Kevin Durant 6'11-7ft Tall?

[MASH Transit]

This past week, specifically during the Boston game and during the All Star festivities, I've heard multiple players and or commentators say Durant is 7ft tall. I decided to dig up some photos to see if I could very the claim.

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/DefMos/West-All-Star-Practice-2.jpg

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/DefMos/tumblr_lzjepuBsne1qmx8mro1_500-1.jpg

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/DefMos/6a404cb2b678e8edce6d8e789bcc3eec-getty-113288482rm031_memphis_griz.jpg

Serge Ibaka, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, and Z-Bo are all 6'10. What say you?

[iDefend5]

Nobody cares, and you're a fakkit.

[G-train]

Pretty bad angles. And zbo and love are about 6'8 or 6'9 IMO.
But yeah Durant is probably 6'10 or more.

[Nash]

Dude is atleast 6-11.

[FindingTim]

damn I didn't realize Kevin Love was so tall. He looks around 6'8 to me...

Durant though... what a freak. If he isn't 7', he is close.

[maybeshewill13]

Bloody scary to think of a 7 footer with that level of athleticism and scoring ability.. going to be very interesting to see how his game progresses over the next few years.

[MASH Transit]

damn I didn't realize Kevin Love was so tall. He looks around 6'8 to me...

Durant though... what a freak. If he isn't 7', he is close.

Love measured in at around 6'10 in shoes during the pre draft workouts.

[G-train]

[LEFT][COLOR=#0000ff]Kevin Love (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Kevin-Love-1062/) measured out reasonably well

[MASH Transit]

[QUOTE=G-train][LEFT][COLOR=#0000ff]Kevin Love (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Kevin-Love-1062/) measured out reasonably well

[OKCThunderUP]

He's gotta be 6'11".

[arifgokcen]

He's gotta be 6'11".

He is not 7' but very close.He is the tallest wing player i have ever seen(that can play).Dont forget his arms.

[lpublic_enemyl]

He's gotta be 6'11".
gotta be KD!!:confusedshrug:

[Clippersfan86]

He is not 7' but very close.He is the tallest wing player i have ever seen(that can play).Dont forget his arms.

Dirk says hi...

[arifgokcen]

Dirk says hi...

I cant exactly call dirk wing player.Can you?
No doubt he is the best shooting 7 footer in history

[eliteballer]

He is not 7' but very close.He is the tallest wing player i have ever seen(that can play).Dont forget his arms.


Jonathan Bender comes to mind. Durant isnt 7 feet, those are horrible angles.

[Dictator]

Thos aren't horrible angles, KD is a legit 6'11-7'1

[FKAri]

Bloody scary to think of a 7 footer with that level of athleticism and scoring ability.. going to be very interesting to see how his game progresses over the next few years.

Not just the athleticism; it's the agility!

[G-train]

Thos aren't horrible angles, KD is a legit 6'11-7'1

I don't know what height he is, but those photos ARE poor evidence. Surely you can see that the angles are horrible, none of the photos are shot side by side or parallel to the ground.

[Jasper]

6'10-11" with a step back jumper to clear space for his release point.

You ever see him step into contact and take that hidious low release point jumper :confusedshrug:

Granted he learned from an early age to stroke it.

6'10" typically is a PF.
If he is 7' or taller he will go down in the record books as the tallest SF in the history of the NBA.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=239720

[abuC]

http://ripcityproject.com/files/2011/05/dirk-durant-record.jpg

Shorter than Dirk, but not by much.

[maybeshewill13]

Judging by that picture solely there's a solid 1.5 inches between the two, but you never know if either is ducking a bit, bending knees etc etc.

Fact is it's very hard to tell with pictures alone.

[Collie]

He's most likely 6-10. Dirk is around 7 feet in shoes, and that picture is around 2 inches height difference.

[MASH Transit]

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/DefMos/x00007882.jpg

[NumberSix]

I think KD being so skinny makes him look taller than he is. I'd say he's a legit 6'10 in shoes.

[gyu]

He was a legit 6'10" coming into the league, check his predraft measurements. They then lowered him to 6'9" on the NBA site probably because it looks more proper for a guy in the SF position (same reason why KG wanted to be listed as 6'11" because he plays PF instead of 7'0" even though that's his real height).

He's taller than Serge Ibaka, go check out their video of him helping Serge practice for the dunk contest.

