Who has the longest arms relative to height?

[chips93]

This. Rondos wingspan is supposedly 11% of his height. That's pretty crazy. People don't understand how much an advantage long arms/big hands are in basketball.

since rondo has such huge hands he can pass, dribble and ball fake so well, but i wonder if it makes him a worse shooter

by all accounts hes a gym rat but he is still a bad shooter

[thejumpa]

since rondo has such huge hands he can pass, dribble and ball fake so well, but i wonder if it makes him a worse shooter

by all accounts hes a gym rat but he is still a bad shooter

Broad shoulders, long arms, huge hands, and bad shooting usually go hand in hand. I went through the same shit. Regardless, he's in the NBA so he must be doing something right. Still, at 24 years old you would think his shooting would be better. His form reminds me of my little brothers...

[dagreatesteva25]

just by looking at them on the court Leandro Barbosa stands out to me. I read somewhere that he's 6'3" with a 6'10" wingspan but its hard to believe he's really 6'3"

[RoseCity07]

I could be way wrong, but I think it's Rondo.

[ProfessorMurder]

since rondo has such huge hands he can pass, dribble and ball fake so well, but i wonder if it makes him a worse shooter

by all accounts hes a gym rat but he is still a bad shooter

I saw him palm a pass in mid air and palm a rebound like MJ did. For a dude that small, that's nuts.

[gengiskhan]

Dr J.

The guy had insane wingspan & extra large hand size.

[jaydacris]

jose barea

[New York Knicks]

I know Dwayne Wade has freak arms. It's sorta funny how a lot of players are assumed to be great leapers by casual fans when in reality they are often times average to good leapers with exceptional arm length.

That's the same deal with Kobe. Kobe's got crazy long arms too.

[ProfessorMurder]

How long were John Salley's arms? They didn't call him spider for nothing.

[DuMa]

Kevin Willis

[GiveItToBurrito]

just by looking at them on the court Leandro Barbosa stands out to me. I read somewhere that he's 6'3" with a 6'10" wingspan but its hard to believe he's really 6'3"

First guy I thought of. I'm still shocked he's not an elite defender, he has the physical tools - quickness and length - to shut down anyone's penetration.

[abuC]

Larry Sanders - 6"9 without shoes, 7"5 wingspan.

Marvin Williams - 6"7 without shoes 7"3 & a half wingspan

[boozehound]

WTF you guys call yourselves NBA fans?

I have only followed the game for a year and i can say with certainty than Rondo has the biggest height to wingspan ratio. a 6 foot guard (6'1" in shoes) with a 6 foot 10 wingspan!!!!!!!!!!

have you guys got ANY idea how frikkin crazy that is. This is why i know Rondo is a special player and will be in the league for many years. His hands and arms allow him to play like a 6 foot 5 guy yet he still has the pace and the handles of a little fella.

My other honourable mention goes to Nate who is only 5 foot 7 and has a wingspan of 6 foot 1 which i thought was very impressive.

The taller you get generally the longer the wingpsan so it doesn't really impress me much above the 6 foot mark

what a douchey post. as others have pointed out, its probably maxiell (among active players and going by actual listed heights and wingspans). His wingspan is 10.5" longer than his height. that beats rondo or roddy, who should also be in the discussion.

[BEAST Griffin]

what a douchey post. as others have pointed out, its probably maxiell (among active players and going by actual listed heights and wingspans). His wingspan is 10.5" longer than his height. that beats rondo or roddy, who should also be in the discussion.

But relative to his height Jason Maxiell's 10.5" more wing span than height is less long than 10" more wing span than height for Rodrigue Beaubois.

[G-train]

Kevin Willis