A topic that has always been unavoidable in dunks is bouncing... And in history, many dunk kings are good bouncing players, of course, this is a bit like nonsense... And a real bouncing player, what step can he do?

There is an object to refer to... That's the top edge of the rebound!

XXX can easily touch the top edge of the rebound! He can put a coin on it! He can take the coin off it! Have you heard this too many times? That place is exactly 3.95 meters above the ground, is it really that many heroes and heroes want to come? Don't be obsessed with those guys, touching the top edge of the rebound is just a legend.

However, there are people in history who have been able to challenge this height, but ... Those who don't succeed are it!

In fact, the player who has been recorded closest to the top edge of the rebound is Ralph Sampson, a former Rockets center and known as the "Twin Towers" along with Olajuwon. This giant, who is 2.24 meters tall, is 3.07 meters tall in situ and can directly touch the basket! He reached a touch height of 3.93 meters, just one inch short of touching the top edge of the rebound!

There is one older man who cannot be overlooked, and that is "Goat" Elman Nigut.

Despite being a player who only played briefly in the college league and never played in the NBA, Manigut is still considered one of the greatest players in basketball history. Because there is a too strong opponent who lifted him to the sky - NBA superstar "Sky Hook" Abdul-Jabbar. In Abdul-Jabbar's opinion, there is no one who can compare to the many talented defenders that New York has produced over the decades: "He's the best player of his kind in New York's history, it's just amazing. ”

This little man who was active on the street court in the 60s of the last century has too many legends, some people say that his nickname "Goat" is the abbreviation of greatest of all time; Some say he once jumped from the free-throw line, whizzed through the air, and glided for three seconds; Some say he can easily pick off a coin that is placed on the top edge of a rebound, which has since become a must-have skill for every bouncer; Some people say that he once dunked 36 times in a row, and it was a back dunk! Doesn't sound too difficult? You can try it, in fact, even making a professional player jump and touch the basket 36 times in a row is definitely abuse.

"In my memory, I was in the air more often than on the ground." Manigut once proudly declared. And in the "Rebounds" film, starring movie star Don Cheadle about his legendary basketball career, the most impressive scene is when the goat puts a few bills on the top of the rebound. Is it possible for him to be only 1.83 meters tall?

Jamil Nelson and Chris Paul are also 1.83 meters tall, and their physical data reports show that they are 2.41 meters and 2.36 meters tall respectively. Judging from Manigut's photo, his arm span is not as terrifying as Rondo's, and even if his arms are long enough to reach 2.45 meters in place, he would have to jump at least 1.5 meters high to touch the top edge of the rebound. And the rumors about Manigut's bounce height on the rivers and lakes are the most exaggerated is only more than 1.4 meters.

Therefore, the rumor that "The Goat" could touch the top edge of the rebound is clearly exaggerated, and can only be achieved with the help of a trampoline like Don Cheadle. This exaggeration, like Manigault's nickname, is not actually the strongest in history, but stems from the teacher's spelling of the "gault" after his name Manigault as "goat".

Chamberlain, who is tall and has an amazing arm length and bounces, may not be one of the few people who can really challenge the edge of the rebound, and Chamberlain, who is tall and has an amazing arm length and bounce, may not be one of the few people who can really challenge the top edge of the rebound

Here's another story that has been passed down from generation to generation: Russell and Chamberlain, two of the NBA's greatest centers of the fifties and sixties, were able to touch the top edge of the rebound with ease. Considering that Chamberlain is a full 10 centimeters taller than Russell and his physical fitness is not inferior in any way, this difficult challenge mainly depends on the "basketball emperor".

Chamberlain's physical condition is a monster even in today's NBA: not only his 2.26-meter arm span and 2.92-meter touch height on the spot, but also super athletic talent. In 1955, "Sports News" once featured this athletic genius - in addition to playing basketball well, he was also a track and field master. 100 yards (91m) run in 10.9 seconds, 440 yards (402m) run in 49 seconds, long jump 6.7m, triple jump 15.2m, high jump 1.98m (at the time all competitors used to jump on their stomachs)...... And this is also when Chamberlain did not participate in professional training. At that time, the physical education teacher predicted that if he concentrated on practicing high jump, his score would definitely exceed 2.1 meters, which was already a result that could compete for the world championship. Since Chamberlain was not a superstar at the time, the reporter had no reason to brag for him, and these reports could still be believed.

So, Chamberlain's own unbelievable-sounding words do have a certain possibility: "I don't like the belief that most people think that only small dunks can jump high, and I have a vertical jump higher than Jordan's, and I can jump 46 inches (1.17 meters) or 48 inches (1.22 meters) with ease." If that's true, Chamberlain could indeed touch the top edge of the rebound – just 1 metre high with his spot. But beware, this lower limit number is already the bounce height of "Rain Man" Kemp's running feet. Is the "Basketball Emperor" really that able to jump? According to reports from the year, his vertical bouncing height was only 61 centimeters in his senior year of high school, and how much could he improve in a few years? Another rumor is closer to reality: Chamberlain's vertical bounce is close to 95 centimeters. This is already a result comparable to Xiao Si and other dunks, but it is still a little bit short of the top edge of the rebound.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was one of the monsters who was able to accomplish this feat, and it was in the '60s that Abdul-Jabbar was expected to push the limits when he was a UCLA player and was still known as Lou Alcindor. Not only did he leave behind a three-time NCAA championship, but he also left behind a terrifying photo: Alcindo looked like he was about to hit the basket as he grabbed the rebound! However, Abdul-Jabbar ultimately won the game in the NBA with his technical style of play, leaving a reputation as "Sky Hook". The high score of touching the lower edge of the rebound and the passing bounce that is not inferior to the super dunk are almost ignored, and naturally no one asks him whether he can touch the upper edge of the rebound.

This is also a historical legacy, and these characters are a bit ancient! The next thing to take stock of is some of the players who are a little closer, whether they can succeed or not... Anyway, good bounce is a sure thing!