Still waiting for Rivera to pull off the double eastbay dunk. I think there’s only 3 people who can ever pull that off on 10 feet (been done on 9’9”) and he’s one of them.
I think Jokic would actually be a better choice than Shaq here.
xyzyxzy
I remember someone saying that having a huge vertical is kind of useless. The thing that actually makes a difference in an NBA game is how quickly they can recover and make the 2nd jump.
ThingsAreAfoot
Michael Jordan, just imagine just giving him extra hops on top of what he already had, with how graceful he was in the air
OogieBoogieJr
Curry. How are you stopping the dude who can kill you from the outside but also jump over you at the basket? Not to mention being able to block your shit like nothing
Ethangains07
Someone who is immobile yet still dominant.
Jokic
Jokic with Ja level of athleticism would no joke be the GOAT
rasdub
The White Mamba, Brian Scalabrine!
shoegaze5
Shaq with this vertical is just Wilt Chamberlain
Witty-Lead-4166
Wemby. The most desirable traits in the NBA:
1. Height. Nothing teams can do to develop it.
2. Athleticism: Almost nothing teams can do to develop it
3. Skill (shooting, dribbling, etc): teams have a significant amount of ability to develop it, but natural genetic ability still stratifies the impact of coaching and development.
Wemby has 1 and 3, as well as a heavy dose of 2. Give him more of 2 and I think you’d see an actual post-human-like situation play out before our eyes. Some Spartan II Halo shit.
winston73182
Dirk probably. Curry is tempting but all things being equal, height with the vert is better.
Leading_Pop_1745
Isaiah Rivers getting his flowers love to see it
LurkiLurkerson
Bird is a top ten all-time player despite having almost no verticality whatsoever. So Bird’s gotta be high on that list.
Desperate-Math8043
Larry Bird ☘️
snowlarbear
Prince (the singer not tayshuan)
DontBanMe_IWasJoking
Shaq with that jump would break a the backboard every game
CourtConspirator
Definitely a guard, most bigs knees would disintegrate. Imma go with Steph, I think if he had an elite dunk package to add a little more reliability around the rim and shot blocking ability that would be fun as hell to watch
But in a world where all knees are safe the obvious answer is probably Jokic. His shot blocking/rim protection would get a massive boost and would allow him to recover when he gets blown by with a swift block from behind.
thy_armageddon
There’s no way that verticality would be sustainable right? Like eventually gravity is going to take your ankles from you.
bumboisamumbo
imagine if jokic could jump
esarmstr
Jokic would break basketball if he could jump like this.
hgqaikop
Kareem
Skyhook from the top of the backboard
seasoned-veteran
Yao Ming would have been hilarious
DoctorFunktopus
Boban
HuonNyx
Jokic. Dude can do everything else. Imagine if he had the hops of Dwight or Mutumbo.
Major_Damage7207
Jalen Brunson
MnimajneB
Has to be Jokic. Shaq was already hyperatheltic, if you give someone like Jokic (who is already HOF and dominant) a 50+ inch vert/crazy speed, it’s over. It’d be like supercharged LeBron
rsorens
Joker
prettymuthafucka
I don’t believe this video. Any more angles or what’s the source?
Tricky camera angle
MisterJalepeno
Mark Price
prettymuthafucka
Iverson
chefboyarjae
KD with hops like this would be an absolute joy to witness
2js1c
I imagine sometime like Tim Duncan with such solid fundamentals being able to just occasionally say fuck it and just yam it on you would be insane
bwellnbwell
Muggsy getting this high would have been a problem. We saw what Yoda was doing in the prequels.
thetexassirloin
Jokic
Noobnoob99
Skip Bayless
venmome10cents
If someone Shaq’s size had that kind of vertical leap, his NBA career would be non-existent because he would have kidnapped and taken to Area 51 for experiments.
Wrong-West-9581
Shaq needed some sort of shot and free throw shooting. He didn’t need anything else and he would’ve been unstoppable.. I almost wanna say like Steph cuz then he wouldn’t be 1 dimensional
joshmalonern
White chocolate Jason Williams would have been fun to watch with these hops and his handles.
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Steve Nash
Still waiting for Rivera to pull off the double eastbay dunk. I think there’s only 3 people who can ever pull that off on 10 feet (been done on 9’9”) and he’s one of them.
I think Jokic would actually be a better choice than Shaq here.
I remember someone saying that having a huge vertical is kind of useless. The thing that actually makes a difference in an NBA game is how quickly they can recover and make the 2nd jump.
Michael Jordan, just imagine just giving him extra hops on top of what he already had, with how graceful he was in the air
Curry. How are you stopping the dude who can kill you from the outside but also jump over you at the basket? Not to mention being able to block your shit like nothing
Someone who is immobile yet still dominant.
Jokic
Jokic with Ja level of athleticism would no joke be the GOAT
The White Mamba, Brian Scalabrine!
Shaq with this vertical is just Wilt Chamberlain
Wemby. The most desirable traits in the NBA:
1. Height. Nothing teams can do to develop it.
2. Athleticism: Almost nothing teams can do to develop it
3. Skill (shooting, dribbling, etc): teams have a significant amount of ability to develop it, but natural genetic ability still stratifies the impact of coaching and development.
Wemby has 1 and 3, as well as a heavy dose of 2. Give him more of 2 and I think you’d see an actual post-human-like situation play out before our eyes. Some Spartan II Halo shit.
Dirk probably. Curry is tempting but all things being equal, height with the vert is better.
Isaiah Rivers getting his flowers love to see it
Bird is a top ten all-time player despite having almost no verticality whatsoever. So Bird’s gotta be high on that list.
Larry Bird ☘️
Prince (the singer not tayshuan)
Shaq with that jump would break a the backboard every game
Definitely a guard, most bigs knees would disintegrate. Imma go with Steph, I think if he had an elite dunk package to add a little more reliability around the rim and shot blocking ability that would be fun as hell to watch
But in a world where all knees are safe the obvious answer is probably Jokic. His shot blocking/rim protection would get a massive boost and would allow him to recover when he gets blown by with a swift block from behind.
There’s no way that verticality would be sustainable right? Like eventually gravity is going to take your ankles from you.
imagine if jokic could jump
Jokic would break basketball if he could jump like this.
Kareem
Skyhook from the top of the backboard
Yao Ming would have been hilarious
Boban
Jokic. Dude can do everything else. Imagine if he had the hops of Dwight or Mutumbo.
Jalen Brunson
Has to be Jokic. Shaq was already hyperatheltic, if you give someone like Jokic (who is already HOF and dominant) a 50+ inch vert/crazy speed, it’s over. It’d be like supercharged LeBron
Joker
I don’t believe this video. Any more angles or what’s the source?
Tricky camera angle
Mark Price
Iverson
KD with hops like this would be an absolute joy to witness
I imagine sometime like Tim Duncan with such solid fundamentals being able to just occasionally say fuck it and just yam it on you would be insane
Muggsy getting this high would have been a problem. We saw what Yoda was doing in the prequels.
Jokic
Skip Bayless
If someone Shaq’s size had that kind of vertical leap, his NBA career would be non-existent because he would have kidnapped and taken to Area 51 for experiments.
Shaq needed some sort of shot and free throw shooting. He didn’t need anything else and he would’ve been unstoppable.. I almost wanna say like Steph cuz then he wouldn’t be 1 dimensional
White chocolate Jason Williams would have been fun to watch with these hops and his handles.
I wish muggsy had this kind of vertical