How fast could the fastest nba player run a mile?

It depends on whether you're asking about with their current training or if they focused on endurance training. In their current shape I'm sure there are many who can run 4:50 and I would guess at least one who can run 4:30. It's impossible to guess who, but with so many good athletes, there's got to be someone who is also gifted aerobically. Also, they may not have specific middle-distance running training, but they are much better trained for middle-distance running than a sedentary individual.

-80 Below Zero wrote:

Richard Hamilton of the Chicago Bulls used to run a mile in 4:30 in his prime. Also Allen Iverson used to run sub 5 in his prime without any warmup. Both were obviously exceptional athletes.

You do know that in an interview with one of the running websites, he said that he ran the mile in "4:50 or 4:30", he couldn't remember. Most fast people remember their time pretty accurately. And Hamilton does one mile sprints as well as not being able to count the four laps that constitute a 1600 in high school. Yeah, I trust his recollection of his mile time.

But I think the fastest NBA player could do like sub 4. It is all about believing and good diet. They have that look in their eyes and won't settle for less when going for that sub 4. They could definitely qualify for the olympic trials without specific runner training.

Below is another interview; one with runnersworld.

" what I'll do is wake up in the morning and I'll run a mile. When I run that mile I will actually sprint it. I don't go out there and just walk a little bit of it or jog a little bit of it. I get out there and it's an all-out sprint."

" On the days I don't have a basketball workout, I might run two or three miles as a sprint."

fgjjjh wrote:

Yes, no legs.

Elite Hobby Jogger wrote:

The shot put is something like 80% force generation from below the waist. It's legs alright. And don't forget the warm-up throws. It takes a toll.

fgjjjh wrote:

I never said the shotput doesn't involve legs.

Actually, you did.

Darren Collison (Mavericks) was a quartermiler in HS and his father and mother were elite international athletes representing Guyana. Mother PB: 51.37 (10th in the world in late 70's). His father was a sprinter with PB's of 10.1 and 20.3.

Allen Iverson supposedly ran a 4:30 mile during Sixers preseason camp in front of Larry Brown.

Elite Hobby Jogger wrote:

fgjjjh wrote:

Yes, no legs.

Elite Hobby Jogger wrote:

The shot put is something like 80% force generation from below the waist. It's legs alright. And don't forget the warm-up throws. It takes a toll.

fgjjjh wrote:

I never said the shotput doesn't involve legs.

Actually, you did.

Actually I didn't. Show me where I said "the shotput involves no legs".

JMartin wrote:

Shotput? No legs? Really?

fgjjjh wrote:

Yes, no legs.

Right there.

Allen Iverson claims to have run 4:30 in one of his bios.

Elite Hobby Jogger wrote:

The shot put is something like 80% force generation from below the waist. It's legs alright. And don't forget the warm-up throws. It takes a toll.

There is a difference between using your legs and making them tired.

Elite Hobby Jogger wrote:

JMartin wrote:

Shotput? No legs? Really?

fgjjjh wrote:

Yes, no legs.

Right there.

Oh I see. You don't have very good reading comprehension skills.

The guy I was replying to referred to my statement "the shotput doesn't take anything out of your mile performance" as "legs". Since he disagreed, he replied "no legs? Really?". I then replied "yes, no legs" as in "yes, the shotput doesn't take anything out of your mile performance".

You're welcome

unc used to have a mile run every year. they still do.

kenny smith broke 5, jordan never did. search for mile:

http://101www.archive.org/stream/uncbasketballblu19901991/uncbasketballblu19901991_djvu.txt

(I have a book somewhere with Jordan's 40 time in it. couldn't find the mention, but here is a link to an article:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/jordan_retires/archive/831128/

supposedly he ran a 4.3 as a soph at unc.

funny, but you have no idea how talented these guys are. . .

i remember back in the 'superstars' competition on abc, there was a half mile; a soccer guy went out and ran a 1:56 half mile, there were a few basketball guys in the race and they were around 2 flat to 2:02.

kirk heinrich won the 100, 200, long jump, and 4x400 at the kansas hs state meet his senior year. . . .hmm.

these guys could go 4:25, without specific training.

but none of us could ball with them for 10 seconds. . . .

I think with most athletes a lot of it is their mindset. Lebron knows he's talented. He knows he is capable. But a lot of things can kill that motivation.

Killing their desire to do what their talented happens even when their kids. See parents push and push and become disappointed if the child doesn't perform up to the parents standards. Then the kid doesn't want to do it any more. The parents sent the message that they wiill only love the child if the child only performs the best and meets their requirements.

No way

Not true about NBAers running 2:02. Carl Lewis barely did that in Superstars. NBAers are tremendous athletes, but 4:30 milers aren't necessarily great athletes. It doesn't take a great athlete to run a 4:30 miler

As a huge hoops / running fan, I have always thought the best athletes for even longer or middle distance are not in the sport.

I remember hearing Roy Tarpley ran a 4:32 mile at Detroit Pershing HS (later U-M and Mavericks) no link though. Recall he is 7' tall and I remember how fit he always looked.

Heard the same about Richard Hamilton going 4:30 while a Piston how he is an avid runner.

Also recall Johnny Dawkins going 4:37 at Duke during a practice. (found a link)

http://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/The-Devil-in-the-details-3282302.php

Again - I was drafted after D1 ball - I never made roster - but ran 4:06 in college - There has to be another person like me who mabye can run sub-4:25

Portland Trailblazers had a 2 mile run that produced a sub 10 from Lionel Hollins and Bill Walton a few seconds back.

fgjjjh wrote:

Oh I see. You don't have very good reading comprehension skills.

The guy I was replying to referred to my statement "the shotput doesn't take anything out of your mile performance" as "legs". Since he disagreed, he replied "no legs? Really?". I then replied "yes, no legs" as in "yes, the shotput doesn't take anything out of your mile performance".

You're welcome

Your actual statement was "the shot put doesn't take anything out of your legs”. That is false.

marijuologist wrote:

There is a difference between using your legs and making them tired.

The former can certainly lead to the latter. And in athletics, that is often the case.