Michael Jordan Highest Jumps

[@Morlich209]

Another view of the dunk at 5:58 from a very rare angle. image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2017/51/1/1513578193-mj1985-4-01.png Photo courtesy of youtube user +Michael Lee

[@MichaelLee-uz8mw]

Morlich209 :D

[@victor79martinez]

Great work,there's a few dunks I haven't seen before,and believe me I've watched a LOT of videos from MJ,i'm a Jordan fan since 1990...

[@陳暐中-c5p]

I believe that No one can do this dunk today's NBA players🤔

[@darththomarius6751]

That's insane! What's crazier is for those who say Jordan wasn't 6'6", this is even more impressive!

[@pansoyeah]

Taken from a sports magazine in the 90's this is the highest i 've ever seen. Enjoy! imgur.com/Z49SaxO

[@airkuna]

it's not just how high he jumped but in what beautiful style!

[@ramimoorea1990]

Right on, Mr. Air Kuna! Most people forget, when they discuss the GOAT etc., that MJ was simply the MOST beautiful basketball player to watch of them all. All beautiful all the time.

[@airkuna]

@@ramimoorea1990 yes

[@ramimoorea1990]

@@airkuna Well, mine was quite a safe comment this time with you (and... believe me, people have gone ahead and disliked my content just because of some UN-safe comments I made in the past), but it is probably no coincidence that I gave you the 23rd Like on your comment! We are obviously of one mind on this subject. Things evolve, some people have maybe learned to jump even higher, but ONE truth remains unchanged - there is nothing more beautiful and aesthetically pleasing in basketball than MJ performing his art!

[@LOUCABRASI]

Most graceful player ever. His moves flowed, like water, silky smooth. The man is the GOAT!

[@oldschoolhiphop2275]

Some people never looked closely enough. I have a Jordan magazine. Inside is a picture. When Mike dunked on Mutoumbo, Mutoumbo was 7 feet tall & completely extended off the floor. Mike was a complete head & shoulders above him. Those plays when Jordan dunked on guys was real when they tried to block him they literally could not jump high enough.

[@Widkey]

The one thing that is never talked about, is just how fast Jordan was.. the steal and breakaway.. wholly unstoppable.

[@elboogie2324]

He wasn't called The Black Cat for nothing.

[@ΔΙΔΙΔ]

He can’t catch AI though!

[@dredada4292]

Widkey jordan was fast as fuck...way more speedy than rose westbrook or iverson in the 80s

[@Frankje01]

You have a weird understanding of the word never

[@anthonynegron788]

He ran 4.30 I believe in High School.

[@ferengiquark23]

dont understand how can people even compare todays players with jordan. the man was a beast!!

[@oldschoolhiphop2275]

Usually people that didn't grow up in his era try to make him something he wasn't. Like he wasn't who he really was. I always said you can't reduce Michael Jordan he was really that guy. If he could've been stopped he would've been.

[@Johnny-WaIker]

@Jose Bustamante LOL. Nope.

[@ronnieroberts40]

ferengiquark23 And if you pissed him off he played even better. He was so good the opposing teams bench would even stand up & applaud for him when he made some unbelievable plays! GOAT!!!

[@-JohnnyWalker-]

@Jose Bustamante Wilt scored 100 points in one game, so? HAHAH. MJ23 the only one in NBA HISTORY who has all star mvp, season mvp and finals mvp ALL IN JUST ONE SEASON. Not just that he has DPOY, a scoring title and a steals leader title ALL IN ONE SEASON. Kobe has what? LMAO. foh!

[@johnnykool5083]

Jose Bustamante lol you’re hilarious

[@vicrattlehead6386]

If Jordan perform his dunk on the Moon, he might escaped moon's gravity and ended up floating into the space forever.

[@davoodoh3137]

Not really because the moon is about thirty Earths away so the only celestial body sound would be the moon therefore he would get sucked into it as it is closer and is proportionally more suckier than the Earth. Don't woooosh me

[@Zauvay445]

davood oh r/wooosh

[@amneenja5720]

and eventually, he will stop thinking.

[@stevyluv743]

& Yes the other Micheal was on the moon 2 & he was Walking Backwards

[@SHOWTYMEslimx]

He did... thats where the inspiration for space jam came from...google it

[@0ptimal]

This man's play grabbed the attention of the entire world. Even non sports fans flocked to see him.

[@spunkhead]

The man who put this video together thank you....

[@keyonpropst1579]

Yes definitely thank him

[@batman9512]

I remember when he performed the dunk at 6:50 - it was so casual at the time. Seeing the replay years later, it's pretty insane.

[@AS-fz5dp]

Its absolutely astonishing

[@picassojulien899]

Nah wtf…….. that dunk is a 50…..

[@koasizmworld1927]

you are spot on, that lean dunk is the most gorgeous dunk ever, super slick with a killer style. that was MJ. GOAT.

[@juandelacruz-ny6xy]

thats natural gift. imagine if he had access with todays training regimen.

[@lionelkennedy1394]

Exactly. Jordan was in his prime 25-30 years ago! He didn't take games off either.

