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2016 NBA Draft Combine

A series of 'Athleticism Tests' are performed at the NBA pre-draft camp combine held annually. See a description of the tests, and the best results for each year since 2000. The combine was held in Chicago, Ill., leading up to the NBA Draft the following month. The combine occurred between May 11-15, with the on-court evaluations (skills, shooting, strength, agility) on May 12 and 13.



Below are the top 10 results for the major tests conducted at the 2016 NBA Combine. See the list of the 2016 participants. Figures are based on official NBA documents published online.

Bench Press (no. of reps at 185lbs)

No official results are available.

Vertical Jump - no step

rank height (inches) player position
1 38.5 Dorian Finney-Smith SF
2 37.5 Joel Bolomboy PF
  37.5 Demetrius Jackson PG
4 36.0 Damian Jones C
5 35.5 Kay Felder PG
6 35.0 Sheldon McClellan SG
  35.0 Jaron Blossomgame SF
8 34.0 Taurean Prince SF
9 33.5 Brice Johnson PF
  33.5 Marcus Paige PG
  33.5 Michael Gbinije SG

Vertical Jump - max

rank height (inches) player position
1 44.0 Kay Felder PG
2 43.5 Demetrius Jackson PG
3 41.5 Sheldon McClellan SG
  41.5 Dorian Finney-Smith SF
5 41.0 Jaron Blossomgame SF
6 40.5 Joel Bolomboy PF
7 39.5 Jake Layman SF
8 39.5 Marcus Paige PG
9 38.5 Josh Hart SG
  38.5 Gary Payton II PG
  38.5 Marquese Chriss PF

3/4 Court Sprint

rank time (seconds) player position
1 3.12 Michael Gbinije SG
2 3.13 Perry Ellis PF
3 3.15 Kay Felder PG
  3.15 Marcus Paige PG
5 3.17 Joel Bolomboy PF
  3.17 DeAndre Bembry SG-SF
7 3.19 Wade Baldwin IV PG
8 3.20 Tyler Ulis PG
  3.20 Jaron Blossomgame SF
  3.20 Nigel Hayes SF-PF
  3.20 Melo Trimble PG
  3.20 Brice Johnson PF
  3.20 Damian Jones C
  3.20 Josh Hart SG

Lane Agility Drill

rank time (seconds) player position
1 10.26 Joel Bolomboy PF
2 10.45 Wade Baldwin IV PG
  10.45 Sheldon McClellan SG
4 10.51 Denzel Valentine SG-SF
5 10.56 Malachi Richardson SG-SF
6 10.57 Melo Trimble PG
7 10.72 Troy Williams SF
8 10.73 Perry Ellis PF
9 10.77 Malcolm Brogdon SG
  10.77 Ron Baker SG

Shuttle Run

rank time (seconds) player position
1 2.64 Malcolm Brogdon SG
2 2.69 Marcus Paige PG
3 2.77 Melo Trimble PG
4 2.80 Taurean Prince SF
5 2.82 Jake Layman SF
6 2.86 Joel Bolomboy PF
7 2.87 Demetrius Jackson PG
  2.87 DeAndre Bembry SG-SF
9 2.88 Tyler Ulis PG
10 2.90 Nigel Hayes SF-PF

Tallest Players (measured without shoes)

rank height (feet/inches) player  
1 7' 1.25'' Zhou Qi PF-C
2 7' 0.25'' Jakob Poeltl C
3 6' 11.75'' Thon Maker PF
4 6' 10.5'' Skal Labissiere PF-C
5 6' 10.25'' Stephen Zimmerman C
  6' 10.25'' Damian Jones C
7 6' 10'' Henry Ellenson PF
8 6' 9.25'' Deyonta Davis PF
9 6' 9'' Marcus Lee PF-C
  6' 9'' Chinanu Onuaku C
  6' 9'' Diamond Stone C
  6' 9'' Brice Johnson PF

Heaviest Players

rank weight (lbs) player  
1 254.4 Diamond Stone C
2 250.6 Robert Carter Jr PF
3 246.6 Caleb Swanigan PF
4 245.2 Chinanu Onuaku C
5 245.0 Nigel Hayes SF-PF
6 243.6 Damian Jones C
7 242.8 Kyle Wiltjer PF
8 242.0 Henry Ellenson PF
9 239.0 Jakob Poeltl C
10 237.2 Deyonta Davis PF

Bodyfat Level

rank % player position
1 3.95% Gary Payton II PG
2 4.30% Marcus Paige PG
3 4.50% Cat Barber PG
4 4.60% Perry Ellis PF
5 4.70% Patrick McCaw PG-SG
6 4.75% Sheldon McClellan SG
7 4.80% Isaiah Cousins PG
8 4.85% Zhou Qi PF-C
9 5.05% Jaylen Brown SG-SF
10 5.15% Joel Bolomboy PF

Wingspan

rank distance (feet/inches) player position
1 7' 7.75'' Zhou Qi PF-C
2 7' 4.5'' Cheick Diallo PF
3 7' 3.75'' Damian Jones C
4 7' 3.5'' Caleb Swanigan PF
5 7' 3.25'' Stephen Zimmerman C
6 7' 3.25'' Pascal Siakam PF
7 7' 3.25'' Robert Carter Jr PF
8 7' 3'' Marcus Lee PF-C
9 7' 3'' Nigel Hayes SF-PF
10 7' 3'' Thon Maker PF

Hand Length

rank length (inches) player position
1 9.50 Dedric Lawson PF
  9.50 Ben Bentil PF
3 9.25 Zhou Qi PF-C
  9.25 Pascal Siakam PF
  9.25 Georges Niang PF
  9.25 Jakob Poeltl C
=7 10+ players with a hand length of 9 inches

Hand Width

rank width (inches) player Position
1 10.50 Damian Jones C
2 10.25 Jakob Poeltl C
  10.25 Malcolm Brogdon SG
  10.25 Elgin Cook SF
  10.25 Joel Bolomboy PF
  10.25 Caleb Swanigan PF
7 10.00 Pascal Siakam PF
  10.00 Jaron Blossomgame SF
  10.00 Malachi Richardson SG-SF
  10.00 Ben Bentil PF


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