Typical height for each position

hayguise · Post #1 » by **hayguise** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:27 am

What do you think?

Here's mine:
PG: 6'0 (Chris Paul) - (Deron Williams) - 6'4 (Jason Kidd)
SG: 6'3 (Eric Gordon) - (Ray Allen) - 6'7 (Reggie Miller) If you're 6'8 (Stephen Jackson, Tracy McGrady), you're probably an SF playing SG for rotational purposes
SF: 6'6 (Andre Iguodala) - (Danny Granger) - 6'10 (Hedo Turkoglu) If you're 6'11 (Kevin Durant), you're probably really mobile for your size and/or can shoot well
PF: 6'8 (Brandon Bass) - (Amar'e Stoudemire) - 7'0 (Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett)
C: 6'10+ (Dwight Howard) (Shaquille O'Neal) (Kareem Abdul - Jabbar) If you're 6'9, you're either playing out of position (J.J. Hickson, Al Jefferson) or really good at anchoring a defense (Ben Wallace)

Obviously there are some exceptions (such as Magic, Barkley, and Bogues), hence why I said "typical".

Jaykoolzboy · Post #2 » by **Jaykoolzboy** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:35 am

6'1" PG
6'6" SG
6'8" SF
6'10" PF
7'0" Center

iLL GM · Post #3 » by **iLL GM** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:36 am

Point Guard
Short: 6'1" (and under); Average: 6'2"; Tall: 6'3" (and over)

Shooting Guard
Short: 6'4" (and under); Average: 6'5"-6'6"; Tall: 6'7" (and over)

Small Forward
Short: 6'6" (and under); Average: 6'7"-6'8"; Tall: 6'9" (and over)

Power Forward
Short: 6'8" (and under); Average: 6'9"-6'10"; Tall: 6'11" (and over)

Center
Short: 6'9" (and under); Average: 6'11"-7'; Tall: 7'1" (and over)

mid-post · Post #4 » by **mid-post** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:37 am

RoyceDa59 · Post #5 » by **RoyceDa59** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:38 am

Jaykoolzboy wrote:6'1" PG
6'6" SG
6'8" SF
6'10" PF
7'0" Center

Wone · Post #6 » by **Wone** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:51 am

Jaykoolzboy wrote:6'1" PG
6'6" SG
6'8" SF
6'10" PF
7'0" Center

I agree with this except 6'2" for PG. Brandon Jennings is 6'1" i believe and some scouts thought he was undersized even after he was measured at 6'1".

Jazzfan12 · Post #7 » by **Jazzfan12** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:53 am

6'2 PG
6'5 SG
6'8 SF
6'10 PF (Bit weird for PFs, lot of 6'8 guys and 7'0 guys)
6'11 C

Post #8 » by **Thugger HBC** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:57 am

iLL GM wrote:Point Guard
Short: 6'1" (and under); Average: 6'2"; Tall: 6'3" (and over)

Shooting Guard
Short: 6'4" (and under); Average: 6'5"-6'6"; Tall: 6'7" (and over)

Small Forward
Short: 6'6" (and under); Average: 6'7"-6'8"; Tall: 6'9" (and over)

Power Forward
Short: 6'8" (and under); Average: 6'9"-6'10"; Tall: 6'11" (and over)

Center
Short: 6'9" (and under); Average: 6'11"-7'; Tall: 7'1" (and over)

Good job, best one yet.

7-Day Dray · Post #9 » by **7-Day Dray** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:00 am

Wone wrote:
Jaykoolzboy wrote:6'1" PG
6'6" SG
6'8" SF
6'10" PF
7'0" Center

I agree with this except 6'2" for PG. Brandon Jennings is 6'1" i believe and some scouts thought he was undersized even after he was measured at 6'1".

I don't think Jennings was ever officially measured. Maybe it's just me, but he looks a little shorter than 6'1" to me.

CarMalone · Post #10 » by **CarMalone** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:02 am

iLL GM wrote:Point Guard
Short: 6'1" (and under); Average: 6'2"; Tall: 6'3" (and over)

Shooting Guard
Short: 6'4" (and under); Average: 6'5"-6'6"; Tall: 6'7" (and over)

Small Forward
Short: 6'6" (and under); Average: 6'7"-6'8"; Tall: 6'9" (and over)

Power Forward
Short: 6'8" (and under); Average: 6'9"-6'10"; Tall: 6'11" (and over)

Center
Short: 6'9" (and under); Average: 6'11"-7'; Tall: 7'1" (and over)

I would agree except 6'10" (and under) is short for C.

mid-post · Post #11 » by **mid-post** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:10 am

iLL GM wrote:Point Guard
Short: 6'1" (and under); Average: 6'2"; Tall: 6'3" (and over)

Shooting Guard
Short: 6'4" (and under); Average: 6'5"-6'6"; Tall: 6'7" (and over)

Small Forward
Short: 6'6" (and under); Average: 6'7"-6'8"; Tall: 6'9" (and over)

Power Forward
Short: 6'8" (and under); Average: 6'9"-6'10"; Tall: 6'11" (and over)

Center
Short: 6'9" (and under); Average: 6'11"-7'; Tall: 7'1" (and over)

Maybe this is what the OP was going for. I honestly didn't get it at first.

