Vertical Jumps

[bigh0rt]

Does anyone know of a site that lists the vertical leaps of any number of NBA players? Looking to go beyond the Top 5 or so jumpers in the league here...

Thanks, in advance.

[Fitzy]

well according to marv albert lebron can touch 3/4 up the backboard

[cklitsie]

Fenix....? School him.

[cyanide]

I remember a longer list that I saw before, but can't find it. Here's a "smaller" version: http://www.jumpusa.com/psj.html

[Laxation]

that make crowds go whoop and holla?

THAT is so fcking gay ahahhaha

whoopty whopp nugga whut

knowumsayin dawgggg

hahahhaa

d.r.e. dr dre motherfucker

[---]

well according to marv albert lebron can touch 3/4 up the backboard

Travis Outlaw can touch the top

[The X]

well according to marv albert lebron can touch 3/4 up the backboard

Travis Outlaw can touch the top

now if only he could transfer some of that summer league form of old into the makings of a solid NBA player, then we might be impressed by his ability to touch the top of the backboard....

[Fitzy]

that make crowds go whoop and holla?

THAT is so fcking gay ahahhaha

whoopty whopp nugga whut

knowumsayin dawgggg

hahahhaa

d.r.e. dr dre motherfucker

this cunt is pissed

[Fenix]

Here are the numbers from the predraft combine tests from the last couple of years. You can find numbers from the 2006 predraft camp at http://www.draftexpress.com.