[@Jason5818UI]

@@lionelkennedy1394 not to mention shoe technology over the last 30 plus years he possibly could've play alot longer at peak level

[@lionelkennedy1394]

@@Jason5818UI Absolutely right! Very good point

[@aquila25]

Access to today’s training and footwear technology, pffft. Even without it if he played today against the best in the league he’d kick their asses. GOAT.

[@ksksdjjd2254]

gift? do u know how much he trained everyday?

[@denohanna858]

If Michael Jordan was the same as he was in his era and was somehow transported to todays basketball, the whole internet would explode because of too much MJ, people don't realize that MJs NBA legacy started almost 40 years ago, back when video cameras was seriously limited and you were considered somewhat wealthy if you owned electronics like a polaroid camera... Today everyone would have footage of MJ on their social media, in their phones, saved on their laptops, and every where else possible

[@lonelywolf-v4f]

to me, he is the greatest athlete that ever lived!

[@jakedodsonjake]

hes good, but he's no zion, id say he might go in the first round.

[@zzzzxxxx341]

who's zion?

[@ΔΙΔΙΔ]

People just remember his great plays.. but what about his dumbest plays.. like when he had the ball from fastbreak he run to the other side of the court and lost the ball.. ge could be Shagtin a fool mvp!

[@andreaitalia2605]

100% true...Any time...Any sports

[@jayeffarelti1919]

The greatest athlete to ever live is Usain Bolt

[@businesspartners619]

The Greatest there ever will be. No doubt MJ combined vertical with horizontal energy to create the optimum arc for a dunk or layup. MJ's hand size also used the ball as leverage in jumps so he could even create more kinetic energy into the jump - no one has this unique ability, you can even see MJ do this with two hands with the absurd hanging jumpshot at 5:22 - look how he throws the ball up and pulls on it to get even more hang time. No one has ever had this ability to naturally coordinate physics with his body and MJ could do this with one hand as well as you can see in the very next move at 5:28. His giant hand allows him to use physics with the ball to pull on it and create a split second more hang time.This is why MJ is the most amazing singular athlete ever- he has maximum extraordinary natural gifts in skill and physics and the body to pull it off. If MJ did a max effort up and down it would be bananas, I say 50 inches easy. Just one of the unknowns of his limitless abilities.

[@CVESVR707]

Business Partners maybe the best description ever sir

[@grosskopf2779]

For most of your points, have you ever heard of a guy named Julius Erving? People knew him as The Doctor or Dr.J

[@MegaClintbeastwood]

grosskopf2 thank you, people forget though

[@MegaClintbeastwood]

Business Partners not the first guy, nor the last to have a 40+ inch vertical. Do a video of spud Webb, who is 11 inches shorter than Jordan, yet almost has an elbow over the rim. How bout a video of Gerald green, lebron James, Zach Levine, Aaron Gordon, darell Griffith, James white, Shannon Brown lmao list goes on and on and on

[@grosskopf2779]

And don't forget Dave Thompson. Wilt Chamberlain.Also just recently learned that Bill Russell who was a high jumper so he's maybe on that list. But I've read in a few articles that Darell Griffith (Dr.Dunkenstein) had the highest.

[@wornoutshoes11]

6:56 first elbow dunk... Just a small detail on MJs kiss the rim dunk package. :O

[@ChrisStJacob]

How do you jump the same off 2 feet and off 1?? Le35on is a one foot Dominique and Vince and D rose were 2 foot but I've never seen somebody do both equally...the best player/athlete to ever lace them up

[@dereknyc4402]

LOL what? Vince did a free throw line dunk in High School FARTHER away than Jordan did in the NBA. Vince did a windmill of one leg in a game, Jordan NEVER did that....Carter is without question the GOAT dunker.

[@andrewbobb7659]

this is so true that the difference between him and all the other great dunkers he was devastating and explosive off 2 or 1 foot.

[@andrewbobb7659]

you must be kidding Micheal could do all those dunks and he had a higher vertical on any foot than vince . dont get what im say twiosted Vince is great but he was never as great an in game dunker over everyone like Micheal. though he has some monster in game dunks but how many. compared to Micheal.

[@Gmannn04]

Chris St. Jacob stop hating on LeBron he was never brought up. This is about how great Jordan was not about LeBron. I have no bias

[@Gmannn04]

Derek L. I agree VC is the greatest dunker ever. Jordan is still top 5 though

[@andrewgoldin6905]

MJ had this weightlessness that would occur near the pinnacle of his jump. When other guys naturally begin to drop from gravity, he somehow continued to rise.

[@ALEXJRZ]

He wasn't heavy then.

[@UnivegaSuperSport]

In some of those dunks, he's still elevating as the ball is going through the hoop.

[@Bigbrodonateddollarsthroughsup]

That’s why they call him air Jordan

[@smithnwesson990]

Seriously he is floating it is freakky how high he jumped

[@lancedavidson2741]

The greatest basketball player of all time. A true highlight machine. Glad I got to see him play in person. His legend will never die.

