Huge hands are an advantage for Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal or Wilt Chamberlain to explode in the American Professional Basketball League (NBA).
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| Wilt Chamberlain has hands that are 24.1 cm long and 29.2 cm wide. Thanks to this, he can easily dunk, compete for the ball or block the ball. Chamberlain was hailed as the “destroyer” of American basketball in the 60s and 70s. He once scored 100 points in a game and this was an “unprecedented” record in history. |
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| Kawhi Leonard is playing for the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA. This star has hands that are 24.7 cm long and 28.5 cm wide. It is an advantage for Leonard to block (block the ball) or steal (cut the ball). Leonard was twice honored as the best defensive player of the year in the NBA. Paul George (No. 13) has the same height and weight as Leonard, but their hands are clearly different. |
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| Michael Jordan is the “king of basketball”. With hands 24.7 cm long and 28.9 cm wide, Jordan controls the ball well and performs skillful one-handed dunks. Big hands are an advantage for Jordan to defend. He was the best defensive player in the NBA in 1998. |
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| Julius Erving has hands that are larger than his face ( 24.1 cm long and 29.8 cm wide). In the past, Erving was a “machine” operating under the basket with comprehensive offensive and defensive abilities. During his career, he won the ABA championship twice and the NBA championship once. |
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| Noah Vonleh (blue shirt) is the player with the second largest hand currently playing in the NBA ( 24.7 cm long and 29.8 cm wide). Vonleh is often brought onto the field to assist in defense. Vonleh’s playing style is clumsy and lacking technique, so he is only an average player in the NBA. |
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| Connie Hawkins won the ABA championship in 1968, and also received the title of MVP (best player) of the entire season and MVP of the playoffs with one of her strengths being her giant hands. His hand is 26.6 cm long and 27.9 cm wide. |
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| Gregory Smith spent 5 seasons playing in the NBA. However, fans remember him more for his hands, which are 24.9 cm long and 30.4 cm wide, than for his achievements on the field. Since 2016, Smith had to leave the NBA because of limited qualifications. |
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| ESPN praised Giannis Antetokounmpo as a player with “once-in-a-century” physicality in the NBA. Antetounmpo is 2.11 m tall, weighs 110 kg, and has hands 25 cm long and 30.4 cm wide. Antetounmpo excels in both offensive and defensive roles. He has won the MVP title (best player) in the last 2 seasons in the NBA. |
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| After Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal is the next player to be nicknamed “the destroyer”. O’Neal possesses superior physical strength compared to other strikers of his time. In particular, his hand is 26 cm long and 30.4 cm wide. Before retiring, O’Neal won 4 NBA championships. |
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| Boban Marjanovic’s hand is 27.3 cm long and 30.5 cm wide. This striker is 2.24 m tall and weighs 134 kg. Marjanovic’s physical advantage is outstanding, but he is only a pretty average center in the NBA. Marjanovic is slow and has limited skills, so he only plays a reserve role at the Dallas Mavericks. |
The NBA star’s oversized handsLarge hands are the factor that helps Kawhi Leonard dominate defensive plays in the American Professional Basketball League (NBA). |
Leonard was injured on Christmas Eve in the NBAA collision with a teammate caused star Kawhi Leonard to leave the field in the match between Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets on the morning of December 26 (Hanoi time). |