Test Year POS Player Score
Lane Agility 2005 SG Anderson, Alan 10.32
Bench Press 2005 C Andriuskevicius, M. 0
Vertical Jump 2005 C Andriuskevicius, M. 27.5
Lane Agility 2005 C Andriuskevicius, M. 11.94
3/4 court sprint 2005 C Andriuskevicius, M. 3.42
Overall Rank 2005 C Andriuskevicius, M. 73
Bench Press 2005 C Bogut, Andrew 13
Vertical Jump 2005 C Bogut, Andrew 33.5
Lane Agility 2005 C Bogut, Andrew 12.06
3/4 court sprint 2005 C Bogut, Andrew NA
Overall Rank 2005 C Bogut, Andrew 60
Vertical Jump 2005 PG Bynum, Will 40.5
3/4 court sprint 2005 PG Bynum, Will 3.00
Bench Press 2005 PF Diogu, Ike 21
Vertical Jump 2005 PF Diogu, Ike 31
Lane Agility 2005 PF Diogu, Ike 11.94
3/4 court sprint 2005 PF Diogu, Ike 3.45
Overall Rank 2005 PF Diogu, Ike 39
Bench Press 2005 PG Dorsey, Daryl 0
Bench Press 2005 SG Ellis, Monta 0
Vertical Jump 2005 SG Ellis, Monta 31.5
Lane Agility 2005 SG Ellis, Monta 12.13
3/4 court sprint 2005 SG Ellis, Monta 3.31
Overall Rank 2005 SG Ellis, Monta 70
Bench Press 2005 PG Felton, Raymond 6
Vertical Jump 2005 PG Felton, Raymond 33.5
Lane Agility 2005 PG Felton, Raymond 10.5
3/4 court sprint 2005 PG Felton, Raymond 3.06
Overall Rank 2005 PG Felton, Raymond 18
Bench Press 2005 SG Fernandez, Rudy 0
Vertical Jump 2005 SG Fernandez, Rudy 35.5
Lane Agility 2005 SG Fernandez, Rudy 10.48
3/4 court sprint 2005 SG Fernandez, Rudy 3.33
Overall Rank 2005 SG Fernandez, Rudy 56
Bench Press 2005 C Frye, Channing 19
Vertical Jump 2005 C Frye, Channing 31
Lane Agility 2005 C Frye, Channing 11.6
3/4 court sprint 2005 C Frye, Channing 3.38
Overall Rank 2005 C Frye, Channing 33
Bench Press 2005 SG Garcia, Francisco 5
Vertical Jump 2005 SG Garcia, Francisco 31.5
Lane Agility 2005 SG Garcia, Francisco 10.63
3/4 court sprint 2005 SG Garcia, Francisco 3.33
Overall Rank 2005 SG Garcia, Francisco 51
Bench Press 2005 C Gortat, Marcin 18
Bench Press 2005 SF Graham, Joey 26
Vertical Jump 2005 SF Graham, Joey 36
Lane Agility 2005 SF Graham, Joey 10.62
3/4 court sprint 2005 SF Graham, Joey 3.05
Overall Rank 2005 SF Graham, Joey 1
Bench Press 2005 SF Granger, Danny 10
Vertical Jump 2005 SF Granger, Danny 34
Lane Agility 2005 SF Granger, Danny 10.84
3/4 court sprint 2005 SF Granger, Danny 3.34
Overall Rank 2005 SF Granger, Danny 31
Bench Press 2005 SG Green, Gerald 7
Vertical Jump 2005 SG Green, Gerald 39
Lane Agility 2005 SG Green, Gerald 11.2
3/4 court sprint 2005 SG Green, Gerald 3.21
Overall Rank 2005 SG Green, Gerald 24
Bench Press 2005 PF Hayes, Chuck 20
Bench Press 2005 PG Head, Luther 14
Vertical Jump 2005 PG Head, Luther 38.5
Lane Agility 2005 PG Head, Luther 11.12
3/4 court sprint 2005 PG Head, Luther 3.21
Overall Rank 2005 PG Head, Luther 7
Bench Press 2005 SG Hodge, Julius 14
Vertical Jump 2005 SG Hodge, Julius 29
Lane Agility 2005 SG Hodge, Julius 10.89
3/4 court sprint 2005 SG Hodge, Julius 3.18
Overall Rank 2005 SG Hodge, Julius 26
Bench Press 2005 SF Ilyasova, Ersan 2
Vertical Jump 2005 SF Ilyasova, Ersan 30
Lane Agility 2005 SF Ilyasova, Ersan 11.59
3/4 court sprint 2005 SF Ilyasova, Ersan NA
Overall Rank 2005 SF Ilyasova, Ersan 74
Bench Press 2005 PG Jack, Jarrett 5
Vertical Jump 2005 PG Jack, Jarrett 28.5
Lane Agility 2005 PG Jack, Jarrett 10.87
3/4 court sprint 2005 PG Jack, Jarrett 3.24
Overall Rank 2005 PG Jack, Jarrett 54
Bench Press 2005 C Jones, Dwayne 15
Vertical Jump 2005 C Jones, Dwayne 31.5
Lane Agility 2005 C Jones, Dwayne 11.87
3/4 court sprint 2005 C Jones, Dwayne 3.25
Overall Rank 2005 C Jones, Dwayne 38