[G-train]

Been saying for years, each season on media day the players should be weighed and measured by a league official barefoot and in their underwear and listed as such on the NBA website.

[Euroleague]

He doesn't look near to 6-11 or 7-0. His height is obviously exaggerated.

[Euroleague]

Been saying for years, each season on media day the players should be weighed and measured by a league official barefoot and in their underwear and listed as such on the NBA website.

Why in the world would Stern ever agree to that? As he has it now, he can just make up whatever the hell he likes to.

[gyu]

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/gallery_images/photos/000/748/837/GYI0063550831_crop_450x500.jpg?1298072122

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzxo348XMX1qgjs8go1_500.jpg

[Collie]

Looks about as tall as Ibaka, maybe 1/2 inch taller. Legit 6-10 in shoes IMO.

[CavaliersFTW]

This past week, specifically during the Boston game and during the All Star festivities, I've heard multiple players and or commentators say Durant is 7ft tall. I decided to dig up some photos to see if I could very the claim.

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/DefMos/West-All-Star-Practice-2.jpg

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/DefMos/tumblr_lzjepuBsne1qmx8mro1_500-1.jpg

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/DefMos/6a404cb2b678e8edce6d8e789bcc3eec-getty-113288482rm031_memphis_griz.jpg

Serge Ibaka, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, and Z-Bo are all 6'10. What say you?

Your on to something... but it's not quite what you think...

www.draftexpress.com/measurements

Durant went against the grain of pretty much the entire league and chose to be listed in his barefoot height (so that he could play SF). 99.99% of the entire league gets listed in an inflated shoe height. Hence, he looks like he's as tall as guys listed taller than him and guys listed his height look much shorter.

No. He's not a 7 footer. He's Dwight Howard's height which is certainly tall enough for a small forward. Dwight Howard + Durant are both 6'9 barefoot. Compare to a PF like Kevin love, 6'7.5" in his bare feet, or another center Bismack Biyombo 6'8.31" in his bare feet and I can understand why you can trick yourself into believing he's a 7 footer. But it's not because he's taller than his list height suggests, it's because everyone else is shorter than their list height suggests. Make sense?

[All Net]

He's a legit 6'10

Think Randolph is 6'9, Love the same.

[Collie]

Btw, Serge Ibaka is quite a handsome young man, no homo. :lol

[OKCThunderUP]

Your on to something... but it's not quite what you think...

www.draftexpress.com/measurements

Durant went against the grain of pretty much the entire league and chose to be listed in his barefoot height (so that he could play SF). 99.99% of the entire league gets listed in an inflated shoe height. Hence, he looks like he's as tall as guys listed taller than him and guys listed his height look much shorter.

No. He's not a 7 footer. He's Dwight Howard's height which is certainly tall enough for a small forward. Dwight Howard + Durant are both 6'9 barefoot. Compare to a PF like Kevin love, 6'7.5" in his bare feet, or another center Bismack Biyombo 6'8.31" in his bare feet and I can understand why you can trick yourself into believing he's a 7 footer. But it's not because he's taller than his list height suggests, it's because everyone else is shorter than their list height suggests. Make sense?

He may have been 6'9 coming out of the draft but he's gotten taller as many young players do.

[CavaliersFTW]

He's a legit 6'10

Think Randolph is 6'9, Love the same.

Look at the link I posted above. You'll find their heights on there. Those are not the heights of those guys.

[Euroleague]

He may have been 6'9 coming out of the draft but he's gotten taller as many young players do.

That's BS. He looks no more than 6-10 in shoes. Maybe it's just because he's such a toothpick that people think he looks taller than he really is.

[CavaliersFTW]

He may have been 6'9 coming out of the draft but he's gotten taller as many young players do.

It's likely of course we can't rule that out - but it isn't at all likely that he's gotten taller by several inches - as with anyone his age coming into the draft, his height probably only changed in fractions of an inch. He did not visibly growth spurt in my eyes - or am I just blind? - I think some people are smokin somethin if they think he's dramatically different than when he entered the league.

