NBA Combine Athletic Testing Analysis

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-Ben McLemore and Victor Oladipo performed quite well in the athletic testing overall, which came as no surprise considering the highlight reels they built over the course of the season at their respective schools. Both players posted maximum vertical leaps of 42 inches, with Oladipo edging McLemore in the no-step vertical test 33 inches to 32.5. McLemore struggled in the agility testing, posting the 7th worst time of the players in attendance, but he bounced back with a solid ¾ court sprint, finishing in a solid 3.27 seconds, two hundredths of a second behind Oladipo. Considering Michael Kidd-Gilchrist struggled in the agility drill as well at the 2012 Combine, it is worth taking McLemore's number (which ranks similarly to Spencer Hawes and Brian Cook's score) with a grain of salt.

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-Shabazz Muhammad did not particularly stand out among his peers in any one category, holding down the middle of the pick across the board. His 37 inch maximum vertical jump was likely his most impressive mark, but among similarly sized players, he was bested by no fewer than 3 inches in both leaping tests by Glen Rice Jr, who also bested him in the ¾ court sprint. This was by no means a bad showing for Muhammad, but he was overshadowed by the number of other participants competing against historical bests.

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-Trey Burke did not jump particularly well, tying Shabazz Muhammad with a 29.5 inch no-step vertical and falling just shot of his maximum vertical with a mark of 36.5 inches. Where Burke did stand out was in the ¾ court sprint where his time of 3.16 was the 7th best mark turned in at the combine this season.

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-Otto Porter didn't stand out either, finishing at or below average in each test. Porter has never been lauded for his athleticism, but for a player who could hear his name called in the top-3, he lacks a degree of explosiveness relative to many players picked that high historically.

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