What IS actual height of Powe and BBaby?

by Dipper on Mar 25, 2009 8:16 AM EDT

I've heard forever that BB and Leon are undersized, too short, etc., etc., but I have never seen a listing of their actual heights. I know BB is listed at 6'9 (and is prolly around 6'5"?) and Leon is listed at 6'8" (and is prolly around 6'6"?).

Does an inch really matter? Nah. Two inchs? Nah. Three inchs? Maybe...depends of arm length...size and thrust of arse...and other things. 4 Inchs? yeh getting tough now.

Oh, BTW, KG must be the tallest 6'11" in the league...or, as I saw listed somewhere a while back a comment that he was really 7'1". I also always thought Lew Alcindor was taller then his listed 7'2".

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Shoes or no?

Forgot to add ‘with or without shoes". I think Mchale onetime said he was 6’9 barefoot and 6’10" in sneaks.

by Dipper on Mar 25, 2009 8:19 AM EDT reply actions

I think BBD is actually an inch taller then Leon
And neither of them are over 6’8

by TheAncientRivalry on Mar 25, 2009 8:50 AM EDT reply actions

I’m pretty sure KG is technically 6’ 13".

Powe and BBD are both undersized even for the PF spot, but Powe seems to have a much bigger wingspan. They both seem to be around 6’6" – 6’7"; I’m pretty sure Pierce is a legit 6’6", and they both might be an inch or so taller than him.

The only way that Big Baby’s 6’9" is if he liked dressing up in stilleto heels (not that there’s anything wrong with that).

BBD needs to stay bulky, if for no other reason that he’s never going to be taller than the guy he’s matched up against, he’s never going to have a longer reach, and he’s never going to outjump them; he needs to be able to use his body to get position.

by theBird on Mar 25, 2009 9:26 AM EDT reply actions

Why the hell...

would you measure someone with his/her shoes on.

That’s just ridiculous.

- Dirk

by Kiorrik on Mar 25, 2009 10:06 AM EDT reply actions

Because

they don’t play basketball barefoot. Every NBA player is listed with shoes.

by cordobes on Mar 25, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed--

—it’s a silly, made up PR thing to measure them in their shoes, making them both individually and collectively seem taller than they are. (I think the sneaker companies must be coming out with special-edition draft-camp shoes, so their ‘with’ measurements are all a little inflated.)

It seems roughly as if you can deduct two inches from all but KG’s listed measurements on the Celtics’ web site to get a pretty good idea of their actual heights.

(And don’t tell me it’s because they play with shoes on—that’s like starlets subtracting the weight of all they’ve had to eat and drink in the previous 24 hours to come up with their ‘actual’ weight.)

by clover on Mar 25, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

According to the best NBA players measurament database

Davis is 6’ 7.75" without shoes, 6’9’’ with shoes. Height is overrated though, they don’t rebound with the top of their head. I think Powe is an inch or so shorter but with a much bigger wingspan.

by cordobes on Mar 25, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions

This is an unconfirmed measurement from a private workout he had with the Bulls. There’s no telling about how reliable it is.

by kozlodoev on Mar 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Right

But I trust JG in this kind of stuff. I don’t think he’d publish suspect data or that his sources on teams would try to foul him.

by cordobes on Mar 25, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions

You can see just by watching them play

I’m a season ticket holder and spend 80% of the game figuring out how ludicrous Perk’s 6’11" introduction is. He is a legitimate 6’9 while Big Baby is an inch shorter. Leon is about 6’7", but with good posture can get up to 7.5". As for KG, he has said in past interviews he is 6’13", the world’s tallest man under 7 feet since Earl Boykins in 2005. Garnett is part of a plethora of NBA players who do not want to be listed as 7 footers because of the label of giant that comes with it.

by I Love Getting Rondo'd on Mar 25, 2009 2:18 PM EDT reply actions

That's true

Perkins is legitimately 6’9, maybe 6’9 1/4, but no way near 6’11".

Big Baby looks the 6’7.5" he is.

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by TradeProposalDude on Mar 25, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Leon Powe isn't 6'8 nor 6'7

I’ve seen him stand next to Pierce in person, he’s shorter by a half inch or inch.

Even Jon Barry once said he thought Powe was only like 6’5" or 6’5.5".

Wouldn’t a guy who stands at 6’5" (Barry) know what he’s talking about?

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by TradeProposalDude on Mar 25, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

Here's a picture of Delonte with Leon

6’1 and a half Delonte with Leon

http://www.nba.com/media/celtics/delonte_powe_sis300400.jpg

I’m sorry, that’s not 6’7". That’s 6’5" ish.

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by TradeProposalDude on Mar 25, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

West is 6’3.

Unless of course you’re talking about barefoot height, in which case you have to shave 2 inches off of all listed heights in the NBA.

by kozlodoev on Mar 25, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Davis is 6'09" with shoes and 6'07.75" without them

According to DraftExpress’ official 2007 pre-draft measurements.

Powe and Perkins were not in DX’s 2006 or 2003 guides, respectively.

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by Evan Dunlap on Mar 25, 2009 3:34 PM EDT reply actions

If you take a careful look, you’ll see Davis is listed with an asterisk, which means the measurements come from a private workout. This is not an official pre-draft measurement.

by kozlodoev on Mar 25, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m always wondering if Paul and Ray are listed taller than they are when they stand next to Baby and Leon because the height difference looks much smaller than it should be if those two were really 6’9".

by twinbree on Mar 25, 2009 6:27 PM EDT reply actions