2014 NBA Combine Thread (Measurements Are Posted)

[Mr October]

Maybe Randle doesn't have alligator arms after all. Same height as Gordon, but longer reach. That is very surprising. Randle stock will go up, Gordon down.

Yeah i think Randle has the highest chance of bumping down Exum and getting picked at 4. And then from that 5-8 group i think Gordon has the highest chance of sliding down to 10 or so.

Having said that, i might like Gordon the most for the Celtics at #5. He is an excellent athlete, team player, and appears to really get it.

[footey]

Marcus Smart is 6'2". Ouch.

[Celtics18]

Ha ha.

Chad Ford on Dante Exum:

"If he sucks, they are going to hate me." 

By they, he meant us, the fans. 

[BleedGreen1989]

Ha ha.

Chad Ford on Dante Exum:

"If he sucks, they are going to hate me."

Yeah, I laughed when I heard that too.

He's such a mystery man, but it's hard not to be tantilized by what he could be.

[Quetzalcoatl]

Rodney Hood measured 6'7.5 without shoes, that might save him a little.  TJ Warren actually is 6'8" in shoes, so that is good.

Also Kyle Anderson has the 6th best standing reach in the combine.  Let's see how he does in the drills. 

[BleedGreen1989]

Mark Murphy @Murf56

Dante Exum has Celtics on his interview list: "I can't wait to talk to them and see how I fit into their system"
1:01 PM - 15 May 2014

[Celtics18]

Ha ha.

Chad Ford on Dante Exum:

"If he sucks, they are going to hate me."

Yeah, I laughed when I heard that too.

He's such a mystery man, but it's hard not to be tantilized by what he could be.

They talked about that, too.  I'm not saying he's going to be a bust, because, honestly, I have absolutely no idea.  That's the point, though.  Nobody really does. 

I mean the marketing strategy on this kid has been nothing short of absolutely brilliant.  He did very well in some under 18 and under 17 international competitions.  Then he shined last year at the Hoop Summit.  Since then, he's simply been hidden away.  He could have gone to an American college or gone to play professionally in Europe, but instead they hid him away in Australia, paid off Chad Ford to build his mystique as an underground prospect among hoops heads like us, and now all of a sudden, people are talking about him being a top three candidate in one of the strongest drafts in a decade. 

I mean he really did look good in that Hoop Summit game, though . . . along with Dennis Schroeder and Livio Jean Charles. 

[indeedproceed]

Adreian Payne is going to be an impact player in the NBA. 6'9 without shoes and he doesn't have that insecure 'i drive a dodge stratus' inch and a half shoe-bump. He has 3/4 inch soles, like a man does.

And the 3rd best standing reach? Bring on the Payne.

[colincb]

Per Blakely's Twitter:

Julius Randle said he will interview with the #Celtics today. #Celticstalk

Kyle Anderson, Rodney Hood & Noah Vonleh among the players that have/are scheduled to interview with the #Celtics this week. #Celticstalk

[sofutomygaha]

Adreian Payne is going to be an impact player in the NBA. 6'9 without shoes and he doesn't have that insecure 'i drive a dodge stratus' inch and a half shoe-bump. He has 3/4 inch soles, like a man does.

And the 3rd best standing reach? Bring on the Payne.

I like him, too, but dudes who don't get drafted until age 23 don't tend to do much damage in the NBA these days! Who are the best ones out there?

[Mr October]

Adreian Payne is going to be an impact player in the NBA. 6'9 without shoes and he doesn't have that insecure 'i drive a dodge stratus' inch and a half shoe-bump. He has 3/4 inch soles, like a man does.

And the 3rd best standing reach? Bring on the Payne.

Impact player? Is Kelly Olynyk an impact player? I think Olynyk will be a better pro than Payne. Not night and day or anything though. I think Payne projects as a nice backup power forward. Olynyk also looks like a nice back up.

[Quetzalcoatl]

I mean he really did look good in that Hoop Summit game, though . . . along with Dennis Schroeder and Livio Jean Charles.

Livio just happened to get injured.  When he is lighting it up for the Spurs in 2 years, remember this comment.  Dude is going to be beastly in that system

[McHales Pits]

Adreian Payne is going to be an impact player in the NBA. 6'9 without shoes and he doesn't have that insecure 'i drive a dodge stratus' inch and a half shoe-bump. He has 3/4 inch soles, like a man does.

And the 3rd best standing reach? Bring on the Payne.

I like him, too, but dudes who don't get drafted until age 23 don't tend to do much damage in the NBA these days! Who are the best ones out there?

Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, & JJ Redick from recent memory would say otherwise

[Celtics18]

Adreian Payne is going to be an impact player in the NBA. 6'9 without shoes and he doesn't have that insecure 'i drive a dodge stratus' inch and a half shoe-bump. He has 3/4 inch soles, like a man does.

And the 3rd best standing reach? Bring on the Payne.

I like him, too, but dudes who don't get drafted until age 23 don't tend to do much damage in the NBA these days! Who are the best ones out there?

Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, & JJ Redick from recent memory would say otherwise

David West . . .

[sofutomygaha]

Adreian Payne is going to be an impact player in the NBA. 6'9 without shoes and he doesn't have that insecure 'i drive a dodge stratus' inch and a half shoe-bump. He has 3/4 inch soles, like a man does.

And the 3rd best standing reach? Bring on the Payne.

I like him, too, but dudes who don't get drafted until age 23 don't tend to do much damage in the NBA these days! Who are the best ones out there?

Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, & JJ Redick from recent memory would say otherwise

Obviously inappropriate to go back to the era when playing 4 years of college ball was the norm.

JJ Reddick is a good catch, though. Others? More Dukies, I guess- the Plumlees