It makes perfect sense that him being listed barefoot + nobody else being listed barefoot would make his height appear larger than reality - if we're using a 6'9 guy (who's listed 6'11) as a point of reference and KD was theoretically equal to that height - everybody would assume KD is also 6'11. Am I wrong? - Nobody ever seems to realize 99% of players aren't listed their honest height these days - the listed heights have become quite generous. KD and KG are two very rare exceptions to this rule and unsurprisingly both of those guys have stirred up discussions like this lol

[All Net]

Look at the link I posted above. You'll find their heights on there. Those are not the heights of those guys.

Don't need a link, I've met both Love and Randolph and they are both close to my height and I would say an inch shorter.

[Westbrook0]

Don't need a link, I've met both Love and Randolph and they are both close to my height and I would say an inch shorter.

And I've met Kevin Durant and he is exactly 7'6.

Because as we all know, random internet posters comparing a player's height to themselves is cold, hard evidence.

[All Net]

And I've met Kevin Durant and he is exactly 7'6.

Because as we all know, random internet posters comparing a player's height to themselves is cold, hard evidence.

Really doesn't matter all I'm comparing them on is when I was speaking to them. Randolph has never been listed more than 6'8 to 6'9 anyway...

[dunksby]

Marc Gasol is 7'1"

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/DefMos/x00007882.jpg

[CavaliersFTW]

Don't need a link, I've met both Love and Randolph and they are both close to my height and I would say an inch shorter.

Was Love and Randolphs shoe 0.5" thick, 0.75" thick, 1.25" thick, or 1.5" thick? Did either one have orthopedic inserts? There's still variables. - You prob don't care but for people who did that's why I posted the website.

The draft camps measured them in their bare feet. The only way you can accurately gauge of player A is in fact taller than player B is to remove all the variables. That'd be their height w/o shoes - And Durant was 6'9 barefoot, Love ws 6'7.5 (Maybe 6'7.75 actually). Durant probably wears relatively thinner shoes being that he's trying to be an agile SF, Love probably wears some thick shoes seeing as how he's a PF and need's to add more length for his position. I'm not sure how tall Randolph is I didn't look him up. But you get the idea - I just posted the website for those that wanted to know those guys actual measured heights out of their shoes.

[kabalcage]

I saw Durant in person at the Portland lockout scrimmage and he's as tall as lamarcus Aldridge. I'd say he is comparable in height to most centers and power forwards. If he ever put on a ton of weight, he could easily play center.... Or at least look like one.

[CavaliersFTW]

I saw Durant in person at the Portland lockout scrimmage and he's as tall as lamarcus Aldridge. I'd say he is comparable in height to most centers and power forwards. If he ever put on a ton of weight, he could easily play center.... Or at least look like one.

He def is as tall as typical centers/power forwards

Dwight Howard is 6'9 - 6'10.25 in shoes, and listed 6'11

Kevin Durant is 6'9 - listed 6'9

Tristan Thompson is 6'7.5" - listed 6'9

so you can see why people get confused when they see how tall he is next to guys listed much taller than him or when they see him being much taller than smaller guys listed his height - most of the NBA lists in shoes but he doesnt.

[Lebron23]

Don't need a link, I've met both Love and Randolph and they are both close to my height and I would say an inch shorter.


If you visit the Philippines. Just call me. I am gonna recruit you as one of our players.

[Lebron23]

Durant is probably 6'10 - 6'10.5 without shoes. 6'11.25-6"11.75 in his sneakers.

[NumberSix]

They should just list guys barefoot height. Why not?

[Lebron23]

They should just list guys barefoot height. Why not?


No one plays basketball barefoot, the shoe factor is the legitimate height in the NBA.

[CavaliersFTW]

Durant is probably 6'10 - 6'10.5 without shoes. 6'11.25-6"11.75 in his sneakers.

:facepalm

I don't know anyone out of my High School class of 350 that has grown 1.0-1.5" since their freshman year of college. In fact, I doubt any of them grew more than 1/4" if that.

www.draftexpress.com/measurements

He was measured 6'9 in his barefeet - he maybe grew 1/8th-1/2" but anything else is very unrealistic. This guy isn't a David Robinson or Dennis Rodman hittin late growth spurts, he looks virtually the same as he did when he entered the league. Why is it so hard for people to accept that the rest of the league is shorter than their list height - thus we are fooled into thinking he's taller than he actually is? He's not taller than his list height, everyone else is just shorter than theirs.

[Lebron23]

Durant towered over 6'8" Ryan Anderson He's at least 2-2.5 inches taller than him.

