correct me on any wrong mathematics as im writing this at 1 am with only google for refference.Of all athletic feats, the vertical jump seems to capture the imagination the most.Įverybody who plays basketball wants to be able to dunk. If you have any other players or even atheletes not related to basketball that maybe achieve this milestone make sure to let me know as I find this quite interesting. This post was entirely hypothetical and should'nt be taken seriously. In theory Wilt Chamberlain could dunk from the 3 point line, from the corner, however this post does not take into account air resistance and speed loss due to it, therefore this is just a game theory. the 1.5 feet extra that he went over the regulation 22 feet three point line, in my opinion makes up for the approximiated measurements such as his hang time which more likely wouldve been longer. this means if wilt had a take off speed of 9.6m/s and had a approximate 0.65 second hang time because of his size, this would mean he would land at around 20.4 feet from the corner three point line, however this measurement is vertically so you would need to add one of arm lengths to the equation, with a unnatural wingspan of 7.6 feet we can say that one of arms would measure 3.1 feet in length, this means outstretched, he would gain a distance of 23.5 feet at the time of landing. Wilt ran A 4.6 Second 40 yard dash which translates to around a top speed of 21.65 mph, which is 9.6m/s. This information tells us that Wilt could get 3.75 feet above the rim, subtracting the 6 inches or 0.5 feet needed to dunk, wilt has 3.25 feet of wiggle room. Wilt Chamberlain achieved a mind boggling 48 inch vertical jump or 4 feet.
Wilt is 7'1 and has a standing reach of 9.75ft in todays shoes. This might've come to a surprising and dissapointing end but with proper measurements and statistics, Giannis could possibly achieve this feat. This also makes him around 2 feet shy of the rim by the time he has landed.
however that is vertically, with giannis unholy wingspan of 7'3, we will be generous and say one his arms is 3 feet long.
this means that with takeoff speed of 7.5m/s a second he will hang in the air for 0.7 seoncds which means he would travel 5.25m or 17.2 feet, which is 5 feet shy off the rim. So to be fair lets assume giannis has a hang time of 0.7 seconds, as he is much bigger than jordan but also much more athletic than the average person. Whilst there is no factual evidence for giannis' hang time, the average person has a hang time of 0.52 seconds, however jordan recorded a astonishing 0.92 second hang time. this means giannis' take off speed will be 7.5m/s and he will elevate 40 inches vertically, if you do not account air ressistance and speed loss. This equates to a 13.1 second 100m sprint or 7.5m/s. ) Giannis is clocked to be running a impressive 17mph during a game. However the main problem is how FAR giannis can actually jump. feet vertically, and with a standing reach of approximately 9'6 (in the photo provided we can assume him pulling down the rim and also standing on tip toes that he is 6 inches away standing up) this means when giannis jumps vertically he gets to a height of 12.8 feet, As a consensus we can agree that you have to be 6 inches above the rim to dunk the ball effectively, there fore giannis has around 2.2 feet of wiggle room to dunk the ball. The distance from the rim to the 3 point line in the corner is 22 feet, with giannis being able to jump 40 inches or 3.33.
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