NBA Combine Results 2016: Thursday Measurements, Highlights and Top Prospects

The 2016 NBA Draft Combine officially got underway Thursday in Chicago, and troves of information became available as some of the nation's top collegiate and international prospects hit the hardwood. 

Not only did the opening day of the annual evaluation process feature anthropometric and athletic testing, but select prospects participated in full-court scrimmages to try to boost their respective draft stocks. 

However, it should be noted that not all of this year's top prospects participated in the day's festivities. According to ESPN.com's Chad Ford, LSU Tigers forward Ben Simmons, Duke forward Brandon Ingram, Oklahoma Sooner swingman Buddy Hield and Kentucky Wildcats shooting guard Jamal Murray were among those who did not take part in some or all parts of the afternoon.   

But as ESPN.com's Jeff Goodman explained, that wasn't a big surprise: 

Furthermore, this year's combine was jam-packed with more prospects than usual thanks to revised league rules that stipulate players can participate in the predraft process and still maintain their college eligibility so long as they pull out of the draft within 10 days of the combine ending (May 25) and don't hire an agent. 

Without further adieu, here's a look at all of the key measurable numbers from Thursday's proceedings, per an official NBA release: 

Player	Standing Reach	Wingspan	Height w/ Shoes	Height w/o Shoes	Weight (lbs)	Body Fat %	Hand Width (inches)	Hand Length (inches)
Ron Baker	8'1.5''	6' 9.75''	6' 4.25''	6'3.25''	212.4	7.85	9.50	8.75
Wade Baldwin IV	8' 4''	6' 11.25''	6' 4''	6' 2.5''	201.8	5.20	9.75	9.00
Anthony Barber	7 '11.5''	6' 5.5''	6' 2.75''	6'1.5''	173.0	4.50	8.50	8.00
Malik Beasley	8' 4.5''	6' 7''	6' 4.5''	6'3.5''	189.8	6.90	9.00	8.50
DeAndre' Bembry	8' 5''	6'9.25''	6' 5.75''	6'4.25''	206.6	7.00	9.25	8.00
Ben Bentil	8' 9''	7' 1.5''	6' 8.25''	6'7.25''	229.2	9.70	10.00	9.50
Jaron Blossomgame	8' 6''	6' 10''	6' 7.25''	6'6.25''	213.6	5.25	10.00	8.50
Joel Bolomboy	8' 7.5''	7' 1.75''	6'9''	6'7.5''	224.4	5.15	10.25	9.00
Malcolm Brogdon	8' 2''	6' 10.5''	6' 5.5''	6' 3.75''	223.0	5.40	10.25	9.00
Jaylen Brown	8' 6.5''	6' 11.75''	6' 6.75''	6'5.25''	222.8	5.05	9.00	8.75
Robert Carter Jr.	8' 10.5''	7' 3.25''	6' 8.5''	6'6.75''	250.6	12.45	9.50	8.75
Marquese Chriss	8' 9''	7' 0.25''	6' 10''	6' 8.75''	233.0	8.50	9.00	9.00
Elgin Cook	8' 4.5''	6' 10''	6' 6.25''	6'5''	209.8	6.35	10.25	8.50
Isaiah Cousins	8' 2.5''	6' 6.25''	6' 4.5''	6' 3.25''	194.0	4.80	8.75	8.25
Deyonta Davis	9' 0.5''	7' 2.5''	6' 10.5''	6'9.25''	237.2	9.70	9.25	9.00
Cheick Diallo	8' 11.5''	7' 4.5''	6' 9''	6'7.5''	218.6	5.60	9.75	8.50
Kris Dunn	8' 4''	6' 9.5''	6' 4.25''	6'3''	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Henry Ellenson	9' 0''	7' 2.25''	6' 11.5''	6'10''	242.0	11.20	9.75	8.50
Perry Ellis	8' 6''	6' 10.25''	6' 8.25''	6' 7''	217.8	4.60	8.50	8.00
A.J. English	8' 2.5''	6' 10''	6' 3''	6'2	182.2	5.30	8.50	8.75
