NBA NBA Pre Draft Measurement

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1999 NBA Pre-Draft Measurements
Elton Brand 6'7 1/2"
Steve Francis 6'2 1/2"
Baron Davis 6'2 1/2"
Lamar Odom 6'10"
Jonathan Bender 6'10"
Wally Szczerbiak 6'7 1/2"
Corey Maggette 6'6"
Ron Artest 6'5"
Devean George 6'6 1/2"

http://www.msnbc.com/modules/sports/nbadraft99/mockdraft.asp

http://espn.go.com/nba/draft99/players/profiles/davis_baron.html

http://espn.go.com/nba/draft99/players/profiles/szczerbiak_wally.html

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/turnersports/nba/news/1999/06/14/insider_heitz/

* Height listed has been measured without shoes.
F O R W A R D S : G R A D E : B .
1. Lamar Odom, Rhode Island, 6’10*, 235, Sophomore. Lefty.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
versatility immaturity
basketball I.Q. inconsistent perimeter shot
passing skills individual defense
rebounding indecision
ability to make teammates better
Sophomore stats: .482 fg, .330 3pt, .687 ft, 17.6 ppg, 9.4 rpg.
2. Elton Brand, Duke, 6’7.5*, 275, Sophomore.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
running the floor face up jump shot
physical strength consistent self motivation
long arms; wing span—89 in. foul shooting
rebounding passing out of double teams
work ethic
soft, great hands
footwork
Career avg.: .612 fg, .672 ft, 16.2 ppg, 8.9 rpg.
Best yr.: ’98-’99: .620 fg, .707 ft, 17.7 ppg, 9.8 rpg.
3. Wally Szczerbiak, Miami of Ohio, 6’7.5*, 243.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
overall shooting skills: lateral quickness
perimeter;
off screens
foul shooting
basketball IQ individual defense
solid fundamentals overall athleticism
movement w/o the ball
physical strength
rebounding & passing skills
Career avg.: .512 fg, .809 ft, .431 3pt, 17.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg.
Best yr.: ‘98-’99: .522 fg, ..831 ft, 356 3pt, 24.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg.
5. Jonathan Bender, Picayune, MS (HS), 6’10*, 220, high school.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
versatility physical strength
perimeter shooting youth & inexperience
ability to score immaturity
6. Ron Artest, St. John’s, 6’5*, 244, Sophomore.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
ability to make teammates better perimeter shooting skills
basketball IQ foul shooting
passing skills ball handling
size & strength inability to score off the
dribble
work ethic
Career avg.: .445 fg, .589 ft, .355 3pt, 13.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.1 apg.
Best yr.: ‘98-’99: .469 fg, .644 ft, .374 3pt, 14.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.2 apg.
7. James Posey, Xavier, 6’7, 225, Senior.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
versatility physical strength
team & individual defense range on jump shot
long arms & athleticism
finishing around the basket
work ethic
foul shooting
Career avg.: .527 fg, .329 3pt, .808 ft, 15.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg.
Best yr.: ‘98-’99: .448 fg, .366 3pt, .814 ft, 16.9 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.8 spg.
8. Shawn Marion, UNLV, 6’5*, 215, Junior.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
athleticism awkward shot release
running the floor passing skills
finishing at the basket inexperience on Div. I level
rebounding ball handling skills
team defense
Junior stats: .529 fg, .299 3pt, .73 ft, 18.7 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.5 spg, 2 bpg

