High Jump 2.45 world record - Javier Sotomayor Highest box jump Sometimes you hear guys tell about crazy vertical jump heights exceeding 60 inches or more. Once you dig a bit deeper it always turns out not to be a regular vertical jump test but something called “a box jump.” The box j...
Thunder opponents have taken 44.6% of their shots from 3-point range, the league’s third-highest opponent rate. They could be vulnerable against the Bucks, who rankthirdin 3-point percentage (38.9%). The percentage of OKC opponent 3-pointers that have been wide open (50%) is a little ...
The Rockets selected Amen Thompson No. 4 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft and expected him to be a key piece of their rebuild. The timeline for the Rockets’ rebuild has accelerated greatly and so has Thompson’s development into the player they envisioned back in June 2023. The second-year ...
NBA team evaluators are still struggling to pinpoint the highest-upside players. Many compare it to the 2013 draft in which Anthony Bennett was selected No. 1, only one All-Star was taken in the lottery and only three All-Stars were picked the entire night. The good news for teams: Gian...
The soaring height is jaw-dropping; the world seems to freeze and go silent as Morant reaches the peak of his jump, and then, bam -- Morant, right arm extended and legs splayed, descends with power. You almost hear and feel the whoosh....
Like last year, we held a team vote with the opinions of eight HoopsHype staff members, removed the highest and lowest rank for each and awarded points 76-1 for the rest. Without further ado, let’s jump into it. 1 Michael Jordan ...
6/9/2009Magic Break Shooting RecordThe Magic shot 75.0% from field in 1st half (24-32) breaking this record: The highest FG pct for one half in NBA Finals was: 70.6 --- 76ers vs Lakers, June 6, 1982 (76ers went on to win game, but lose series).6/9/2009...
Jeff Edgerton:I said it earlier in the season, and I'm still surprised that he isn't higher, but what aboutKyle Kuzma(+15000)? Going from the sixth man in LA to a bona fide starter and second-highest scorer for the Wizards is a huge jump. ...
A big winner from athletic testing, Devin Carter set an NBA combine record in the sprint, tied for the highest max vertical and finished third in lane agility time. He also measured a near 6-foot-9 wingspan, huge and key for a guard who could be considered undersized at the 2. ...
“Both Stephen and my father were unheralded prospects who came out of nowhere to completely change the game, with my father popularizing the jump shot and Stephen taking the shot even further—quite literally. Stephen seems to have many of the characteristics that my father did: hard-working...