and it is. The photo is hilarious.

But just to point out from the same article:

But the Clippers, thanks to the contributions of fireplug Craig Smith, check in with a disgusting 26.28.

OBVIOUS CAVEATS: Many NBA players are in much better shape than these figures imply. LeBron’s BMI is over 27 and he’s doing okay, physically.

(emphasis mine)

DJ had only 6% body fat last season and I can’t imagine that has changed, Baron Davis at this moment is at his lowest weight of his career (his best years in Charlotte he was actually a lot more chubby) , Gordon is big but not, same with Griffin, and Craig Smith’s game relies on him being big enough to bully his way in the post.
Stupid article.

By this measure, LeBron is fat. What a misuse of statistical information. It’s like saying someone is a good scorer because he scores a lot of points, while completely ignoring shooting percentages.

The Clippers are just a team of stock/solid short guys: EJ, Rhino, Bledsoe, Baron, Foye, even Blake and Kaman look heavier than their average PF and C respectively. But fatness? Kaman and Baron and Smith could lose a few pounds, but the rest of the team is as lean (and muscular) as can be.

BFI all day, baby.

In a league obsessed with length, the Clippers have a team with width. Baron, EJ, Blake and Gomes are all significantly bigger than the prototypes at their positions. The implication that it’s a bad thing is not correct, especially in the cases of Griffin and Gordon, where they are athletic freaks who are bigger AND quicker than most of their opponents, a lethal combination. The Clippers have a strength advantage at almost every position on the floor.

Interestingly, I felt like Olshey was trying to address the team’s lack of length in the draft when he took AFA and Beldsoe, who are both long armed (AFA is just crazy long in general). Marqus Blakely is also crazy long, but of course he’s not around any more.