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2016 NBA Draft: Prospects Who Aced The Combine

By Maxwell Ogden

Mar 18, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; Weber State Wildcats forward Joel Bolomboy (21) celebrates during the second half of the game in the first round against the Xavier Musketeers in the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 18, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; Weber State Wildcats forward Joel Bolomboy (21) celebrates during the second half of the game in the first round against the Xavier Musketeers in the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 22, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Oakland Golden Grizzlies guard Kahlil Felder (20) is announced before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 22, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Oakland Golden Grizzlies guard Kahlil Felder (20) is announced before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

Kay Felder, Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Position: Point Guard
Age: 21 (3/29/1995)
Height, Weight, Wingspan: 5’9.5″, 177 pounds, 6’2.5″
Slash Line: .440/.355/.848
Season Averages: 36.7 MPG, 24.4 PPG, 9.3 APG, 4.3 RPG, 2.0 SPG, 2.2 3PM

Kay Felder is the shortest player in the 2016 NBA Draft at 5’8.25″ without shoes and 5’9.5″ in shoes. Thus, one might rationally wonder how he could’ve helped himself after measuring at such a short height.

The answer: Felder is one of the most explosive athletes ever.

Felder didn’t just show out athletically; he posted the second-best max vertical leap in NBA Draft Combine history.

Between his elite leaping ability and gaudy statistics, Felder is all but certain to catch the eye of general managers in the second round. He improved his jump shot during the 2015-16 season, converting 76 3-point field goals on 35.5 percent shooting from beyond the arc.

Felder also averaged 9.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and tallied an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.74.

Far more important than the numbers is the fact that Felder is athletic enough to play in the NBA. Felder was also No. 3 in the three quarter sprint—a run from the baseline to the opposite free throw line—and No. 10 in the shuttle run at 2.90 seconds.

Felder still has some critics to silence in his pre-draft workouts, but he’s certainly tantalizing athletically.

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