[@nougatbitz]

7:05 its just insane!

[@nisher23]

Awesome footage. Keep the MJ vids coming!

[@zoominnboomin]

6:57 Jordan does a 180 double pump honey dip. You heard it hear first. Jordan is the first to do the honey dip dunk.

[@boracebecioglu9563]

I believe there are guys even did it before jordan. Its just wasnt as famous as vince's time cause there wasnt no internet ect.

[@oldschoolhiphop2275]

Jordan had a 50" vertical. He was an incredible athlete one of the greatest of the 20th century.The fact he leaned in mid air was something no one ever done before or after Jordan left the game.

[@Morlich209]

Oldschoolhiphop Idk about 50" but yes I do agree about the leaning in the air. I think leaning in the air is one of the most athletic movements a human can do. Since Jordan, the only players I've seen been able to consistently do it are Desmond Mason and Russell Westbrook.

[@theterra-path7798]

Yes he dis actually have a 50 inch vertical. And I'm happy you actually appreciate the mid-flight adjustments he would make. Vince Carter was all about power and aggressiveness, Jordan was about body control and efficiency.

[@juneoflo]

Jordan had a measured 46" vertical.

[@kenyattajackson3303]

Oldschoolhiphop i

[@jeremytucker8853]

I heard and read where he was measured at 48" vert his rookie year.

[@albertmora4290]

The greatest athlete of all time. I'm a born/raised Chicagoan. I saw Michael at their home stadium four times. No matter how fast and how athletic he looked on TV, in person he was far more spectacular. What showed up in person far more than on TV was the GREAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MICHAEL JORDAN AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE COURT in - !!!everything!!! Speed, cutting, leaping, passing, faking, juking, flexibility, strength, decision-making, rebounding, blocking, dribbling, shooting. His better-than-Globetrotters touch with the basketball was unbelievable. In addition, Michael Jordan was the most-graceful, balanced, poetic being in motion in history. And yet, I believe his greatest strength was his competitiveness. I believe he burned more calories per game and overall than any other player in the history of the game. That level of will power combined with athleticism was jaw-dropping every single game he played. We who watched him explode on the scene and dominate from Day 1 to his last day in the NBA are fortunate. There will never be another. I mean absolutely no disrespect to any other NBA player or other athlete. It's hard to imagine that there ever was or could ever be another athlete like Michael Jordan.

[@BlueSkyTradingLLC]

The Kiss the Rim dunk, is indeed the most beautiful, most artistic dunk I think I'ver seen. Even as a guy that dunked, and played ball with pro dudes, NOBODY ever tried to attempt that dunk. it was soooo HARD to do! Didnt even know where to start. Only The GOAT.

[@meatwad74]

notice during the nba dunk events, he is dribbling the ball all the way. I don’t know if that was a rule, but I remember a lot of other players just running fast without dribbling and just concentrating on the dunking. dribbling must also take away a little as he is also trying to time the jump properly while dribbling

[@jameskimp49]

meatwad74 dribbling helps with your timing. Harder to dunk I think with out dribbling if your carrying the ball

[@geraldreyes2714]

Preston Liang its easier to focus on the jump when not dribbling, u only need to think of where to jump and when to jump

[@silentactor558]

Todays Player slum dunking contestants are Paralitic they dont know how to dunk when dribbling properly...they are paralitic strokes!!!

[@Lalambz]

the thing is, alot of mj's jumps you can tell he wasnt putting 100% into it, just enough to reach for a block or dunk over a guy.. thats why he never had those torn acl stuff,

[@qw6939]

effortless!

[@michaelshaw7652]

For him, 80% of effort already beat most plsayer's 100%s. You are right, frequent exertion of max effort dramatically increase the injury rate.

[@michaelruite3618]

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[@DM-yi1ur]

He practised well on how to land safely plus his body is very proportioned to his legs and that's why the legs can catch his weight even if he came down from a high elevation.

[@demillion1004]

lmao this dude head be hittin the backboard while some people even struggle to touch it

[@lionelkennedy1394]

I swear to God it looked like his head was going to hit the rim on some of those dunks

[@couhe5405]

@@lionelkennedy1394 yea I was so worried his head will just break

[@Buttington_Headerson]

If you can't even touch the backboard lmao

[@Isvvx]

To the common dude maybe lol but no one in the NBA has trouble touching the back board..

[@leonard9624]

His whole head down to his shoulders actually

[@BrunO-on6vw]

It’s amazing he was the nba’s highest jumper and the GOAT

[@DanielRivera-ni5cp]

Its actually wilt chamberlain

[@stevegriffey8255]

@@DanielRivera-ni5cp There is some wrong info on the Web saying its Wilt. Its actually not. It's Jordan who had the 48' inch verticle, not Wilt.

[@fukun5773]

@@DanielRivera-ni5cp Let's avoid fake news sir

[@MachineGunMouth]

@@DanielRivera-ni5cp shit I'd go with spudd Webb for the highest leaper of all time. But between MJ and Wilt I'd imagine MJ had a higher leap...

