David Thompson, who actually took a solid Silver Dollar off of the backboard in college at North Carolina State. He was also M.J.'s favorite player while growing up in North Carolina!!!
his squad came to a tournament at my high school back in 2000.. there's still a pic in a restaurant downtown of him in pregame with his armpits at the rim
James has a dunk from the corner of the Free Throw line, which is about an additional 2ft. That has to be the furthest dunk EVER! There's also a missed alley oop and his arm pit is literally above 10ft. I had a homeboy I played against in high school named Immanuel McElroy he won state with Stephen Jackson back in 95’ Port Arthur Lincoln. He got a D1 ship to Cincinnati and played with James White and Kenyon Martin so I followed him a lot. He would tell me stories of James dunking and touching over 13ft easily!
I saw a few people mention David Thompson, he was the leaper before anyone started measuring verticals as a standard. He brought it about. He was listed as 6'4" but his teammates said he was probably a little over 6'2". He could touch the top of the board. They listed his vertical as 48 because Dr.J said no one would believe 52 which was closer to reality
They were players who were reported to be able to take a quarter of the top of the backboard, those two were Connie Hawkins and Earl "the goat" Manigault. If that's correct, for sure they have a vertical way higher than 50" inches.
Had a guy in high school that was only 5 ft 8, during the assembly's he would grab a tennis ball off of the top of the backboard. This was in the early 90s before social media or any kind of cell phones. He also held the state record for the high-jump in track at 6 ft 10 in. He was unbelievable. Went to college and one of his knees went out and that was it, never heard anything of him after that.
Most don’t know more than the 100 point game and that he has a lot of records. Track and field, the Harlem Globetrotters, etc. He was a man among boys.
then he shouldn't have punked the largest fanbase in college basketball. shaedon too young for this "ben simmons I'ma just sit" nonsense. no heart. hard pass.
wilt was said to have jump 52-54 inches at his best jump ever. with a running start. in vidoes you never see him that high becasue he is only taking 1/2 a stop up to 1.5 steps. veriticals are based on a running start. and even standing and jumping wil is stil jumping to reach the to of the backboard
@@Johnadams20760yeah...that's 100% BS. If Wilt at 7'1" had a 54" vertical, that would put the top of his head 19" above the rim. He was never anywhere near that at all.
Y'all forgot Dr.J and David Thompson. I saw them both in their Prime in the dark mid do it touch the top of the backboard okay I was there and saw him do it at the Rucka
Darrel Griffith had a 48 inch stand still , max verth 50 inch plus. David Thompson. had a 44 inch , 48 inch one step, 50 inch plus. Antonio Mcdyess had 42 inch stand still, one step 47 inch and 50 inch plus. They jump higher than Shaedon Sharp !!!!!
@akfoutyseven4284 lmfao boss the info about his vertical being that high came from an nba workout. The Pacers said they don't know where that 49 came from, but it didn't happen. Even your reply says it all.
Also when measuring a vertical the standing vertical is what's used. There are on two verticals a standing and running. Jordan still has the highest Vertical and longest hang time.
To be over 6 feet tall, and still leaping 40+ inches is just insane... Jordan and sharp are both 6'6 and jumping 48+ is incredible. They literally can jump higher than spud Webb, despite close to twice the body mass to lift.
Only official one is UNCs study on mj the previous year which it to be 45.7 but even that one was shady cuz they said his standing reach was 7.9 feet which is ridiculously low for his height
Those measurements came from the combine. And some did the combine much younger than others, especially the newer era players. When they measured players like Lebron or KD, they weren't even finished developing yet.
I think that Vince's vertical was around 44 or 45 inches probably. He isn't up there just because he was IMO the best in-game dunker ever. Jordan had great performances in dunk contests, but his in-game dunk resumé is not as impressive as Vince's.
Vince Carter doesn't give a damn about who you think gets the most hang time. Vince Carter is a dunking maniac. I just wanna say his name again... so... Vince Carter.
