As the league gathered in Chicago for the 2024 NBA Draft Combine, some potentially incorrect measurements caused some confusion.
This was the first time that all players were required to participate in the event in order to get drafted. However, the first day didn’t exactly go as according to plan.
For example, UConn’s Stephon Castle was originally listed on NBA.com at 6-foot-2.25 in socks. During his freshman season, however, he was listed on the team website at 6-foot-6.
Castle’s listed measurements at the 2024 NBA Draft Combine sounded more like Providence’s Devin Carter, who would have the next name among all of the invitees when listed alphabetically.
Here he is being taller than Tristen Newton who just measured a little under 6'4" w/o shoes https://t.co/r7JT7Zrjbg pic.twitter.com/YHk2O7nGZY
— Brian (@BrianJNBA) May 13, 2024
NBA.com also listed his teammate, Tristen Newton, at 6-foot-3.25 in socks.
When they played together in college, Castle was clearly multiple inches taller than Newton. He is also multiple inches taller than Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard (measured at 6-foot-1.75) and Rob Dillingham (measured at 6-foot-1) as well.
Stephon Castle alongside Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham pic.twitter.com/4VSoYyJVd4
— Utility Sports (@_utilitysports) May 12, 2024
While discrepancies between heights are not uncommon, it is often caused by whether or not a prospect was wearing shoes.
It is, of course, rare for a player to shrink multiple inches since the last time they were measured. That is why various experts were quick to point out that these listed measurements were likely misprints.
Have been told by an NBA source that some of these measurements are incorrect atm, so if something looks super wonky it’s because it probably is
— NBA Draft Dude 🤙 (@CoreyTulaba) May 13, 2024
So once Castle’s measurements were called into question, others were viewed with a shadow of a doubt as well. As expected, then, the league did not take long to address these concerns.
While screenshots live forever, the data was no longer available shortly after fans may have noticed these discrepancies. Expect them to fix the issues and update it soon with the correct information.
Update: the NBA website has taken down all data from this year's combine
booooo pic.twitter.com/9HJYEYTkmm
— Nick Kalinowski (@kalidrafts) May 13, 2024