[@supremewunder1906]

Your sentence is like Shakespeare

[@BJ-fr5ls]

I remember thinking whose greater at what they do? Michael Jackson or Michael Jordan. I got to witness both as a child. Now the more I think about it, we were blessed in the 80s.

[@jadanbolton4522]

Can't go wrong with a MIKE💪 Arch Angel MICHEAL/MICHEALANGELO/MICHEAL JACKSON/MICHEAL JORDAN/MICHEAL PHELPS/ MICHEAL JOHNSON/MIKE TYSON/MICHEAL BOLTON

[@at1212b]

Don't forget Mike Tyson.

[@bluenation3838yoohoo]

​@@jadanbolton4522 "Arch Angel MICHEAL/MICHEALANGELO/MICHEAL JACKSON/MICHEAL JORDAN/MICHEAL PHELPS/ MICHEAL JOHNSON/MIKE TYSON/MICHEAL BOLTON" um....one is not like the other.

[@noonetime8478]

The Three Kings Of The Eighties. Mike Jordan, Mike Jackson and Mike Tyson

[@vicrattlehead6386]

Jordan still king throughout the 90's though.

[@Chino3xl]

6:55 Elbow in the rim

[@jfr45er]

Chris Is The Name if only he hung on, it wilder been another 13 years before VC would do it

[@waltercastillo5921]

Jeremy Fraser yeah but look what he did before he got there ! And from how far away did he jump ? Vince carter had to go straight up and from only a few feet away in order to do that .

[@elboogie2324]

@@waltercastillo5921 so true. That's what makes it even more impressive.

[@ronniebandoma4326]

That's why i dont agree that vince was the greatest dunker....for a reason

[@elboogie2324]

@@ronniebandoma4326 but he is though.

[@codychavarria6088]

The vertical dunk, the 50 vertical, the Hangtime, the leaping of either foot or both, the use of it on defense aswel ie. Blocks. The style, the swag, one of tje 1sts to do it that way all the while getting beat up and pulled down and still pulling something out of the magic hat. So yes best dunker of all time. Iver and over again. So much to add

[@davonbenson9655]

This video completely destroys the Jordan didn't have a 48 inch vertical leap debate.

[@StoneGone]

Davon Benson I remember my dad saying back in around 90 that Jordan had at least an 50 inch vertical .

[@davonbenson9655]

Galvatron. It's hard to tell if he had a 50 inch vertical leap, because most of his dunks were leaner dunks. He rarely extended his head above the rim.

[@OGking831]

Actually he did. In game dunk is different than individual record test.

[@furryhoof1865]

i think some of the best examples of his vertical is on blocked shots. theres a video out there of his blocks that is mind blowing. never seen a guard block like that

[@jadanbolton4522]

@Danny At UNC JORDAN had a 48" inch vertical and ran a 4.3-40

[@top1mvp]

MJ has a perfect landing everytime he jumps. notice how he runs after landed

[@juventinos81]

thats why they called him the ''black cat''.

[@Widkey]

Stop this video at 7:44 - That's the scariest site you'll ever see in the game of basketball.

[@MrHereWeGoYo]

1:03 Even the "fails" looked fly af. lol Great video. Every time one of these MJ videos pops up in my feed it just signals another nail in the coffin for anybody trying to make comparisons. All these years later people are STILL digging up amazing plays that many have never seen or have forgotten about.

[@eskimosam23]

Hey man....im a life long MJ fan just thanks for putting that together....nice homage to the GOAT!!!

[@Kendrickjax]

0:37 how do you jump so high blocking a shot..you hit your head on the back board!😲🤤🤢

[@19wolfgang25]

Man, imagine watching this in HD, let alone 4k... Multiple ballgasms

[@donnibrasko1]

Thank you for posting this vid!

[@ronthompson6580]

Imagine what MJ's leaping ability would be like with today's strength, conditioning, and training methods.

[@danjr130]

Inhuman he would probably exceed gerald green vertical man would be flying

[@geraldreyes2714]

Dan Jr gerald green highest recorded was 39in. mj’s highest “recorded” was 46in, some people say in eyesight he can do 48-50in in his younger years. fyi

[@silviomcintosh6075]

Probably worse

[@UnivegaSuperSport]

@@silviomcintosh6075 I think so too. He's loose the suppleness, lose the midrange touch and have to haul up more upper body weight. You'd be a fool to mess with perfection.

[@SejeSteen]

Todays strength coaches would probably have him curling single legged on a bosu ball

[@markspooner7149]

The classical music (Fly by Ludovico Einaudi) chosen to accompany the footage really added to the emotion. Nice

[@TomiAdewoleAdetom]

Excellent, excellent, compilation. Particularly the astute observation that Mike never jumped his highest unless it was necessary - to conserve energy. Compare that to the great Vince Carter, who was a dunker first, a basketball player second.

[@joelcustodio9328]

Mj is like a cat catching birds in the mid air.. WTF!

[@erfansvideos]

The music (piano) goes PERFECTLY with MJ’s dunks. Watching MJ was really like art.

[@showbizly7101]

Wow! Wow! Wow! The footage you do have is iconic!