Some people seem to be doubting Wilt here, so: Yeah, in basketball he was not so absurd as the stats may lead you to, not only due to competition but also due to the pace of the era, so that part may actually be overrated But he was in fact an athletic freak, having very good marks in multiple categories like track and high jump, which don't favor tall people at all, while also pulling some insane weight at the gym And after leaving basketball, he also became the best volleyball player at the time So yeah, he may not be insane enough for like a top 5 all-time in basketball, like we once thought, but his physical abilities are actually no joke
@@masina9447green is a freak but there is a pic of mj head over the rim higher than green mj when he had that balding hair style was the most athletic the pic is crazy I thought green but no mj head over the rim is crazy pic also Zion 45 inch test it was higher than green but know Zion fat and lazy
If Chamberlain or any 6'6" or taller player could jump 44"+, there would be many, MANY photos of guys with their heads above the rim. There are very few photos or videos of that.
Long before you kids were born, there was David 'Skywalker' Thompson, who played for the Nuggets in the 70s. At 6'4", he could place a dollar bill on the top of the backboard and get the change.
DARRYL GRIFFITH WAS MY FAVORITE PLAYER IN 1980 WHEN LOUISVILLE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP HIS HANG TIME I PATTERN MY GAME AFTER HIM. HAD POSTERS OF HIM ALL OVER MY DORM ROOM. WITH HIS DOCTOR COAT ON. THE TRUTH BACK THEN.
What exactly did David Thompson do to get totally wiped from these videos? Thompson was named the original Skywalker! It was reported that Thompson could place quarters on the top of the backboard!
As of this year Michael Jordan still has the highest vertical at 48". The report of Sharpe's vertical that was put out of the 49" the Pacers said that did not happen at all.
There is a legion about Billy Cunningham the Kangaroo kid saying that the high jumpers from his time would pick quarters off the top of the back board but when Connie Hawkins showed up the Hawk would leave change!! 😅
I use to play a lot of street ball, I knew several guys that could touch the top of the backboard with ease, like they were floating. They were never smart enough to go play college ball though to get drafted, such wasted potential. I've seen some crazy street ballers that could decimate any nba team.
I don't know if you can take these all that seriously. For example Spud Webb's vertical was only officially measured at 42", but estimates put it as high as 50". Especially back then, there weren't really formal ways of testing.
Yall need to realize that there are ways to fib a measured vertical, and someone having a 48" recorded vert does not mean they actually jump 48" in the air. For example, Jordan is 6'6", gotta be 6'7" in shoes. If he jumps 48", then the top of his head is 7" above the rim, and obviously he never actually got that high. I'd believe 43-44" since he seemed to get an inch or two above the rim on rare occasions.
And I'm here to debunk that 48-in vertical for Michael Jordan because his trainer was in an interview and said that Mike has a 52-in vertical recorded. They recorded him at 52 but unrecorded he believes if Mike jumps his hardest jump like actually really tries to jump because it's been said that he don't even be trying. If he gave it his all that he probably would have a 56-in vertical. That's insane. That's insane for a trainer to say that that's insane for a person to even have that. I've been searching for the footage where he said it, but I've been unsuccessful in finding it again
just for clarification not to be a nitpick btw it was determined that wilt had lied about his vertical and only(not that this is a small number) jump around 38-40 inches
You do know that Jordan's 48 inch vertical is exaggerated right? He didn't get cut from his high school team, he didn't have the flu, never ran a 4.2 40, he did keep Isiah Thomas off the Dream Team, and he wasn't rusty or out of shape when his Bulls lost to the Orlando Magic etc...I could go on. Darrell Griffin aka Dr. Dunkenstein had the highest recorded vertical during the entire 80s decade.
