Building from my post yesterday on comparing the body types among NBA players, today I'm throwing the athletic measurements taken at the pre-draft combine into the mix. Once again, I want to make note that all the data is being pulled from DraftExpress.com. Here is the dendrogram:
Let's go through some of the comps.
Dunleavy/Singler
Two white guys from Duke. Who knew they were so much alike?
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Mike Dunleavy | 2002 | 80.00 | 230 | 81.00 | 106.00 | 24.5 | 29.0 | 11 | 11.55 | 3.30 |
| Kyle Singler | 2011 | 79.50 | 228 | 82.10 | 106.00 | 23.0 | 30.0 | 10 | 11.22 | 3.21 |
Randolph/Wright
As a Warriors fan, I've never heard this comp before. Shocking.
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Brandan Wright | 2007 | 80.75 | 200 | 87.75 | 108.50 | 30.5 | 35.5 | 2 | 11.76 | 3.31 |
| Anthony Randolph | 2008 | 81.00 | 197 | 87.00 | 109.00 | 29.0 | 35.0 | 7 | 11.86 | 3.26 |
McGee/Jordan
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| DeAndre Jordan | 2008 | 81.75 | 250 | 90.00 | 113.50 | 26.0 | 30.5 | 8 | 12.30 | 3.27 |
| JaVale McGee | 2008 | 83.00 | 241 | 90.00 | 114.50 | 27.0 | 32.5 | 7 | 12.75 | 3.25 |
Paul/Walker
No, not that Paul Walker.
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Chris Paul | 2005 | 71.75 | 178 | 76.25 | 93.00 | 32.0 | 38.0 | 10 | 11.09 | 3.22 |
| Kemba Walker | 2011 | 71.50 | 184 | 75.50 | 91.50 | 32.0 | 39.5 | 7 | 10.87 | 3.16 |
Lawson/Nelson
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Jameer Nelson | 2004 | 71.00 | 199 | 74.50 | 95.00 | 28.5 | 33.5 | 15 | 10.95 | 3.14 |
| Ty Lawson | 2009 | 71.25 | 197 | 72.75 | 94.50 | 29.0 | 36.5 | 14 | 10.98 | 3.12 |
Cole/Thomas
I should point out on this one that Cole and Thomas were one branch removed from each other. McClinton (???) and Cole are descended from the same branch, though.
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Jack McClinton | 2009 | 71.75 | 185 | 74.50 | 96.00 | 30.0 | 36.5 | 13 | 10.44 | 3.21 |
| Norris Cole | 2011 | 72.25 | 174 | 74.25 | 95.50 | 29.5 | 38.5 | 11 | 10.07 | 3.22 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 2011 | 68.75 | 186 | 73.75 | 91.50 | 31.5 | 40.0 | 13 | 10.49 | 3.14 |
Landry/Griffin
This one genuinely surprised me. You too?
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Carl Landry | 2007 | 79.75 | 248 | 83.00 | 102.50 | 31.5 | 36.5 | 21 | 11.35 | 3.29 |
| Blake Griffin | 2009 | 80.50 | 248 | 83.25 | 105.00 | 32.0 | 35.5 | 22 | 10.95 | 3.28 |
Love/Beasley/Williams
If I recall, the knock on Love was his "lack of athleticism". Funny that he would show up next to these other two guys.
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Michael Beasley | 2008 | 79.00 | 239 | 84.25 | 107.00 | 30.0 | 35.0 | 19 | 11.06 | 3.24 |
| Kevin Love | 2008 | 79.75 | 255 | 83.25 | 106.00 | 29.5 | 35.0 | 18 | 11.17 | 3.22 |
| Derrick Williams | 2011 | 79.25 | 248 | 85.50 | 108.00 | 29.0 | 34.5 | 19 | 11.03 | 3.23 |
Tyreke/Carmelo/Iguodala
An interesting three-way comp here.
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Carmelo Anthony | 2003 | 78.25 | 233 | 84.00 | 105.50 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 7 | 11.40 | 3.15 |
| Andre Iguodala | 2004 | 77.75 | 217 | 83.00 | 105.50 | 30.5 | 34.5 | 4 | 11.17 | 3.18 |
| Tyreke Evans | 2009 | 76.00 | 221 | 83.25 | 104.00 | 28.5 | 34.0 | 7 | 11.81 | 3.17 |
Allen/Harden
Another surprising result. Could you imagine combining these two players? Allen Harden. Tony James. That player would wreak havoc.
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Tony Allen | 2004 | 75.50 | 214 | 81.00 | 102.00 | 31.5 | 36.5 | 17 | 10.70 | 3.19 |
| James Harden | 2009 | 76.00 | 222 | 82.75 | 103.50 | 31.5 | 37.0 | 17 | 11.10 | 3.13 |
Brewer/Hayward
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Corey Brewer | 2007 | 78.75 | 185 | 80.25 | 103.00 | 30.5 | 36.5 | 11 | 11.69 | 3.22 |
| Gordon Hayward | 2010 | 78.75 | 211 | 79.75 | 103.00 | 30.5 | 34.5 | 10 | 11.73 | 3.22 |
Battier/McGuire
(They don't test basketball IQ?)
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Shane Battier | 2001 | 80.25 | 229 | 82.50 | 105.00 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 12 | 10.95 | 3.30 |
| Dominic McGuire | 2007 | 79.75 | 220 | 82.50 | 104.00 | 28.5 | 34.5 | 12 | 10.95 | 3.25 |
Webster/Deng
Oh, Martell. You could've been someone. You could've been a contender (literally).
| NAME | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | WINGSPAN | REACH | NOSTEP | MAX | REPS | AGILITY | SPRINT |
| Luol Deng | 2004 | 79.00 | 220 | 84.50 | 108.50 | 27.5 | 31.5 | 5 | 11.46 | 3.34 |
| Martell Webster | 2005 | 78.00 | 230 | 83.00 | 106.00 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 7 | 11.39 | 3.39 |
That's all for now. I'll re-visit this after the 2012 combine.