KD is also taller than 6'8" Kendrick Perkins.

[Lebron23]

http://blog.eastbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sneaker-watch-thunder-up-700x775.jpg

Better Quality

6'2.25" Russell Westbrook, 6'10-6'10.5" Kevin Durant, 6'8" Kendrick Perkins, 6'4" James Harden.

[CavaliersFTW]

No one plays basketball barefoot, the shoe factor is the legitimate height in the NBA.

Stupid.

Let's list football players in their spikes and helmet height

And ice skaters and hockey players in their skates and/or head gear

And let's list tour de france cyclists on their bike height.

- no - literally that's retarded the NBA actually used to list players in their bare feet but quietly began to fudge numbers. Then: "oh uhhh.. we just list players in shoes that's all!" was a bullshit excuse to explain why our players were not stacking up to their billed height in international competition - and they needed an answer. Then the cat was out of the bag. The real reason is marketing. They want to sell you their players as bigger better stronger. In 1989 David Robinson was listed as 7'1 and 235lbs coming into the U.S. Olympics. The Olympics decided to measure him. Low and behold he's 7'0 and 227lbs. Magic Johnson, the 6'9 PF - 6'7. - It's got nothing to do with shoes.

If the NBA cared about listing players in shoes then:

Dwight Howard who is 6'9 barefoot and 6'10.25" in shoes, would NOT be listed 6'11

And

Kevin Durant who is 6'9 barefoot... and obviously not 6'9 in shoes... would not be listed 6'9.

There is no consistency or rule or w/e to list players in shoes, it's just an inconsistent number that should be made consistent again, by getting every player measured and billed by their biological height - like every other sport known to man - including the nba prior to 1980 -. They should be weighed every season too, their list weights for some guys never changes despite obvious weight loss or weight gain.

[Lebron23]

stupid.

Let's list football players in their spikes and helmet height

And ice skaters and hockey players in their skates and/or head gear

And let's list tour de france cyclists on their bike height.

- no - literally that's retarded the NBA actually used to list players in their bare feet but quietly began to fudge numbers. The "oh well .... we just list players in shoes that's all!" was a bullshit excuse to explain why our players were not stacking up to their billed height in international competition. Then the cat was out of the bag.

If the NBA cared about listing players in shoes then:

Dwight Howard who is 6'9 barefoot and 6'10.25" in shoes, would NOT be listed 6'11

And

Kevin Durant who is 6'9 barefoot... and obviously not 6'9 in shoes... would not be listed 6'9.

There is no consistency or rule or w/e to list players in shoes, it's just an inconsistent number that should be made consistent again, by getting every player measured. They should be weighed every season too, their list weights are also BS 9 times out of 10.


Just look at the picture above. Wilt Chamberlain was also 6'11" in his senior year in HS. He was measured at 7'1".06 in the NBA. Durant was barely 19 yrs.old when he was measured in 2007.

[Lebron23]

They should just list guys barefoot height. Why not?


Just like in the PBA aka the 2nd oldest proffessional basketball league in the world. We lists our players height without shoes since 2003. They also measured the Imports in the 6'6" and under Reinforcement Conference. I remember Cedric Ceballos was measured at 6'4" or 6'4 3/4".

http://www.pba.ph/

[CavaliersFTW]

Just look at the picture above. Wilt Chamberlain was also 6'11" in his senior year in HS. He was measured at 7'1".06 in the NBA. Durant was barely 19 yrs.old when he was measured in 2007.

He was 6'11.5 in his "stocking feet" (socks) at age 17 (his exact words during an interview at that age to reveal his specific height) - he was already 7'1.06 before he was in the NBA, and he was probably already 7'0 by the time he he graduated HS - I'm not saying Durant didn't grow ~1" I'm just saying it isn't typical that's all. He could have, who knows

[abuC]

If the NBA cared about listing players in shoes then:

Dwight Howard who is 6'9 barefoot and 6'10.25" in shoes, would NOT be listed 6'11


Dwight Howard grew an inch after he was drafted which is why he is listed at 6"11 -


The Magic caught some heat for taking Howard over Emeka Okafor. But while Okafor has topped out at just under 6-10, Howard has grown an inch since the draft, arriving for training camp at right around 7-feet. "From what we understand, his growth plates still haven't closed, and there's continued growth to be expected," said coach Johnny Davis.

