Bench player = Daryl Dawkins

Athletic stars = Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Shawn Kemp, Dr Jay, Michael jordan, David Robinson, Hakeem, Shaq, Pre injury penny hardaway, Dominique Wilkins,

OP u are speaking nothing but facts

bird is way better than magic bum ass

charles barkley better than magic too

KD better than everyone on this list tho

That’s cap.

Dominique Wilkins was 6’7 230 with a 42 inch vertical, the only player in history to return to all star level after an Achilles injury but he wouldn’t be a standout in today’s game 😂

No cap. Westbrook would blow by all of these guys. No one stopping Giannis. Heat LBJ would jump over these cats. Prime DJ and Blake would feast. It's not close at all

I don't know what Gerald Green's vert is but I'm sure it's higher

Heat LBJ is literally Karl Malone. S*** like this tells me who really watches basketball and who doesn’t.

Blake Griffin has a 36 inch vertical and Shawn Kemp is sitting at a 40

You don’t know what you’re talking about bro

LBJ is Malone??? I'm WEAK!!!!!

I'm done here lmaoooo

Miami Lebron James is literally Karl Malone’s body and build with guard skills. I’m not saying he’s as good as lebron im saying as an athlete they are comparable.

Just your take L and move on my guy. No need to disrespect a legend because you don’t know what you’re talking about

Gerald green sits at a 39 inch vert. You really could’ve just googled thus s*** yourself instead of wasting my time and yours

I’m black and Larry > Magic

Making this a race thing is lame af btw. It’s basketball

That means Kemp's vert is false. No way he has a higher vert. Prehistoric methods back then probably measured it inaccurately. Same with Wilt's "50 inch" vertical

They're not comparable at all. LeBron's jumping ability was insane durring heat days.

You're the first I've ever seen compare LBJ to Malone. Everyone else including former players call LeBron a never before seen physical specimen

Watch me cook, throw no looks
Like Magic in his prime with Kareem's skyhook

They used the same methods as today to measure vert LMAOOOO.

Also No one ever said Wllt had a measured 50 inch vertical. People estimated his s*** was 46-48. Either way he was one of the greatest athletes ever. Nigga used to kill the bench press and was a track star at 7'1

Kobe but i wouldnt be mad at someone if they argued bird

Rings matter but they arent rhe end all be all

Athleticism =/= Jumping ability.

It includes jumping ability but it also includes things like lateral quickness, strength, open court speed, etc.

even if you wanna say lebron is slightly better as an athlete Malone is one of the best athletes to ever play in the NBA lmao

I'm not denying that Karl is a great athlete. I'm arguing that today's players are MORE athletic overall than players in the past

The only reason players might be more athletic today is because they have access to better training techniques, better medicine, better nutrition, etc because of the advances weve made scientifically. Not because the players are inherently better athletes.

That was my argument from the jump