Beyond the Ball: The Most Athletic Picks in the NBA Draft

Beyond the Ball: The Most Athletic Picks in the NBA Draft
Beyond the Ball: The Most Athletic Picks in the NBA Draft /

Beyond the Ball: The Most Athletic Picks in the NBA Draft

Aaron Gordon | PF-C | 6'7.5" | 220 lbs. | Hand width: 10.5"

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The Arizona Wildcats' freshman had the best time in the shuttle run (2.76 seconds), which measures a player's agility and ability to change direction.

Zach LaVine | PG | 6'4.5" | 181 lbs. | Hand width: 8.75"

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The UCLA freshman placed in the top five in 4 out of the 5 events, and had the best time overall in the lane agility drill (10.42 seconds), which measures lateral quickness.

Doug McDermott | SF | 6'6" | 218 lbs. Hand width: 9.75"

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The Creighton senior scored in three events, most notably running the lane agility drill in 11.10 seconds.

Jordan Clarkson | PG | 6'3" | 186 lbs Hand width: 9"

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The Missouri product ran an impressive lane agility drill (10.76 seconds) and scored in the top tier in all five events.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo | SF | 6'5" 205 lbs. | Hand width: 9.75"

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Antetokounmpo hails from Greece and played in the NBA D-League this past season. He scored in top 30 in all five events and had the fifth fastest time in the three quarter sprint (3.18 seconds).

Nick Johnson | SG | 6'1.5" | 198 lbs. | Hand width: 9.75"

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The Arizona Wildcats' junior performed in the top 30 of all five events and tied for the third-best vertical leap jump, with a 41.5" leap.

K.J. McDaniels | SF | 6'4.5" | 195 lbs. Hand width: 9.75"

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The Clemson product had the best time of the combine in the three quarter sprint (3.10 seconds), which measures a sprint from the baseline to the three quarter court mark.

Marcus Smart | PG | 6'2" | 227 lbs. | Hand width: 8.75"

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The Oklahoma St. sophomore scored in the top 30 of all five events.

Glenn Robinson III | SF | 6'5.5" | 211 lbs. | Hand width: 9.5"

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The Michigan sophomore also scored in the top 5 in all of the strength and agility drills and tied for first in the standing vertical leap, with a 36.5" jump.

DeAndre Kane | PG | 6'2.5" | 199 lbs. Hand width: 9"

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Kane spent his first three seasons at Marshall University before becoming an Iowa State Cyclone. He scored in the top 30 of all five events at the Draft Combine.

Nik Stauskas | PG | 6'5" | 206 lbs. | Hand width: 8.5"

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The Michigan sophomore scored in the top tier in four out of five of the strength and agility drills, including an impressive lane agility time (10.79 seconds).

Dante Exum | SG | 6'4.5" | 196 lbs. | Hand width: 9.5"

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The 18-year-old from Australia placed in the top tier in four of the five events, making his mark with the second-best lane agility time (10.75 seconds).

Elfrid Payton | PG | 6'2.5" | 185 lbs. | Hand width: 9"

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A junior from the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, Payton scored in the top 30 in all of the strength and agility drills at the Draft Combine.

Aaron Craft | PG | 6'1" | 195 lbs. | Hand width: 8.5"

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Craft spent four years at Ohio State and he performed in the top 30 in three events at the Draft Combine: the lane agility drill, the shuttle run and the standing vertical leap.

Cleanthony Early | SF | 6'6" | 209 lbs. Hand width: 9"

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The senior from Wichita State also scored in the top tier of all five events, with his best performance coming in the standing vertical leap (34 inches).

James McAdoo | PF-C | 6'7.5" | 276 lbs. | Hand width: 9"

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The North Carolina junior placed in the top 30 in three events: the shuttle run, three quarter sprint and the standing vertical leap.

C.J. Wilcox | SG | 6'3.5" | 201 lbs. | Hand width: 9"

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The Washington Huskies' senior placed in the top tier in all five events at the Draft Combine.

Jarnell Stokes | PF-C | 6'7" | 262 lbs. Hand width: 10.5"

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The Tennessee junior scored in the top tier in three out of five events: maximum vertical leap, standing vertical leap and the three quarter sprint.

Khem Birch | PF-C | 6'7.5" | 208 lbs. | Hand width: 8.5"

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The UNLV junior also scored in the top 30 in three out of five events: three quarter sprint, standing vertical leap and maximum vertical leap.

Tyler Ennis | PG | 6'1" | 181 lbs. | Hand width: 8.75"

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The Syracuse freshman scored in the top tier of three of out the five events, with the third-best time in the shuttle run (2.84 seconds) being his most impressive performance.

Deonte Burton | PG | 6'0" | 192 lbs. | Hand width: 8"

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Burton completed his college career at Nevada, and scored in top 30 in three of the five events in the Draft Combine.

Dwight Powell | PF-C | 6'9.5" | 234 lbs. | Hand width: 9.25"

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The senior from Stanford was one of the tallest at the Draft Combine, and performed in the top 30 in three of the five events.

P.J. Hairston | SG | 6'4" | 228 lbs. | Hand width: 9.75"

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After two years at North Carolina, Hairston played for the Texas Legends in the NBA D-League and he scored in the top 30 in three events at the Draft Combine.

Russ Smith | PG | 5'11.5" | 160 lbs. | Hand width: 8.5"

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The senior out of Louisville one of the shortest players at the Draft Combine, but finished in the top 30 in three of the five events.

Markel Brown | SG | 6'2.5" | 184 lbs. | Hand width: 9.75"

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The Oklahoma State senior showed his jumping abilities at the Draft Combine, finishing in first place for the maximum vertical leap and the standing vertical leap and in the top 30 in two other events.

Shabazz Napier | PG | 5'11" | 175 lbs. Hand width: 8.5"

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After winning two National Championships at the University of Connecticut, Napier finished in the top 30 in three out of the five events.

Devyn Marble | SG | 6'5" | 192 lbs. | Hand width: 8.5"

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The Iowa Hawkeyes senior scored in the top tier in all of the events except for the maximum vertical leap.

Jahii Carson | PG | 5'9.75" | 179 lbs. | Hand width: 8.75"

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The shortest athlete at the Draft Combine, the Arizona State sophomore placed in the top 30 in four of the five events.

Patric Young | PF-C | 6'8.5" | 246 lbs. Hand width: 9.5"

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The Florida Gators' senior finished in the top tier in four of the five events at the Draft Combine.

T.J. Warren | SF | 6'7" | 220 lbs. | Hand width: 9"

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The sophomore out of North Carolina State placed in four of the five events at the Draft Combine.


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