Vertical Jump 2005 PF Klotz, Jason 27
Bench Press 2005 PF Lee, David 14
Vertical Jump 2005 PF Lee, David 32.5
Lane Agility 2005 PF Lee, David 10.8
3/4 court sprint 2005 PF Lee, David 3.19
Overall Rank 2005 PF Lee, David 11
Bench Press 2005 PF May, Sean 12
Vertical Jump 2005 PF May, Sean 33
Lane Agility 2005 PF May, Sean 11.04
3/4 court sprint 2005 PF May, Sean 3.29
Overall Rank 2005 PF May, Sean 27
Bench Press 2005 SG McCants, Rashad 15
Vertical Jump 2005 SG McCants, Rashad 34.5
Lane Agility 2005 SG McCants, Rashad 10.39
3/4 court sprint 2005 SG McCants, Rashad 3.11
Overall Rank 2005 SG McCants, Rashad 3
Bench Press 2005 PG Paul, Chris 10
Vertical Jump 2005 PG Paul, Chris 38.5
Lane Agility 2005 PG Paul, Chris 11.09
3/4 court sprint 2005 PG Paul, Chris 3.22
Overall Rank 2005 PG Paul, Chris 16
Overall Rank 2005 C Schensher, Luke 75
Vertical Jump 2005 C Schensher, Luke 26.5
Vertical Jump 2005 C Schensher, Luke 26.5
Bench Press 2005 PF Simien, Wayne 11
Vertical Jump 2005 PF Simien, Wayne 27.5
Lane Agility 2005 PF Simien, Wayne 11.05
3/4 court sprint 2005 PF Simien, Wayne 3.35
Overall Rank 2005 PF Simien, Wayne 49
Bench Press 2005 PF Simon, David 18
Bench Press 2005 PF Taft, Chris 14
Vertical Jump 2005 PF Taft, Chris 33
Lane Agility 2005 PF Taft, Chris 11.26
3/4 court sprint 2005 PF Taft, Chris 3.27
Overall Rank 2005 PF Taft, Chris 25
Vertical Jump 2005 PF Taylor Coppenrath 27
Bench Press 2005 PF Turiaf, Ronny 15
Vertical Jump 2005 PF Turiaf, Ronny 33
Lane Agility 2005 PF Turiaf, Ronny 11.5
3/4 court sprint 2005 PF Turiaf, Ronny 3.23
Overall Rank 2005 PF Turiaf, Ronny 21
Bench Press 2005 PF Villanueva, Charlie 11
Vertical Jump 2005 PF Villanueva, Charlie 31
Lane Agility 2005 PF Villanueva, Charlie 10.86
3/4 court sprint 2005 PF Villanueva, Charlie 3.3
Overall Rank 2005 PF Villanueva, Charlie 42
Bench Press 2005 PF Warrick, Hakim 11
Vertical Jump 2005 PF Warrick, Hakim 38
Lane Agility 2005 PF Warrick, Hakim NA
3/4 court sprint 2005 PF Warrick, Hakim 3.22
Overall Rank 2005 PF Warrick, Hakim 61
Bench Press 2005 SF Webster, Martell 7
Vertical Jump 2005 SF Webster, Martell 30.5
Lane Agility 2005 SF Webster, Martell 11.39
3/4 court sprint 2005 SF Webster, Martell 3.39
Overall Rank 2005 SF Webster, Martell 74
Bench Press 2005 PG Williams, Deron 15
Vertical Jump 2005 PG Williams, Deron 35
Lane Agility 2005 PG Williams, Deron 10.83
3/4 court sprint 2005 PG Williams, Deron 3.25
Overall Rank 2005 PG Williams, Deron 10
Bench Press 2005 PF Williams, Eric 18
Bench Press 2005 SF Williams, Marvin 12
Vertical Jump 2005 SF Williams, Marvin 35
Lane Agility 2005 SF Williams, Marvin 11.11
3/4 court sprint 2005 SF Williams, Marvin 3.17
Overall Rank 2005 SF Williams, Marvin 15
Bench Press 2005 SG Wright, Antoine 12
Vertical Jump 2005 SG Wright, Antoine 29.5
Lane Agility 2005 SG Wright, Antoine 11.45
3/4 court sprint 2005 SG Wright, Antoine 3.41
Overall Rank 2005 SG Wright, Antoine 55
Bench Press 2004 SF Childress, Josh 11
Lane Agility 2004 SF Childress, Josh 11.95
Vertical Jump 2004 SF Childress, Josh 36
Bench Press 2004 SF Deng, Luol 5
Lane Agility 2004 SF Deng, Luol 11.46
Vertical Jump 2004 SF Deng, Luol 31.5
Bench Press 2004 PG Gordon, Ben 12
Lane Agility 2004 PG Gordon, Ben 11.28
Vertical Jump 2004 PG Gordon, Ben 37.5
Bench Press 2004 PG Harris, Devon 5
Lane Agility 2004 PG Harris, Devon 11.03
Vertical Jump 2004 PG Harris, Devon 37
Bench Press 2004 PF Howard, Dwight 7
Lane Agility 2004 PF Howard, Dwight 11.21
Vertical Jump 2004 PF Howard, Dwight 35.5
