp-high 9-5 standing reach. Those aren't big deviations, but a few people commented on them.
• Notre Dame's Luke Harangody turned some heads with his slimmed-downed and chiseled physique. But he measured just 6-6¼ in socks. However, the guy has almost no neck and made up for it with a very solid 8-10 standing reach.
• Syracuse's Jonny Flynn somehow managed to crack 6-0 in shoes. Combine that with his 6-4 wingspan and he measured slightly taller than he looks. His standing reach, however, came in at a paltry 7-11½, third-smallest in the combine.
• Stephen Curry measured a legit 6-2 in socks and 6-3¼ in shoes. However, his 6-3 wingspan left him on the shorter side for standing reach.
• As far as weights go, VCU's Eric Maynor was the lightest guy in the camp at 163 pounds.Darren Collison was right behind him at 166 pounds. Daye was shockingly skinny for a 6-11 kid, coming in at a paltry 192 pounds.
• Blair was the heaviest player in the camp at 276. But that's a big improvement from the 300 pounds he had ballooned to at one point.
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