They lied about their height because NBA used to use height with the position on court. If you were a certain height you could only play a certain position. That’s why they lied to play the position they wanted to play.
Kurt Rambis was the PF at 6'8" with James Worthy as the SF at 6'9". Charles Barkley was the PF at 6'6" with Scottie Pippen as the SF at 6'7". Hakeem Olajuwon was the C at 7'0" with Ralph Sampson as the PF at 7'4". Ben Wallace was the C at 6'9" with Rasheed as the PF at 6'10". Magic Johnson was the PG at 6'9" with Byron Scott as the SG at 6'4".
@@007pat6we're talking about back in the day, not right now. The reason why the NBA became "positionless" is because you have non traditional height NBA players playing non traditional positions for those heights. A good example is LeBron. LeBron was drafted in the league as a combo guard playing a lot of PG minutes mostly. The following season he played mostly SG minutes and then moved to the 3 where he turned into the Point Forward we know him as now. LeBron'slast year in Cleveland on the 2nd run. He was the tallest on the roster, put at the 4/3 wing spot (mostly PF) and had to play Point-Forward. Then a few years later, plays an entire season as PG for the Lakers being the 4th tallest on the team, and again just last season playing majority of the season at Center, with AD injured that season, outside of him, LeBron again was mostly the tallest on the team and tallest on the court a lot of the time. LeBron can do this mostly because of his height and style of play changes over the years.
@@Themegatrolll playing center limits what he can do on defense, he’s more effective at the 4 cause he can help in the paint and rotate quicker cause he’s nimble
When? What year was that? Magic was a 6'9" PG in the 80s. His PF was 6'8". Barkley was a 6'6" PF. Ralph Sampson was a 7'4" PF next to Hakeem. Ben Wallace was a 6'9" C next to 6'10" PF Rasheed.
A lot of these ‘lies’ were only off by 1-2 inches tops. Coincidentally, a lot of this added height may have come from their shoes, if their previous measurements weren’t done professionally, it’s certainly possible that some of them may have been done with shoes on.
@@themanwhocantbemovedbyatru1988he was measured at 6'7.25 when the NBA did the real heights without shoes. He's shorter than Dwight Howard and Carmelo He's not 6'9. Idk where you got your confirmation but you're wrong.
If they admitted the were 6’10” or over they would have to play in centre and would be the big man on the court. KD and Lebrun obviously lied about their height to not play this specific part on the court.
When? What year? Magic was a 6'9" PG. His PF was 6'8". Charles Barkley was a 6'6" PF for much of his career. Ralph Sampson was a 7'4" PF when his C was "only" 7-feet. Ben Wallace was a 6'9" Center with a 6'10" PF(Rasheed).
@@personne7542 I guess those are exceptions. NBA players like KD have repeatedly stated that they lied about their height because of this lol. I believe it’s more for forwards than it is for guards. Like obviously Magic was a PG, but for someone like KD, he said they would make him play PF instead of SF if they knew how tall he was. I can’t exactly answer your question, I’m just telling you what players have said lol
For years, your height was based on how tall you were in shoes, and shoes vary, so the numbers could be messed with a bit. Dwight Howard is at least 6'10" in shoes. Draymond Green is actually 6'5.75" in socks--NOT 6'5"--so he's a solid 6'7" in shoes. What really matters is how tall you play. Prime Dwight Howard might as well be listed at 6'11"-7'0" with the way he played.
There is if you was to Google it as little as 2800 true 7 footers or taller in the world. Most NBA teams have at least 1 player at this height or taller which give the false perspective of how rare it is to find. Don’t get me wrong I think the likes of Lopez twins,Shaq O’Neil and Rudy are legit 7 footers bare feet but it’s not as common as you think. Reckon loads are actually 6’11 or less that are 7 foot on the listings
I'm maybe wrong but was it paul george that said on his podcast that he don't know how tall he is, acting like, we never invented a way to measure height. Also in 2k for a long time Sabonis was listed at 6'11, but he's like 7'2 with shoes on.
If he said it, it didn't make any sense. Everyone knew coming out of college he could operate from the perimeter and was too thin for traditional Center.
If kd said he wasn’t 6’9, he couldn’t have played the sf position. They would’ve made him guard bigs, and he knows he ain’t no big. He just an oversized guard
This video is inaccurate. Kevin Durant was measured at 6'9" in socks at the NBA combine. Draymond is 6'5.75" in socks, which is closer to 6'6", making him right at 6'7" in shoes.
@@moneyman4740 Good piece of information. So where did this guy in the video get the "7'0" tall with his sneakers on" info? I've never seen a pair of basketball shoes with 2.5" soles.
@@gmyt8534 absolutely he is 6'10" to 6'11" in his shoes. But the video claims he is 7'0". He's straight up been measured by the NBA as less than 6'10" in socks at least once.
