Dr. J has bigger hands than Jordan

[eliteballer]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/79/ce/a7/79cea7b74928afc75b7181026300c893.jpg

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/bulls/jordan2_090827.jpg

Damn...Jordan's hand doesn't go all the way around but the Dr. just engulfs his. Can't think of a perimeter player with comparable hand size except maybe Connie Hawkins and Leonard.

[eliteballer]

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BrGvVluCMAA60m_.jpg:large


Dr J and Vonleh comparing hands:

http://images.kpopstarz.com/data/images/full/173015/vonleh-with-bigger-hands-than-legend-dr-j.png?w=600

[Overdrive]

Can't think of a perimeter player with comparable hand size except maybe Connie Hawkins and Leonard.

Pippen had huge hands, don't know if they were bigger than Jordan's though.

[Marchesk]

I'm wondering how big Pippen's hands were.

[OldSchoolBBall]

Yeah, I think the Dr. was something like 12" from the base of the palm to the tip of the middle finger, while MJ was like 10.5". You can also tell from game footage that Dr. J palms the ball even easier than Jordan did.

[Cocaine80s]

This changes everything.

[CavaliersFTW]

Giannis Antetokounmpo >>>> MJ

http://i.imgur.com/5go3tgn.jpg


Sidenote: I probably have the biggest hands on ISH.. ;)
His hands aren't bigger than MJ's, they're 9.5 inches which is about the same length as MJ's only MJ's weren't so skinny. MJ probably has bigger hands (in spread) than Giannis.

Connie Hawkins, Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Wayne Embry are 4 players with the biggest hands likely in league history. MJ likely has the biggest hands of any guard in history.

[eliteballer]

His hands aren't bigger than MJ's, they're 9.5 inches which is about the same length as MJ's only MJ's weren't so skinny. MJ probably has bigger hands (in spread) than Giannis.

Connie Hawkins, Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Wayne Embry are 4 players with the biggest hands likely in league history. MJ likely has the biggest hands of any guard in history.

Shaq's hands are up there...and vonleh and leonard seem to have hands in at least the same range as the dr. I wouldn't be surprised if Magic has bigger hands than Jordan.

Vince Carter...another guy with huge hands. I think McGrady's are bigger though.

[tpols]

Just measured mine at 8". it's funny to look at what 12 would be.. It's unreal.

[OldSchoolBBall]

Jordan's hand:

https://web.duke.edu/pfs/lessons/grade4math/math%204th/Goal%202/Michael%20Jordans%20Hand.jpg

[CavaliersFTW]

Jordan's hand:

https://web.duke.edu/pfs/lessons/grade4math/math%204th/Goal%202/Michael%20Jordans%20Hand.jpg
Wow I just measured it on my screen. 22" long :eek:

There's no scale that picture is about useless :lol

[eliteballer]

There's a similar printout of Dr J's hand out there but I haven't seen it online.

[OldSchoolBBall]

Wow I just measured it on my screen. 22" long :eek:

There's no scale that picture is about useless :lol

Err, that's nowhere near 22" long.

[32jazz]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/79/ce/a7/79cea7b74928afc75b7181026300c893.jpg

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/bulls/jordan2_090827.jpg

Damn...Jordan's hand doesn't go all the way around but the Dr. just engulfs his. Can't think of a perimeter player with comparable hand size except maybe Connie Hawkins and Leonard.

Doc did have huge hands but hand strength also plays a role in palming a ball.

I could palm a basketball but broke both my hands in a motorcycle accident & palming a b is far more difficult .I barely can although I rarely play ball anymore

[jongib369]

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BrGvVluCMAA60m_.jpg:large


Dr J and Vonleh comparing hands:

http://images.kpopstarz.com/data/images/full/173015/vonleh-with-bigger-hands-than-legend-dr-j.png?w=600

Wayne Embry

http://i0.wp.com/www.sheridanhoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Vonleh-Embry.jpg

[OldSchoolBBall]

depends on your monitor size, screen resolution.. :confusedshrug:

There's usually an option in browsers to view the native size.

[CavaliersFTW]

Wayne Embry[/IMG]
His hand length measurements are unknown (I suspect in the 9.5 inch range though)

but his hand spread is a known 12 inches thumb to pinky

Wilt Chamberlain's hands for reference, 9.5 by 11.5 inches and he could palm a 16lb Bowling ball, something Michael Jordan attempted but could not duplicate with his own big hands on Jay Leno not too long ago.

When Embry met that guy, he met him for the sole purpose of checking out his hands and he said only Hawkins and Julius had hands in a similar size range as himself. Julius in recent interview talked about how when he first met Kareem Kareem couldn't stop looking at his hands cause his hands were a little bit bigger than Kareem's.

[Top Gun]

Remember C-Webb saying that Doc was the only player he had seen with bigger hands than himself.

[eliteballer]

"I'm just curious,'' Embry said. "I might be the only person here with hands bigger than yours.''

Then it was on. Embry extended his outstretched hand, and Vonleh matched up his.

"Oh, my,'' Embry said.

"I got him,'' Vonleh said to the laughs of reporters gathered around the pair.

"Wait a minute, you've got to come a little wider, son,'' Embry said.

But the results were obvious.

"Oh my God,'' Embry said at the size of Vonieh's fingers. "They're longer.''

The youngster tried to be respectful. "We're about the same size,'' he said.

In truth, their span was about the same, but Vonleh's fingers were a bit longer. Embry was surprised -- but gracious in defeat, telling the young man to use his hands to his advantage.

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/05/wayne_embry_gives_indianas_noa.html

[CavaliersFTW]

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/05/wayne_embry_gives_indianas_noa.html
Wayne had a more volumous fatter looking hand, like his fingers weren't as long but they were extremely thick and his thumb did indeed look as if it might have naturally given him at least the same if not wider spread

But the rest of the kids fingers were def longer by at least a half inch. I think a wider hand is more beneficial than a longer hand though

Shaq had hands 11 inches long by 9 inches spread

Wilt had hands 9.5 inches long by 11.5 inches spread

Wilt looked to palm the ball easier than Shaq despite them having almost the same size hands in volume

*EDIT* Actually I clicked the link, Embry's handspread was a known 12 inches Vonleh's measured 11.75 so he's still got a quarter inch on Vonleh's hand spread.