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2004-11-01/sports/18280029_1_lake-erie-johnny-davis-howard-over-emeka-okafor

[Lebron23]

LeBron is as tall as Perkins . He almost 4.25" taller than Wade during the NBA All star game.

[CavaliersFTW]

Dwight Howard grew an inch after he was drafted which is why he is listed at 6"11 -



http://articles.nydailynews.com/2004-11-01/sports/18280029_1_lake-erie-johnny-davis-howard-over-emeka-okafor

Most likely marketing hype.... Dwight is not even close to 7 feet - Okafur is not 6'10 either.

Uncited information like that get's published all the time.

Dwight is allegedly shorter than Bill Russell - Bill Russell was listed 6'10 in the NCAA and Olympics and 6'9 in the NBA because he's about 6'9.5 in real life in his bare feet.

Andre Iguadala:
"I ran into him a couple of times with Allen [Iverson]. He always had the greats around him. They didn't know who I was back then. I remember seeing Bill Russell and I shook his hand and he looked at me like, 'Who is this guy?' like I was a fan or something. It's good that he sees me in a different light now. I didn't realize that he was taller than Dwight [Howard]. He's pretty tall.

[mjokc]

Btw, Serge Ibaka is quite a handsome young man, no homo. :lol

I agree, If I was gay i'd totally date Serge Ibaka.

[Lebron23]

Most likely marketing hype.... Dwight is not even close to 7 feet - Okafur is not 6'10 either.

Uncited information like that get's published all the time.

Dwight is allegedly shorter than Bill Russell - Bill Russell was listed 6'10 in the NCAA and Olympics and 6'9 in the NBA because he's about 6'9.5 in real life in his bare feet.

Andre Iguadala:
"I ran into him a couple of times with Allen [Iverson]. He always had the greats around him. They didn't know who I was back then. I remember seeing Bill Russell and I shook his hand and he looked at me like, 'Who is this guy?' like I was a fan or something. It's good that he sees me in a different light now. I didn't realize that he was taller than Dwight [Howard]. He's pretty tall.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.aolnews.com/media/2010/05/fh1russell.jpg

[CavaliersFTW]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.aolnews.com/media/2010/05/fh1russell.jpg

:facepalm

not the image crap again - camera angles, shoes, posture, perspective... no. just no. you can't do shit like that lol it doesn't work especially pictures like that one w/o any idea where their feet are - and zoom lenses like that make it especially distorted if they are merely inches apart in space.

[Lebron23]

:facepalm

not the image crap again - camera angles, shoes, posture, perspective... no. just no. you can't do shit like that lol it doesn't work especially pictures like that one w/o any idea where their feet are - and zoom lenses like that make it especially distorted if they are merely inches apart in space.

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/legend-bill-russell-and-dwight-howard-of-the-orlando-magic-news-photo/84800069

Better Angle. Dwight is taller than Russell. Abuc is one of LeBron's entourage. He met some of these players in real life.

[CavaliersFTW]

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/legend-bill-russell-and-dwight-howard-of-the-orlando-magic-news-photo/84800069

Better Angle. Dwight is taller than Russell. Abuc is one of LeBron's entourage. He meet some of these players in real life.

YES better angle but possibly wrong conclusion

Dwight's shoes are MASSIVE

Bill is in small dress shoes

Dwight is closer to the camera by about a foot, maybe two feet - still a tossup

And keep in mind they may deliberately trying to make Dwight look bigger in this manner - Dwight's listed 6'11 how good would that be if an official NBA photo shows him no taller than (listed) 6'9 Russell? lol

[Lebron23]

YES better angle but no wrong conclusion

Dwight's shoes are MASSIVE

Bill is in small dress shoes

AND Dwight is closer to the camera by about a foot - honestly, Bill is more than likely about 1/2" taller than Dwight, based on the measurements of both guys and what iggy said, and seeing bill next to ther players with confirmed measurements in the 6'9-6'10 range - he's usually closer to 6'10 guys


http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/vince-carter-jameer-nelson-and-dwight-howard-of-the-orlando-news-photo/104498706

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/vince-carter-jameer-nelson-and-dwight-howard-of-the-orlando-news-photo/104498706

6'10" Dwight Howard, 6'5.5" Vince Carter, and 5'11" Jameer Nelson.

