Tallest NBA Players In History

<p>Height and basketball go together like peaches and cream, bangers and mash, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.</p> <p>It makes sense, the closer you are to the rim, the easier it must be to score right? Not necessarily, but it doesn’t hurt.</p> <p>With the emergence of 19-year-old French phenom Victor Wembanyama, who stands at over 7’2”, we thought it was a good time to open the history books and have a look back at the tallest <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/nba/">NBA</a> players of all time.</p> <p>So, get ready and try not to strain your neck looking up, here are the top 10 tallest NBA players in history.</p> <h2>Top 10 Tallest NBA Players Of All Time</h2> <h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>10. Mark Eaton – 7’4” (2.24m)</h3> <p>Kicking off this list is 80s legend Mark Eaton. The 7’4” icon spent his entire 11-year career at the Jazz, where he was named Defensive Player of the Year on two occasions.&nbsp;</p> <h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>9. Sim Bhullar – 7’5” (2.26m)</h3> <p>Next is Sim Bhullar. Clocking in at 7’5” unfortunately his achievements on the court could not match his height.&nbsp;</p> <p>While his career at the top level was short-lived, he did become the first player of Indian descent to feature in an NBA game.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>8. Pavel Podkolzin – 7’5” (2.26m)</h3> <p>Russian Pavel Podkolzin also measures up to 7’5” and was on the Dallas Mavericks books for two seasons in the mid-2000s.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>7. Chuck Nevitt – 7’5” (2.26m)</h3> <p>Journeyman centre Chuck Nevitt enjoyed a nine-year career in the NBA. In that time he turned out for the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>6. Shawn Bradley – 7’6” (2.29m)</h3> <p>Taking things up a notch to 7’6” is another centre, Shawn Bradley. Affectionately nicknamed “the Stormin’ Mormon”, Bradley put those elongated extremities to good use and even led the league for blocks in 1994.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>5. Slavko Vranes – 7’6” (2.29m)</h3> <p>Next is Montenegro international Slavko Vranes. The 7’6” giant only ever managed one game in the NBA, appearing for the Portland Trailblazers in the 2003-04 season.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>4. Tacko Fall – 7’6” (2.29m)</h3> <p>On Cleveland's books as recently as 2022, 7’6” Senegalese sensation Tacko Fall comes in at number four.</p> <p>When you’re that high up, you really don’t want to Fall. Tacko currently plys his trade in China for the Xinjang Flying Tigers.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>3. Yao Ming – 7’6” (2.29m)</h3> <p>Easily the most accomplished and recognisable name on this list, is number three - Yao Ming.</p> <p>Also a 7’6” behemoth, Yao Ming was a legend at the Houston Rockets where he was an eight-time All-Star.&nbsp;</p> <p>Such was his impact at the Rockets, they retired his number 11 jersey and in 2016 he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>2. Manute Bol – 7’7” (2.31m)</h3> <p>Not only is Manute Bol the joint-tallest player in NBA history, he is also the only player to retire with more career blocks than points scored.</p> <p>A certified brick wall, Bol put every inch on his 7’6” frame to good use, leading the league in blocks on two separate occasions.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>1. Gheorghe Muresan – 7’7” (2.31m)</h3> <p>The joint-tallest man in NBA history is Romanian Gheorghe Muresan. When your nickname is “the Giant” it’s safe to assume you register pretty high on the old tape measure.&nbsp;</p> <p>Muresan played for both the Wizards and the Nets in his seven years in the NBA.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Top 10 Tallest Current NBA Players</h2> <p>As you can see from the list below, when French sensation Wembanyama joins the NBA next season, he will be one of the tallest active players in the league.&nbsp;</p> <p>Check out the current top 10 tallest players in the NBA:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>10. Anzejs Pasecniks – 7’1” (2.16m)</strong></p> <p><strong>9. Meyers Leonard – 7’1” (2.16m)</strong></p> <p><strong>8. Alex Len – 7’1” (2.16m)</strong></p> <p><strong>7. Rudy Gobert – 7’1” (2.16m)</strong></p> <p><strong>6. Jakob Poeltl – 7’1” (2.16m)</strong></p> <p><strong>5. Moses Brown – 7’2” (2.18m)</strong></p> <p><strong>4. Bol Bol – 7’2” (2.18m)</strong></p> <p><strong>3. Luke Kornet – 7’2” (2.18m)&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>2. Kristaps Porzingis – 7’3” (2.21m)</strong></p> <p><strong>1. Boban Marjanovic – 7’4” (2.24m)</strong>&nbsp;</p>