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Sharpe teammate keon jump higher
The fact that LeBron's head went pass the entire and I MEAN THE ENTIRE BACKBOARD
Darrell Griffith with a 48 inch vertical is still not as bouncy as Michael Jordan with a 48 inch vertical
Exactly
Griff was a dunking machine until Louisville ran into phi slammed jamma
Probably because they didn't do his dunks in slo-mo like they do Jordan's
when they don’t realize sarcasm
MJ had a 48.5 measured during his rookie year. It most likely increased to 50 afterwards
Bill Russell and Wilt were both track stars before the NBA and both could touch the top of the backboard. People don't know that about Russell.
Nah whats more likely is that they were both liars full of shit
wilts was way overrated, probably had around a 36-38
@@Someone-hi1nt prove it or STFU!
@@Someone-hi1nt mate, his chin fully got above the rim, thats 45inch at least.
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The correct answer is dexton Crutchfeld
Fax😂
Bruh Dexton looks like he's related to World B Free ngl
If he was in the nba 😂
Nah bro was too humble he forgot to make a video telling us he created jumping
lol
David Thompson, who actually took a solid Silver Dollar off of the backboard in college at North Carolina State. He was also M.J.'s favorite player while growing up in North Carolina!!!
Didn't Skywalker take MJ into the Hall?
His favorite player growing up was dr J
Vince Carter is still the greatest dunker of all time.
💯 As skilled and athletic the NBA has gotten, still nobody has dunked the way VC did
Brooo…
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He’s the best in game dunker ever
He is not talking about the best dunker, he's talking about the player with the most vertical in the NBA
missing the whole point of the post, it's highest vertical not best dunker
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his squad came to a tournament at my high school back in 2000.. there's still a pic in a restaurant downtown of him in pregame with his armpits at the rim
James has a dunk from the corner of the Free Throw line, which is about an additional 2ft. That has to be the furthest dunk EVER! There's also a missed alley oop and his arm pit is literally above 10ft. I had a homeboy I played against in high school named Immanuel McElroy he won state with Stephen Jackson back in 95’ Port Arthur Lincoln. He got a D1 ship to Cincinnati and played with James White and Kenyon Martin so I followed him a lot. He would tell me stories of James dunking and touching over 13ft easily!
I saw a few people mention David Thompson, he was the leaper before anyone started measuring verticals as a standard. He brought it about. He was listed as 6'4" but his teammates said he was probably a little over 6'2". He could touch the top of the board. They listed his vertical as 48 because Dr.J said no one would believe 52 which was closer to reality
They were players who were reported to be able to take a quarter of the top of the backboard, those two were Connie Hawkins and Earl "the goat" Manigault.
If that's correct, for sure they have a vertical way higher than 50" inches.
People don’t know about Earl.
He could take a $1 bill off the top of the backboard and leave 4 quarters.
@harrysnothead8939Connie Hawkins played in the NBA🏀
Yes my father bared witness to this magical moment
Had a guy in high school that was only 5 ft 8, during the assembly's he would grab a tennis ball off of the top of the backboard. This was in the early 90s before social media or any kind of cell phones. He also held the state record for the high-jump in track at 6 ft 10 in. He was unbelievable. Went to college and one of his knees went out and that was it, never heard anything of him after that.
Wilt was an absolute machine!
Most don’t know more than the 100 point game and that he has a lot of records. Track and field, the Harlem Globetrotters, etc. He was a man among boys.
Shaedon needs his respect
then he shouldn't have punked the largest fanbase in college basketball. shaedon too young for this "ben simmons I'ma just sit" nonsense. no heart. hard pass.
@@randonkbayyou've clearly never watched him play. He loves the game and there are many other players in the league who've done worse things.
Not until there's proof that his vert is as high as he says and checked by the nba I don't belive it
He's gotta earn it first. Hasn't done much in the league yet.
