NBA Today: 5 Players with the longest wingspan right now

Kevin Durant, with a wingspan of 7ft-4, isn't even in the top 5
Kevin Durant, with a wingspan of 7ft-4, isn't even in the top 5

#4 Hassan Whiteside - 7 feet, 7 inches

Hassan in a game versus the Charlotte Hornets
Hassan in a game versus the Charlotte Hornets

Hassan Whiteside, who was just recently traded to Portland, has a wingspan of 7'7, which is 7 inches more than his height.

In one of his games in Marshall University, he grabbed attention when he tallied 14 points, 17 rebounds, and 9 blocks in just over 29 minutes of action against the Ohio University Bobcats as his team won 60-53.

In 2010 he was picked 33rd overall by the Sacramento Kings, where he spent two years before playing oversees until 2014 and then returning to the NBA with Miami Heat.

Like Drummond, Whiteside is also a great rebounder, recording a career-high 25 rebounds twice. He is an even better shot blocker, recording a career-high 12 blocks against the Chicago Bulls in 2015, the same season he led the league in blocks with an average of 3.68 blocks per game.

In the following season (2016/17), he led the league with 14.1 rebounds per game and broke a few franchise records that season. He currently holds the Heat's single-season record for defensive rebounds (795), total rebounds (1,088), and double-doubles (58).

Whiteside averages 13.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, .6 assists, .6 steals, and 2.3 blocks in his career.

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