Was just looking at that. Great standing reach, good lane agility, right there with Reed Sheppard, shuttle run similar to Holland and Castle, standing vert better than the other big Cs, which is more often how bigs will be jumping.
Freakishly long arms: Boogie Ellis is 6'0.75 with a wingspan of 6'7" Trey Alexander is 6'3.25 with a wingspan of 6'10.5" Dillon Jones is 6'4.5 with a wingspan of 6'11" Jaxson Robinson is 6'4.75 with a wingspan of 6'11.25" Michael Ajayi is 6'5.75 with a wingspan of 7'0.75" Jonathan Mogbo is 6'6.25 with a wingspan of 7'2" Enrique Freeman is 6'7.25 with a wingspan of 7'2" Isaac Jones is 6'7.75 with a wingspan of 7'3" Adem Bona is 6'8.25 with a wingspan of 7'3.75" Zach Edey is 7'3.75 with a wingspan of 7'10.75"
Biggest jump (literally): Devin Carter, Providence One unusual thing about the athletic testing at the draft combine is how many people focus on the wrong things. The shuttle tests and lane-agility drills are cool in theory, but they’re also heavily technique-driven and thus don’t have a lot of predictive ability. The max vertical leap is more useful, especially if you’re trying to forecast future dunk contest winners. However, the no-step vertical is the real prize and most relevant to the widest variety of basketball situations Enter Devin Carter, who jumped a combine-best 35 inches on his no-step vertical, tying with Marquette’s Oso Ighodaro (more on him below) and UCLA’s Adem Bona. The guard from Providence, who is the son of former NBA guard Anthony Carter, had already been steadily rising on draft boards in the second half of the season, and the athletic testing and measurements likely solidified him in the top 20 (at least). In addition to the jump, Carter measured with a 6-8 1/4 wingspan, alleviating some concerns about his 6-2 1/4 no-shoes height at the shooting guard position. He also ripped off a 2.89-second sprint that was the fastest at the combine; this doesn’t have a ton of predictive value up the position scale, but is mildly useful for guards. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5503204/2024/05/19/bronny-james-nba-draft-combine-takeaways/
This is fascinating. Things that stood out to me: Castle--"I’d say I’m more of a two-way kind of point guard" We already knew that he's making a point of saying he exclusively wants to play point, but it's basically the headline for a guy who theoretically could be Pippen to Sharpe's Jordan (as Amen also could have been had we picked him last year). Williams--"I’m just a regular guy...Just go out there, have fun, and do what I do.” With other guys (eg, Holland) talking about how they're the best player in the draft and bring it every night, this type of response kinda suggests to me that perhaps Cody doesn't have that "dawg" in him. Walter--"I’m always going to compete on the defensive end and do whatever it takes to win like dive on the floor, and take charges." For a guy who's being sold almost exclusively on his offense, this is good stuff to hear Ware--“I’m able to pick-and-pop, be a lob threat, and I can defend on the perimeter." Supposedly (aside from the nebulous "motor" concerns), ability to defend on the perimeter is the biggest differentiator between Ware and Sarr. If he can jump out on wings the way he seems to believe, he's going to be a steal for whoever gets him
To me, it sounds like he just wasn't prepped for the question and the others were. I am more interested in how he competes on the floor during the pre-draft drills
If you watched him play a full game at Colorado, that statement is exactly how he plays.... He's very aloof on the court most of the game. Definitely does not have a 'high motor'. He has a lot of talent, but I don't think he has the desire to be a star.
See, I just took it that he wasn't full of shit. It made me like him more, not less. It's the kind of answer that Jokic would give, for example.
I don't buy it. First, he was in and out of the lineup with minor injuries. Secondly, I did watch the whole game against Oregon when he killed us. There was nothing aloof about it.
Nobody is paying him millions to be a regular guy. A weird thing to say. I assumed their reps are giving them talking points when discussing with the media to quell any misnomers about themselves as prospects, but Cody kinda fed into the notion that he's too laid back. Not that I necessarily think much of it...