[@basriding8924]

6:51 - 7:05 best dunk, ahead of his era

[@YoursInYeshua]

We only have less than 40% of 80s Jordan game footage?! Man, had no idea we were missing out on the vast majority of what he actually did in arenas across the nation, while he was in his leaping prime :(

[@marisolsanchez1508]

Jordan was a Artist playing, every move Impeccable I enjoy watching this videos.

[@pierrech22]

7:02 I want this on my wall!

[@hallofjames43327]

3:30 blew my mind thats just incredible how he came out of no where literally

[@Peridiello]

30 years later still awesome, spectacular

[@hassanabdallah2972]

Mj jumped 4 feet 48 inches of the floor. Highest recorded for nba. Goat

[@bobbyd6097]

Not exactly accurate but very close and yes he's GOAT no question he was recorded at 46" (Some people argue it was 45.5") officially, there's a few people (reputable people) who say he had a running vert of 48" and his standing vert was recorded at 42.5"

[@ynot6781]

At the 84 Olympics Jordan jumped a 48 , as a junior at NC there is multiple video evidence of MJ base of neck and shoulders hitting the backboard on the way down . Yes MJ has the highest vert at 48" with a .092 hang time . Now you can talk about all others below him .

[@Buttington_Headerson]

@@ynot6781 there's dudes on KZbin who can do that now lol calm down

[@ynot6781]

@@Buttington_Headerson yes there are , but they are not NBA players

[@ynot6781]

@@bobbyd6097 , running verticle is how it is measured . Standing verticle though measured is inconsequential Highest standing is volleyball Cuban Leonel Marshal Jr at 50" officially recorded (no step) verticle is by Gerald Sensabaugh of the NFL - 46" Dwayne Mitchell and Justin Anderson of the NBA - 38" Jordan - 36" Total vertical with steps in NBA , not recorded by official NBA combine , which not available before 2000, however broken down footage of MJ with his head clearly above the rim shows a 48" vert and at North Carolina he did with steps have a recorded 48 , though it was not officially recorded , the only officially recorded jump with steps was 46 What is laughable is the Wilt Chamberlain myth that he had a 46 to 48 vert , if that were the case , video footage would've clearly shown his entire head and neck above the rim as would be a common occurrence if it were true . There is nothing remotely close , as a matter of fact , wilts head never went above the rim , at maximum heresay Wilt would be at 35" , though it's probably between 28 and 32 .

[@SkylineR33mt]

Im an Australian and imo Michael Jordan is best athlete I've seen in my 42yrs and I like or appreciate all sports. Best build and look as a male specimen and proportions his coordination his look as he moves even is different. His durability his reaction speed cat quick his strength and his killer it's him or me attitude of wateva it takes to win is why I believe 1000 yrs ago people like thst were the fierced warrior's or the leaders of armies the best of the best. 500 years from now there will only be one name remembered in regards to the NBA greatest player of all time Michael Jordan. No one else will be remembered. Kids will talk like he's a myth was he real?.

[@JayZoop]

When he dunked from the free throw line, it was off the dribble, head above the rim, and had more real estate to go.

[@exquisitebb]

Honorable mention: dunk on Patrick Ewing in the '91 ECSF. Elbow was at the rim.

[@GoAt-zl8ts]

Normal People: Trying to touch the backboard Jordan: *Trying not to hit his head on the rim*

[@YoursInYeshua]

