NBA Combine 2014: Prospects Who Emerged as Biggest Athletic Freaks in Draft

May 17th, 2014 by David Daniels Leave a reply »

An NBA draft prospects' physical gifts are never more apparent than at the combine.

Athletic freaks like Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid may have sat out, but other prospects made scouts forget their absence.

Here are the top four combine warriors that improved their draft stock.

 

Note: Combine results via NBA.com.

 



4. Patric Young: C, Florida

Young's greatest strength is his strength. No player bench pressed 185 pounds more times than he did—nearly breaking the combine record according to Jonathan Givony of Draft Express:



Young weighed in at 248.6 pounds and boasted a body fat percentage of 5.45 at the combine—an even lower percentage than those up to 20 pounds lighter than him.

What also helped him was measuring in at 6'10" with a 7'1.17" wingspan. He had previously been listed at 6'9".

 



3. Dante Exum: PG, Australia

According to ESPN (subscription needed), the average height of an NBA point guard is 6'2".


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