6'3, 6'4 is NOT always undersized for a SG

[Euroleague]

6-3 6-4 shooting guards and 6-7 6-8 power forwards have always been prevalent in the NBA.

It's just another myth that NBA marketing makes up, trying to make the players seem bigger than they really are.

[DuMa]

height is overrated in the NBA. the only real size that matters is your wingspan.

[HiphopRelated]

I think Brandon is saying that Kobe claims to be 6'4 with shoes on...that's just a shocking bold-face lie if Kobe wants any self-respecting mammal to believe that. I wouldn't be surprised if Kobe was closer to 6'7 with shoes.


But on Wade...he's 6'3 and 3/4 or whatever, with or without shoes?

without

He could be listed at 6'5" and nobody would bat an eye

[NumberSix]

Kobe is technically taller than Wade, but I'd be pretty shocked if Kobe is as long as Wade is. It doesn't matter whatsoever where your head ends. It's where your hands reach that matters.

[KG215]

6-3 6-4 shooting guards and 6-7 6-8 power forwards have always been prevalent in the NBA.

It's just another myth that NBA marketing makes up, trying to make the players seem bigger than they really are.

And almost every single one of those 6'3" and 6'4" SG's and 6'7" and 6'8" PF's are still better than almost every SG and PF in Euroleague.

[PP34Deuce]

Avery Bradley is like 6'1.5 but his wingspan is like 6'9 similar to rondo who is 6'1 solid.

Wingspan is key to how successful a player can be throughout a game.

Jason Maxiell really is not that great an athlete and the guys wingspan and iq allows him to rebound and block shots at very good rate being 6'6 PF.

[bdreason]

Kobe is taller than 6'4" in shoes. I'm around 6'4" in shoes, and I've stood next to Kobe... and he had a couple inches on me, easily.



You don't need to be 6'6" to play SG, but if you don't have that length, you need to be good at using your body/weight, have a quick-release shot, or both.

[eliteballer]

Almost every player in the NBA(especially the perimeter players) have their listed height boosted by at least 1-2 inches from barefoot height.

[gigantes]

probably this has been pointed out already, but some of those numbers are wrong. t-mac is 6'8" and wade is a hair below 6'5". basketball heights, of course (with shoes), but that's all we should be considering here.

[CelticBaller]

Tony Allen is 6'4