MJ is reported to be 6'5.5" (not actually a full 6'6"), but we don't know if that is when in socks and shoes or bare feet. So, when he is heads with the rim (obviously wearing socks and shoes), he is then at either a 41.5" or 42.5" vertical. The claims that he had a 48" to 50" vertical do not add up and unfortunately will never be witnessed. If it were true, his head would be 5.5" to 8.5" above the rim and there is no video footage of that having ever happened. The highest leap footage in public-known existence shows a clip where right at the beginning of a Bucks game, where he wasn't tired, but a young, warmed-up MJ, a 44.5" to 45.5" vertical (without jumping with the ball) is witnessed at 3:47 in this video. If you follow the bottom of the backboard angle with a straight edge and slide that same angle down until it touches the middle of the rim on the right side of the rim, it then projects to the left, until it first touches the top of MJs eye brows. That is about 3" above the rim. I wish there was a straight-on camera angle to dually verify this. This is a true and accurate approach called projective geometry, that they teach in engineering college. So, the highest we've ever witnessed him jump is either 41.5" + 3" = 44.5", or, 42.5" + 3" = 45.5". One could average that and say 45", or one could round up to as high as 46", but 48" to 50" seems unlikely, based on all the footage we have of him mostly never even at heads with the rim. I have a 36" vertical, jumping without the ball and using a running start, and I can say that in the footage I have of myself, that my 36" best was reached in many games on video. So, our highest leap is not only found off-court, in an isolated, perfect scenario. It can be and is witnessed during game times. That's why I also stand on this approach I'm taking here to be pretty darn close. I'd say 45" to 46" is what it really was for MJ. What doesn't make sense to me is that he also achieved heads with the rim from the free-throw line, off 1 foot, with the ball. You would think that if you can run that fast and jump that high off 1 foot from that far, with the ball, that if you jumped as hard and as high as you could without the ball, not having to cover that distance, that your vertical would be maybe as much as 5" higher. The 5" is my experience from attempting to jump as far as I could, where that height for me was about 5" lower than my highest vertical. Taking this loose approach, you could then say his potential is heads with the rim, plus 5". So, that'd be 46.5" to 47.5". However, for MJs jumping style, from seeing all his footage, I don't think this approach fits what we've seen from his style results. What we see and calculate is not 5" for him, but a 3" difference here. This speaks to his 'hang-time' that people say about him, why he is called "his airness". He literally hangs at near his peak height longer that most, at least seemingly. This can only be explained by whatever motions he does from leap to land, to optimize momentum. Yes, I am an engineer. Both approaches I've offered in this little novel of a comment here, land then between 44.5" and 47.5" at very best, still not in the 48" to 50" range. With this, one could say his average is 46". I think we all can agree that his vertical was AROUND 46". MJ is the GOAT in basketball, just not in vertical leap, unfortunately. James White can get well above heads with the rim from the free-throw line. He was 6'9", but that's still a 3" higher vertical leap than MJs. There are dunkers that are barley over 5' dunking as well and jumpers with verticals well into the 50s, dare I say 60". Anyway, MJ is still the best dunker ever. Power, height, creativity, naturalness, beauty, originality, iconicness, and revolutionary-ness. Then, doing that twice in 2 dunk contests, as a 2-time champion. He also had a cool look to him and 'the shoes'. There will NEVER be another MJ -- Simply never ever.

[@johnlestersunaya-rpl1958]

Underrated comment bro..

[@YoursInYeshua]

@@johnlestersunaya-rpl1958 Thanks John!

[@stefanogasasira9406]

1:03 that vertical leap is ridiculous, he got of the ground so high, crazy the things he was doing in the league at the height of 6’6”

[@el34glo59]

So explosive

[@anthonycovington6573]

I loved dunking off 2 feet using more of a vertical like the old leaning dunk But for him to get his head at the Rim off one leg was Remarkable

[@michaelsolis4659]

He is the best.

[@Nagidar23]

His maximum vertical was 48" (4 feet, still to this day the NBA record), he is 6'6", that means if he were to jump and hit his max vertical, his head would be 6 inches above the rim.

[@LedgerLiner]

Ne never had that. Show me one timestamp from this video where he's even remotely close... On every single jump he 35-40 inches of the ground tops..Its called cult worship. Wanna see 48? Look at vince gerald green derrick jones dennis smith or dunkers kilgannon will bunton so on so force... He is literally i do mean literally halfway lower of the ground than any of the gyus i mention. You need to pause in mid air? - pause. Need to run slow mo to make sure - do it. Then pause and see where 45+ guys' legs are of the ground when they jump - their lower extremities are almost twice higher of the ground than mj ever could get. He is goat player and sells more sneakers so he must be kept number 1 at everything to continue making the most money for people who own him. His statistics are hugely manipulated. They film adds of him in slow mo and call products "air jordan" so then people whos on the cult worship use that as example saying: he could fly and asking why do you think they call him air than??? Looool

[@editname8536]

@@LedgerLiner dude mj jumped 48, they measured it officially in college. His head almost hit the rim 6:55, jumping sideways off one foot, legs flared, elbow pointing down, he almost dunked his elbow like vince , with the ball in hand traveling about 6 feet to other side of rim. Imagine him jumped off two feet, going straight up, with no ball, both arms straight up and he could probably hit 48 inches.

[@LedgerLiner]

@@editname8536 no valid points. His had ALMOST touched the rim - he is 6 6 bro..... Then you brought up horizontal movement while talking about vertical??? And in the end asked me to imagine???? What? I don't need to imagine im not in whorship cult. Show me. Without imagination.

[@editname8536]

@@LedgerLiner imagine yourself jumping sideways while trying to do a reverse dunk with a ball in your hand, while your whole body is gliding sideways about 5 feet. Now imagine jumping straight up with no ball in hand, as high as you can. Which would make your vertical higher? The first one is focused on doing a dunk 6:55 but MJ still jumped 42 inches. 10 ft - 6 ft 6= 42 inches. Now imagine the second one where he just tries to jump as high as he can with no jumping side ways and no ball in hand and not trying to do a fancy sideways leaner dunk. He would probably add a few inches . 7:03 is fancy sideways dunk with ball in hand= 42 inches. Imagine no ball, just running and jumping straight up as high as he can= possibly 46-48 inches.

[@LedgerLiner]

@@editname8536 ok

[@bloody_outlaw8000]

did you notice something ? all of the footage is before 1991 where he won his first ring ..shame that people dont give a chance to watch his early highlights just because the quality is not that good..prime mj was in the late 80s in my opinion

[@Morlich209]

5:36 is actually from the 1993 playoffs when MJ was 30. But yes, I would say his athletic prime was from 1984-around 1992. He started to develop tendonitis in the early 90's which hampered his jumping.