G U A R D S : G r a d e : B.
1. Steve Francis, Maryland, 6’2.5*, 194, Junior.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
tremendous athleticism inconsistent perimeter shot
explosive leaping ability inability to stay at 1 place for
any length of time
scoring mentality lack of organized ball
passing skills inexperienced
playing the passing lanes shot selection
quick first step
Junior stats: .523 fg, .388 3pt, .79 ft, 17 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2.8 spg.
2. Baron Davis, UCLA, 6’2.5*, 190, Sophomore.
Note: Still not 100% from 1998 knee surgery (torn ACL).
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
explosive leaping ability inconsistent perimeter shot
passing skills foul prone
physical strength shot selection
playmaking mentality foul shooting
team defense
rebounding
Career avg.: .503 fg, .631 ft, 13.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 5.1 apg, 2.5 spg.
Best yr.: ‘98-’99: .481 fg, .599 ft, 15.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.1 apg, 2.5 spg.
3. Corey Maggette, Duke, 6’6*, 215, Freshman.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
physical strength inexperienced
tremendous athleticism poor perimeter shot
raw potential ball handling skills
leaping ability individual defense
Page 12 Internet site—DoTheReview.com The Houston Roundball Review
1999 Eligible NBA Draft List As of June 23rd
* Height listed has been measured without shoes.
Freshman stats: .254 fg, .345 3pt, .716 ft, 10.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg.
4. Richard Hamilton, Connecticut, 6’6, 180, Junior.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
quick first step physical strength
big game player ball handling
mid range shot individual defense
foul shooting
moving w/o the ball
Career avg.: .426 fg, .378 3pt, .826 ft, 19.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.58 apg.
Best yr.: ‘98-’99: .443 fg, .347 3pt, .833 ft, 21.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.7 apg.
6. Andre Miller, Utah, 6’3, 190, Senior.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
physical strength perimeter shooting
low post scoring lateral quickness
leadership skills foot speed
winning attitude
experienced
rebounding
Career avg.: .513 fg, .294 3pt, .676 ft, 12.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 5.4 apg.
Best yr.: ‘97-’98: .549 fg, .333 3pt, .722 ft, 14.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.2 apg.
7. Jason Terry, Arizona, 6’2, 172, Senior.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
experienced physical strength
winning mentality shot selection
breaking down the defense
scoring ability
rebounding
Career avg.: .467 fg, .374 3pt, .784 ft, 11.3 ppg, 3.8 apg, 1.9 spg.
Best yr.: ‘98-’99: .443 fg, .398 3pt, .839 ft, 21.9 ppg, 5.5 apg, 2.8 spg.
18. Devean George, Augsburg (MN), 6’6.5*, 220, Senior.
S T R E N G T H S W E A K N E S S E S
athleticism Div. III competition
rebounding ball handling
finishing at the basket perimeter shooting
Career avg.: .506 fg, ..335 3pt, .743 ft, 23.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg.
Best yr.: ‘98-’99: .518 fg, .326 3pt, .765 ft, 27.5 ppg, 11.3 rpg.

1999 Pre-Draft report from the Houston Roundball review..same site as the 1998 measurement...this was sent to me by email so i can't post the link but here is text..I only posted the reports for the players you'll recognize

1997 NBA Pre-Draft Measurements
Tim Duncan 6'10"
Keith Van Horn 6'9 1/2"
Chauncey Billups 6'3"
Tracy McGrady 6'6 1/4"
Stephen Jackson 6'7"

http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1997_draft/

Andrei Kirilenko 6'8 3/4", Dirk Nowitzki 6'10", Peja Stojakovic 6'9"

 

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1995 NBA Pre Draft Measurement

http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1995_draft/summary.html


Players height and weight are those obtained at the Chicago pre-
draft camp. For fun I've included the USAToday Mock draft and the
Chris Monter Mock draft (from the Monter Draft News).

1. Joe Smith- 6'9 1/2
2. Antonio Mcdyess- 6'9 1/2
3. Jerry Stackhouse, UNC. h: 6-4.5 w: 208
4. Rasheed Wallace, UNC. h: 6-9.75 w: 230
5. Kurt Thomas, Texas Christian. h: 6-7.75 w: 221
6. Corliss Williamson, Arkansas. h: 6-5.5 w: 244
7. Bob Sura, Florida State. h: 6-4 w: 195
8. Alan Henderson, Indiana. h: 6-9.5 w: 235
9. Theo Ratliff, Wyoming. ht: 6-8.75 wt: 214
10. Brent Barry - 6'6 1/4
11. Michael Finley- 6'5 3/4
12. Jason Caffey, Alabama. ht: 6-7.75 wt: 244
13. Greg Ostertag - 7'0

1998 NBA Pre Draft Measurement


http://thehrr.com/Samples/june'98.pdf



It turns out Vince Carter is 6'5 1/2 too

The barefoot heights are the heights with the * ( Asterisk)

So from the 1998 draft

Guards

Vince Carter 6'5 1/2 219 pounds
Rafaer Alston 6'1 3/4 170.5 pounds
Ricky Davis 6'5 1/2 201 pounds
Larry Hughes 6'4 1/2 183.5 pounds
Mike Bibby 6'1 194 pounds
Bonzi Wells 6'5 213 pounds
Tyronn Lue 6'0 178 pounds

Forwards

Ruben Patterson 6'5 224 pounds
Brian Skinner 6'9 255 pounds
Brad Miller 6'11 255.5 pounds
Matt Harpring 6'6.5 231 pounds
Pat Garrity 6'9 237 pounds
Robert Traylor 6'7.5 288.5 pounds
Rashard Lewis 6'9 220 pounds(listed height not official measured height)
Antawn Jamison 6'7 3/4 230.5 pounds
Raef Lafrentz 6'11 1/2 235 pounds
Al Harrington 6'8 220 pounds(listed height not official measured height)
Paul Pierce 6'6 229.5 pounds
Dirk Nowitzki 6'10

Centers

Jahidi White 6'9 293 pounds
Michael Doleac 6'11 269 pounds
Nazr Mohammed 6'10 221 pounds
Jerome James 6'11 1/2 315 pounds
Michael Olowokandi 6'11 3/4 269 pounds


