The Bratwurst – Milwaukee Bucks Blog

Now that the Orlando predraft camp has concluded, Draftexpress.com has printed a list of the measurements of all the top prospects.

A word about Draft Express — it is a great source of info about all things hoops, and if you donate to them then you can log in and view the site without any pop-up ads. It’s highly worthwhile. Not only is the site well worth paying a little bit for, but the pop-ups make it almost impossible to navigate.

The measurements proved one thing — whenever you see a player’s listed height, assume that it is with shoes on and rounded up. But that’s fine — since every player is listed that way then their measurements are actually pretty accurate. Wrong, but wrong by the same amount.

Anyway, here are some highlights:

The rumors were true about Michael Beasley — he’s 6’7″ without shoes. Word also has it that Miami was put off by Beasley’s casual attitude at the camp, and they may be trying to trade down for a crack at OJ Mayo. Since Beasley is now only 6’8.25″ with shoes, that may make them even more interested in trading down. That would be a mistake, though.

Derrick Rose came in at 6’1.5″, which makes him 6’2.75″ in shoes, which converts to 6’3″ in basketball math. Other point guards (without shoes) included Russell Westbrook (6’2.25″), Ty Lawson (5’10.75″) and DJ Augustin (5’10″!)

OJ Mayo: 6’3.25″ without shoes.

Eric Gordon: 6’2″ without shoes, which is kind of funny because I remember Gordon being listed at 6’5″ when he committed to Illinois as a high school junior. Interestingly enough, Gordon has a 6’9″ wingspan, compared to 6’6″ for Mayo. Gordon’s 40-inch vertical leap was one of the best in camp, tied with Derrick Rose and one inch behind Mayo’s camp-best 41.

Kevin Love checked in at 6’7.75″ without shoes, 6’9.25″ with shoes. He weighed 255, down 15 pounds from his college playing weight. He also registered 12.5% body fat, indicating that he could still lose more. His height may hurt him a bit, as it seems that he will be too short to play much center. It’s pretty obvious Love has been working hard to get into “workout” shape — his 35 inch vertical leap was one of the best measured among big men and his time in the 3/4 court sprint was surprisingly good.

And I’d be remiss to not touch up on my sleeper Richard Hendrix:

Hendrix measured (unsurprisingly) at 6’6.75″ without shoes and 6’7.75″ with. I think that’s what most people expected as I read in several places that there was no way he was 6’9″. However, despite being one of the shorter big men in camp he has exceptionally long arms as his 9’0″ vertical reach was better than most non-centers. Also, while his bench press and 3/4 court sprint time were not that great, his time in the lane agility drill (a sort of shuttle run around the key, meant to measure footwork and lateral movement) was exceptional. He ran the 3rd best drill at the camp, behind two guards, and his time of 10.62 seconds was nearly 1/2 second faster than the second best big man, Beasley. Nothing there to suggest he’s not going to be the steal of the draft.