2004-05 NBA Player Survey Results: Weight

Is your favorite team shorter than most? Taller? Heavier? More experienced? Find out in the 2004-05 NBA Player Survey, which compiles roster data for all 30 teams.

CONTENTS
Heaviest/Lightest Players
Average Height
Average Weight
Average Age
Average Experience
Colleges
Historical Averages; Meet "Mr. Average"


Even at a trim 325, Shaquille O'Neal anchors the NBA ... again.
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2004-05 NBA PLAYER SURVEY AVERAGES (ordered by weight)
TeamWeight250+
Orlando231.6005
Cleveland231.5714
Seattle229.2864
Miami229.0673
Dallas228.9333
Toronto227.6674
Houston226.8675
Boston226.2003
Atlanta226.1334
LA Lakers225.6674
Indiana225.6003
Golden State225.2862
Charlotte224.9335
Detroit224.2004
New Orleans224.0002
Milwaukee223.8573
Utah223.5713
Phoenix223.5002
Memphis223.4001
Philadelphia223.3333
Washington223.0004
New Jersey222.5333
Denver222.0002
Sacramento221.9232
LA Clippers221.5713
New York220.0673
Chicago219.7332
San Antonio219.7334
Portland216.2672
Minnesota215.7691

DIVISION AVERAGES
Southeast226.94721
Central224.91816
Southwest224.58715
Atlantic223.96016
Pacific223.64313
Northwest221.81412

CONFERENCE AVERAGES
Eastern225.27853
Western223.37740

NBA AVERAGES
NBA224.28993


HEAVIEST PLAYERS
PlayerTeamWeight
Shaquille O'Neal Miami 325
Yao Ming Houston 310
DeSagana Diop Cleveland 300
Pavel Podkolzin Dallas 300
Jake Tsakalidis Memphis 290
Jahidi White Charlotte 290
Eddy Curry Chicago 285
Vitaly Potapenko Seattle 285
Robert Traylor Cleveland 284
Rafael Araujo Toronto 280
Shawn Bradley Dallas 280
Greg Ostertag Sacramento 280
Kendrick Perkins Boston 280
LIGHTEST PLAYERS
PlayerTeamWeight
Earl Boykins Denver 133
Chucky Atkins L.A. Lakers 160
T.J. Ford Milwaukee 162
Juan Dixon Washington 164
Allen Iverson Philadelphia 165
Yuta Tabuse Phoenix 165
Sebastian Telfair Portland 165
Luke Ridnour Seattle 167
Kenny Anderson Atlanta 168
Rafer Alston Toronto 170
Craig "Speedy" Claxton Golden State 170
Troy Hudson Minnesota 170
Brevin Knight Charlotte 170