List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history

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

Table rows:
cells: 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
0.573
.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.
cells: 7 ft 6.75 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
0.40700000000000003
.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). Only player in NBA history to have more blocked shots than points scored in his career. Weighed just 195 pounds (89 kg)[citation needed] when he entered the league in 1985.
cells: 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
0.457
.716
5,268
6.3
2,119
2.5
Born to American parents in the former West Germany.
cells: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
310 lb (141 kg)
Yao Ming*
China
Houston Rockets (2002–2011)
481
9,196
19.1
0.525
.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.
cells: 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
359 lb (163 kg)
Sim Bhullar
Canada
Sacramento Kings (2015)
3
2
0.7
0.5
—
1
0.3
1
0.3
First NBA player of Indian descent. Played 16 seconds in his debut on April 7, 2015.
cells: 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
0.43799999999999994
.589
239
1.5
111
0.7
Tallest player to win an NBA Championship.
cells: 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
305 lb (138 kg)
Pavel Podkolzin
Russia
Dallas Mavericks (2004–2006)
6
4
0.7
0.0
.500
9
1.5
1
0.1
cells: 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
294 lb (133 kg)
Slavko Vraneš
Montenegro
Portland Trail Blazers (2004)
1
0
0.0
0.0
—
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. Vraneš was officially listed as 7'5" while playing in the NBA, and has since grown taller (7'6" or 2.30 m), according to most sources.
cells: 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
290 lb (132 kg)
Mark Eaton
United States
Utah Jazz (1982–1993)
875
5,216
6.0
0.45799999999999996
.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.
cells: 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Rik Smits
Netherlands
Indiana Pacers (1988–2000)
867
12,871
14.8
0.507
.773
5,277
6.1
1,111
1.3
cells: 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
0.486
.661
4,011
8.8
752
1.6
cells: 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
0.47200000000000003
.554
143
1.9
26
0.4
cells: 7 ft 3.5 in (2.22 m)
293 lb (133 kg)
Boban Marjanović^
Serbia
San Antonio Spurs (2015–2016)Detroit Pistons (2016–2018)Los Angeles Clippers (2018–present)
89
488
5.5
0.578
.779
324
3.6
35
0.4
cells: 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
0.5
.500
4
0.7
1
0.2
cells: 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
0.467
.628
2,986
4.4
750
1.1
cells: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Keith Closs
United States
Los Angeles Clippers (1997–2000)
130
502
3.9
0.47100000000000003
.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.
cells: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Swede Halbrook
United States
Syracuse Nationals (1960–1962)
143
786
5.5
0.34700000000000003
.591
949
6.6
—
—
cells: 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
0.475
.780
5,904
7.7
1,269
1.6
cells: 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
0.308
.625
36
2.4
3
0.2
cells: 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
0.5
.786
3,436
7.3
494
1.1
Sabonis was originally drafted into the NBA in 1986 (Rd. 1, #24 overall), but he was not allowed to play in the NBA for most of his career due to restrictions by the former Soviet Union.
cells: 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
0.519
.500
67
1.5
13
0.3
Only Korean player to play in the NBA.
cells: 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
0.5670000000000001
.578
595
2.7
184
0.8
Only Tanzanian player to play in the NBA.
cells: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
256 lb (116 kg)
Tibor Pleiß
Germany
Utah Jazz (2015–2016)
12
24
2.0
0.44
1.000
15
1.3
2
0.2
cells: 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
0.625
.273
32
2.5
12
0.9
Only Cape Verdean player to play in the NBA.
cells: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Kristaps Porziņģis^
Latvia
New York Knicks (2015–Present)
138
2,224
16.1
0.436
.811
1001
7.3
263
1.9
Was measured at 7'1" during the NBA Draft Combine, but grew two inches before officially playing for the New York Knicks. Is the tallest winner of the Taco Bell Skills Challenge.

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