Kevin Durant And The Worst Players At Bench Press Test On NBA Draft Combine

The draft combine is an important part of the NBA draft, but failing at one of the test you face there won’t always translate in a bad career. If we take a look at the NFL, things are different. A bad result can totally change how a player is perceived in the eyes of teams. Still, NBA players have to go through this process to show their physical strength but sometimes players don’t exceed in these test.

Today, we’re going to take a look at the players that couldn’t lift 185 LBS at the bench press test. Some big names like Kevin Durant couldn’t do it and we know now that KD will finish his career as one of the best scorers in history – if not the best. Some players managed to have decent careers in the NBA, some hasn’t proved their value yet but as we saw with Durant, this doesn’t necessarily mean they will suck if they make it to the association.

Jamal Crawford, 2000
14.6 ppg, 3.4 apg and 2.2 rpg in 20 NBA seasons

Jamario Moon, 2001
6.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 1.0 apg in five NBA seasons

Anthony Grundy, 2002
4.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg and 0.8 apg in one NBA season

Tito Maddox, 2002
1.2 ppg, 0.8 rpg and 0.6 apg in one NBA season

Luke Ridnour, 2003
9.3 ppg, 4.5 apg and 2.3 rpg in 12 NBA seasons

TJ Ford, 2003
11.2 ppg, 5.8 apg and 3.1 rpg in eight NBA seasons

Sasha Vujacic, 2003
5.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg and 1.3 apg in 10 NBA seasons

Martynas Andriuskevicius, 2005
Six games in one NBA season

Monta Ellis, 2005
17.8 ppg, 4.6 apg and 3.5 rpg in 12 NBA seasons

Brandon Rush, 2005
6.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg and 1.0 apg in nine NBA seasons

Rudy Fernandez, 2005
9.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 2.2 apg in four NBA seasons

Kevin Durant, 2007
27.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 4.1 apg in 12 NBA seasons

Austin Daye, 2009
5.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg and 0.7 apg in six NBA seasons

Tyshawn Taylor, 2012
2.9 ppg, 0.5 rpg and 0.9 apg in two NBA seasons

Will Barton, 2012
11.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 2.5 apg in eight NBA seasons

Tony Wroten, 2012
11.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 3.0 apg in four NBA seasons

Norvel Pelle, 2013
2.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 1.3 bpg in one NBA season

Cameron Payne, 2015
6.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg and 2.5 apg in five NBA seasons

Hamidou Diallo, 2017
5.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 0.5 apg in two NBA seasons

Melvin Frazier, 2018
1.9 ppg, 0.5 rpg and 0.3 spg in two NBA seasons

Kostas Antetokounmpo, 2018
1.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg and 0.3 apg in two NBA seasons

Shamorie Ponds, 2019
Four games in one NBA season

Louis King, 2019
10 games in one NBA season

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