"Back in the day, height determined your position." Um, no, not in the 80s and beyond, at least. Just ask Charles Barkley, Larry Johnson, Ralph Sampson, Magic Johnson, Ben Wallace, etc. Coaches understood it was how you effectively played, not how tall you were.
@@jaminlauder Name one. All NBA level coaches knew he would be best as a wing/stretch 4. They're not basketball idiots. Not one NBA draft site had him as a center back then. And this is all ridiculous anyway because he was never 7-feet. He was measured 6'9" barefoot at the time.
People have this generalized notion about the past that is simply untrue. Durant showed the skills of a 6'10 guard in college. Everyone knew he was best from the perimeter. Just like no one ever expected 6'9" Magic Johnson to be a full time power forward all the way back in the 80's. He was too good with his guard play. Look up 7'0" Brad Sellers from the 1980s. Played for the Bulls. Listed as a small forward and power forward. Coaches understood he had no business in the paint.
@@Imjordan13 They might be “listed” at that height, but their actual height is the one measured at the draft combine. You can look it up and see for yourself, 6’5.75” w/out shoes for both. Oh and Steph Curry, 6’2” without shoes.
Yeah he was actually measured 6'5.5" in socks. And right away he got Power Forward run as a young, strong, long, explosive guy, before his back problems. Nobody was under the delusion he would be SF only in the league. This was in the early 90s. Coaches have known forever that it's not how big you are, it's how big you play.
They lied about their height because NBA used to use height with the position on court. If you were a certain height you could only play a certain position. That’s why they lied to play the position they wanted to play.
6’8 Kevin love is NOT a small forward lol 😊
Magic Johnson was a 6'9 point guard tho.....
bro wtf are you talking about nba measure them at draft combine. they cant lie beacause nba measure them.
Not true.
Kurt Rambis was the PF at 6'8" with James Worthy as the SF at 6'9". Charles Barkley was the PF at 6'6" with Scottie Pippen as the SF at 6'7". Hakeem Olajuwon was the C at 7'0" with Ralph Sampson as the PF at 7'4". Ben Wallace was the C at 6'9" with Rasheed as the PF at 6'10". Magic Johnson was the PG at 6'9" with Byron Scott as the SG at 6'4".
KD actually said why, it’s cuz if he was listed at 7 feet he would be stuck at Center, and he much prefers playing forward
@007Pat if someone was 7 feet coaches would immediately stick them at center, thats just how it worked
@@007pat6we're talking about back in the day, not right now. The reason why the NBA became "positionless" is because you have non traditional height NBA players playing non traditional positions for those heights. A good example is LeBron. LeBron was drafted in the league as a combo guard playing a lot of PG minutes mostly. The following season he played mostly SG minutes and then moved to the 3 where he turned into the Point Forward we know him as now. LeBron'slast year in Cleveland on the 2nd run. He was the tallest on the roster, put at the 4/3 wing spot (mostly PF) and had to play Point-Forward. Then a few years later, plays an entire season as PG for the Lakers being the 4th tallest on the team, and again just last season playing majority of the season at Center, with AD injured that season, outside of him, LeBron again was mostly the tallest on the team and tallest on the court a lot of the time. LeBron can do this mostly because of his height and style of play changes over the years.
@@beards-N-boonies I mean but Magic though?
@@007pat6 the point I was making is it doesn't matter
@007Pat this ain't the 70s ma boy
"Only 6'9"😂😂😂
"he was only 6'9 and 3/4" only? That's still tall af
they lie bc they dont wanna play center
Lebron wouldn’t play center??
@@KlayThompson37he probably didn’t want to play power forward then
then why did dwight howard lie about being taller
@@darthhorror0HDhe probably wanted to play center
@@KlayThompson37i’m pretty sure the original comment is referring to durant cuz that’s why he lied about his height i believe
Anthony Davis said he was 6 foot 9 but was actually 611 because he doesn’t like playing center
Why is that tho ??he’s great defending and finishing inside
@@Themegatrolllbecause he can do more than finish at rim and defending paint.. he can defend perimeter and shoot the ball too
@@otfcv1233 exactly but that makes it even more confusing cuz that gives him an advantage playing center
@@Themegatrolll playing center limits what he can do on defense, he’s more effective at the 4 cause he can help in the paint and rotate quicker cause he’s nimble
@@Themegatrolll if you see what jokic just did to him. You'll understand why he doesn't like to play center
Actually dwight howard shrinked from 6'11,6'9
AD is 6’11 if Bron is 6’9 then in that photo he is definitely taller than 6’9 and 3 quarters
dray is 6'5 yeah sure
“We’ll actually I am 8'14 with shoes on” 🤓
Bigger boots
WITH air forces on
Basically KD just didn’t want to be a center 😂
He said Klay and draymond same height
It's because before your height determined your position
When? What year was that? Magic was a 6'9" PG in the 80s. His PF was 6'8". Barkley was a 6'6" PF. Ralph Sampson was a 7'4" PF next to Hakeem. Ben Wallace was a 6'9" C next to 6'10" PF Rasheed.
