Meet Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, Mavs' athletic freak with 7-4 wingspan and 48-inch vertical

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>It takes more than length and athleticism to make the NBA, but that's a good place to start.

>Very few players on the planet have those two traits in the way that Dallas Mavericks' Summer League eye-catcher Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu does.

>Akobundu-Ehiogu's measurables are astounding.

>He's 6-foot-10, but he has a 7-foot-4 wingspan.

>And his max vertical? It's 48 inches.

>Look at him fly:

Naw, apparently Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, who is about 6’10” with a 7’4” wing span, has a 41” standing vertical and a 48” max vertical????

This is an alien in the same athletic tier as the Thompson twins pic.twitter.com/GBB1Zq9sUkhttps://t.co/2Phw07lDC5

— Point Made Basketball (@pointmadebball) July 16, 2026So now the question becomes: Can he really make it?

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Who is Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu?Akobundu-Ehiogu is a 26-year old forward for the Mavs trying to make it in the NBA.

>He has played professionally in both Italy and Spain, most recently for EuroCup-participant Manresa in Spain.

>Before that, he played Division I basketball at UT-Arlington and Memphis.

>He never has averaged even 5.0 points per game in a season at the D-I level or for his international teams, so on paper, his skillset isn't there.

>But jeez, you can dream on his athleticism and length.

>It wouldn't be surprising to see the Mavs keep him with their G League team, just in case. It'd be painful to send KAE to the curb only for him to finally develop this insane athletic ability into real skills for a different organization.

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