Raemizzle · Post #12 » by **Raemizzle** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:48 am

iLL GM wrote:Point Guard
Short: 6'1" (and under); Average: 6'2"; Tall: 6'3" (and over)

Shooting Guard
Short: 6'4" (and under); Average: 6'5"-6'6"; Tall: 6'7" (and over)

Small Forward
Short: 6'6" (and under); Average: 6'7"-6'8"; Tall: 6'9" (and over)

Power Forward
Short: 6'8" (and under); Average: 6'9"-6'10"; Tall: 6'11" (and over)

Center
Short: 6'9" (and under); Average: 6'11"-7'; Tall: 7'1" (and over)

Well done!

astrallite · Post #13 » by **astrallite** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:51 am

Wone wrote:
Jaykoolzboy wrote:6'1" PG
6'6" SG
6'8" SF
6'10" PF
7'0" Center

I agree with this except 6'2" for PG. Brandon Jennings is 6'1" i believe and some scouts thought he was undersized even after he was measured at 6'1".

There's no way Jennings is 6'1, he was never measured because he never went to the combine. He is shorter than Chris Paul in the games, 5'11 would be pretty generous here.

Jaykoolzboy wrote:6'1" PG
6'6" SG
6'8" SF
6'10" PF
7'0" Center

The thread is typical. I bet you can't name 5 seven-foot centers. Bynum, Pau, Tyson Chandler? Don't tell me you are going to count everyone above 6'10½ as a 7-footer.

Wone · Post #14 » by **Wone** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:53 am

For some reason i thought Jennings did. No way he's 5'11" tho.

Guy986 · Post #15 » by **Guy986** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:42 am

astrallite wrote:
Wone wrote:
Jaykoolzboy wrote:6'1" PG
6'6" SG
6'8" SF
6'10" PF
7'0" Center

I agree with this except 6'2" for PG. Brandon Jennings is 6'1" i believe and some scouts thought he was undersized even after he was measured at 6'1".

There's no way Jennings is 6'1, he was never measured because he never went to the combine. He is shorter than Chris Paul in the games, 5'11 would be pretty generous here.

Jaykoolzboy wrote:6'1" PG
6'6" SG
6'8" SF
6'10" PF
7'0" Center

The thread is typical. I bet you can't name 5 seven-foot centers. Bynum, Pau, Tyson Chandler? Don't tell me you are going to count everyone above 6'10½ as a 7-footer.

Bynum, Pau Gasol, Tyson Chandler, Marc Gasol, Hasheem Thabeet, Brandon Haywood, Greg oden, Omer Asik, Javalee Mcgee, Darko.

I can probably name about 15-20 if i dig deep.

glenclose · Post #16 » by **glenclose** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:44 am

Jazzfan12 wrote:6'2 PG
6'5 SG
6'8 SF
6'10 PF (Bit weird for PFs, lot of 6'8 guys and 7'0 guys)
6'11 C

think this is about right

Elden Payton · Post #17 » by **Elden Payton** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:21 am

Thugger HBC wrote:
iLL GM wrote:Point Guard
Short: 6'1" (and under); Average: 6'2"; Tall: 6'3" (and over)

Shooting Guard
Short: 6'4" (and under); Average: 6'5"-6'6"; Tall: 6'7" (and over)

Small Forward
Short: 6'6" (and under); Average: 6'7"-6'8"; Tall: 6'9" (and over)

Power Forward
Short: 6'8" (and under); Average: 6'9"-6'10"; Tall: 6'11" (and over)

Center
Short: 6'9" (and under); Average: 6'11"-7'; Tall: 7'1" (and over)

Good job, best one yet.

junot111 · Post #18 » by **junot111** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:01 am

Guy986 wrote:
Bynum, Pau Gasol, Tyson Chandler, Marc Gasol, Hasheem Thabeet, Brandon Haywood, Greg oden, Omer Asik, Javalee Mcgee, Darko.

I can probably name about 15-20 if i dig deep.

Jason Smith, Jason Collins, Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, Andrea Bargnani, Roy Hibbert, Nenad Krstic, Chris Kaman, Kyrylo Fesenko, Kosta Koufos, Timofey Mozgov

astrallite · Post #19 » by **astrallite** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:13 am

junot111 wrote:
Guy986 wrote:
Bynum, Pau Gasol, Tyson Chandler, Marc Gasol, Hasheem Thabeet, Brandon Haywood, Greg oden, Omer Asik, Javalee Mcgee, Darko.

I can probably name about 15-20 if i dig deep.

Jason Smith, Jason Collins, Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, Andrea Bargnani, Roy Hibbert, Nenad Krstic, Chris Kaman, Kyrylo Fesenko, Kosta Koufos, Timofey Mozgov

Jason Smith: 6'10¾
Jason Collins: 6'10¼
Brook Lopez: 6'11¼
Nenad Kristic: 6'11
Chris Kaman: 6'11½
Greg Oden: 6'11
McGee: 6'11
Brandon Haywood: 6'11½

Can't say about the others since none of the Russian/Ex-bloc players showed up for the draft combine.

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/

Post #20 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:10 pm

^ Those are barefoot heights, while just about everyone uses height in shoes as they play that way. (Then again, just see the thread a week or so ago about if people here like that.) Jason Smith would still come off that list.

As for average measurements, dx has a nice database table:
Rounded slightly, and only for 1st round picks:
PG: 6'1"
SG: 6'4"
SF: 6'6.5"
PF: 6'8"
C: 6'11"
(Off course, that is barefoot. You could add an inch.)

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-dra ... t=30&sort=