Length and wingspan are the buzz words this time of year, especially for the Orlando Magic.
President of basketball operations Jeff Weltman famously quipped after last year’s draft, “Long night, long players,” seemingly in on the joke that he surely created in drafting Mohamed Bamba, Melvin Frazier and Justin Jackson. Mohamed Bamba had set the NBA Draft Combine record for wingspan and both Melvin Frazier and Justin Jackson were among the leaders at their position.
Wingspan for wingspan’s sake is not the point of these drafts.