Bench Press 2004 PF Humphries, Kris 22
Lane Agility 2004 PF Humphries, Kris 11.33
Vertical Jump 2004 PF Humphries, Kris 36
Bench Press 2004 SG Iguodala, Andre 4
Lane Agility 2004 SG Iguodala, Andre 11.17
Vertical Jump 2004 SG Iguodala, Andre 34.5
Bench Press 2004 SG Jackson, Luke 13
Lane Agility 2004 SG Jackson, Luke 11.1
Vertical Jump 2004 SG Jackson, Luke 36
Bench Press 2004 PF Jefferson, Al 3
Lane Agility 2004 PF Jefferson, Al 13.08
Vertical Jump 2004 PF Jefferson, Al 30
Bench Press 2004 PG Livingston, Shaun 0
Lane Agility 2004 PG Livingston, Shaun 10.72
Vertical Jump 2004 PG Livingston, Shaun 30
Bench Press 2004 PG Nelson, Jameer 15
Lane Agility 2004 PG Nelson, Jameer 10.95
Vertical Jump 2004 PG Nelson, Jameer 33.5
Bench Press 2004 PF Okafor, Emeka 22
Lane Agility 2004 PF Okafor, Emeka 12.32
Vertical Jump 2004 PF Okafor, Emeka 34
Bench Press 2004 C Ramos, Peter John 5
Lane Agility 2004 C Ramos, Peter John 12.61
Vertical Jump 2004 C Ramos, Peter John 26.5
Bench Press 2004 SF Smith, Josh 12
Lane Agility 2004 SF Smith, Josh 11.43
Vertical Jump 2004 SF Smith, Josh 39.5
Bench Press 2004 SG Smith, JR 5
Lane Agility 2004 SG Smith, JR 10.93
Vertical Jump 2004 SG Smith, JR 35.5
Bench Press 2004 SG Snyder, Kirk 19
Lane Agility 2004 SG Snyder, Kirk 10.79
Vertical Jump 2004 SG Snyder, Kirk 35
3/4 court sprint 2003 SF Anthony, Carmelo 3.15
Bench Press 2003 SF Anthony, Carmelo 7
Lane Agility 2003 SF Anthony, Carmelo 11.4
Vertical Jump 2003 SF Anthony, Carmelo 33.5
Body Fat 2003 SF Anthony, Carmelo 8%
3/4 court sprint 2003 PF Bosh, Chris 3.3
Bench Press 2003 PF Bosh, Chris 9
Lane Agility 2003 PF Bosh, Chris 11.8
Vertical Jump 2003 PF Bosh, Chris 33
3/4 court sprint 2003 PF Collison, Nick 3.28
Bench Press 2003 PF Collison, Nick 8
Body Fat 2003 PF Collison, Nick 17%
Lane Agility 2003 PF Collison, Nick 11.62
Vertical Jump 2003 PF Collison, Nick 33
3/4 court sprint 2003 PG Ford, TJ 3.2
Bench Press 2003 PG Ford, TJ 0
Lane Agility 2003 PG Ford, TJ 11.45
Vertical Jump 2003 PG Ford, TJ 39.5
3/4 court sprint 2003 PG Hinrich, Kirk 3.1
Bench Press 2003 PG Hinrich, Kirk 10
Lane Agility 2003 PG Hinrich, Kirk 10.98
Vertical Jump 2003 PG Hinrich, Kirk 33.5
3/4 court sprint 2003 SG Howard, Josh 3.09
Lane Agility 2003 SG Howard, Josh 10.89
Vertical Jump 2003 SG Howard, Josh 36.5
Body Fat 2003 SF James LeBron 6.70%
3/4 court sprint 2003 C Kaman, Chris 3.37
Bench Press 2003 C Kaman, Chris 15
Body Fat 2003 C Kaman, Chris 16.30%
Lane Agility 2003 C Kaman, Chris 11.33
Vertical Jump 2003 C Kaman, Chris 30.5
Body Fat 2003 C Lang, James 21.40%
3/4 court sprint 2003 PF Milicic, Darko 3.36
Bench Press 2003 PF Milicic, Darko 13
Lane Agility 2003 PF Milicic, Darko 11.3
Vertical Jump 2003 PF Milicic, Darko 32.5
Bench Press 2003 C Podkolzine, Pavel 5
Lane Agility 2003 C Podkolzine, Pavel 13.4
Vertical Jump 2003 C Podkolzine, Pavel 22.5
3/4 court sprint 2003 C Podkolzine, Pavel 3.8
3/4 court sprint 2003 SG Wade, Dwyane 3.08
Bench Press 2003 SG Wade, Dwyane 9
Lane Agility 2003 SG Wade, Dwyane 10.56
Vertical Jump 2003 SG Wade, Dwyane 35
3/4 court sprint 2002 PF Boozer, Carlos 3.31
Bench Press 2002 PF Boozer, Carlos 13
Lane Agility 2002 PF Boozer, Carlos 10.77
Overal Rank 2002 PF Boozer, Carlos 32
Vertical Jump 2002 PF Boozer, Carlos 28.5
3/4 court sprint 2002 C Borchardt, Curtis 3.63
Bench Press 2002 C Borchardt, Curtis 7
Lane Agility 2002 C Borchardt, Curtis 12.56
Overal Rank 2002 C Borchardt, Curtis 74
Vertical Jump 2002 C Borchardt, Curtis 27
