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During the 2013 pre-draft workouts at the NBA Draft Combine, Stephens recorded the highest standing vertical leap (46 inches) and the highest running vertical leap (53 inches) ever recorded by the NBA. [3] He also had the fastest time at the 2013 Combine in the three-quarter court sprint. [4]
Despite a very large wingspan for a guard of 6'11" (2.11 m) and some very impressive athletic scores at the 2001 NBA pre-draft camp, such as recording the highest no-step vertical jump (40") and the highest maximum vertical jump (46") that have ever been measured at the camp, Gregory went undrafted in the 2001 NBA draft.
When Alvan Adams accepted the 1976 NBA Rookie of the Year Award, he thanked David Thompson for choosing to play in the ABA. [9] Only a few months later, the two biggest basketball leagues in the United States combined in the ABA–NBA merger, and Thompson continued with the Nuggets. He went on to make the NBA All-Star Game four times.
Wilson, 6'5, holds the record for the highest dunk. [1] On April 1, 2000, Wilson dunked a basketball on a goal set at 3.65m (12 feet) from the floor; the feat placed him in the Guinness Book Of World Records , and broke a previous record held by former Arizona State University basketball star Joey Johnson, the younger brother of former NBA ...
Webb is one of the shortest players in NBA history. He is known for having won the 1986 NBA Slam Dunk Contest . Webb has served as president of basketball operations for the Texas Legends , the NBA G League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks , since 2010.
Less than a year removed from Zion Williamson's departure, a new Duke freshman has stolen his crown for the biggest vertical leap in program history.
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Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Taoyuan Leopards of T1 League.He began his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was an NBA champion, eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team honoree, five-time All-Defensive Team member, and three-time Defensive Player of the Year.