The bench press portion of the NBA Mix isn’t anyplace close to as essential as it’s within the NFL Mix, however that doesn’t imply it isn’t enjoyable to debate.
If something, it’s fascinating to see how prime basketball prospects examine in power to the typical human being for the reason that bench whole they use for reps within the NBA mix – 185 kilos (nearly 84 kilograms) – is way extra attainable for the common particular person than the NFL’s 225-pound bench press.
Essentially the most well-known NBA Mix bench press story to today is Kevin Durant failing to hit even one rep of 185 kilos. One MVP and two championships later, Durant now says prime prospects ought to skip the mix all collectively.
Doubtless sound recommendation for the gamers within the working for the No. 1 decide.
Anyway, beneath, we current the bench press rankings from NBA All-Stars on the Draft Mix.
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Draft mix rating: No. 1 in 2009
Draft place: No. 1
Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 6 in 2007
Draft place: No. 3
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 9 in 2008
Draft place: No. 5
Jack Arent/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 7 in 2009
Draft place: No. 3
Harry How/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 10 in 2005
Draft place: No. 3
Fernando Medina/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 5 in 2013
Draft place: No. 2
Streeter Lecka/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 19 in 2006
Draft place: No. 47
Noah Graham/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 15 in 2003
Draft place: No. 6
Noah Graham/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 14 in 2004
Draft place: No. 20
Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 18 in 2005
Draft place: No. 30
Jack Arent/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 14 in 2011
Draft place: No. 30
Jeff Gross/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 21 in 2003
Draft place: No. 51
Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 32 in 2007
Draft place: No. 4
Rob Grey-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 16 in 2012
Draft place: No. 6
Jack Arent/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 18 in 2009
Draft place: No. 19
Robert Laberge/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 20 in 2002
Draft place: No. 34
Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 18 in 2011
Draft place: No. 60
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 29 in 2001
Draft place: No. 10
Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 31 in 2008
Draft place: No. 4
Wealthy Storry/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 9 in 2017
Draft place: No. 14
Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 32 in 2002
Draft place: No. 9
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Draft mix rating: No. 34 in 2007
Draft place: No. 9
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Draft mix rating: No. 29 in 2001
Draft place: No. 30
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Draft mix rating: No. 24 in 2000
Draft place: No. 43
Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 33 in 2003
Draft place: No. 18
John W. McDonough/Sports activities Illustrated/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 25 in 2012
Draft place: No. 9
John Hefti-Imagn Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 25 in 2009
Draft place: No. 7
Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 20 in 2010
Draft place: No. 9
Noah Graham/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 44 in 2005
Draft place: No. 4
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Draft mix rating: No. 44 in 2005
Draft place: No. 17
Bart Younger/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 17 in 2017
Draft place: No. 13
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 39 in 2008
Draft place: No. 1
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 46 in 2003
Draft place: No. 5
John Hefti-Imagn Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 30 in 2012
Draft place: No. 35
Harry How/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 46 in 2003
Draft place: No. 4
Joe Camporeale-Imagn Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 23 in 2015
Draft place: No. 13
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Draft mix rating: No. 52 in 2008
Draft place: No. 35
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 35 in 2011
Draft place: No. 16
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Draft mix rating: No. 53 in 2006
Draft place: No. 2
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 33 in 2012
Draft place: No. 3
Fernando Medina/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 31 in 2013
Draft place: No. 27
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 36 in 2011
Draft place: No. 9
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 28 in 2018
Draft place: No. 33
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 55 in 2008
Draft place: No. 10
Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 56 in 2003
Draft place: No. 3
Noah Graham/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 49 in 2004
Draft place: No. 1
Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 37 in 2009
Draft place: No. 17
Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 63 in 2006
Draft place: No. 6
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 54 in 2004
Draft place: No. 5
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 39 in 2011
Draft place: No. 11
Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 54 in 2004
Draft place: No. 7
Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 38 in 2009
Draft place: No. 9
Noah Graham/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 66 in 2003
Draft place: No. 29
Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 39 in 2017
Draft place: No. 22
Fernando Medina/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 39 in 2010
Draft place: No. 10
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 46 in 2012
Draft place: No. 39
Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 57 in 2004
Draft place: No. 9
Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 67 in 2003
Draft place: No. 47
Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 46 in 2011
Draft place: No. 15
Jamie Squire/ Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 68 in 2002
Draft place: No. 10
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Pictures
Draft mix rating: No. 69 in 2001
Draft place: No. 2
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports activities
Draft mix rating: No. 75 in 2007
Draft place: No. 2