3/4 court sprint 2002 SF Butler, Caron 3.33
Bench Press 2002 SF Butler, Caron 2
Lane Agility 2002 SF Butler, Caron 12.15
Overal Rank 2002 SF Butler, Caron 68
Vertical Jump 2002 SF Butler, Caron 31
3/4 court sprint 2002 SF Dunleavy Jr., Mike 3.3
Bench Press 2002 SF Dunleavy Jr., Mike 11
Lane Agility 2002 SF Dunleavy Jr., Mike 11.55
Overal Rank 2002 SF Dunleavy Jr., Mike 53
Vertical Jump 2002 SF Dunleavy Jr., Mike 29
3/4 court sprint 2002 PF Gooden, Drew 3.19
Bench Press 2002 PF Gooden, Drew 13
Lane Agility 2002 PF Gooden, Drew 11.81
Overal Rank 2002 PF Gooden, Drew 22
Vertical Jump 2002 PF Gooden, Drew 33
3/4 court sprint 2002 PF Hilario, Nene 3.19
Bench Press 2002 PF Hilario, Nene 16
Lane Agility 2002 PF Hilario, Nene 10.73
Overal Rank 2002 PF Hilario, Nene 2
Vertical Jump 2002 PF Hilario, Nene 34
3/4 court sprint 2002 SF Jeffries, Chris 3.4
Bench Press 2002 SF Jeffries, Chris 9
Lane Agility 2002 SF Jeffries, Chris 11.73
Overal Rank 2002 SF Jeffries, Chris 63
Vertical Jump 2002 SF Jeffries, Chris 30
3/4 court sprint 2002 SG Rush, Kareem 3.22
Bench Press 2002 SG Rush, Kareem 15
Lane Agility 2002 SG Rush, Kareem 11.86
Overal Rank 2002 SG Rush, Kareem 34
Vertical Jump 2002 SG Rush, Kareem 30
3/4 court sprint 2002 PF Stoudemire, Amare 3.25
Bench Press 2002 PF Stoudemire, Amare 12
Lane Agility 2002 PF Stoudemire, Amare 11.19
Overal Rank 2002 PF Stoudemire, Amare 12
Vertical Jump 2002 PF Stoudemire, Amare 35.5
3/4 court sprint 2002 SG Wagner, DaJuan 3.22
Bench Press 2002 SG Wagner, DaJuan 16
Lane Agility 2002 SG Wagner, DaJuan 12.03
Overal Rank 2002 SG Wagner, DaJuan 21
Vertical Jump 2002 SG Wagner, DaJuan 35
3/4 court sprint 2002 PF Wilcox, Chris 3.16
Bench Press 2002 PF Wilcox, Chris 20
Lane Agility 2002 PF Wilcox, Chris 11.43
Overal Rank 2002 PF Wilcox, Chris 5
Vertical Jump 2002 PF Wilcox, Chris 34.5
3/4 court sprint 2002 PG Williams, Frank 3.29
Lane Agility 2002 PG Williams, Frank 11.73
Overal Rank 2002 PG Williams, Frank 64
Vertical Jump 2002 PG Williams, Frank 31
Bench Press 2002 PG Williams, Jay 10
Lane Agility 2002 PG Williams, Jay 10.34
3/4 court sprint 2002 PG Williams, Jay 3.09
Overal Rank 2002 PG Williams, Jay 7
Vertical Jump 2002 PG Williams, Jay 36
3/4 court sprint 2002 SF Woods, Qyntel 3.23
Bench Press 2002 SF Woods, Qyntel 2
Lane Agility 2002 SF Woods, Qyntel 11.94
Overal Rank 2002 SF Woods, Qyntel 41
Vertical Jump 2002 SF Woods, Qyntel 34.5
Name Bench press Vertical jump Lane Agility 3-court sprint Overall rank
Joey Graham 26 36" 10.62 3.05 1
Rashad McCants 15 341 in 10.39 3.11 3
Luther Head 14 381" 11.12 3.21 7
Deron Williams 15 35" 10.83 3.25 10
David Lee 14 321" 10.80 3.19 11
Marvin Williams 12 35" 11.11 3.17 15
Chris Paul 10 381" 11.09 3.22 16
Raymond Felton 6 331" 10.50 3.06 18
Ronny Turiaf 15 33" 11.50 3.23 21
Gerald Green 7 39" 11.2 3.21 24
Chris Taft 14 33" 11.26 3.27 25
Julius Hodge 14 29" 10.89 3.18 26
Sean May 12 33" 11.04 3.29 27
Danny Granger 10 34" 10.84 3.34 31
Channing Frye 19 31" 11.60 3.38 33
Dwayne Jones 15 311" 11.87 3.25 38
Ike Diogu 21 31" 11.94 3.45 39
Charlie Villanueva 11 31" 10.86 3.3 42
Wayne Simien 11 271" 11.05 3.35 49
Francisco Garcia 5 311" 10.63 3.33 51
Jarrett Jack 5 281" 10.87 3.24 54
Antoine Wright 12 291" 11.45 3.41 55
Rudy Fernandez 0 351" 10.48 3.33 56
Martell Webster 7 301" 11.39 3.39 59
Andrew Bogut 13 331" 12.06 311 60
Hakim Warrick 11 38" N/A 3.22 61
Monta Ellis 0 311" 12.13 3.31 70
Martynas Andriuskevicius 0 271" 11.94 3.42 73
Ersan Ilyasova 2 30" 11.59 316 74

