Real Heights of NBA Players
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Real Heights of NBA Players
Since we know current NBA heights are with shoes on and rounded up(pre sometime in the 70's players were listed in real stocking feet heights) and can add 2-3 inches to a players real height, what are some real NBA heights.
Either through your own observation(real life or whatever) or self admissions.
Barkley( 6-4 and 3/4) basically 6-5. Stated in his book.
Nash: 6-1
CP3: 5-11(DraftExpress PreDraft camp measurement)
Kobe and Jordan: 6-5, both in comparison to Barkley and from people who have met them.
JJ Barea: 5-10.
Either through your own observation(real life or whatever) or self admissions.
Barkley( 6-4 and 3/4) basically 6-5. Stated in his book.
Nash: 6-1
CP3: 5-11(DraftExpress PreDraft camp measurement)
Kobe and Jordan: 6-5, both in comparison to Barkley and from people who have met them.
JJ Barea: 5-10.
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Iverson 5'10"
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Shaq 6'11
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You can check almost any height in draftexpress.com the measurements preDraft are the real ones.
It's strange, for example, Durant is a legit 6'10 and get only 6'9 in the official OKC webpage.
It's strange, for example, Durant is a legit 6'10 and get only 6'9 in the official OKC webpage.
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BigLurch92 wrote:Shaq 6'11
O'Neal is 7'1 without shoes, he is probably close to 7'2
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Barea: 5´10
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G: James Harden | Kris Dunn
G: Bradley Beal | Josh Richardson
F: Paul George | Svi Mykhailiuk
F: Neemias Queta| Daniel Theis
C: Nikola Vucevic | Bismack Biyombo
G: James Harden | Kris Dunn
G: Bradley Beal | Josh Richardson
F: Paul George | Svi Mykhailiuk
F: Neemias Queta| Daniel Theis
C: Nikola Vucevic | Bismack Biyombo
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ShaqDiesel wrote:Iverson 5'10"
i concur on this. i stood next to Iverson in the lockerroom after a game. he was exactly the same height as me 5'9-5'10 tops.
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Barkley's height is amazing
Everytime someone posts his height, they get him 1 inch lower
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It used to be 6'7, then in the last 10 years it's 6'6. Now people say he's closer to 6'4.

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It used to be 6'7, then in the last 10 years it's 6'6. Now people say he's closer to 6'4.
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Ettorefm wrote:Barkley's height is amazingEverytime someone posts his height, they get him 1 inch lower
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It used to be 6'7, then in the last 10 years it's 6'6. Now people say he's closer to 6'4.


2010:
Charles Barkley at 6´6 was a great rebounder.
2016:
My goodness what a beast Barkley was on the boards, and he only stood 6 ft tall!
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G: James Harden | Kris Dunn
G: Bradley Beal | Josh Richardson
F: Paul George | Svi Mykhailiuk
F: Neemias Queta| Daniel Theis
C: Nikola Vucevic | Bismack Biyombo
G: James Harden | Kris Dunn
G: Bradley Beal | Josh Richardson
F: Paul George | Svi Mykhailiuk
F: Neemias Queta| Daniel Theis
C: Nikola Vucevic | Bismack Biyombo
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Will Bynum cannot actually be 6'0
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Well Barkley always seemed to have a small edge on Jordan in height(possibly due to his thick big man/pf shoes) so for NBA purposes he's 6-6 to 6-7.
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Lakerfan17 wrote:Well Barkley always seemed to have a small edge on Jordan in height(possibly due to his thick big man/pf shoes) so for NBA purposes he's 6-6 to 6-7.
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No, you're wrong
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Thinking about it...I think he was 6'3, probably. 6'3 1/2 or something like that