Kay Felder	7' 4.5''	6' 2.5''	5' 9.5''	5'8.25''	177.2	5.80	8.50	8.25
Dorian Finney-Smith	8' 3.5''	6' 11.75''	6' 7.75''	6'6.5''	212.6	6.45	9.75	9.00
Michael Gbinije	8' 5''	6' 7.5''	6' 6.75''	6' 5.5''	204.6	5.40	9.00	8.00
Daniel Hamilton	8' 7.5''	6' 9''	6' 8''	6'6.25''	197.0	5.95	8.50	9.00
Josh Hart	8' 3.5''	6' 8.5''	6' 5.5''	6'4''	203.6	5.75	9.25	8.50
Nigel Hayes	8' 5.5''	7' 3''	6' 7.25''	6'6.25''	245.0	10.90	9.50	8.50
Buddy Hield	8' 5''	6' 9.25''	6' 5''	6'3.75''	212.4	6.10	9.00	8.50
Demetrius Jackson	7' 9''	6' 5.5''	6' 1.75''	6'0''	193.8	6.50	9.00	8.25
Justin Jackson	8' 7.5''	6' 10.75''	6' 8.25''	6'7''	193.4	7.60	8.75	8.75
Brice Johnson	8' 10.5''	7' 0.25''	6' 10.5''	6'9''	208.6	7.50	8.25	9.00
Damian Jones	8' 11''	7' 3.75''	6' 11.5''	6'10.25''	243.6	6.55	10.50	8.75
Skal Labissiere	8' 9.5''	7' 2.5''	6' 11.75	6'10.5''	215.8	5.70	9.00	8.75
Dedric Lawson	8' 10.5''	7' 2.5''	6' 8''	6'7''	224.8	11.05	9.50	9.50
Jake Layman	8' 6''	6' 9.25''	6' 9.25''	6'8''	208.6	7.10	9.25	8.25
Marcus Lee	8' 11.5''	7' 3''	6' 10.25''	6'9''	211.0	5.35	9.00	9.00
Caris LeVert	8' 5''	6' 10''	6' 7''	6'5.75''	191.0	7.55	9.25	8.50
Thon Maker	9' 2.5''	7'3''	7' 0.75''	6'11.75''	216.0	6.05	9.50	8.75
Sheldon McClellan	8' 3.5''	6' 7''	6' 6.25''	6'5''	198.2	4.75	8.00	8.00
Patrick McCaw	8' 4.5''	6' 10''	6' 6.75''	6'5.25''	180.8	4.70	8.75	8.75
Isaiah Miles	8' 9''	6' 10.5''	6' 7.75''	6'6.75''	219.6	9.60	9.50	9.00
Malik Newman	8' 1.5''	6' 5.75''	6' 3.5''	6'2.25''	182.2	5.60	9.25	8.25
Georges Niang	8' 7''	6' 10''	6' 8.5''	6'6.75''	230.8	10.05	9.25	9.25
Chinanu Onuaku	9' 0.5''	7' 2.75''	6' 10''	6'9''	245.2	8.55	8.00	9.00
Marcus Paige	8' 1''	6' 6.25''	6' 1.75''	6'0.5''	163.8	4.30	8.75	7.75
Gary Payton II	8' 3.5''	6' 8''	6' 3''	6'2''	183.8	3.95	9.50	8.75
Jakob Poeltl	8' 9.5''	7' 2.75''	7' 1''	7'.025''	239.0	5.80	10.25	9.25
Taurean Prince	8' 6''	6' 11.5''	6' 7.75''	6'6.5''	220.2	6.45	8.50	9.00
Zhou Qi	9' 4.5''	7' 7.75''	7' 2.25''	7'1.25''	218.2	4.85	9.50	9.25
Malachi Richardson	8' 5'.5''	7' 0''	6' 6.25''	6'4.75	199.6	7.00	10.00	8.75
Wayne Selden	8' 5''	6' 10.5''	6' 5.75''	6'4.25''	232.4	7.30	9.25	9.00
Pascal Siakam	8' 11.5''	7'3.25	6' 9.5''	6'8.25''	226.6	5.20	10.00	9.25
Diamond Stone	9' 0.5''	7' 2.75''	6' 10.25''	6'9''	254.4	12.85	7.75	8.50
Caleb Swanigan	8' 11''	7' 3.5''	6' 8.5''	6'7.5''	246.6	12.55	10.25	9.00
Melo Trimble	7' 8.5''	6' 2''	6' 2.5''	6'1.25''	191.8	8.35	8.75	8.00
Tyler Ulis	7' 4.5''	6' 2''	5' 10''	5'8.75''	149.2	5.20	7.50	7.50
Jarrod Uthoff	8' 8''	6' 11.5''	6' 9.75''	6'8.5''	214.2	6.00	9.00	8.75
Denzel Valentine	8' 6''	6' 10.75''	6' 5.75	6'4''	210.4	9.20	9.75	8.50
Isaiah Whitehead	8' 4''	6' 8.75''	6'4.5''	6'3.25''	210.0	9.25	8.75	8.50
Troy Williams	8' 6''	6' 8.25''	6' 6.75''	6'5.75''	217.8	10.00	9.25	8.25
Kyle Wiltjer	8' 6.5''	7' 0.25''	6'10''	6'8.75''	242.8	15.25	9.50	8.25
Stephen Zimmerman	8' 8.5''	7' 3.25''	6' 11.75''	6' 10.25''	234.0	11.15	9.00	9.00

And here's a rundown of all the key athletic testing figures from those who participated, courtesy of NBA.com's database:

Player	Lane Agility (seconds)	3/4-Court Sprint (seconds)	Standing Vert (inches)	Max Vert (inches)
Ron Baker	10.77	3.45	30.0	35.5
Wade Baldwin IV	10.45	3.19	32.5	38.0
Jaron Blossomgame	11.53	3.20	35.0	41.0
Joel Bolomboy	10.26	3.17	37.5	40.5
Robert Carter Jr.	11.97	3.65	24.5	30.5
Marquese Chriss	11.93	3.26	32.5	38.5
Isaiah Cousins	10.79	3.24	30.5	37.0
Cheick Diallo	11.24	3.26	31.0	35.0
A.J. English	12.27	3.28	29.5	35.5
Kay Felder	11.52	3.15	35.5	44.0
Dorian Finney-Smith	11.01	3.27	38.5	41.5
Michael Gbinije	11.00	3.12	33.5	37.5
Daniel Hamilton	12.16	3.40	26.0	29.0
Josh Hart	11.15	3.20	29.5	38.5
Nigel Hayes	12.18	3.20	31.5	34.5
Demetrius Jackson	10.81	3.25	37.5	43.5
Justin Jackson	11.32	3.26	29.5	34.5
Damian Jones	11.35	3.20	36.0	37.0
Dedric Lawson	12.48	3.65	22.5	28.0
Marcus Lee	11.68	3.25	28.5	35.5
Patrick McCaw	11.01	3.30	30.0	38.0
Sheldon McClellan	10.45	3.26	35.0	41.5
Isaiah Miles	11.76	3.39	24.0	31.5
Georges Niang	11.64	3.49	25.0	31.0
Chinanu Onuaku	11.65	3.50	27.5	33.5
Gary Payton II	11.57	3.23	31.5	38.5
Taurean Prince	10.96	3.24	34.0	36.0
Zhou Qi	11.27	3.46	31.5	32.0
Malachi Richardson	10.56	3.33	33.0	38.0
Melo Trimble	10.57	3.20	26.5	35.5
Tyler Ulis	10.80	3.20	32.5	38.0
Jarrod Uthoff	11.52	3.50	29.0	34.5
Troy Williams	10.72	3.35	30.0	36.0
Kyle Wiltjer	11.35	3.48	27.5	35.5

Recap and Standout Performers

As far as measurements go, the most eye-popping numbers of the day belong to Chinese prospect Zhou Qi, who's currently projected as a late first-round pick by DraftExpress.   

Qi officially recorded a standing reach of 9'4 ½" to go with a 7'7 ¾" wingspan—both of which were combine-bests, according to CSNNE.com's A. Sherrod Blakeley. Furthermore, DraftExpress reported that Qi's wingspan "ranks behind only Alexis Ajinca, Rudy Gobert and Boban Marjanovic among active NBA players."

In the bounce department, Notre Dame's Demetrius Jackson looked positively Eric Bledsoe-esuqe. The 6'1'' floor general showed out with an absurd 43 ½-inch vertical leap, per the NBA Draft on Twitter, which only stands to benefit a player who steadily climbed up big boards throughout the 2015-16 season: 

Not to be outdone, Oakland Golden Grizzlies point guard Kay Felder pulled off a stunning feat when he recorded a 44-inch max vertical at just 5'9 ½", per the draft's official Twitter account: 

However, DraftExpress' Jonathan Givony noted not all in attendance were blown away by the gaudy vertical figures: 

In the afternoon's scrimmages, some projected second-round picks put forth superlative efforts to send their stocks trending in a positive direction with the draft just five weeks away (June 23). 

Chief among the standouts was Iowa State's Georges Niang, who dropped 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Niang isn't considered one of the draft's premier prospects since his ceiling is limited at 22 years old, but he appeared cool, calm and collected with scouts and executives looking on, according to Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore: 

Bleacher Report draft expert Jonathan Wasserman also noted that Niang dominated despite a lack of burst and explosion below the free-throw line: 

Another big winner was Kansas Jayhawks big man Cheick Diallo, who entered the predraft process as somewhat of an unknown after averaging just three points and 2.5 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per game during his first year with in Lawrence. 

In an extended 20-minute run Thursday, Diallo broke out to the tune of 18 points (7-of-10 shooting), four rebounds and four blocks.

"(Cheick) Diallo has already made more plays in this game than he did all year at Kansas," Jay Bilas said during the ESPN broadcast, according to ESPNU on Twitter.  

To that point, Moore noted that Diallo scored more points (18) Thursday than he did in February and March combined. 

Game 2 was headlined by Providence Friars big man Ben Bentil and Saint Joseph's Hawks forward DeAndre' Bembry, who teamed up and came away with a 109-69 victory over a squad that featured Maryland Terrapins guard Melo Trimble and Wichita State Shockers swingman Ron Baker. 

Bembry in particular looked terrific. With inside and outside scoring chops that beautifully complemented some stellar court vision, the potent perimeter playmaker continued to generate hype with a first-round selection in his sights, per Wasserman:

Virginia Cavaliers guard and reigning ACC Defensive Player of the Year Malcolm Brogdon also flashed pro-ready skills on both ends of the floor, and it appears as though he could be parlaying his polished status into a first-round payday.

According to Rotowire's Nick Whalen, Brogdon told reporters that he will "likely" be selected between picks 15-30 on June 23. 

"I'm 23; I'm one of the oldest guys in the draft," he said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Charles F. Gardner. "So I hope I come off as mature and experienced."

However, Thursday was just the beginning.

Players who shone on Day 1 will have a chance to continue proving themselves Friday, while those who fell short of expectations will have an opportunity to bounce back in style.