List of tallest players in NBA history information
This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history. It is currently topped by the 7-foot-7-inch (2.31 m) Romanian Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets as the number 30 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft.[1]
As of 2024, twenty-seven players have been listed at 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) or taller. However, only three are active as of the 2023–24 season: Boban Marjanović of the Houston Rockets, Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs and Bol Bol of the Phoenix Suns. The tallest player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is 7-foot-6-inch (2.29 m) Yao Ming. In addition to Yao, Ralph Sampson and Arvydas Sabonis were the only other players 7 feet 3 inches or taller selected to the Hall of Fame.
Yasutaka Okayama, a 7-foot-8-inch (2.34 m) Japanese basketball player picked 171st overall in the seventh round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, is the tallest player to ever be drafted for the NBA.[2] However, he never played in the NBA.[3]
^"1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
^"Former NBA player, humanitarian Manute Bol dies at age 47". NY Daily News. Daily News, L.P. June 19, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
^Kim, Randy (June 19, 2003). "Draft Oddities". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
and 24 Related for: List of tallest players in NBA history information
tallestplayer to ever be drafted for the NBA. However, he never played in the NBA. Sports portal Listoftallest people Listof shortest playersin National...
complete listingofplayersin the historyof the National Basketball Association with listed heights of 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) or shorter. Only 25 NBA players...
Turkish NBAplayers Race and ethnicity in the NBAListof foreign basketball playersin Serbia Foreign playersin the National Football League Listof foreign...
basketball player and political activist. Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall, Bol was one of the tallestplayersin the historyof the National...
Spurs in the 2023 NBA draft. With a listed height of 7 feet 4 inches (2.24 metres), Wembanyama is tied with Boban Marjanović as the tallest active NBA player...
2005. At the conclusion of the 2013–14 NBA season, 33% ofNBAplayers had spent time in the NBA D-League, up from 23% in 2011. As of the 2023–24 season, the...
The NBA draft is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) annual event, dating back to 1947, in which the teams in the league can draft players who...
agent in 2021. At 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 metres), Fall was one of the tallestNBAplayers and is one of the tallest living humans. At the 2019 NBA Draft...
The NBA draft combine is a multi-day showcase that takes place every May before the annual June NBA draft. At the combine, college basketball players are...
professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he is...
basketball player Manute Bol, who was known for being one of the tallestplayersinNBAhistory, Bol was born in Khartoum, Sudan, but lived in the Kansas...
basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference. He is listed at 7 feet 4 inches (2.24 m), making him the tallestplayerin Big Ten...
nine-year career (1983, 1985–1990, 1992, 1993) in the NBA, and remains one of the tallestplayers ever inNBAhistory. During his career, Nevitt played with the...
is the tallestplayer to be drafted in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. Okayama was the only player from Japan drafted in the NBA until Rui...
broadcast in the United States on the USA Network. In this draft, 23 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other...
and fasts during Ramadan. Sports portal Listoftallestplayersin National Basketball Association historyListof NCAA Division I men's basketball career...
basketball player who spent his entire career (1982–1993) with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Named an NBA All-Star in 1989, he...
"the Stormin' Mormon", Bradley is one of the tallestplayersinNBAhistory at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m). Bradley was born in Landstuhl, West Germany, as his family...
Sudanese college basketball player. He is one of the tallest basketball players to have played professionally, standing at a height of 7 foot 3½ inches tall...
of the most dominant playersof his era. His career achievements include three NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVPs, nine All-NBA First...
an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the New Orleans...