Draymond meauree himself and he’s 6’6
Warriors center is the same height as there shooting guard 😭
There both 6'6
People acting as though a change from 6-5 to 6-7 or something like that is a big difference. Like bro your still a giant I get it
A lot of these ‘lies’ were only off by 1-2 inches tops. Coincidentally, a lot of this added height may have come from their shoes, if their previous measurements weren’t done professionally, it’s certainly possible that some of them may have been done with shoes on.
Lebron just grew you gotta remember he came in as a high schoolwr
lebron is 6’7-8.
@@djt8870 no he’s 6’8-6’9
@@SnuggieMaple no he isnt
@@djt8870 it's confirmed that he's 6'9.
@@themanwhocantbemovedbyatru1988he was measured at 6'7.25 when the NBA did the real heights without shoes. He's shorter than Dwight Howard and Carmelo He's not 6'9. Idk where you got your confirmation but you're wrong.
Ik the real reason he said he was 6’9
If they admitted the were 6’10” or over they would have to play in centre and would be the big man on the court. KD and Lebrun obviously lied about their height to not play this specific part on the court.
They say they’re shorter because old NBA would change your position if you were too tall/not tall enough for your position lmao.
When? What year? Magic was a 6'9" PG. His PF was 6'8". Charles Barkley was a 6'6" PF for much of his career. Ralph Sampson was a 7'4" PF when his C was "only" 7-feet. Ben Wallace was a 6'9" Center with a 6'10" PF(Rasheed).
@@personne7542 I guess those are exceptions. NBA players like KD have repeatedly stated that they lied about their height because of this lol. I believe it’s more for forwards than it is for guards. Like obviously Magic was a PG, but for someone like KD, he said they would make him play PF instead of SF if they knew how tall he was. I can’t exactly answer your question, I’m just telling you what players have said lol
Kd is a 7 foot that can shoot dribble break ankles and at to time back to back finals mvp cheat code
lebron is actually 6"8.5 tho
You actually tried to take a clip for GDs latest highlights😂
Wdym
@@moh_ego when KD blocks the player if you look to the middle left of the screen you can see GD factory clips
When he says only 6 foot something it makes me feel short😂
How do you think that makes me feel? 😂 I’m only 5’5”
Kd lied so he doesn't have to play center I think
For years, your height was based on how tall you were in shoes, and shoes vary, so the numbers could be messed with a bit. Dwight Howard is at least 6'10" in shoes. Draymond Green is actually 6'5.75" in socks--NOT 6'5"--so he's a solid 6'7" in shoes. What really matters is how tall you play. Prime Dwight Howard might as well be listed at 6'11"-7'0" with the way he played.
Westbrook changes sizes, depending who's next to him
Love how he calls Lebron and AD both 6’9 then shows a video where AD has an inch or 2 over him
"only 6 9"
They are those heights with their shoes on
Do a review on Hockey
nba measure them at draft combine
Not to play in positions according to their respective heights....
Dude this is old azz news😂... been doing that since the early eighties at the very least
Buy Klay has a flat top!!
Muggsy sectetly being 5ft11
most of the nba measurements are with shoes on. KD lied to be shorter because he didn't want to play pf or center
Kd lied about it because he didn't want to be stuck in the paint
There is if you was to Google it as little as 2800 true 7 footers or taller in the world. Most NBA teams have at least 1 player at this height or taller which give the false perspective of how rare it is to find. Don’t get me wrong I think the likes of Lopez twins,Shaq O’Neil and Rudy are legit 7 footers bare feet but it’s not as common as you think. Reckon loads are actually 6’11 or less that are 7 foot on the listings
Dwight Howard is definitely 6’10 , he towers over LeBron despite being only 1 inch taller
Lebron is 6'7.75 without shoes. Dwight is 6'9 without shoes. They've both admitted this in interviews.
I'm maybe wrong but was it paul george that said on his podcast that he don't know how tall he is, acting like, we never invented a way to measure height. Also in 2k for a long time Sabonis was listed at 6'11, but he's like 7'2 with shoes on.
Thats fake cause AD is a little bit taller than Lebron and Lebron is 6,9 and AD is than 6,10
Draymond was 6’5 and the Warriors would play him as a center?
Kevin Durant said he lied because he didn’t want to play under the bucket getting rebounds because he wanted to shooy
Shooy
If he said it, it didn't make any sense. Everyone knew coming out of college he could operate from the perimeter and was too thin for traditional Center.
