[shipargosParticipant]

There is something good in KD evolution, i remember his combine numbers, 26inch no step, 33 inch wth step and he couldnt lift the bench…( i will not talk about skill in this part)

But if we look at his new body, which is still slender, has gone from a simple weakling to be much more explosive.

If we look the sonics KD, we can see his 215 pounds in a rail thin body, a bit unflexible in his movemens; against this year, if we watch some tape of him, he is stronger, maybe weighting 230 as nba.com says.

My point is his combine was horrible, i know he would fare much better now, his shortcomings were about his underdeveloped body.

He has no wide shoulders, but i think he can put extra 15 pounds without affecting his mobility, so he can bang more in the post. i have no illusions seeing him a true 4 position, his position will always be a 3. but imagine the posibilities…a threat in the high post, a bit low post and his vast arsenal of mid and long range ….. could be the perfect offensive machine…what do you think?

[SlimParticipant]

“simple weakling”???

dude was putting up 20ppg as a rookie,

before him the only other guys to do that were 1 Carmelo Anthony and 1 Lebron James

these 3 SMALL FORWARDS are going to be rewriting the record books for a while imho

[The8thDeadlySinParticipant]

Could be?? I dont know a more effective scorer in the NBA other than Kobe. Melo is a guy that can be argued but its close. Right now, he could stand to add maybe 5-7 pounds. 15 would slow him down too much. He is in great shape right now. I dont see him needing to add the weight right now because of his length. Maybe as he loses some athletic ability to age, he could bulk up 20 pounds but not right now.. The most he should gain is 5-10.

[SlimParticipant]

EDIT: Became the third teenager to average more than 20 points per game (Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James)

no doubt he’s gotten stronger but

weights is only 1 part of the puzzle imho
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[OrangeJuiceJonesParticipant]

I agree. People look at his frame and complain about his lack of weight, but does he really need it? He’s averaging nearly 30 points a game, and he’s as close to a 50-40-90 player as anyone in the league. The thing that makes him so special is his mobility and fluidity for his size, and added weight would probably take some of that away. Besides, not everyone can put on 10-15 lbs of muscle without it seriously inhibiting your athleticism; not everyone has that type of frame.

[BasterdInABasketParticipant]

I dont think a 33 inch vertical is too bad from a guy with a 9’2” standing reach and 7’5” wingspan

[B-ball fanParticipant]

He has really long arms so he will always test worse in the lifting part.

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