The bench press portion of the NBA Combine isn’t anywhere near as important as it is in the NFL Combine, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun to discuss.
If anything, it’s interesting to see how top basketball prospects compare in strength to the average human being since the bench total they use for reps in the NBA combine – 185 pounds (just about 84 kilograms) – is far more attainable for the regular person than the NFL’s 225-pound bench press.
The most famous NBA Combine bench press story to this day is Kevin Durant failing to hit even one rep of 185 pounds. One MVP and two championships later, Durant now says top prospects should skip the combine all together.
Likely sound advice for the players in the running for the No. 1 pick.
Anyway, below, we present the bench press rankings from NBA All-Stars at the Draft Combine.
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Draft combine ranking: No. 1 in 2009Draft position: No. 1
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Draft combine ranking: No. 6 in 2007Draft position: No. 3
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 9 in 2008Draft position: No. 5
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Draft combine ranking: No. 7 in 2009Draft position: No. 3
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Draft combine ranking: No. 10 in 2005Draft position: No. 3
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Draft combine ranking: No. 5 in 2013Draft position: No. 2
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Draft combine ranking: No. 19 in 2006Draft position: No. 47
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Draft combine ranking: No. 15 in 2003Draft position: No. 6
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Draft combine ranking: No. 14 in 2004Draft position: No. 20
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Draft combine ranking: No. 18 in 2005Draft position: No. 30
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Draft combine ranking: No. 14 in 2011Draft position: No. 30
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Draft combine ranking: No. 21 in 2003Draft position: No. 51
Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 32 in 2007Draft position: No. 4
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Draft combine ranking: No. 16 in 2012Draft position: No. 6
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Draft combine ranking: No. 18 in 2009Draft position: No. 19
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Draft combine ranking: No. 20 in 2002Draft position: No. 34
Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 18 in 2011Draft position: No. 60
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Draft combine ranking: No. 29 in 2001Draft position: No. 10
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Draft combine ranking: No. 31 in 2008Draft position: No. 4
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Draft combine ranking: No. 9 in 2017Draft position: No. 14
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Draft combine ranking: No. 32 in 2002Draft position: No. 9
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Draft combine ranking: No. 34 in 2007Draft position: No. 9
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Draft combine ranking: No. 29 in 2001Draft position: No. 30
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Draft combine ranking: No. 24 in 2000Draft position: No. 43
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Draft combine ranking: No. 33 in 2003Draft position: No. 18
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Draft combine ranking: No. 25 in 2012Draft position: No. 9
John Hefti-Imagn Images
Draft combine ranking: No. 25 in 2009Draft position: No. 7
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Draft combine ranking: No. 20 in 2010Draft position: No. 9
Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images
Draft combine ranking: No. 44 in 2005Draft position: No. 4
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Draft combine ranking: No. 44 in 2005Draft position: No. 17
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Draft combine ranking: No. 17 in 2017Draft position: No. 13
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Draft combine ranking: No. 39 in 2008Draft position: No. 1
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Draft combine ranking: No. 46 in 2003Draft position: No. 5
John Hefti-Imagn Images
Draft combine ranking: No. 30 in 2012Draft position: No. 35
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Draft combine ranking: No. 46 in 2003Draft position: No. 4
Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images
Draft combine ranking: No. 23 in 2015Draft position: No. 13
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Draft combine ranking: No. 52 in 2008Draft position: No. 35
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 35 in 2011Draft position: No. 16
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Draft combine ranking: No. 53 in 2006Draft position: No. 2
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 33 in 2012Draft position: No. 3
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Draft combine ranking: No. 31 in 2013Draft position: No. 27
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 36 in 2011Draft position: No. 9
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 28 in 2018Draft position: No. 33
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 55 in 2008Draft position: No. 10
Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 56 in 2003Draft position: No. 3
Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images
Draft combine ranking: No. 49 in 2004Draft position: No. 1
Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 37 in 2009Draft position: No. 17
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Draft combine ranking: No. 63 in 2006Draft position: No. 6
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 54 in 2004Draft position: No. 5
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 39 in 2011Draft position: No. 11
Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 54 in 2004Draft position: No. 7
Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images
Draft combine ranking: No. 38 in 2009Draft position: No. 9
Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images
Draft combine ranking: No. 66 in 2003Draft position: No. 29
Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 39 in 2017Draft position: No. 22
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Draft combine ranking: No. 39 in 2010Draft position: No. 10
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Draft combine ranking: No. 46 in 2012Draft position: No. 39
Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 57 in 2004Draft position: No. 9
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Draft combine ranking: No. 67 in 2003Draft position: No. 47
Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 46 in 2011Draft position: No. 15
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Draft combine ranking: No. 68 in 2002Draft position: No. 10
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Draft combine ranking: No. 69 in 2001Draft position: No. 2
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Draft combine ranking: No. 75 in 2007Draft position: No. 2
