2026 Pre Draft Measurements

[Who]

The 3 young PFs

BYU's AJ Dybantsa measured 6'8.5 barefoot and 217 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 7'0.25 wingspan and 8'10 standing reach.

Duke's Cam Boozer measured 6'8.25 barefoot and 253 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 7'1.5 wingspan and 9'0 standing reach.

UNC's Caleb Wilson measured 6'9.25 barefoot and 211 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 7'0.25 wingspan and 9'0 standing reach.

Darryn Peterson

Kansas' Darryn Peterson measured 6'4.5 barefoot and 199 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 6'9.75 wingspan and 8'7 standing reach.

Good measurables for D Peterson for a SG.

The top 10 crop of PGs

Illinois' Keaton Wagler measured 6'5 barefoot and 188 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 6'6.25 wingspan and 8'4 standing reach.

Arkansas' Darius Acuff measured 6'2 barefoot and 186 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 6'7 wingspan and 8'2.5 standing reach.

Houston's Kingston Flemings measured 6'2.5 barefoot and 183 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 6'3.5 wingspan and 8'2.5 standing reach

Louisville?s Mikel Brown measured 6?3.5 barefoot and 190 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 6?7.5 wingspan and 8?9.5 standing reach.

Arizona's Brayden Burries measured 6'3.75 barefoot and 215 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 6'6 wingspan and 8'2.5 standing reach.

Labaron Philon 6 foot 2.5 inches barefoot 6 foot 6.25 inches wingspan 8 foot 3.5 inches standing reach.

I find many of those measurables disappointing. They were being billed as bigger 6-4 / 6-5 guards. Wagler has size but short arms and not much of a standing reach. Most of them are around 8 foot 2 inches standing reach with is average for a PG. Flemings the same size as Acuff. Mikel Brown the only one with a big advantage in terms of standing reach.

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Some other notables

Tennessee's Nate Ament measured 6'9.5 barefoot and 211 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 6'11.5 wingspan and 9'1.5 standing reach.

Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg measured 6'8.75 barefoot and 241 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 7'3.25 wingspan and 9'0.5 standing reach.

Morez Johnson 6 foot 9 barefoot 251lbs 7 foot 3.5 inches wingspan 8 foot 11 inch wingspan.

Young centers

Kentucky's Jayden Quaintance measured 6'9 barefoot and 253 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 7'5.25 wingspan and 9'1 standing reach.

Michigan's Aday Mara measured 7'3 barefoot and 260 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 7'6 wingspan and 9'9 standing reach.

Chris Cenac 6 foot 10.25 inches barefoot 240lbs 7 foot 5 wingspan 9 foot 0.5 inches standing reach.

Hannes Steinbech 6 foot 10.25 inches barefoot 248lbs 7 foot 2.25 inches wingspan 9 foot 0 inches standing reach.

Henri Veesar 6 foot 11.25 inches barefoot 227lbs 7 foot 2 inch wingspan 9 foot 3 inch standing reach

[CFAN38]

Its been interesting to follow the measurements as they are reported.

Over all the guards have not faired great. Wagler/Fleming shorter wingspan than expected, Philon only gained 1 pound, Burries shorter arms than one would hope.

However the bigs are having a great day! Morez is bigger than Bam at 6'9 250 with 7'3.5" WS, Mara is giant, Hannes is true center sized. Taris Reed just under 6'10 and 260+ with great length.

[Goldstar88]

Boozer ain?t playing Center at 6?8.

[CFAN38]

Boozer ain?t playing Center at 6?8.

Same measurements as AL, by no means a full time center but going small with him at the 5 is a wrinkle his team will be able to utilize.

[Who]

Boozer ain?t playing Center at 6?8.

Same measurements as AL, by no means a full time center but going small with him at the 5 is a wrinkle his team will be able to utilize.

Yeah, looks like a David Lee situation. Start Cam Boozer at PF and then use him as a small ball C in offensive lineups where desired.

[Celtics2021]

I miss the early part of the season when Aday Mara was mocked in the late 20s.  I knew it would not last, but a 9-9 standing reach might actually beat Wemby.  Not as skilled as Wemby, of course, but he is no slouch and can make some really nice passes.

[Who]

I miss the early part of the season when Aday Mara was mocked in the late 20s.  I knew it would not last, but a 9-9 standing reach might actually beat Wemby.  Not as skilled as Wemby, of course, but he is no slouch and can make some really nice passes.

That size and reach is similar to Gobert.

Gobert 7 foot 0.5 inch barefoot 7-2 in shoes. 7 foot 8.5 inch wingspan. 9 foot 7 inches standing reach.

Mara beats Gobert's standing reach by 2 inches. Although Gobert has longer arms.

I was looking for Wemby. I found Clingan and Z Edey instead. Both of them had a 9 foot 7 inch standing reach. Same as Gobert.

Ooh, found one. Mark Williams measured with a 9 foot 9 inch standing reach. 7 foot barefoot 7 foot 2 in shoes. 7 foot 6.5 inch wingspan. Same as Mara.

Tacko Fall is a cheat code here. 7 foot 5 barefoot 7 foot 7 wingspan 10 foot 2.5 inch standing reach.

This article claims Gobert's standing reach improved from when he was first drafted. This article is from 2015 by Blake Murphy

After such an enormous leap on the development curve, expecting more humble advancements at age 23 would be reasonable.

But Gobert, already imposing at 7-foot-1 and with a 7-foot-8.5 wingspan, is still growing, and may soon be swatting away dunks without jumping.

Citing better posture and joint mobility, Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey said Gobert recently measured with a 9-foot-9 standing reach.

That would give Gobert and Mara the same standing reach. Along with Mark Williams.

Mark Williams has a disappointing defensive impact for a guy with such great physical tools.

Wemby

Wemby measured 7 foot 5 barefoot with an 8 foot wingspan. They say Wemby has a 9 foot 7 to 9 foot 8 standing reach. That increases to 12 foot 6 inches when he jumps. A much better leaper than these other guys. I doubt they match that.

[obnoxiousmime]

Not that Morez Johnson Jr. or Aday Mara were going to slip to 27 anyway, but the measurements definitely make it even LESS likely they slip anywhere past the teens. I think both are going to be in the 10-20 range, but considering the fact that small guards are so out of fashion these days, I wouldn't be surprised if a team from 5- 10 decides, why don't I just take the big instead of the smaller guard who has a low defensive ceiling?

The Celtics are probably going to have to trade down to get the big they want. I also don't think Henri Veesaar is going to be around at 27. He turned down $6m to stay in the draft, which suggests to me he might have positive feedback on being picked earlier than the late 20s.

 

[keevsnick]

Give me Luigi Suigo based on nothing but the fact he's 19 years old with a 7'3 wan a 9'6 standing reach.