Lebron isn't there, but if I remember correctly, he had a vertical of 37''.

The important thing is: very few people has a vertical of over 40''. Even the elite dunkers have less than that. It's not the vertical you achieve that makes you athletic, it's your overall explosivness. So although VC is one of the best dunkers in the world, I wouldn't claim he had a vertical of over 40'' in his prime. And anyone who says his vertical is 44''+ and plays basketball for a living is 95% lying. Nate Robinson at 5'8 in socks has a vertical of 43.5'' and had the highest measured vertical jump of everyone in the last 6 or so years. You don't get more athletic than that. Remember: all those players who are considered to be elite dunkers are 6'6. Hell, Steve Francis is 6'3 in shoes. People tend to compare themselves with people half a foot taller than them which leads to exagaration.

[maes]

So although VC is one of the best dunkers in the world, I wouldn't claim he had a vertical of over 40'' in his prime.

I don't think it's quite as rare as you say, unless i'm misreading you. I would be very surprised if VC did NOT have a vertical of at least 40. If you're saying low 40s is the max, i agree with you. But if you're saying very few NBA players break 40s, i disagree.

Just as an example, there's a lot of kids in just last year's draft with 40" verticals:

Will Blalock: 40.0
Ronnie Brewer: 41.0
Jordan Farmar: 42.0
Rudy Gay: 40.5
Dwayne Mitchell: 41.5
Brandon Roy: 40.5

and notably Tyrus Thomas & Solomon Jones, both as big men still jumped 39.5 and 39.0.

We've all seen these guys play in college & some summer league games, i think we can agree VC in his prime got more air than Brandon Roy or Jordan Farmar.

[Fenix]

We've all seen these guys play in college & some summer league games, i think we can agree VC in his prime got more air than Brandon Roy or Jordan Farmar.

That logic is flawed. Like I said, it's not the height you achieve that makes you athletic, but your explosivness, quickness of your jump. Roy or Farmar NEVER use their verticals to their fullest extent and VC does that often. His strength and explosivness enable him to do that. It is debatable whether Iguodala or Carter is the better athlete and look at AI's vertical - 34.5''. I can't remember seeing a better leaper than Tyrus Thomas in the recent times and his vertical is a bit under 40'', less than either Roy or Farmar, both described as guys with average athleticism. Thing is, players like Carter, Iguodala, Josh Smith, Thomas, Gay (...) are 6'6, 6'7 with tremendous standing reach and quickness of their jump. Those are the main ingridients that make one seem like a great leaper. Sure, you need a very good vertical (34-40''), but most of the numbers you find over the Internet (44-48'') are pure bullshit. There's a test in the NBA with which they test the elite leapers - the 12' mark. Very few achieve it. Tyrus Thomas and Rudy Gay were the only ones in the past draft that did it, both elite athletes in the Jordan class, just incredible all-around athletes.

And Tyrus will be a SF in this League, book it. He's 6'7 in socks and will have all of the necessary skills.

[maes]

I don't really disagree with your assessment of valuable in-game leaping ability, but the OP specifically wanted to talk about measured vertical leaps.

And i understand what you're saying is that you don't need a high vertical to be a great dunker, ala Iguodala. Agreed. But that really doesn't mean VC must have a sub 40 vertical leap...you can be a BOTH a good dunker and have a high vertical just like Josh Smith, Gay, Thomas, etc.. The fact that VC is a great dunker doesn't prove he has a sub 40 vertical.