Alright finally here are the 1997 and 1999 pre-draft measurements

1999

Guards

Steve Francis 6'2 1/2 194 pounds
Baron Davis 6'2 1/2 190 pounds
Richard Hamilton 6'5 180 pounds
Jason Terry 6'1 172 pounds
Andre Miller 6'2 190 pounds(Could just be listed height)

Forwards

Jonathan Bender 6'11 220 pounds
Lamar Odom 6'10 235 pounds
Elton Brand 6'7 1/2 275 pounds 7'5 wingspan
Corey Maggette 6'6 215 pounds
Devean George 6'6 1/2 220 pounds
Shawn Marion 6'6 215 pounds
Ron Artest 6'5 235 pounds


Centers

Jamaal Magloire 6'10 250 pounds

1997

Guards

Chauncey Billups 6'3 207 pounds
Tracy McGrady 6'6 1/4 205 pounds
Brevin Knight 5'9 172 pounds
Antonio Daniels 6'2 191 pounds
Bobby Jackson 5'11 184 pounds
Anthony Parker 6'5 202 pounds
Derek Anderson 6'3 188 pounds

Forwards

Stephen Jackson 6'7 210 pounds
Tim Thomas 6'9 1/2 240 pounds
Keith Van Horn 6'9 1/2 240
Adonal Foyle 6'9 263 pounds
Danny Fortson 6'7 257 pounds

Centers

Tim Duncan 6'10 249 pounds


http://www.msnbc.com/modules/sports/nbadraft99/mockdraft.asp

Here are some other measurements from the Olympics(barefoot)

Shareef Abdur Rahim 6'7 1/2
Gary Payton 6'2 3/4
Vin Baker 6'9 3/4
Allan Houston 6'4 3/4
Alonzo Mourning 6'9
Ray Allen 6'3 1/2
Jason Kidd - 6'2 3/4

 

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/alexander_wolff/news/2001/06/20/hoop_life/

A good link article.

When the NBA held its annual pre-draft camp in Chicago earlier this month, even the studliest prospects got the raw-recruit treatment. "They pinch and poke and prod you," says out-to-pasture studhorse Bill Walton, who has long insisted that he's an honest 6-foot-11. "Then they put the calipers on you. It's like submitting yourself to one of the Big Five accounting firms."


The Timberwolves' Kevin Garnett, though widely thought to be 7-foot, is listed at 6-11 at his insistence. Why? He doesn't want any coach to get the notion to stick him at center.

North Carolina had a parade of not-quite-7-footers, including Brad Daugherty (6-11 3/4 in the press guide) and Warren Martin (officially 6-11 1/2), until Matt Wenstrom matriculated at Chapel Hill in 1993 at 7-1. Why didn't Dean Smith round up for all those years? According to one pale-blue source, the Tar Heels coach long feared that a listing at 7-foot carried with it the pressure of outsized expectations. With Wenstrom he apparently had a change of heart, and Smith went on to list Kevin Salvadori, Eric Montross and Serge Zwikker as 7-footers.

If Earl Boykins hadn't billed himself as 5-8 coming out of high school, no one would have recruited him. He is really 5-5, but his coach at Eastern Michigan, Ben Braun, wouldn't let him be listed at anything below 5-7, lest Braun's peers think Braun -- the only coach to offer Boykins a scholarship -- was nuts. Only as a senior in Ypsilanti did Boykins feel he could 'fess up to his true size.

If they aren't smoked out at the pre-draft camp, padded heights get exposed at USA Basketball team trials. It was in the run-up to the 1992 Olympics that the world finally learned what the cognoscenti had long suspected -- that Charles Barkley was more like 6-4 5/8 than 6-6, and Magic Johnson closer to 6-7 than 6-9. Likewise, it was a measurement in 1988 before the Games (citius, altius -- but not unduly altius) that exposed Danny Manning, who had been a 6-11 freshman at Kansas, as a 6-9 NBA draftee-to-be.

So Magic is closer to 6'7"...that could mean 6'7 1/2" or 6'7" flat I don't know. Barkley was measured at 6'4 5/8" according to Sports Illustrated and Brad Daugherty is 6'11 3/4" I am going to look for the 1992 measurements.



http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/jordan_retires/archive/831128/

Jordan, who is 6' 6 1/2", 201 pounds, emerged last season -- only his second on the varsity -- as merely the finest all-around amateur player in the world. "There is one phenomenon in college ball," says Tom Newell, a scout for the Golden State Warriors and the radio color man for the University of Virginia, "and his name is Michael Jordan."


This article has Jordan at 6'6 1/2(I assume in shoes) making him 6'5 1/2 barefoot. The Olympics knocked 2 inches off everyone in the 1992 Olympics.

http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB373C440C2CF58&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date&s_trackval=GooglePM

Actual heights of the members of the Team USA Olympic basketball were released, and they're lower than those in the NBA Register.

