What is Kevin Durant's vertical jump?

Alan Stein, a Maryland-based strength and conditioning coach who has trained NBA players including Kevin Durant, says vertical jump is a pretty good expression of lower body power. Kevin Durant has a standing vertical of 26 inches and a running vertical of 33.5 inches.

What is Kevin Durant's vertical jump?

Kevin Durant's vertical leap was measured at the 2007 pro basketball tryout event. His standing vertical jump is two feet and two inches, and his maximum running vertical leap is about two feet and nine and a half inches (33.5 inches). That is the value from the 2007 NBA pre-draft testing. Later in his work life, his vertical jump got 37.0 inches (94.0 cm). However, estimates on the internet place his leap better than about 1.07 meters (three and a half feet), like 104.14 centimeters (41 inches) or 111.76 centimeters (44 inches). No one has confirmed these numbers, they are unverified. The NBA draft testing event does not have checked vertical jump since. Kevin Durant's vertical leap was 78th out of 80 people at the combine, which is a low ranking. A tiny 74.93 centimeters (29.5 inches) is below typical vertical for rookies from 2007, and he was below among that group. Top pro basketball player range for running to standing vertical multiplier is 1.15 to 1.25, and Kevin Durant's multiplier is 1.17 to 1.32. Russell Westbrook has a standing vertical leap of two and a half feet and a running vertical leap of about three feet, a jump difference of six and a half inches. LeBron James has a standing vertical leap of three feet ten inches and a running vertical leap of three feet four inches, a difference of half a foot. Elite NBA athlete gap is 6 to 10 inches (15.24 to 25.4 centimeters). Kevin Durant's standing reach is about 9 feet (2.74 meters), so his maximum vertical reach height is a little over 12 and a half feet (3.81 meters).