Claim: Chuck Nevitt, the tallest NBA player to ever win an NBA Championship, was drafted in the NBA in 1982 and retired in 1994.
Evidence: At 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m), he played the center position throughout his nine-year career (1983, 1985–1990, 1992, 1993) in the NBA, and remains one of the tallest players ever in NBA history. Chuck Nevitt Tallest player to win an NBA Championship. He was selected in the third round of the 1982 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, subsequently playing 15 games with the Los Angeles Lakers over 2 seasons. 1983–1994