[Aram]

93 inches ain't 10 1/2 feet

Actually he from the videos i've seen of him on youtube he appears to have wingspan that's definitely more than only 93 inches (or 7,9"). he's reported to have wingspan somewhere between 8,5" -8,6" (101-102 inches) and he can literally can dunk a basketball without leaving his feet (which i've never seen anyone do before)! Plus he weighs a mind-bloggling 360lbs but he appears to suffer from acrogelgy/gigantism unfortunately because he is already suffering for regular knee problems which deprive valuable play time from him.

 

[Aram]

Re: Ouch

Kevin McHale has a 90" wingspan.....Hot damn!

Yep, that's actually longer than Yao's wingspan, but McHale is roughly 7 to 8 inches shorter.

 

[Jordan23Forever]

Apparently, he can also sit in the middle of the back seat of a car with both back doors open and simultaneously close them to give you an idea of how long his wingspan is.

That was Jerry West (who had a huge wingspan as well), not Phil Jackson. Wilt Chamberlain was in shock when he came to West's team and saw that West (6'4") had the same sleeve length as him (37.5" iirc). :lol:

 

[Aram]

That was Jerry West (who had a huge wingspan as well), not Phil Jackson. Wilt Chamberlain was in shock when he came to West's team and saw that West (6'4") had the same sleeve length as him (37.5" iirc). :lol:

that must be come crazy *** long arms for jerry west...to have the same sleeve length as somebody who is 8 inches taller than you! what's his wingspan?

 

[Aram]

then again, i've heard wilt chamberlain's wingspan was 7,4" (he was 7,0" or 7,1" i believe).

 

[Jordan23Forever]

that must be come crazy *** long arms for jerry west...to have the same sleeve length as somebody who is 8 inches taller than you! what's his wingspan?

No idea, but by all accounts he had a very long wingspan. As I noted, that story told earlier mistakenly attributed to Phil Jackson was actually about Jerry West (i.e., that he could sit in the back seat of a car and open both back doors simultaneously).

 

[Hyperion]

That was Jerry West (who had a huge wingspan as well), not Phil Jackson. Wilt Chamberlain was in shock when he came to West's team and saw that West (6'4") had the same sleeve length as him (37.5" iirc). :lol:

No, it was chronicled in the book "Jordan Rules!" that was the big selling point of Jackson in the draft.

 

[Aram]

So Jerry West has like a 7,4" wingspan at only 6,4"ish...holy ****! he could touch his knees standing straight up if that were the case!

 

[Jordan23Forever]

No, it was chronicled in the book "Jordan Rules!" that was the big selling point of Jackson in the draft.

Well then Jackson could do that also, but West could as well. It was in one of the Jerry West books along with the other stuff about his/Wilt's sleeve length.

 

[budselig]

West is actually 6'2", not 6'4". At least that's what he's listed as on basketball-reference.

 

[Jordan23Forever]

West is actually 6'2", not 6'4". At least that's what he's listed as on basketball-reference.

He was about 6'2.75", which would be 6'4" today (they didn't add shoes in back then when listing heights). He was roughly the same height as Kidd or Payton.

 

[Hyperion]

There was this guy, Bill Brasky, who had a wingspan of over 20 feet long! He could dunk from the FT line without even jumping! I tell you, Bill Brasky was the best athlete I've ever had the chance to see!

 

[Aram]

There was this guy, Bill Brasky, who had a wingspan of over 20 feet long! He could dunk from the FT line without even jumping! I tell you, Bill Brasky was the best athlete I've ever had the chance to see!

you must be smoking something....

 

[ShaqAttack3234]

What is Shaq's Wingspan
Duncan's Wingspan
David Robinson Wingspan

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?page=&year=1992&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=

Shaq's wingspan was measured at 7'7" and Alonzo Mourning's measured just half an inch shorter despite measuring 3 1/2 inches shorter at the pre-draft camp.

 

[Fazzavich]

I truely doubt it. One of the largest wingspans in the NBA (must be top 5) is Gasol, and his is 7'6 1/2".

7'6 is not top 5 lol
Alonzo is 7'8
Ewing is 8'1
Manute is 8'6

thats just off the top of my head there is way more

Gasol probably isnt even top 50 tbh