Player List Actual

Charles Barkley 6-6 6-4

Larry Bird 6-9 6-7

Clyde Drexler 6-7 6-5

Patrick Ewing 7-0 6-10

Magic Johnson 6-9 6-7

Michael Jordan 6-6 6-4

x-Christian Laettner 6-11 6-9

Karl Malone 6-9 6-7

Chris Mullin 6-7 6-5

Scottie Pippen 6-7 6-5

David Robinson 7-1 6-11

John Stockton 6-1 6-0

Obviously that is BS because there is no way Karl Malone is 6'7", Robinson is 6'11", Bird is 6'7" or Pippen is 6'5". For the dream team here are my best estimates

Michael jordan 6'4 - 6' 4 3/4
Larry Bird 6'9"
Magic Johnson 6'7 1/2"
Scottie Pippen 6'7"
Patrick Ewing 6'9 3/4"

Some listed heights form the 1988 Olympics

David Robinson 7'0" 226
Mitch Richmond 6'4" 222
Dan Majerle 6'5" 224

 

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NBA Pre Draft Measurement



http://www.insidehoops.com/chicago-camp-measurements.shtml

http://www.nbadraft.net/2002predraftmeasurements.htm

Amare Stoudamire- 6-8 1/2
Caron Butler- 6-5 1/4
Rasual Butler 6-6 3/4
Mike Dunleavy 6-8
Drew Gooden 6-8 3/4
Carloz Boozer- 6 ft 7 3/4
Yao Ming - 7' 5
Smush Parker- 6 ft 2 1/2
Lenny Cooke- 6' 5 1/4


http://collegebasketballnews.scout.com/2/115362.html

2003 NBA Pre Draft Measurement

Carmelo Anthony- 6 ft 6 1/4
Dwayne Wade- 6 ft 3 3/4
Darko Millicic- 6 ft 11 1/2
Jameer Nelson- 5-11
Chris Bosh- 6-10 1/4
Josh Howard- 6 ft 5 1/2
Marquis Daniels- 6-5 1/4
Luke Ridnour 6-1
TJ Ford- 5 ft 11
Lebron James- 6 - 7 1/4 ( he is not a legit 6'8)
Pavel Pavkazine- 7-3
Maurice " Mo" Williams- 6-0 3/4
Kirk Hinrich- 6-2 3/4

http://www.thehrr.com/nba/draft2000/chicago2.PDF

Here is the 2000 NBA Pre Draft Measurement

Jamal Crawford- 6-4 1/2
Eddie House- 5-11 3/4
Jameel Watkins- 6-9 1/2 ( former PBA Import)
Michael Redd- 6-4 3/4
Chris Porter- 6-5 1/2
Mark Madsen - 6-8
Mark Jaric- 6-6 1/2
Eduardo Najera- 6- 6 1/2


http://people.cornell.edu/pages/mgw3/myNBA/ScottM.html

1998 NBA Pre Draft

Dirk Nowitski- 6-10
Vince Carter- 6-5
Antawn Jamison- 6-7 3/4
Larry Hughes- 6-4
Paul Pierce - 6-6
Ricky Davis- 6-5

By the way here are some pre-draft measurements from 2001.

Tyson Chander 7'0 1/2 with shoes, 6'11 1/2 barefoot 18 years old

Eddy Curry 6'11 3/4 with shoes, 6'10 1/2 barefoot 18 years old

Kwame Brown 6'11 1/2 with shoes, 6'10 barefoot 18 years old

Jason Richardson 6'5 3/4 with shoes, 6'4 3/4 barefoot

Joe Johnson 6'8 1/2 with shoes, 6'6 3/4 barefoot

Richard Jefferson 6'8 1/2 with shoes, 6'7 1/4 barefoot

Gilbert Arenas 6'3 1/4 with shoes, 6'2 1/2 barefoot

Shane Battier 6'9 1/2 with shoes, 6'8 1/4 barefoot

Class of 2004


Nate Robinson- 5 ft 7 3/4
Dwight Howard- 6 ft 9 1/2
Ariza, Trevor- 6' 7''
Gomes, Ryan -6' 6.5''

Source: http://www.insidehoops.com/chicago-camp-measurements.shtml

Class of 2005

Gerald Green - 6 ft 6
Andrew Bogut- 6' 11"
Monta Ellis- 6' 2¼"
Raymond Felton-5' 11½"
Channing Frye- 6 ft 9 1/2
David Lee- 6 ft 7 3/4
Chris Paul- 5 ft 11 3/4
Marvin Williams- 6 ft 7
Deron Williams- 6'1 3/4
Hakeem Warrick- 6 ft 7 1/2

6-3 3/4 Dwayne Wade and Allen Iverson 5-10

2000-2006 NBA Pre Draft Measurement

http://canadahoops.blogspot.com/2007/05/nba-predraft-camp-measurements-2002.html

 