Fr, he’s from my home town, my buddy’s cousin 🤣
Do you guys remember when LeBron james dunked so high his hand and the ball went over the goal
You should look up what Jordans 89 team trainer said. He said Michael in 89 once jumped 51” during a vertical test
wilt was said to have jump 52-54 inches at his best jump ever. with a running start. in vidoes you never see him that high becasue he is only taking 1/2 a stop up to 1.5 steps. veriticals are based on a running start. and even standing and jumping wil is stil jumping to reach the to of the backboard
Yeah we can really only go off their rookie combine thing their vertical prob got higher after that thk
yeah ofc he also did a front flip in the air before landing backboard
@@Hyuugo1 never seen that one
@@Johnadams20760yeah...that's 100% BS. If Wilt at 7'1" had a 54" vertical, that would put the top of his head 19" above the rim. He was never anywhere near that at all.
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Air Jordan is the most notable nickname for Jordan
What's impressive about Wilt is that he usually jumps taking only one step.. he wasn't running or sprinting to jump at all
Y'all forgot Dr.J and David Thompson. I saw them both in their Prime in the dark mid do it touch the top of the backboard okay I was there and saw him do it at the Rucka
And ja
I was expecting Thompson here too
Darrel Griffith had a 48 inch stand still , max verth 50 inch plus. David Thompson. had a 44 inch , 48 inch one step, 50 inch plus. Antonio Mcdyess had 42 inch stand still, one step 47 inch and 50 inch plus. They jump higher than Shaedon Sharp !!!!!
Sharp didn't get 49. Per nba MJ has the highest vertical.
@@scrappy93yes he did it was tested just because it wasnt nba doesn't mean it's fake
Was gonna say Thompson. At NC State he would grab quarters off of the top of the board in pregames
@akfoutyseven4284 lmfao boss the info about his vertical being that high came from an nba workout. The Pacers said they don't know where that 49 came from, but it didn't happen. Even your reply says it all.
Also when measuring a vertical the standing vertical is what's used.
There are on two verticals a standing and running. Jordan still has the highest Vertical and longest hang time.
Ja mordant left the conversation with his 50 INCH VERTICAL
That’s what I was thinking
wasn't it 44
YES AIR IS DIFFERENT UP THERE!!!!!
@@stevenarkinpasion7644it definitely wasn't over 48.
ja morants official vertical was 44 so idk where the hell you pulled 50 from
shaedon sharpe's vertical was never officially recorded because he didnt go to the combine. he just said his vertical was 50
It was Dr. Dunkinstein and he could jump as high as Jordan.
I thought he was going to talk about David Thompson, who was the actual player that could snatch quarters off the top of the backboard.
Dam 49 inch vertical is crazy
It was an unofficial test with no actual proof.
Pacers said it didn't happen.
I believe that's Dr. Dunkenstein. He earned his degree at Louisville.
When the shorter guys fly high it is so stunning to me . Ja .Morant
he is not short
Bro is short
@@PUYALGAMING11he’s 6’2 which is very short in the nba, Steph curry is literally 6’2-6’3
Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wilt Chamberlain was one of the strongest human beings he's ever seen in his life.
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Exactly!
The absolute real answer is Vince Carter who jumped over and who did an in game dunk on a 7 plus foot dude in the Olympics. You're welcome
Lbj is still most impressive with a 44 in vertical and weight 250 is crazy. He's got like 20 to 30 pounds on all those guys.
It’s obviously the most humble man on earth Dexton
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To be over 6 feet tall, and still leaping 40+ inches is just insane... Jordan and sharp are both 6'6 and jumping 48+ is incredible. They literally can jump higher than spud Webb, despite close to twice the body mass to lift.
Bro forgot about 5’7 Spud Webb with a 48” vertical
David Thompson from back in the day. "Sky Walker" before they thought to measure.
There's no document evidencing that Jordan had a 48 inch vert.
