Canes Hoops: Dewan Hernandez has solid first day of NBA Combine

Former Canes center Dewan Hernandez completed the first day of the NBA Combine on Thursday, shortly after earning an invite to the pre-draft event with his performance at the NBA G League Elite Camp. 64 draft-hopefuls took part in a series of drills, interviews with NBA executives, and questions from the media before splitting up into 4 teams to compete in 2 40-minute scrimmages.

Here are all of Hernandez’s measurements:

Height w/o Shoes: 6’ 9”

Height w/ Shoes: 6’ 10.25”

Weight: 232.8 lbs

Body Fat %: 6.1%

Standing Reach: 8’ 11”

Wingspan: 7’ 1.75”

Hand Length: 9.5”

Hand Width: 10.25”

Hernandez was the shortest center in attendance with the shortest wingspan, but also showed how hard he’s been working to keep himself in shape with only 6.1% body fat. Where Hernandez truly shined, however, were in the agility drills (rank among centers in parenthesis):

Lane Agility Time: 11.46 seconds (2nd)

Shuttle Run: 3.25 seconds (2nd)

Three Quarter Sprint: 3.30 seconds (2nd)

Standing Vertical Leap: 30.5 inches (1st)

Max Vertical Leap: 35.5 inches (1st)

The former 5-star recruit out of Miami Norland High School also stood out during his scrimmage session, with Celtics.com reporting:

“Dewan Hernandez missed all of last season due to an NCAA rules violation, but the Miami product was far from rusty during his scrimmage session Thursday afternoon. The 6-foot-9 center was not shy on the offensive end, where he tallied 14 points on a game-high 13 field goal attempts.”

The combine continues through Sunday, May 19th ahead of the draft on Thursday, June 20th.