[Lebron23]

6'10" or 6'10.25" Kevin Durant with 6'9" Danilo Gallinari. ( listed at 6'10" in the NBA)

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Kevin+Durant+Oklahoma+City+Thunder+v+Denver+IxyPM9 tvNgil.jpg

Danilo Gallinari with 6'6" measured Patrick Ewing Jr.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Auto-Ewing-Jr-Danilo-Gallinari-New-York-Knicks-8x10-/11/!C!-V%28Gg!2k~$%28KGrHqUOKjUE0Qzk!5PBBNFmb+pRt!~~_3.JP G

[dunksby]

6'10" or 6'10.25" Kevin Durant with 6'9" Danilo Gallinari. ( listed at 6'10" in the NBA)

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Kevin+Durant+Oklahoma+City+Thunder+v+Denver+IxyPM9 tvNgil.jpg

Danilo Gallinari with 6'6" measured Patrick Ewing Jr.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Auto-Ewing-Jr-Danilo-Gallinari-New-York-Knicks-8x10-/11/!C!-V%28Gg!2k~$%28KGrHqUOKjUE0Qzk!5PBBNFmb+pRt!~~_3.JP G
This is the most telling and proper angled pic and both players are standing upright facing each other.

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/DefMos/x00007882.jpg

[Cowboy Thunder]

KD has the potential to be the best player of all time

[GOBB]

Digging up pictures is pointless to dertmine his actual height. He's on facebook and twitter daily (Perkins has no beef with that however, only Bron). So someone should just ask him what his official height is.

Now that the obsession with height (ISH epidemic) is done with. Why cant he ever get a fresh haircut? He probably goes to Hair Cuttery. :facepalm

[Joshumitsu]

F*CK.

So are you saying if the Blazers didn't draft Oden, we would've gotten a dominant center anyway?

[pegasus]

I say he is 7ft tall without really being 7ft tall.

He has a very short neck, and if he had a normal length neck, he would have been easily a 7-footer. But the thing is, your height up to your shoulder is what really matters when playing basketball. So he is a "legit" 7-footer with extra long arms.

Had he had a long neck like Brandon Roy, he probably would have been 7'1'' tall.

[DStebb716]

Dirk says hi...

Dirk isn't a wing, and KD is better.

[Euroleague]

The images show that he is 6-10 to 6-10 1/2 in shoes at most.

[Euroleague]

No one plays basketball barefoot, the shoe factor is the legitimate height in the NBA.

What does that matter? NBA players don't all wear the same shoe and they don't all keep the same shoes they wear from one game to another.

That argument makes no sense and is totally illogical.

[Euroleague]

Just look at the picture above. Wilt Chamberlain was also 6'11" in his senior year in HS. He was measured at 7'1".06 in the NBA. Durant was barely 19 yrs.old when he was measured in 2007.

And yet he continues to say that he still measures at 6-9 today and all the pics show him no taller than that also.

[Euroleague]

Dwight Howard grew an inch after he was drafted which is why he is listed at 6"11 -



http://articles.nydailynews.com/2004-11-01/sports/18280029_1_lake-erie-johnny-davis-howard-over-emeka-okafor

Anyone that believes an 18 year old Dwight Howard grew 2 inches in a few months is gullible.

[Euroleague]

:facepalm

not the image crap again - camera angles, shoes, posture, perspective... no. just no. you can't do shit like that lol it doesn't work especially pictures like that one w/o any idea where their feet are - and zoom lenses like that make it especially distorted if they are merely inches apart in space.

He probably is taller than Bill Russell. Bill Russell is old as hell. He's probably lost 2-3 inches due to old age.

[CavaliersFTW]

He probably is taller than Bill Russell. Bill Russell is old as hell. He's probably lost 2-3 inches due to old age.

According to Andre Iguadala Russell is taller than Dwight Howard still, Russell was listed 6'9-6'10 depending on when it was in his career so that likely means in his barefeet he's somewhere in between. Dwight was 6'9.0 in his barefeet as a Rookie so I think Bill Russell's height might actually be holding up quite well with age

[madmax]

Durant is 6'9 and maybe a bit barefeet and always has been in his career...
I don't care what his height is in sneakers since they vary in their size, so he could be 8 feet for all I care frankly:sleeping Kids on ISH need to calm down with all this height talk anyway...