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I have a lot of old pre-draft measurements now including Shaquille O'Neal's!

http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=shaquille+o%27neal+7%271+303&btnG=Search+Archives&ie=UTF-8&um=1&scoring=t&as_ldate=1992&as_hdate=1992

5th article

"7-1, 303, 12% body fat, only 20 years old"

Another description from the first article

"Shaquille O'Neal, all 7-1 and 303 pounds"


ROBERT HORRY, 6-8, 220, Alabama. Projection: mid-first round. Comment: athletic.

but Miner checked in at 6-3, 222

LATRELL SPREWELL, 6-4, 190

Oliver Miller 6'9" 318

Shaq was also listed Shaquille O'Neal.....LSU..........7-1......294.....24.1....14.0

1993

Chris Webber 6'9 263
Penny Hardaway 6'6 200
J.R Rider 6'4 1/2 218

1994

1. MILWAUKEE

Glenn Robinson 6-7 240 Purdue

2. DALLAS

Jason Kidd 6-2 3/4 215 Cal

3. DETROIT

Grant Hill 6-7 230 Duke(Must be Listed Height)

4. MINNESOTA

Donyell Marshall 6-8 1/2 218 Connecticut

5. WASHINGTON

Juwan Howard 6-8 1/2 253 Michigan

6. PHILADELPHIA

Sharone Wright 6-10 279 Clemson

7. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

Lamond Murray 6-6 1/2 235 California

8. SACRAMENTO

Brian Grant 6-8 1/2 247 Xavier

9. BOSTON

Eric Montross 7-0 1/2 275 North Carolina



Yinka Dare 6'10 1/2 271

http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we...page=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM


1991

I have a descriptions
Larry Johnson 6'5 1/2
Dikembe Mutombo 7'1 228



Denver: Georgetown center Dikembe Mutombo, 7-1, 245. A shot-blocking, rebounding specialist who should soar even higher in the thin mountain air

Based on interviews with team and league officials, and some guesswork, here's how the first round of tonight's NBA draft might unfold: 1. Charlotte: UNLV forward Larry Johnson, 6 feet 7, 250 pounds. If there's only one ''franchise'' player in the draft, it has to be this one. Never mind if he's only 6-5 barefoot. They'll give him shoes.

Dikembe Mutombo, Denver - He weighs only 228 but he's 7-1 and athletic

Here is pretty much a cleaned up version

1991
Dikembe Mutombo 7'1" 228
Larry Johnson 6'5 1/2"

1992
Shaquille O'Neal 7'1" 303
Robert Horry 6'8" 220
Harold Miner 6'3" 222
Oliver Miller 6'9" 318
Latrell Sprewell 6'4" 190

1993
Chris Webber 6'9" 263
Penny Hardaway 6'6" 200
J.R Rider 6'4 1/2" 218

1994
Glenn Robinson 6'7" 240
Jason Kidd 6-2 3/4" 215
Donyell Marshall 6-8 1/2" 218
Juwan Howard 6-8 1/2" 253
Sharone Wright 6-10" 279
Lamond Murray 6-6 1/2" 235
Brian Grant 6-8 1/2" 247
Eric Montross 7-0 1/2" 275
Yinka Dare 6'10 1/2" 271

I think my Boy Lebron James is 2.5- 3 inches taller than Vince Carter.

6'8 Lebron James and 6'5 1/2 Vince Carter

 

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Jason Kidd- 6'1 3/4

Mike Miller- 6'7 1/2

Lebron James - 6'8

Carmelo Anthony- 6'6 1/4

Kobe Bryant- 6'4 3/4

Dwayne Wade- 6'3 3/4

Michael Redd- 6'4 3/4

Kirk Hinrich- 6'2 3/4

Deron Williams- 6'1 3/4

Chauncey Billups - 6'3

JJ Reddick- 6'4

Brad Miller- 6'11

Elton Brand- 6'7 1/2
Antawn Jamison - 6'7 3/4
Dwight Howard- 6'9
Joe Johnson- 6'6 3/4
Shane Battier- 6'8 1/4

6'11 1/4 Kevin Garnett and 6'6 Paul Pierce

Kevin Garnett 6'11 1/4 and 6'7 Wally Sczerbiak

6'10 Dirk Nowitzki and 6'10 Tim Duncan

6'6 Dennis Rodman and 6'4 Michael Jordan

6'6 Dennis Rodman and 7'0 David Robinson

7'0 Greg Ostertag and 6'8 Karl Malone

6'9 Alonzo Mourning and 6'4 Michael Jordan

Kevin Garnett 6'11 1/4 and 6'4 Latrell Sprewell

6'7 Grant Hill and 6'4 Michael Jordan

Grant Hill 6'7 and 6'6 1/4 Tracy Mcgrady

6'8 Lebron and 6'6 1/4 Tracy Mcgrady

 

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7'1 Shaquille O'Neal, 6'11 1/4 Kevin Garnett, 6'6 1/4 Tracy McGrady, 7'5 Yao Ming.