They do it like for ad and kd they do it so they don’t have to play center
Only 6 5’
6'9" is a nice height tho
Lebron and kd don’t wanna play pf
If kd said he wasn’t 6’9, he couldn’t have played the sf position. They would’ve made him guard bigs, and he knows he ain’t no big. He just an oversized guard
imagine Yao Ming told NBA he is 6'9
This video is inaccurate. Kevin Durant was measured at 6'9" in socks at the NBA combine. Draymond is 6'5.75" in socks, which is closer to 6'6", making him right at 6'7" in shoes.
KD got measured at 6’9 1/2 when the NBA remeasured everyone in 2019
@@moneyman4740 Good piece of information. So where did this guy in the video get the "7'0" tall with his sneakers on" info? I've never seen a pair of basketball shoes with 2.5" soles.
@@personne7542 KD is legit 6'10
@@gmyt8534 absolutely he is 6'10" to 6'11" in his shoes. But the video claims he is 7'0". He's straight up been measured by the NBA as less than 6'10" in socks at least once.
"Back in the day, height determined your position." Um, no, not in the 80s and beyond, at least. Just ask Charles Barkley, Larry Johnson, Ralph Sampson, Magic Johnson, Ben Wallace, etc. Coaches understood it was how you effectively played, not how tall you were.
they do it because of positoin on the court
Kd lied because he did not want to play center because if he played center he would not be allowed to shoot the ball like how he dose now
Seem like they all lie about 2 inches
These days their is nothing much special about NBA players height more and more people are above six feet
Then how tall is Isaiah Thomas
Klay and Draymond aren’t the same height. Same with Dwight and ad
How did KD get taller
kd didnt wanna be a center he wanted to be a forward
bc they would make him be a center at 7 ft
No they wouldn’t you fucking casual
His fears were unfounded. No NBA coach would've done that. He's too thin anyway for traditional C.
@@personne7542lots of coach's would have made him bulk up to play that center position
@@jaminlauder Name one. All NBA level coaches knew he would be best as a wing/stretch 4. They're not basketball idiots. Not one NBA draft site had him as a center back then. And this is all ridiculous anyway because he was never 7-feet. He was measured 6'9" barefoot at the time.
People have this generalized notion about the past that is simply untrue. Durant showed the skills of a 6'10 guard in college. Everyone knew he was best from the perimeter. Just like no one ever expected 6'9" Magic Johnson to be a full time power forward all the way back in the 80's. He was too good with his guard play. Look up 7'0" Brad Sellers from the 1980s. Played for the Bulls. Listed as a small forward and power forward. Coaches understood he had no business in the paint.
That's still tall
It’s bc they don’t measure properly
Facts
ur wrong on all of these💀
No, I saw Videos kd said he was 6 foot seven
Bro this kid @rlfxde lied about his height and he’s like 4,1
My doc said im 10,4
Ad is 6’10
This without shoes thing shouldn’t matter because they aren’t playing basketball bare foot are they
Ad is 6'10
Draymond is six six and a half
So ik this not why but kd does it to be a sf so he can chucj 3s etc
Weight in football
My ex told that a few inches make a big difference 😂
klay thompson is 6'6 not 6'5
I would said Draymomd 6 foot 7 cause he look much taller in a inch than Jordan Poole who is 6 foot 4
And you would be correct. NBA Combine measurements have him at 6'5.75" in socks, which would have him right about 6'7" in shoes.
I'm almost taller than dremon
KD is only 6.9 he was measured again in 2019
6’10”*
Im five nine but well say 6 foot 1 in
What are you saying Anthony Davis is 1 inch taller than LeBron look at the picture at the end
My question is why tf are all of them 6’9?
😏
So kd could play sf
ALL CAP
Facts AD is 6’10
AD one is cao
cap draymond is 6'7 and ad is 6'10 or 11 and the others are cap
You got AD wrong no subs
Draymond is 6'6 and and klay 6'6
Klay measured 6’5.75” at the NBA draft combine without shoes. Same height Draymond was measured at in the NBA draft combine.
@@bigfactsbigstacks6261 klay listed 6'6 without shoes
@@Imjordan13 They might be “listed” at that height, but their actual height is the one measured at the draft combine. You can look it up and see for yourself, 6’5.75” w/out shoes for both. Oh and Steph Curry, 6’2” without shoes.
LJ is only 6'7"
Yeah he was actually measured 6'5.5" in socks. And right away he got Power Forward run as a young, strong, long, explosive guy, before his back problems. Nobody was under the delusion he would be SF only in the league. This was in the early 90s. Coaches have known forever that it's not how big you are, it's how big you play.
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Bro your facts aren’t true Kay and draymond aren’t the same
They trying to not be power forwards
69 .
Thats fake
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Kd would be in a different position if he was 7ft