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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-eight players have been listed at 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) or taller.
Manute Bol (/ m ə ˈ n uː t ˈ b oʊ l / mə-NOOT BOWL; d. June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist.Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) [2] or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) [3] tall, Bol was one of the tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Gheorghe Dumitru Mureșan (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe mureˈʃan] ⓘ; born 14 February 1971), known as The Giant (Romanian: [ˈɡit͡sə]) is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player. At 7 feet 7 inches (2.31 m), he is one of the two tallest players to have played in the NBA. [2] [3]
Mamadou Ndiaye, UC Irvine's 7-foot-6 center, will not withdraw from the upcoming NBA draft, which means he could become the tallest player selected since Yao Ming in 2002. Repeat after us: Seven ...
Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22, 1972) is a German-American former professional basketball player who played center for the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is one of the tallest players in NBA history at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m).
He first played organized basketball in Houston, Texas, and trained with NBA Hall-of-Famer Hakeem Olajuwon. [9] Fall was listed as 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) and was purportedly still growing around his senior year, making him the tallest high-school basketball player in the country while he played for Jamie's House Charter and Liberty Christian Prep. [10]
Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics as the third overall player in the 1974 NBA draft, Burleson entered the league tied with Artis Gilmore and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the tallest active NBA player at 7 feet 2 inches. He was named to the 1974–75 NBA All-Rookie Team.
The Curry family may be one of the most famous in basketball, but the trio only ranks as the eighth-tallest family in NBA history. ... That's not to say shorter players can't excel at basketball ...