[ProfessorMurder]

Durant is 6'9 and maybe a bit barefeet and always has been in his career...
I don't care what his height is in sneakers since they vary in their size, so he could be 8 feet for all I care frankly:sleeping Kids on ISH need to calm down with all this height talk anyway...

:roll: He is not 6'9. He's easily 6'11".

[ProfessorMurder]

He was 6'11.5 in his "stocking feet" (socks) at age 17 (his exact words during an interview at that age to reveal his specific height) - he was already 7'1.06 before he was in the NBA, and he was probably already 7'0 by the time he he graduated HS - I'm not saying Durant didn't grow ~1" I'm just saying it isn't typical that's all. He could have, who knows

Men continue growing for a few years after they turn 18, women stop at 18. I grew 3 inches between 19 and 21. You really think it's that ridiculous that Durant grew 1-2 inches since coming into the NBA at 19?

You defend Wilt all the time even though some numbers may not be verifiable, but you won't believe a Durant rumor when there are players calling him 6'11"?

He's just a little shorter than Yi Jianlian (listed at 7').

[abuC]

Anyone that believes an 18 year old Dwight Howard grew 2 inches in a few months is gullible.

The height is with shoes, he was 6"10 in shoes at the combine in shoes. A 18 year old kid growing an extra inch in 4 months is nothing outrageous, especially when you take into account the same kid went from 5"8 to 6"9 in 1 year.

[Lebron23]

Kevin Durant is almost 2 inches taller than 6'9.25" Anthony Davis. He's probably 6'11" or 6'11.25" without shoes.

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Anthony+Davis+Kevin+Durant+Olympics+Day+10+kNIhrJi Mosxl.jpg

[scm5]

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/DefMos/x00007882.jpg

Wow, we can see from this picture that his shoulders at even with Marc Gasol's, it's just Marc has a longer neck and bigger head.

So as far as usable length, Durant has the length of a legit 7 footer.

Also, Marc does seem a bit closer to the camera from this angle.

[pauk]

Camera angles.... but Kevin Durant sure is more than 6'9" with shoes... he was measured exactly 6'9" barefoot and 6'10.25" with shoes:

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/

There you have it.... but i think his listed height should be 6'10, just like it was in ALL draft scouting reports... and all (well, most i would say) NBA players listed height is with shoes anyways

[KG215]

If people would just realize Durant is in the 1% of NBA players that actually goes by his w/o shoes height, and the other 99% go by their in-shoes height (adding 1-2 inches to their actual height) they would save themselves a lot of headache. Like has been pointed out multiple times in this thread...Durant is probably 6'10"-6'10.5" IN shoes. The reason he looks so much taller than some of these other guys that are listed at 6'9"-6'11" is because those guys are actually 1-3 inches shorter than Durant w/o shoes.

[willds09]

I say hes 6'10 and a half:confusedshrug:

[KG215]

I say hes 6'10 and a half:confusedshrug:
In shoes, maybe so. However, his real (w/o shoes) height is 6'9"....MAYBE 6'9.25" or 6'9.5".

[bmd]

gotta be KD!!:confusedshrug:It can't be Kevin.. he's the nicest guy in the NBA.

[madmax]

In shoes, maybe so. However, his real (w/o shoes) height is 6'9"....MAYBE 6'9.25" or 6'9.5".

finally a level headed OKC fan:lol Anyone who entertains the idea of Durant being close to 7 feet is obviously semi-retarded or simply just a moron

[iamgine]

http://maxim061156.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/nba-team-usa1.jpg

[Fudge]

^ There it is. He's 6'10" plus a few. About 2 inches taller than Bron and 2 or so inches shorter than Chandler.

[KG215]

finally a level headed OKC fan:lol Anyone who entertains the idea of Durant being close to 7 feet is obviously semi-retarded or simply just a moron
I mean it's not like it even matters. Does him being 6'11" or 7'0" mean something? It's not like he's a worse player if people concede the fact that he's actually 6'9" w/o shoes and 6'10" and change with shoes.

Either way, he's still one of the more truly unique players in NBA history, because his shoulder height and length does make him closer to a legit 7-footer, but he's got the quickness, athleticism, and handles of a 6'4"-6'6" guard.

[Round Mound]

6`11 ft

[LongLiveTheKing]

KD confirmed his height on twitter, I forgot what he said but he is not 7 feet. I think it was 6'10.