Every year, one of the most interesting aspects of the draft combine is the list detailing the official height and weight of each player.
Here's a look at how every player in the draft measured up. For some more detailed observations, check out my combine analysis over at the NBA draft blog.
The NBA spends more time scrutinizing things such as wingspan and standing reach than it does actual heights. How big a player is with his hands above his head (for bigs) and with his arms outstretched (for guards) means much more on the basketball floor than a static height.
For starters, here is Anthony Davis' tale of the tape:
Davis registered at 6-foot-9.25 in socks and 6-10.5 in shoes. He had a huge 7-foot-5.5 wingspan and better than average 9-foot standing reach.
Those are good numbers for a power forward and should do nothing to hurt his status as the No. 1 pick in the draft. Scouts will all say he needs to get stronger -- he weighed 222 pounds -- but that's one of the few knocks against him.
Virtually every other top prospect shined in the measurements.
Teams were wringing their hands on Kansas forward Thomas Robinson, but he measured a solid 6-9 with a 7-3 wingspan. That's plenty big to be a NBA power forward.
Teams were also concerned about Ohio State's Jared Sullinger, but Sully measured 6-9 in shoes with a 7-1 wingspan. Those are similar to the numbers Kevin Love had a few years ago.
Among wings, teams were worried about Bradley Beal and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.
Beal measured 6-5 in shoes with a 6-8 wingspan. That's not elite size for a 2, but it's bigger than teams gave him credit for. Kidd-Gilchrist measured 6-7.5 in shoes with a 7-foot wingspan. He is probably a little shorter than that, gaining almost two inches thanks to his shoes, but he is still a good size for an NBA 3.
Andre Drummond had the most ridiculous measurements of the camp: 6-11.75
in shoes, a 7-6.25 wingspan and a 9-1.25 standing reach. He is close in size to DeMarcus Cousins but with much more athletic ability.
North Carolina's Harrison Barnes measured in at a very good 6-8 with a 6-11.25 wingspan. That is great size for his position.
Tyler Zeller, Meyers Leonard and Fab Melo were the only players to measure 7 feet or taller.
Drummond, Festus Ezeli, Davis, John Henson, Kyle O'Quinn, Henry Sims and Andrew Nicholson all recorded terrific wingspans of 7-4 or higher. Leonard, Bernard James, Robinson, Quincy Acy, Melo, Arnett Moultrie, Terrence Jones and JaMychal Green all had wingspans between 7-2 and 7-4.
In short, when you sort through the data, this is one of the longest groups of draft prospects we've ever seen.
Tu Holloway was the only player in the camp to measure less than 6 feet tall, at 5-10.5 in socks. However, he had a huge 6-5.5 wing.
Few players disappointed with their conditioning this year. J'Covan Brown had the highest body fat percentage at 12.5 percent. That's not very good for a guard, but we've seen much worse from players in years past. Jared Cunningham had the lowest body fat of the camp at 3.6 percent.