7'5 Yao Ming with 6'8 Rudy Tomjanovich

6'10 Dirk Nowitski and 7'1 Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal 7'1 and 6'4 3/4 Kobe Bryant


I am finally convince that Shaquille O'Neal is 7'1

with legit 6'7 Grant Hill

6'7 Luol Deng and 6'1 Ben Gordon

Grant Hill 6'7 and Jason Kidd 6'2 3/4


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I think it is safe to say that Ray Allen is a legit 6'5 while Antonio Daniels is 6'2

6'11 1/4 Kevin Garnett and 6'5 Ray Allen

6'6 3/4 Joe Johnson and 6'7 Josh Smith

 

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Some random heights admitted by players

Kevin Garnett 6'11 1/4"

KG told Craig Sager in an interview he is 6'11 1/4" Many people have said he is over 7 feet but that is not true because as you can see 7'1" Shaquille O'Neal has about 2 inches on him.

Dennis Rodman 6'6"

Dennis has stated this many times and even started getting listed at 6'6" late in his career

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/Dennis.Rodman/index.html

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=0291

Ben Wallace 6'7"

Ben has admitted he is 6'7" many times including to ESPN although he can look as short as 6'5"

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Ben and 6'9 3/4" Rasheed Wallace

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2436694

John Starks 6'2"

Starks admitted this in Slam Magazine

Hakeem Olajuwon 6'10"

Hakeem has said he is 6'10" barefoot and 6'11" in shoes and he was even listed at 6'10" sometimes He is struggling at 6'10" here with 7'1" Shaq but 6'10" sounds right.

http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=OlajuHA01

Patrick Ewing said he is only 6'9" although he might have been joking

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/players/03/07/first_person0314/

MUTOMBO: [Sipping a virgin strawberry daiquiri] I like your restaurant, Yao. It's made for 7-footers and guys like Patrick Ewing, who is really 6'9". [Ewing has always been listed as 7 feet.]

EWING: Hey, I may be 6'9", but I'm a bad 6'9". And what about you? When I first met you, you told me you were from Zaire.

Ewing with Mutombo(7'1"), Starks(6'2") and Mourning(6'9") Ewing's wingspan always looked enourmous

 

[Lebron232]

Here are some of the older legends barefoot heights

Wilt Chamberlain 7'1 1/16" in his prime and he eventually shrunk to 7'0 1/2"

http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/chamberlain_wilt.html

"Wilt Chamberlain was always bigger than life, a mythic-like giant. At 7-foot-1 1/16, he was the most dominating offensive big man in basketball history."

Wilt measured 7'0 1/2" and weighed 327 pounds..he was already close to 50 though so he had shrunk about half an inch from the 7'1 1/16" he was in his prime.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar measured 7'1 5/8" without shoes in his second season with the Bucks in 1970. Bill Russell was 6'9 1/2" in his prime but is probably no more than 6'9" now.

Bill Walton was 6'11" in his prime maybe shorter now

When the NBA held its annual pre-draft camp in Chicago earlier this month, even the studliest prospects got the raw-recruit treatment. "They pinch and poke and prod you," says out-to-pasture studhorse Bill Walton, who has long insisted that he's an honest 6-foot-11. "Then they put the calipers on you. It's like submitting yourself to one of the Big Five accounting firms."

Some barefoot heights from the Olympics

1992 Olympics
Charles Barkley 6'4 5/8"
Karl Malone 6'8"
Magic Johnson 6'7 1/4"
John Stockton 6'0"
Clyde Drexler 6'5"

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/alexander_wolff/news/2001/06/20/hoop_life/

"If they aren't smoked out at the pre-draft camp, padded heights get exposed at USA Basketball team trials. It was in the run-up to the 1992 Olympics that the world finally learned what the cognoscenti had long suspected -- that Charles Barkley was more like 6-4 5/8 than 6-6, and Magic Johnson closer to 6-7 than 6-9. Likewise, it was a measurement in 1988 before the Games (citius, altius -- but not unduly altius) that exposed Danny Manning, who had been a 6-11 freshman at Kansas, as a 6-9 NBA draftee-to-be."

2000 Olympics
Ray Allen 6'3 1/2"
Shareef Abdur Rahim 6'7 1/2"
Allan Houston 6'4 3/4"
Vin Baker 6'9 3/4"
Jason Kidd 6'2 3/4"
Gary Payton 6'2 3/4"

1988
David Robinson 7'0"
Mitch Richmond 6'4"
Dan Majerle 6'5"
Danny Manning 6'9"

http://www.usabasketball.com/history/moly_1988.html

]Former Cavs star center Brad Daugherty is 6'11 3/4" according to that Sports Illustrated article

"North Carolina had a parade of not-quite-7-footers, including Brad Daugherty (6-11 3/4 in the press guide) and Warren Martin (officially 6-11 1/2), until Matt Wenstrom matriculated at Chapel Hill in 1993 at 7-1. Why didn't Dean Smith round up for all those years? According to one pale-blue source, the Tar Heels coach long feared that a listing at 7-foot carried with it the pressure of outsized expectations. With Wenstrom he apparently had a change of heart, and Smith went on to list Kevin Salvadori, Eric Montross and Serge Zwikker as 7-footers."

