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Didn't see his name come up in this thread, but I know his height is much debated. Tracy McGrady measured at 6'6 and a half without shoes in '97 (no with shoe height listed, 6'8 is safe to assume). From the same draft, something I found interesting: Billups a legit 6'3 without shoes.
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Garnett was 6'11 without shoes in '95. [/QUOTE]
Both those guys continued growing. Both were drafted out of high school.
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6'9" was Magic's sneaker height, as is Kobe's 6'6" listing.
People who are older bones get smaller, so they get shorter over time.
NBA players heights are not exaggerated they list their height with shoes rounded up kobe is 6'4 3/4 so he is 6'5 3/4 listing 6'6 thats legit dwade is 6'3 3/4 without shoes 6'4 3/4 with shoes so his listed heights 6'5 lebron is 6'7 1/2 i think so he is listed at 6'9 someone that confuses me is elton brand he is 6'9 1/2 with shoes thats half and inch shorter than dwight i don't know why people would call him undersized. Brand should be listed at 6'10 heres another interesting one Bosh is 7 feet he is 6'11 1/2 with shoes.
So magic is 6'6 3/4 without shoes 6'7 3/4 with shoes he would be listed as 6'8 but like some other people said he could of lost height due to age so yea i would say he is 6'9. You don't need picture check there draft combine numbers
Hahahaaa at the beginning of one basketball season they listed me a bit taller and heavier to attract scouts #imjustsaying
[QUOTE=Ikill]NBA players heights are not exaggerated they list their height with shoes rounded up kobe is 6'4 3/4 so he is 6'5 3/4 listing 6'6 thats legit dwade is 6'3 3/4 without shoes 6'4 3/4 with shoes so his listed heights 6'5 lebron is 6'7 1/2 i think so he is listed at 6'9 someone that confuses me is elton brand he is 6'9 1/2 with shoes thats half and inch shorter than dwight i don't know why people would call him undersized. Brand should be listed at 6'10 [B]heres another interesting one Bosh is 7 feet he is 6'11 1/2 with shoes.[/B]
So magic is 6'6 3/4 without shoes 6'7 3/4 with shoes he would be listed as 6'8 but like some other people said he could of lost height due to age so yea i would say he is 6'9. You don't need picture check there draft combine numbers[/QUOTE]
Both Bosh and KG like to pretend they're not seven footers, because they think they will be considered better players if they're thought of as being under 7', even though they are 7 footers. It's to avoid having to play center since they aren't that good at it.
When there's at least 5-8 all time centers clearly better than them, they wanna be called PFs since they might crack the top 5 then. Well Bosh won't, not even top 10, in KG's case though he will. If he was a C he'd be lucky to be top 10 ever.
[QUOTE=SinJackal]Both Bosh and KG like to pretend they're not seven footers, because they think they will be considered better players if they're thought of as being under 7', even though they are 7 footers. It's to avoid having to play center since they aren't that good at it.
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If Bosh is 7' then Gasol is 7'2". Gasol towered over him in that funny interview Bosh did with him. Gasol also has about an inch on KG.
I hope the NBA would measure their players height in the off season.
Some young NBA players are still growing because their growth plates are still open.
[B]For Example. [/B]
David Noel was measured at 6'4.5" in the NBA Pre Draft Camp, but he was measured at 6'5" (without shoes) in the PBA.
LMAO at Kobe Bryant being billed at 6'8" in the 2002 NBA Finals.
I am 6'7 (6'6 3/4") without shoes and met Magic Johnson in high school. He was in a suit and standard dress shoes and was AT LEAST 6'8 1/2".
Kobe is 6-4 1/2 barefoot according to his mugshot. So 6-6 in shoes.
Magic was listed by FIBA at 6-7 3/4 in shoes. So he was really 6-8 and not 6-9. Just another NBA exaggeration.
If you look at him next to Bird in almost all images he is shorter than Bird is.
[QUOTE=Lebron23]Magic Johnson is 6'7" that was his listed height in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[/QUOTE]
Magic was listed at 6-7 3/4 at the Olympics, not 6-7.
[QUOTE=chocolatethunder]No, he's about 6'5". When he had Howard Stern on his TV show years ago they were the same height and Stern is is 6'5". It was funny because Drew Carrey was on the show and they were taking questions and Drew Carrey asked Magic why he was listed at 6'9" but was the same height as Howard. Magic didn't reply and they cut to commercial.[/QUOTE]
Total bull shit. I have seen that clip. First, Stern was wearing boots and Magic was wearing dress shoes. Second, Stern's hair was sticking way up and Magic is bald. Third, they were not "eye to eye" as Stern claimed. Magic was a good inch taller than him, at least.
So if Stern is 6-5 barefoot as he claims, then Magic is at least 6-7 barefoot.
[QUOTE=Lakas Fan Yo][B]Kobe is 6-4 1/2 barefoot according to his mugshot.[/B] So 6-6 in shoes.
Magic was listed by FIBA at 6-7 3/4 in shoes. So he was really 6-8 and not 6-9. Just another NBA exaggeration.
If you look at him next to Bird in almost all images he is shorter than Bird is.[/QUOTE]
Shit gave me a chuckle. :oldlol: