Catchall wrote:Off the cuff, here are a few standouts I saw (before the data was pulled) :
Knecht measured well both in terms of height and wingspan, giving him hope of becoming a positional defender one day. He shot the lights out and tested well with his max vertical.
Edey looked like his mobility might make him a reasonable drop big in the league. I don't know if his performance in mobility deals will scale into on-court performance at NBA speed, but he's going to get workouts from teams in the late lotto to mid-1st round.
Kel'el Ware measured well and performed well in drills. On paper, he looks like a starter-caliber prospect.
I think Reed Sheppard may have slouched on his standing reach to boost his max vertical. I don't know why he'd do that though. His reach is more important than his vert. He reminded people what kind of shooter he is.
Carlton Carrington tested well across the board and probably boosted his draft range to mid-late 1st round.
Buzelis measured well at ~6'9" w/o shoes.
Ron Holland also measured well at ~6'7" w/o shoes. He may be able to play 2 - 4. His shooting is rocky at best though.
Devin Carter was at or near the top of the athletic testing.
Ulrich Chomche measured at 6'10.25" w/o shoes, putting to rest concerns from the measurement debacle at the Hoop Summit.
Concerns about Reed Sheppard were of his height, wingspan and athleticism to handle playing defense at the next level. Reach isn't something teams care about from guards as much as centers. Wingspan is the measurement they care about as it affects the ability to disrupt passing lanes and dribbling. So Reed (and so many other supposed athletically challenged prospects) chose to sacrifice reach in order to get a more impressive vertical. And it worked. Casuals are buzzing about this fake number. Now people aren't paying attention to his height and wingspan as much. Nobody cares about his reach.
To cheat the system they simply don't roll their scapula up. This can account for about 4-6 inches in vertical. Reed is actually a really good leaper and has a realistic 36-38 inch vertical but 42!! Wow, now Reed is an amazing athlete that can overcome his height and wingspan!