[@wwbdwwbd]

That's because MJ packed on a lot of muscle around 1991 that reduced his vertical by quite a bit.

[@airkuna]

I think mj was unstoppable before 91

[@puttyputty123]

airkuna I think he was unstoppable after 91!

[@elboogie2324]

That wasn't his prime. The 80s were his first 6 years in the league. Your prime starts around 28 and lasts about 5 years or so. He was 28 when he won his first title in 91. So that was the beginning of his prime. And he missed a year and a half of it when he left the NBA in 1993.

[@darrellmfume4020]

TO ME, at 0:25 is his HIGHEST jump on this video. Damn Jordan.

[@stevegriffey8255]

Jordan fan: 'Jordan has a 5 mile vertical! GOAT!' LeBron fan: 'LeBron is bigger and stronger than Mike. GoaT!' Non biased fan: 'Jordan is a much better player than LeBron.' Impartial person on the streets that doesn't follow basketball: 'Jordan is better.' 99% of players, past and present: 'Jordan is better.' Almost every coach and analyst ever: 'Jordan is better.' TV ratings: Jordan is better. Crowd attendence: Jordan is better. Merchandising and shoe sales: Jordan is better. Global recognition: Jordan is better. See where I'm going with this...

[@yeah8709]

Well this is a shit facts right joke at least get your facts right when nba players voted for the goat jordan didnt get 99% more votes then lebron sooo and pippen has said that he thinks lebron is better soooooooo also that one about the guy who doesnt know shit about basketball u would really trust that oppinion

[@ynot6781]

@@yeah8709 correction , Pippin retracted his guy talk statement years ago , who cares about what the mediocre players of today say , they've never had to play real ball anyway . Bron is probably in the top 10 , he's not close to MJ the goat .

[@Civtex]

@6:41 that’s pretty accurate .. he rarely felt the need to jump as high as possible, he had to jump thru the defenses, making contact and absorbing it, making mid air adjustments to score… safer too knowing how the game was played in those days, jump really high and another player cuts underneath you is risky. And yes to conserve energy for a more physical era of basketball

[@Nocsucal-BeatGod]

The fact that people even try to put Bron in this debate is borderline offensive. The avg person, better yet even the people who know MJ is the Goat, still don't quite realize how damn incredible this man was.

[@johnwillaims4366]

i consider lebron and jordan equal. I personally dislike curry but he is best a 3s though

[@AnHebrewChild]

John Willaims that's like saying, I like Justin Bieber and Bach equally. Gtfo...

[@hallofjames43327]

@@AnHebrewChild fax that nigga dumb

[@jdmikeg4]

OMG if Jordan had todays training and supplements, he would jump 50"

[@kylelowry1521]

He would GRIND

[@LOUCABRASI]

Nah, hed still jump as high as he did then.

[@joelcustodio9328]

1:10 Damn freaking bat hanging in the air. Lol... thats too high jump ever.

[@whitestone996]

Finally. Thank you!

[@Therese-1001]

My favorite dunk is from the slam dunk contest where he takes off from the free throw line. His left arm goes back like an airplane wing his left hand is like the flap. His Airness soars! Art in motion. Slow mo of the take off starts at 6:26. The still photo captures the height of his arc. The rim is eye level. 6:32 One of his Nike commercial called his flights “Low altitude earth orbit.” It stayed with me all these years. His Airness is 🐐

[@Tirrell25]

I agree so smooth.

[@el34glo59]

Yeah insane. And the fact he got that high from the line is insane

[@sportjames23]

Michael Jeffrey GOATdan

[@GETmeHOPS]

These jumps are crazy. Great video

[@RickyMoss]

MJ in his rookie year his 6'5 in 1984 against the Bucks he caught the alleyhoop standing flat footed without a running start and STILL managed to dunk with two hands (yes, you get up higher with one hand than two) and his TEETH were at the rim .. damn!!

[@johnlestersunaya-rpl1958]

I wish there would be another angle of the dunk. I want to see how high he was in there

[@kilagon10]

Great video...The rare video clips were the cherry's on top.

[@lucamattioli3876]

MJ has been the fastest player we have ever seen. Moves like a powerful panther, jumps higher than anyone with his head above the rim, has the best jump shot of anyone, perfect execution, has a will power on the court that no one has ever had. There is no doubt that he is the best ever and history shows it. No one in actual NBA can even shine his shows. That's all. There are great players today but they are inferior to MJ in every aspect

[@kamendimitri5624]

Just the amount of effort and research put it to this video, what a great video!

[@ryandouglas8382]

Anytime you see an MJ dunk where the TOP of his head is at the rim is a 44 inch vert because the rim is 10ft, minus his height. There are many where he's neck gets bent like the one at North Carolina. This shows proof it's not just the top of his head, it's higher which shows he has a 48-50in vert

[@jordanortiz7725]

I love how in transition he never takes the easydunk and he almost always jumps from outside the paint

[@shenghan4897]

Because he knew people were waiting to see him fly.

