Alright, let me tell you what I got up to the other day. I was watching some hoops highlights, you know, the usual stuff. And Fred VanVleet popped up, making some crazy defensive play, getting his hands everywhere.
It just got me thinking, right? Like, this dude isn’t the tallest guard out there, not by a long shot. But he seems to play bigger, especially on defense. So, the question popped into my head: what’s his wingspan like? You hear about wingspan being a big deal in the league, how it helps guys guard bigger players or get steals.
So, I did what anyone does. I grabbed my phone, opened up a browser, and typed in something simple like “Fred VanVleet wingspan”. Pretty straightforward.
Got a bunch of results back, like always. Some sports sites, fan forums, stat pages. But here’s the thing, the numbers weren’t all lining up perfectly at first glance. Saw a couple of different figures mentioned here and there. Made me pause for a second. Which one is the real deal?
I figured the best bet was to look for something more official, maybe his measurements from back when he was entering the league. Draft combine numbers are usually the standard everyone goes by. So I refined my search a bit, added “draft combine” or “official measurement”.
Took a little more clicking around. Had to sift through a few articles and stat pages. Eventually, I started seeing a consistent number pop up on sites that looked more legit, the ones that usually pull data straight from the official NBA sources.
Finding the Number
After cross-checking a couple of reliable-looking sources, I landed on the number most commonly cited from his pre-draft measurements.
- Wingspan: Around 6 feet 2 inches (or roughly 188 cm).
- Height: Usually listed around 6 feet 0 inches or 6 feet 1 inch without shoes.
So, his wingspan isn’t crazy long compared to his height, maybe just slightly above or equal to it, depending on the exact height measurement you use. It’s not like some guys who have wingspans way longer than they are tall.
It was interesting just going through that little exercise. You see a player on screen, you wonder about a specific physical trait, and then you go down the rabbit hole for a few minutes trying to pin down the actual number. Just goes to show, sometimes the simple stats don’t tell the whole story, but finding them is its own little process. Anyway, that was my little stat hunt for the day.
