His hand length measured a whopping 12.75 inches. At only 61, Rondos hand length measures 9.5 inches and his hand span measures 10 inches. Stockton shot only .420 from the field in the postseason, but averaged 15.0 points and 15.0 assists. Career Stats And he won two of those against Stockton's Jazz, famously hitting the series-clinching shot in the first Bulls-Jazz NBA Finals matchup in 1997. the craziest wingspans to height ratios in the history of the NBA. Former Seattle Supersonics point guard Gary Payton will be . Warriors 7-foot center JaVale McGee went through only a handful of pre-draft workouts for NBA teams, hardly a prized prospect after a career at Nevada. [30] In Game 3 of the 1997 NBA Finals, Stockton recorded 17 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists in their first Finals' win in franchise history. For his efforts, he was selected by Western Conference coaches to the NBA All-Star Game for the third consecutive season. You can imagine how much easier it would be to play if the ball felt like a softball in your hands. It shows how much more there can be to defense than height/reach. While they may not be particularly impressive, here are some hand sizes on some of the top stars who have come through the NBA. His hands, when measured from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger with his hand outstretched, is 11.375 inches. Players who can truly palm a ball like the "Greek Freak" and Kawhi have a huge advantage as opposed to players who can only grip it with their fingers. The two formed a duet that brought about one of the most repeated and harmonious phrases from broadcasters in NBA annals: Stockton to Malone. It is therefore safe to say that Baylor's hand length is around 9.75 inches and his span is around 11 inches. But the number of folks who could palm a ball at a moment's notice, with great ease, in the midst of a competitive basketball game during full speed with sweat and things like that would be greatly reduced by comparison. A pic of Boban shaking hands with Okafor shows his hands are not significantly bigger than Okafors. This obviously has not been detrimental to his career. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. RotoWire considers the best player values in Yahoo fantasy leagues for Friday's 10-game slate. In 1997 and 1998, together with his longtime teammate Karl Malone, Stockton led the Jazz to the franchise's only two NBA Finals appearances, both of which were lost to the Chicago Bulls. [67][68], Stockton and his wife, the former Nada Stepovich (the daughter of Matilda Stepovich and Mike Stepovich, the last territorial governor of Alaska)[69][70] reside in Spokane.