[@airtime23]

The kiss the rim version he did at Magic's charity game in the blue jersey might be even more beautiful :)

[@AlexanderFrieske]

GÖ-TV link?? I'd love to see this

[@edgarasduxov1699]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGHCf36sqpech9U

[@airtime23]

Sorry. I did not get a notification for your answer. But edgaras helped out :) . Both dunks are just absolute beautys.

[@dianewalker5821]

GÖ-TV show th f

[@swishman7175]

I remember a block in 1998 vs Nets, on Gatling, where his head is so high (at 35 y/o) and then a Jumpshot vs the Bucks in 1996 where he jumps crazy high. A pitty that I haven't seen a picture of that particular shot. Unblockable !

[@1990758]

Swishman David Thompson did the same thing against Norm Nixon when he was with the Lakers

[@TomiAdewoleAdetom]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2a1ZYWCgZqZd9U

[@selmir369]

its a normal for anyone above 6 ft

[@domais68]

You know you're a freak athlete if you're experienced in not hitting your head/shoulders on the backboard. (probably rim too!) The block, at :34, looked like Jordan could have knocked his head off if he wasn't precisely aware of the height of his flight.

[@AlexanderFrieske]

That was fantastically well done. Nice job!!

[@AlexanderFrieske]

And, you're right about the final dunk being the best, prettiest dunk ever. It's always been my favourite.

[@nooneknows8277]

I totally agree on that last dunk. I’m a huge Jordan fan and for me that’s his best dunk. Also it was one of the best looking dunks I have ever seen. 👍🏼

[@l9ikjam]

The dunk he did at the 7:20 mark. There is a pic of him doing it with a blue all star uniform on. In that pic his head is over the rim

[@businesspartners619]

I think the highest jump I've seen is the famous fist pump jump after hitting the buzzer beater against the cavaliers. I'm surprised noone has analyzed that one. I've watched MJ his entire career and that one always stood out. It's hard to understand how high he was due to the camera following him in the air. MJ never jumped as high as he could, he only jumped high enough to complete his play or dunk smoothly and to conserve energy as we know. But this time the adrenaline from the shot gave him the moment to release all the energy he had at that moment, and he also didn't have the ball. I used to work in film in Hollywood and I've analyzed that jump many times and I've come to the conclusion that he's at least chin height to the rim. I would like more experts to analyze that jump.

[@el34glo59]

Agreed. Was absolutely insane

[@dragbeast]

I think that the most overlooked thing about his athleticism is the way he lands, like a cat moving instantly in the opposite direction of the landing direction..I've never seen anything like it

[@jepoymeneses]

Looks even better in slow motion!

[@yellowhoodie5299]

It's damn near superhuman - he looks like some kind of comic book superhero lmao

[@puttyputty123]

Great compilation! Thanks!

[@JohnDoe-sz3lz]

1:30 I'm pretty sure he actually hovered in the air for a little while.

[@note2owns]

On the slow motion replay of the Olley Oop dunk at 1:58 you can see him actually glance at the backboard for a few seconds before dunking it.

[@christopherm3694]

Jordans kiss the rim dunk in blue uniform showed his evolution in the kiss the rim. Jordan literally looked like a air born monster flying with a basketball.

[@NewWorldRob]

He aughta be ashamed for getting up that damn hiiiiigh on the wasted jump at 1:02

[@torozco516]

Your right that last dunk," my personal favorite" is a masterpiece!

[@d25615]

Just imagine what the other 60% has in highlights. Damn

[@longhand335]

Good stuff but there is a game in which MJ jumped so high to dunk, he had the ball palmed and it was higher than the top of square on the backboard. The video was from an angle I had never seen before and I had only seen players get that high in dunking contests.......MJ did it during a game.

[@bdk4523]

The cover of "Come Fly with Me." I've never been able to find THAT video.

[@AnHebrewChild]

thecrimedog you mean the 1989 edition? Comment back and I'll get u the video

[@thomasautonomousanonymous]

The alley-oop at 3:41 might be the most impressive and it was like his second dunk in the NBA...I have been showing people it for years and point out how his armpits are even with the basket...The pass was an ICBM missile launched towards the other side of the world and MJ just intercepted it and shot it down like a Top Gun pilot...

[@Vonslik69]

How soon we forget!! GOAT.!!!

[@puttyputty123]

Yeah, I was thinking when MJ retired how soon would people try to pull "who is the better" crap. We should enjoy the great players now, but goodness don't try to compare them to MJ.

[@ΔΙΔΙΔ]

Oh yeah the Greediest of all time!

[@whenisdinner2137]

I don't care what people say. That last dunk is a reverse honey dip and we will never see it again

[@MusicLuv80]

I heard that Michael Jordan when he dunks rarely tried his best to jump high as he can to save energy. So he might've could have jumped higher.

[@bigunclegskunkxxl9173]

Damn you got some footage i haven't seen in years, I thought I'd seen everything. Some beautiful gems in there. 👐wu tang is for the children

[@Jayobabefisrt]

Tell this day I'm still amazed.