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Kevin Durant has to be 7feet by now. Dude looks way too tall to be only 6'10.
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Durant's shorter than Dwight. He's skinny and long so he can seem even taller than he is.
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theBlackMagic wrote:Kevin Love is listed at 6'10"
Derrick Williams is listed 6'8"
yeah...
This is 2013 guys. Learn to use better source.
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Der ... iams-5811/
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/kevin-love-1062/
Kevin Love 6''7.75 without shoes
Derrick Williams 6'7.25 without shoes
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BKrab3 wrote:Will Bynum cannot actually be 6'0
I had one class with Bynum at GT (3x a week). On the random days I bumped into him I'd say what's up. We're the exact same height or close to it: 5'8".
I may be off by half an inch or so but there's ZERO chance he's four inches taller than me.
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cdubbz wrote:Kevin Durant has to be 7feet by now. Dude looks way too tall to be only 6'10.
sep 2012:
Kevin Durant @KDTrey5
6'10 with shoes RT @Hoops_Nd_Dreams: How tall are you FORREAL . @KDTrey5

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KD's like 6'12" but not 7 ft 
Knew Love was a little short, that was one knock on him coming out of college. I think Griff is a little short too 6'8..
I met Barkley a ways back and actually hung out for a minute and talked and he did not seem tall at all. I'm 6'2" and my brother is 6'5" and he did not feel as tall as my brother or at least barely that. It really shocked me at the time. Where as Shaq and David Robinson, I did not even come to their shoulders. I felt like a little kid next to Shaq. That same year I met Sprewell who also seemed barely 6'3 or 6'4, but Grant Hill seemed very tall, legit 6'9" and Penny Hardaway seemed very tall too 6'7-8.
Met Metta last year and Kobe the year before and they both seemed about the same to me and not super tall, both felt 6'6"-6'7"
Varajeo and Ilgauskas walked right by me when I was on the elliptical which puts me like a foot off the ground and I was eye level with them. Varajeo seemed barely shorter then Ilgauskas and both seemed huge.
Played against Andre Miller in college at the gym a couple times and he was almost exactly my size, maybe a tiny bit taller.
Ty Lawson is definitely shorter then I am. Corey Brewer seemed like he was barley 6'4' while McGee definitely felt giant and legit 7'ft.
It's interesting, I think build can definitely play tricks on your mind, as well as angle and distance when you see or stand next to someone. Barkley was the one that shocked me the most though because of how good he was in the post and rebounding. Brewer similarly, listed as taller, skinny looks taller, definitely did not seem like it up close.
Actual height always fascinates me. Though wingspan and shoulder height can affect how a guy looks and his abilities too.

Knew Love was a little short, that was one knock on him coming out of college. I think Griff is a little short too 6'8..
I met Barkley a ways back and actually hung out for a minute and talked and he did not seem tall at all. I'm 6'2" and my brother is 6'5" and he did not feel as tall as my brother or at least barely that. It really shocked me at the time. Where as Shaq and David Robinson, I did not even come to their shoulders. I felt like a little kid next to Shaq. That same year I met Sprewell who also seemed barely 6'3 or 6'4, but Grant Hill seemed very tall, legit 6'9" and Penny Hardaway seemed very tall too 6'7-8.
Met Metta last year and Kobe the year before and they both seemed about the same to me and not super tall, both felt 6'6"-6'7"
Varajeo and Ilgauskas walked right by me when I was on the elliptical which puts me like a foot off the ground and I was eye level with them. Varajeo seemed barely shorter then Ilgauskas and both seemed huge.
Played against Andre Miller in college at the gym a couple times and he was almost exactly my size, maybe a tiny bit taller.
Ty Lawson is definitely shorter then I am. Corey Brewer seemed like he was barley 6'4' while McGee definitely felt giant and legit 7'ft.
It's interesting, I think build can definitely play tricks on your mind, as well as angle and distance when you see or stand next to someone. Barkley was the one that shocked me the most though because of how good he was in the post and rebounding. Brewer similarly, listed as taller, skinny looks taller, definitely did not seem like it up close.
Actual height always fascinates me. Though wingspan and shoulder height can affect how a guy looks and his abilities too.
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