Literally the Olympic combine
Legit Olympic combine in 1984 haha you tried mj got 48 inch vert when he was young and skill to match the goat
@@reptar5124unofficial
Only official one is UNCs study on mj the previous year which it to be 45.7 but even that one was shady cuz they said his standing reach was 7.9 feet which is ridiculously low for his height
@@alkebulanlion6198unofficial its a claim with no backing
Those measurements came from the combine. And some did the combine much younger than others, especially the newer era players. When they measured players like Lebron or KD, they weren't even finished developing yet.
I can't take this seriously without Vince Carter on the list.
I think that Vince's vertical was around 44 or 45 inches probably. He isn't up there just because he was IMO the best in-game dunker ever. Jordan had great performances in dunk contests, but his in-game dunk resumé is not as impressive as Vince's.
Nah Im still convinced MJ is the airiest of them all. It just looks superhuman when he leaps
Ja Morant
The Trailblazers were such a good paint team this game
Spud Webb laughing in the corner
You can tell when young people do these things because David Thompson should be on this list
Funny that all those 48" and more vertical leaps couldn't get their head over the rim like the 44" did
I think we're overlooking David Thompson at 52".
Vince Carter doesn't give a damn about who you think gets the most hang time.
Vince Carter is a dunking maniac.
I just wanna say his name again... so...
Vince Carter.
Vince carter had a 52 Vertical
That’s what I’m sayin 😂
Some people seem to be doubting Wilt here, so:
Yeah, in basketball he was not so absurd as the stats may lead you to, not only due to competition but also due to the pace of the era, so that part may actually be overrated
But he was in fact an athletic freak, having very good marks in multiple categories like track and high jump, which don't favor tall people at all, while also pulling some insane weight at the gym
And after leaving basketball, he also became the best volleyball player at the time
So yeah, he may not be insane enough for like a top 5 all-time in basketball, like we once thought, but his physical abilities are actually no joke
LaSteroids tripling that easily......
Jumpman is the silhouette brand. Air Jordan is the moniker
Forgot about Shannon Brown. 6’4” jumping thru the roof. Or Terrace Clarke, 6’7” jumping 60”.
Gerald green had a 48in vert also and was very bouncy
Nobody jumped higher in an NBA game than Gerald Green.
I have yet to see any other NBA player in history have a higher jump recorded on video...
@@masina9447green is a freak but there is a pic of mj head over the rim higher than green mj when he had that balding hair style was the most athletic the pic is crazy I thought green but no mj head over the rim is crazy pic also Zion 45 inch test it was higher than green but know Zion fat and lazy
Lebron one time dunked with his head on the back board and his whole hand over the back board
Jerry Stockhouse the Real Goat high jumper
No mention of David Thompson. You know this guy is young
Lebrons alien jump is the highest
If Chamberlain or any 6'6" or taller player could jump 44"+, there would be many, MANY photos of guys with their heads above the rim. There are very few photos or videos of that.
its one thing to jump high once and another to consistently do it throughout the game
Long before you kids were born, there was David 'Skywalker' Thompson, who played for the Nuggets in the 70s. At 6'4", he could place a dollar bill on the top of the backboard and get the change.
Tim Grover the noted nba trainer said Michael had a 48’at the combine but got as high as a 50 after training him
Bruh why do they always insist that Lavine did a Free Throw Windmill
HE STEPPED OVER THE LINE🤦♂️
Crazy how the Pacers almost got it 😂
DARRYL GRIFFITH WAS MY FAVORITE PLAYER IN 1980 WHEN LOUISVILLE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP HIS HANG TIME I PATTERN MY GAME AFTER HIM. HAD POSTERS OF HIM ALL OVER MY DORM ROOM. WITH HIS DOCTOR COAT ON. THE TRUTH BACK THEN.
7:36 damn he bullied 2 big man out the way 😂
What exactly did David Thompson do to get totally wiped from these videos? Thompson was named the original Skywalker! It was reported that Thompson could place quarters on the top of the backboard!
imagine if Isaiah Rivera would be in the NBA, 50.5 inch vertical 🥶
As of this year Michael Jordan still has the highest vertical at 48". The report of Sharpe's vertical that was put out of the 49" the Pacers said that did not happen at all.