[Its_asdf]

Brandon Roy: 40.5

And I thought one of the worst aspects of his game was his athleticism....

[#12]

running vertical jump, i think most elite dunkers can reach 40... standing vertical(2 feet standing) is a different matter. the one's fenix listed are standing verticals

[R.J.]

I really think that to be a good basketball player you need to jump high, that's bullshit. As long as you can knock down shots and handle the ball, you can play in almost any league.

[jerry]

thats right VC is an astronaut

[Matthew]

Thing is, players like Carter, Iguodala, Josh Smith, Thomas, Gay (...) are 6'6, 6'7 with tremendous standing reach and quickness of their jump. Those are the main ingridients that make one seem like a great leaper.

How do you know thats the case?

[R.J.]

How come you just go around the forum, and search for his posts so you can rebute them?

[Silas]

Brandon Roy: 40.5

And I thought one of the worst aspects of his game was his athleticism....

That really suprised me too... I live near Seattle and I watched him all the time all throughout his career and never would have guessed that he really he could jump as well as guys like Vince Carter and Ronnie Brewer.... He's probably not as strong in the air as guys like that are though, but regardless, he'll still be able to go up for a layup, have time to think about it, and then change it to a nice pass before even reaching the height of his jump...

He'd really suprise people if he just pulled off a facial dunk in the middle of some game though, sort of like Devin Harris on Chris Anderson...

[bigh0rt]

Fenix thank you so much for the info. It'll be quite useful. i visited the link you posted for the latest picks, but couldn't find that info. Mind posting it? Thanks!

[---]

Martell Webster with a 30.5 inch vert... for some reason I always assumed he was around the 36-37 mark

[bigh0rt]

So although VC is one of the best dunkers in the world, I wouldn't claim he had a vertical of over 40'' in his prime.

I don't think it's quite as rare as you say, unless i'm misreading you. I would be very surprised if VC did NOT have a vertical of at least 40. If you're saying low 40s is the max, i agree with you. But if you're saying very few NBA players break 40s, i disagree.

Just as an example, there's a lot of kids in just last year's draft with 40" verticals:

Will Blalock: 40.0
Ronnie Brewer: 41.0
Jordan Farmar: 42.0
Rudy Gay: 40.5
Dwayne Mitchell: 41.5
Brandon Roy: 40.5

and notably Tyrus Thomas & Solomon Jones, both as big men still jumped 39.5 and 39.0.

We've all seen these guys play in college & some summer league games, i think we can agree VC in his prime got more air than Brandon Roy or Jordan Farmar.

Where did you get these vert #s from?

[Fenix]

Thing is, players like Carter, Iguodala, Josh Smith, Thomas, Gay (...) are 6'6, 6'7 with tremendous standing reach and quickness of their jump. Those are the main ingridients that make one seem like a great leaper.

How do you know thats the case?

Tell me one big time in-game dunker that isn't either tall, long and incredibly explosive? Only height can be replaced with extra inches on your vertical (Nate Robinson, 5'8 in socks, 6'1 wingspan (very good for a 5'8 guy), 43.5'' vertical). If VC had a 43.5'' vertical like Nate does and kept that long, strong, tall body of his, he'd be even more incredible leaper that he is. If Nate - at 5'9 - can threw down those kind of dunks, imagine what a 6'6 guy would be able to do.

[Its_asdf]

Martell Webster with a 30.5 inch vert... for some reason I always assumed he was around the 36-37 mark

If he had a 36-37 vert then he wouldn't be so heavily criticized on being solely a jumpshooter.

[bigh0rt]

Thing is, players like Carter, Iguodala, Josh Smith, Thomas, Gay (...) are 6'6, 6'7 with tremendous standing reach and quickness of their jump. Those are the main ingridients that make one seem like a great leaper.

How do you know thats the case?

Tell me one big time in-game dunker that isn't either tall, long and incredibly explosive? Only height can be replaced with extra inches on your vertical (Nate Robinson, 5'8 in socks, 6'1 wingspan (very good for a 5'8 guy), 43.5'' vertical). If VC had a 43.5'' vertical like Nate does and kept that long, strong, tall body of his, he'd be even more incredible leaper that he is. If Nate - at 5'9 - can threw down those kind of dunks, imagine what a 6'6 guy would be able to do.

Fenix, can you post those stats like above for the most recent draft class? Would really help me in making my roster. I searched the link you provided but couldn't find the data. Thanks, and sorry.