“They don’t call Kawhi Leonard the Klaw for nothing!”: NBA Reddit ranks the players with the largest wingspans for their height

Akash Murty | 06/12/2021

Who are the players in the NBA whose parents knew they have to be a Basketball player when they were kids with the longest of arms?  

You might have come across many rankings regarding the tallest or shortest player in the NBA, players with the highest vertical jump, or players who are quickest on the court. There is a list that will tell you who has the highest wingspan in the game as well. 

But who has the largest wingspan for their height? Kawhi Leonard comes to mind when you think of it.

‘The Klaw’ clearly has one of the longest pairs of arms along with those big claws with which he suffocates players on the defensive end and makes contested shots over the tallest of players on the other end. But there is another player on his own Clippers team who has a better reach with respect to his height.

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Just going by the highest wingspans, centers and forwards will occupy most spots in the top-10. So, let’s have a look at the players who have the best wingspan relative to their heights.

NBA players with the best wingspan for their heights

A Reddit user has done the work and told us who are the ‘lankiest players’ in the NBA, most of the Lakers’ fans will probably guess who will be topping this list but let’s go through it. 

Kawhi Leonard ranks 10th in the list with 111.54% lank while his Clippers teammate also has one of the wildest reaches in the game. Reggie Jackson has a wingspan of almost 7 feet compared to his height of just over 6’2, he ranks 4th in the list. Now one might wonder why the guy steals the ball so less with such long arms.

Ahead of Reggie, there might be a surprise as the Utah Jazz man doesn’t give it away with his near-perfect physique. Donovan Mitchell has a 112.33% lank. Measuring just over 6’1 the guard has a wingspan of 6’10”. Damn. Those hands give him the authority with which he slams those dunks.

The only Center on the list is Mo Bamba from Orlando Magic with 113.25% lank. The man has 10 more inches of wings to go with his 7’0 height. He ranks second.

This guy should be carrying the Magic on his own. 

At the top with no surprises comes the guy with visibly the longest arms in the NBA according to his height of 6’3 and a half. Talen Horton-Tucker lanks 113.33%.

 

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Now that we have the proof of it, THT should be doing much more than he currently is. Just imagine where the Lakers would be right now if Alex Caruso had those hands or even THT’s contract. 

Post Edited By: Akash Murty
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About the author

Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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