ESPN breaks down UK’s Pro Day Measurements

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ESPN’s Jonathan Givony got his hands on UK’s Pro Day measurements and used them to find NBA comparisons for each player. Givony said all of the Cats’ numbers were impressive, but made special mention of Nick Richards’ 36.5″ vertical leap, which reminded him of another Kentucky big.

“Nick Richards measured a hair taller than 7-feet in shoes, with a gigantic 7-foot-5 wingspan, 9-foot-2½ standing reach and a chiseled 244-pound frame, right on par with his numbers from last fall and all in the 90th percentile or above among players in our database. His 36½-inch maximum vertical leap is tremendous for his size and nearly identical to that of former Kentucky center Willie…