List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history

List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history

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Height	Weight	Player	Nationality	Teams	GP	Pts	PPG	FG%	FT%	Reb	RPG	Blk	BPG	Notes

7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Gheorghe Mureșan	Romania	Washington Bullets (1993–1997) New Jersey Nets (1998–2000)	307	3,020	9.8	.573	.644	1,957	6.4	455	1.5	Generally considered slightly taller than Manute Bol. Bol was officially measured at 7 feet, 6 3/4 inches tall by the Guinness Book of World Records.

7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Manute Bol	Sudan	Washington Bullets (1985–1988, 1994) Golden State Warriors (1988–1990, 1994) Philadelphia 76ers (1990–1993, 1994) Miami Heat (1994)	624	1,599	2.6	.407	.561	2,647	4.2	2,086	3.3	Played alongside the shortest player in NBA history, Muggsy Bogues, during the 1987–88 season for the Washington Bullets; their difference in height was 28 inches (71 cm).

7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Shawn Bradley	U.S. Germany	Philadelphia 76ers (1993–1995) New Jersey Nets (1995–1997) Dallas Mavericks (1997–2005)	832	6,752	8.1	.457	.716	5,268	6.3	2,119	2.5	Born to American parents in the former West Germany.

7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)	310 lb (141 kg)	Yao Ming*	China	Houston Rockets (2002–2011)	481	9,196	19.1	.525	.832	4,467	9.3	912	1.9	Tallest player to play in at least one All-Star Game. Also tallest player inducted into the Hall of Fame.

7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	359 lb (163 kg)	Sim Bhullar	Canada	Sacramento Kings (2015)	3	2	0.7	.500	—	1	0.3	1	0.3	First NBA player of Indian descent. Played 16 seconds in his debut on April 7, 2015.

7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Chuck Nevitt	United States	Houston Rockets (1982–1983, 1988–1990) Los Angeles Lakers (1984–1985) Detroit Pistons (1985–1988) Chicago Bulls (1991) San Antonio Spurs (1993)	155	251	1.6	.438	.589	239	1.5	111	0.7	Tallest player to be on an NBA Championship winning team.

7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Pavel Podkolzin	Russia	Dallas Mavericks (2004–2006)	6	4	0.7	.000	.500	9	1.5	1	0.1

7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	294 lb (133 kg)	Slavko Vraneš	Montenegro	Portland Trail Blazers (2004)	1	0	0.0	.000	—	0	0.0	0	0.0	Played in one game, on January 8, 2004 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Played 3 minutes, with one shot attempt from the field (missed) and one personal foul.

7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Mark Eaton	United States	Utah Jazz (1982–1993)	875	5,216	6.0	.458	.649	6,939	7.9	3,064	3.5	He set records for most blocked shots per game in a single season (5.56 bpg in 1984–85) and for an entire career (3.50 bpg) - both marks still stand today.

7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Rik Smits	Netherlands	Indiana Pacers (1988–2000)	867	12,871	14.8	.507	.773	5,277	6.1	1,111	1.3	One-time NBA All-Star.

7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Ralph Sampson*	United States	Houston Rockets (1983–1987) Golden State Warriors (1987–1989) Sacramento Kings (1989–1991) Washington Bullets (1991–1992)	456	7,039	15.4	.486	.661	4,011	8.8	752	1.6	Three time College national player of the year, #1 pick in the 1983 NBA draft, four-time All-Star, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	Priest Lauderdale	United States	Atlanta Hawks (1996–1997) Denver Nuggets (1997–1998)	74	255	3.4	.472	.554	143	1.9	26	0.4

7 ft 3.5 in (2.22 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	Boban Marjanović^	Serbia	San Antonio Spurs (2015–2016) Detroit Pistons (2016–2019) Los Angeles Clippers (2018–2019) Philadelphia 76ers (2019-present)	89	488	5.5	.578	.779	324	3.6	35	0.4

7 ft 3.5 in (2.22 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Peter John Ramos	Puerto Rico	Washington Wizards (2004–2005)	6	11	1.8	.500	.500	4	0.7	1	0.2

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	Randy Breuer	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (1983–1990) Minnesota Timberwolves (1990–1992) Atlanta Hawks (1992–1993) Sacramento Kings (1993)	681	4,599	6.8	.467	.628	2,986	4.4	750	1.1

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Keith Closs	United States	Los Angeles Clippers (1997–2000)	130	502	3.9	.471	.606	372	2.9	163	1.3	During his collegiate career, Closs averaged 5.9 blocks per game, which is the NCAA Division I record.

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Swede Halbrook	United States	Syracuse Nationals (1960–1962)	143	786	5.5	.347	.591	949	6.6	—	—

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	Lithuania	Cleveland Cavaliers (1997–2010) Miami Heat (2010–2011)	771	10,616	13.8	.475	.780	5,904	7.7	1,269	1.6

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Aleksandar Radojević	Bosnia & Herzegovina Montenegro	Toronto Raptors (1999–2000) Utah Jazz (2004–2005)	15	26	1.7	.308	.625	36	2.4	3	0.2

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	292 lb (132 kg)	Arvydas Sabonis*	Lithuania	Portland Trail Blazers (1995–2001, 2002–2003)	470	5,629	12.0	.500	.786	3,436	7.3	494	1.1	Sabonis was originally drafted into the NBA in 1986 (Rd. 1, #24 overall), but was not allowed to play in the NBA for most of his career due to restrictions set by the former Soviet Union.

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Ha Seung-Jin	South Korea	Portland Trail Blazers (2005–2006)	46	70	1.5	.519	.500	67	1.5	13	0.3	Only Korean player to play in the NBA.

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Hasheem Thabeet^	Tanzania	Memphis Grizzlies (2009–2011) Houston Rockets (2011–2012) Portland Trail Blazers (2012) Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2014)	224	483	2.2	.567	.578	595	2.7	184	0.8	Only Tanzanian player to play in the NBA.

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	Tibor Pleiß	Germany	Utah Jazz (2015–2016)	12	24	2.0	.440	1.000	15	1.3	2	0.2

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Walter Tavares	Cape Verde	Atlanta Hawks (2015–2016) Cleveland Cavaliers (2017)	13	33	2.5	.625	.273	32	2.5	12	0.9	Only Cape Verdean player to play in the NBA.

7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Kristaps Porziņģis^	Latvia	New York Knicks (2015–2019) Dallas Mavericks (2019–present)	138	2,224	16.1	.436	.811	1001	7.3	263	1.9	Was measured at 7'1" during the NBA Draft Combine. Is the tallest winner of the Taco Bell Skills Challenge.

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This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history, topped by 7-foot-7-inch (2.31 m) Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets in 1993.

final_sentence: This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history, topped by 7-foot-7-inch (2.31 m) Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets in 1993.