Michael Jordan grew to 6'4 3/4 barefoot and 6'6 in shoes

Jordan, who is 6' 6 1/2", 201 pounds, emerged last season -- only his second on the varsity -- as merely the finest all-around amateur player in the world. "There is one phenomenon in college ball," says Tom Newell, a scout for the Golden State Warriors and the radio color man for the University of Virginia, "and his name is Michael Jordan."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/jordan_retires/archive/831128/

Michael was 6'5" and only 190 pounds in 1982 at 19 years old

http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mfiba50_1982.html

This picture backs up Shaq at 7'1" and The Admiral at 7'0"

T-Mac- 6'6 1/4" Jordan and Kobe are the EXACT same height at 6'4 3/4

 

[cheezdoodle2]

http://www.draftexpress.com/measurements.php?year=All&sort2=ASC&draft=0&sort=

 

[Hakeem Olajuwon2]

nice to know some of these real heights

I don't know why you can't be listed as your actual height for basketball players what is the harm?

 

[Lebron232]

Jordan has 2 inches on 6'2 1/2 Steve Francis

Tracy McGrady 6'6 1/4, Stromile Swift 6'9 1/2, Yao Ming 7'5 1/2

Tracy McGrady and Mike James about 5'11 3/4

Shaquille O'Neal 7'1 and Kevin Garnett 6'11 1/4

Shaquille O'Neal 7'1 and Hakeem Olajuwon 6'10

Shaquille O'Neal 7'1, Tim Duncan 6'10

Shaq 7'1 and Patrick Ewing 6'10


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKqFg7Tuocg&mode=related&search=

6'7 Amir Johnson, 6'5 Rip Hamilton, legit 6'3 Chauncey Billups ( in the Video 6'9 3/4 Rasheed Wallace, 6'5 Jason Maxiell)

6'7 Ben Wallace and 6'11 1/2 Darko Milicic

6'3 3/4 Dwyane Wade and 6'6 3/4 Udonis Haslem

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6'7 3/4 Antawn Jamison and 6'2 1/4 Gilbert Arenas

6'7 3/4 Carlos Boozer and 6'0 3/4 Dajuan Wagner

6'8 Lebron James and 6'8 Darius Miles

Source: 1995, 1998 NBA Pre Draft Measurement and 2000-2007 NBA Pre Draft Measurement.

http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1995_draft/summary.html

http://canadahoops.blogspot.com/2007/05/nba-predraft-camp-measurements-2002.html

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/Orlando 2007-Complete Results.xls

 

[bobo812]

Freakin Awesome memories there man...Thanx!

 

[Lebron232]

Dirk Nowitzki was measured at 6'10 in the 1998 NBA Draft at the age of 20 yrs.old. I do not know if he had grown an inch or 2 but definitely he is not a legit 7 footer.

7'6 Shawn Bradley, 6'11 Erick Dampier, 6'10 Dirk Nowitzki and 6'11 Calvin Booth

6'10 Dirk Nowitzki and 6'7 Ben Wallace ( Looks taller with his Afro)

6'10 Dirk Nowitzki and 6'1 Steve Nash

7'1 Dikembe Mutombo and 6'6 1/4 Tracy Mcgrady

6'10 Hakeem Olajuwon and 6'6 1/4 Tracy Mcgrady

Hakeem Olajuwon 6'10 and 7'5 Yao Ming

Tracy Mcgrady always looks like 6'6 1/4 every time i see him with taller NBA Players.

7'5 Yao Ming and 7'1 Shaquille O'neal

 

[VinceCarter152]

lol Lebron23 I keep finding these threads when I search pre-draft measurement. Anyway I'll help out a bit.

Michael and Kobe are actually close to 6'5" Jordan has 3 inches on Francis in that picture you posted.

Jordan is clearly taller than 6'4 5/8" Charles Barkley

Jordan is almost as tall as 6'5.5" Julius Erving

Jordan was 6'6 1/2" in shoes(no way his shoes are 1 3/4 inches).

