Simons is now 6’5?

[Freshtown]

Saw this post on Reddit:

 

[riverman]

Saw this post on Reddit:

You could tell by his body he wasn't finished growing into it yet...this is good news ...beyond his height I hope he gets a stronger lower core as well....if we keep Ant..his growth will help the cause

 

[wizenheimer]

I don't believe it. He was 6'2.25 prior to the draft. He might have grown an inch, give or take, but not 2-3 inches

 

[Ed O]

This reminds me of when people watch high school football highlights and say stuff like, "He doesn't look like a 4.5 kid. Maybe 4.4 or 4.45."

There's no way to eyeball from that pic the difference in an inch or two.

 

[STOMP]

Based on a picture, I recall the same exact claims being made about CJ having gone on a late growth spurt.

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[illmatic99]

it's a bit pedantic to focus on his specific height. all that matters is he's tall and long enough to be SG in this league. He's got a similar height/length profile as Marcus Smart and is taller than someone like Donavan Mitchell.

I care more about his strength to not get targeted on defense. Dame's already going to be a liability in the playoffs on that end.

 

[e_blazer]

it's a bit pedantic to focus on his specific height. all that matters is he's tall and long enough to be SG in this league. He's got a similar height/length profile as Marcus Smart and is taller than someone like Donavan Mitchell.

I care more about his strength to not get targeted on defense. Dame's already going to be a liability in the playoffs on that end.

I agree with this. I wouldn't have any problems with Anthony Edwards at SG and he's only an inch taller than Simons. He's also got probably 40 pounds of muscle over Anfernee. It looks to me from recent photos that Simons has been hitting the gym, but he's still not a match for the beefier SGs in the league.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Is Mike Barrett around to confirm?

 

[TBpup]

Is Mike Barrett around to confirm?

"Everyone on the team is having their best off-season ever."

 

[BigGameDamian]

Looks to me like Bridges might also be slouching a bit.

 

[damianlillard]

Looks to me like Bridges might also be slouching a bit.

That’s what it look like to me as well. Either way Ant has for sure grown since he came into the league. I wish we can get someone to confirm this

 

[Mediocre Man]

This is really misleading

 

[riverman]

This is really misleading

The bigger problem is that at 68 I'm shrinking! My understanding is young people can grow up until about 25 years of age in many cases ...some just grow wider but some grow taller!

 

[tykendo]

I want verification on it. But i think, for sure, it's possible.

 

[BBert]

"Everyone on the team is having their best off-season ever."

They've put on a combined 110 pounds of muscle.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I just did the math and in 8 years Ant will be taller than Nurk.

 

[riverman]

They've put on a combined 110 pounds of muscle.

I once lost 148 lbs of unwanted fat....that was an expensive divorce!

 

[THE HCP]

This bro started a thread based on some random basement dweller’s opinion? Man this forum sometimes.

 

[THE HCP]

Pictures can be deceiving.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Pictures can be deceiving.
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These guys didn't play for the USA?

 

[THE HCP]

 

[THE HCP]

These guys didn't play for the USA?

Not today dawg!!!

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Growth stops at 18. In some very rare situations growth can continue until very early 20's.
I googled it so it must be right.

 

[MickZagger]

it's a bit pedantic to focus on his specific height. all that matters is he's tall and long enough to be SG in this league. He's got a similar height/length profile as Marcus Smart and is taller than someone like Donavan Mitchell.

I care more about his strength to not get targeted on defense. Dame's already going to be a liability in the playoffs on that end.

Yeah I don’t care how tall he is as long as he can adequately guard his position.

 

[Blazinaway]

Growth stops at 18. In some very rare situations growth can continue until very early 20's.
I googled it so it must be right.

at what age do you go from "fairly hard" to "not so hard"?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

at what age do you go from "fairly hard" to "not so hard"?

Now this can vary greatly and can be manipulated by chemicals.

 

[riverman]

Now this can vary greatly and can be manipulated by chemicals.

I was going to say until she's gone through menopause...then stops trying at all but it's probably more like, when your heart stops pumpin' at capacity and filling those arteries! (Or the little blue pill kicks in)

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

this thread

 

[Wade Garrett]

Anfernee is 6-3, and Nas isn't much taller.

 

[STOMP]

Simons at his predraft measured 6'2.25" barefoot, 183 lbs, 6'9.25" wingspan, 8'3.5" standing reach. If he hasn't grown, he's best matched up on PGs defensively. His listing by the league is now 181 lbs. If so, he's giving up a lot of bulk when matched up on wings.

Dame and Hart should provide good eyeball reference next season to see if this speculation he grew holds any water. Both were 4 year college players & so very unlikely to have grown more after their respective combine measurements in their 20s... Lillard measured 6'1.75" barefoot while Hart was 6'3.75"

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