Spud had serious serious ups..
There is a legion about Billy Cunningham the Kangaroo kid saying that the high jumpers from his time would pick quarters off the top of the back board but when Connie Hawkins showed up the Hawk would leave change!! 😅
Dwight Howard and Shaq have the official highest touch among NBA stars. They both could touch 12'8" in their primes.
dexton Crutchfield my jump like im 63 inches😂
Paul McPherson 49" vertical. He played for the Phoenix Suns
Who else expected the nickname to be “Air Jordan” or “His Airness”
Mike's actual vertical was 43.5 inches because if he had a 48 inch vertical his head would be 6 inches above the rim
Dennis Smith Jr had a 48” vertical
Glad Shaedon is getting some recognition
When it comes to Jordan 48 inch vert remember he was 6’6
Putting their baggets in the defender face.
I use to play a lot of street ball, I knew several guys that could touch the top of the backboard with ease, like they were floating. They were never smart enough to go play college ball though to get drafted, such wasted potential. I've seen some crazy street ballers that could decimate any nba team.
Grant Hill used to touch the back of the top of the backboard
I don't know if you can take these all that seriously. For example Spud Webb's vertical was only officially measured at 42", but estimates put it as high as 50". Especially back then, there weren't really formal ways of testing.
Michael Wilson from Globetrotters had over 50 inch vertical
He should have shown Gerald Green dunks
Vince Carter had a 51-inch vertical leap
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I just 45 inch vertical leap
I think it was more of a 45/46 inch vertical. It's tough to find any dunks of him with his head that much above the rim to justify a 51" vertical.
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Yall need to realize that there are ways to fib a measured vertical, and someone having a 48" recorded vert does not mean they actually jump 48" in the air.
For example, Jordan is 6'6", gotta be 6'7" in shoes. If he jumps 48", then the top of his head is 7" above the rim, and obviously he never actually got that high. I'd believe 43-44" since he seemed to get an inch or two above the rim on rare occasions.
David Thompson had a 48 in leap also.
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Gerald Green vertical ☠️☠️
And they say Wilt wouldn't have dominated in this era
He wouldn’t
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He wouldn't
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Vince Carter is the correct answer. He jumped over a 7 footer in the Olympics
And I'm here to debunk that 48-in vertical for Michael Jordan because his trainer was in an interview and said that Mike has a 52-in vertical recorded. They recorded him at 52 but unrecorded he believes if Mike jumps his hardest jump like actually really tries to jump because it's been said that he don't even be trying. If he gave it his all that he probably would have a 56-in vertical. That's insane. That's insane for a trainer to say that that's insane for a person to even have that. I've been searching for the footage where he said it, but I've been unsuccessful in finding it again
just for clarification not to be a nitpick btw it was determined that wilt had lied about his vertical and only(not that this is a small number) jump around 38-40 inches
David Thompson used to snatch half dollars off the top of the backboard🤔
You do know that Jordan's 48 inch vertical is exaggerated right? He didn't get cut from his high school team, he didn't have the flu, never ran a 4.2 40, he did keep Isiah Thomas off the Dream Team, and he wasn't rusty or out of shape when his Bulls lost to the Orlando Magic etc...I could go on. Darrell Griffin aka Dr. Dunkenstein had the highest recorded vertical during the entire 80s decade.
Wilt was a track star he multiple long jump records and was a freak athlete and if I’m correct he said he never practiced for it
"And putting his 🥜 in his face" legit made me die ☠️
Meanwhile ronaldo: bro hold on I can do it with my head
I would've thought Shannon brown. Dude leaped
Jumping high, don't mean anything if you don't have your fundamental right!!!
Gerald Green with a 50 inch vertical at 6’8”