Scottie Pippen grew from 6'1" to 6'7.5" and weighed 210 pounds when he entered the league. He has a 7'2" wingspan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3kY1fPwOuE&mode=related&search=

Scottie Pippen- 6'7.5"
Michael Jordan- 6'4 7/8"
Kobe Bryant- 6'4 3/4"
Julius Erving- 6'5.5"
Charles Barkley- 6'4 5/8"

 

[VinceCarter152]

1991 NBA Pre-Draft Measurements
Dikembe Mutombo 7'1.25"
Larry Johnson 6'5.5"

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?page=&year=1991&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=

1992 NBA Pre-Draft Measurements
Shaquille O'Neal 7'1"
Robert Horry 6'8"
Latrell Sprewell 6'4.5"
Alonzo Mourning 6'9.5"

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?year=1992&sort2=ASC&draft=100&sort=


1993 NBA Pre-Draft Measurements
Chris Webber 6'9"
Penny Hardaway 6'6"
Jamal Mashburn- 6'7.5"

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?page=&year=1993&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=

1994 NBA Pre-Draft Measurements
Glenn Robinson 6'7"
Jason Kidd 6'3"
Juwan Howard 6'8.5"
Grant Hill

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?page=&year=1994&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=

1995 NBA Pre-Draft Measurements
Joe Smith 6'9.5"
Antonio McDyess 6'9.5"
Jerry Stackhouse 6'4.5"
Rasheed Wallace 6'9.75"
Kevin Garnett 6'11"
Michael Finley 6'5.75"


http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?year=1995&sort2=ASC&draft=100&sort=


1996 NBA Pre-Draft Measurements
Ben Wallace 6'7"
Steve Nash 6'1"
Antoine Walker 6'8.75"
Peja Stojakovic 6'8"
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7'2"
Marcus Camby 6'11"

Wallace measured at 6'7 in pre-draft workouts.

http://www.82games.com/trueheight.htm

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?page=&year=1996&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=

Kevin Garnett has grown to 6'11.75"

From an October 7th, 1996 St. Paul Pioneer Press article.

``Kevin did a lot of lifting in the summer. His ability helps him compensate for the weight.'' Garnett grew slightly from 6-11 to ``6-11 and three-quarters,'' as Garnett puts it.

 

[VinceCarter152]

Andrew Bynum is going to be a beast. he measured 7'0 1/4" without shoes in 2005 at 17 years and old and has said he has grown a 3/4 inch since.

Bynum was quite possibly the biggest snub for the physicals at the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp, but has really put up some impressive numbers for a player of his size in his private workouts. “I measured out at 7’0 ¼ barefoot, I have a 7’6 wingspan, I have a 37 inch vertical off of one step and a 33 inch vertical from a standstill.” Andrew went on to say “I was never put on the bench for the bench press, so I’m not sure what my exact numbers are. I do know that my standing reach was 9’3 or 9’4.”

http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=1012

Andrew grew 3/4 of an inch

AK: You’ve grown how much since training camp began?

Andrew Bynum: ¾ of an inch, I think. I’m not sure.

http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2005/12/talking_with_an.html

Bynum has also been measured at 7'1" by the Lakers

Talk about upside: Lakers rookie C Andrew Bynum was 7-0 on draft day. Last week, the Lakers measured him at 7-1, and now doctors expect him to top out at 7-2

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=46003

Bynum won't turn 19 until Oct. 27, and his body still is developing, but he has grown an inch to 7-foot-1 and has the long arms to be a good shot-blocker.

http://www.pe.com/sports/basketball/breakout/stories/PE_Sports_Local_D_lakers06.3b2fb1d.html

“Andrew's still learning what what the game's about. It's game conditions that really season you, so every time he gets an opportunity to play it makes a difference,” said Jabbar in a recent interview by SLAM magazine.

Kareem is 7'2", Andrew Bynum is 7'1"

Bynum is going to be a great center in a few years..wait and see!

 

[VinceCarter152]

Amir Johnson isn't 6'7". He is 6'9" barefoot, he has a standing reach of 8'9" and a wingspan of 6'11 1/2".

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?sport=2&pr_key=19387#bio

 

[Lebron232]

7'0 1/4 Wilt Chamberlain with 7'1 Shaquille O'Neal

7'1 Shaquille O'Neal with 6'9 Alonzo Mourning

6'1 3/4 Devin Harris and 6'10 Dirk Nowitzki

6'4 3/4 Michael Jordan and 7'5 Yao Ming

6'8 3/4 Kenyon Martin and 6'6 1/4 Carmelo Anthony

6'4 3/4 Jason Richardson and 6'2 1/2 Baron Davis

Steve Kerr 6'3 while Steve Nash is 6'1

 

[VinceCarter152]

Found these in the FIBA archives

2000 Olympics
Alonzo Mourning 6'9.5" 206 cm
Tim Hardaway 5'11" 180 cm
Ray Allen 6'3 1/2" 192 cm
Shareed Abdur-Rahim 6'7 1/2" 202 cm

Those are the real measurements from the 2000 Olympics

http://www.fiba.com/pages/en/events/...tc_roster.html

The players who weren't measured they just knocked 3 cm off of their listed height or used their listed height.