Another concern is his body. In Chicago he measured 6-8.25 without
shoes and 6-10 in shoes. He has wingspan of 7-3.5 with a standing reach
of 9-1.5 . But height/length is not necessarily the issue. It’s how much
weight he carries on that frame. He reportedly arrived at Mississippi
State weighing a mere 195 pounds. Most recently, the Mississippi State
website listed him at 230. In Chicago, he weighed in at 210 … that
sounds extremely frail in NBA terms.</p>
It’s also worth mentioning his strength. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Varnado was only able to
bench press</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">185 pounds three times</span> in Chicago.? That ranked third to
last among 43 players who were measured on the bench. UTEP’s Derrick
Caracter benched 185 lbs. 22 times, second most to Notre Dame’s Luke
Harangody with 23. VCU’s Larry Saunders, skinny in his own right as he
carries 222 pounds on his 6-10.5 height in shoes, was able to bench the
weight seven times. Of course, Caron Butler was only able to get two
reps on the bench press in 2002, according to
http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre...page=&year=All&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=/www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?page=&year=All&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=">http://www.draftexpress.c...DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=');" target="_blank">database at Draft Express.</p>
