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Gilbert Arenas says Kevin Durant changed how NBA teams evaluate draft prospects after failing to bench 185 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine Arenas: “They said when you came in your rookie season, you couldn’t lift the bar. Was it 130, 180?” KD: “No. It was 185” Arenas: “They... show more
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Couldn’t lift 185 and still became one of the greatest scorers

I dunno man. We had some dude who "could bench 300 pounds" but he was 5'6" and his arms were short. Its hard to bench-press a lot of weight when you have arms twice as long.

He's 7 foot tall and shoots 40% from 3. Strength matters, just not for him. But his lack of strength is also why he's not a top defender

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The selection process today seems very different from before; they might skip the weightlifting step, it's not mandatory.

KD’s point about leverage is important. Strength in basketball isn’t just how much you can lift in the weight room. Balance, positioning, coordination, and knowing how to use your frame can matter much more when you’re actually playing.

Exactly why he never reached his potential! Soulda been better than LeBron but LeBron actually put in work and grew kd from rookie year to now still cant life 185 lol

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All he’s doing is is getting players hurt with this mindset

Fuk 90s overrated we done with that wesk shit era also 2026-2038 will be best nba era maybe dethrone the 00s

Kids please dont listen to this garbage. KD is one of one. Get your butt in the weightroom. Don't take this as inspiration. You will never be KD

Yeah but he’s also 6’11” grabbing only 6 rebounds a game. If he were just a little stronger he’d easily be double-double every night.

"the fuckin' dinosaurs saw this shit"

Interesting perspective

KD went #2 overall anyway. One combine number didn't rewrite scouting. What prospect actually dropped because of bench press?

Tbf KDs only real weakness was that the NBA refused to call off ball fouls and he wasn't strong enough to fight off the bear hug defense of guys like Shane Battier who weren't even trying to actually play basketball.

All of that said, you’re a lot better off *with* lower body strength than without it, and *with* strong hands than without them.

Of course KD will say otherwise. No one is going to admit that they couldn’t bench ONE THIRTY FIVE. One bar , two 45lb plates. SMH

Being strong helps…
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Basketball is so much an assembly line that eventually old standards will be traded for mass skill production.

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This is when you know you changed the @nba & are a Legend. When teams start paying more attention to the skinny guy who they wouldn't before who wasn't on some Arnold Venice Beach type sh*t! @KDTrey5 forced GM's to look at that kid who may be the next him for their Franchise!

If kd was stronger he wouldnt have been getting bodied by lebron that first time they met in the finals

An official #NBA basketball weighs 22 ounces.

They gotta stop using KD as an example like he’s not an anomaly. Some guys need to bulk up like Wemby, or Chet. Both 7 footers who we’ve seen get pushed around by guys half their size. Be like Giannis, big asf just moving guys out the way
