List of tallest players in NBA history

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Players by points and games played

Points (Pts)

Games Played (GP)



Tacko Fall	0.673	30	0.8	—	0.32	37	7 ft	2.2	82	2.4	90	Cleveland Cavaliers	311 lb
Edy Tavares	0.625	12	0.9	Only Cape Verdean Player In The NBA	0.273	13	7 ft	2.5	33	2.5	32	Cleveland Cavaliers	265 lb
Rocco Zikarsky^	0.625	5	1	—	1	5	7 ft	2.8	14	2.8	14	Minnesota Timberwolves	227 lb
Zach Edey^	0.589	106	1.4	College National Player Of The Year	0.723	77	7 ft	9.9	760	8.7	670	Memphis Grizzlies	305 lb
Boban Marjanović	0.578	96	0.3	—	0.762	331	7 ft	5.5	1835	3.6	1189	Los Angeles Clippers	290 lb
Gheorghe Mureșan	0.573	455	1.5	Won 1996 NBA Most Improved Player Award	0.644	307	7 ft	9.8	3020	6.4	1957	New Jersey Nets	303 lb
Hasheem Thabeet	0.567	184	0.8	Only Tanzanian Player In The NBA	0.578	224	7 ft	2.2	483	2.7	595	Oklahoma City Thunder	263 lb
Bol Bol	0.545	153	0.8	Son Of Manute Bol	0.749	202	7 ft	6.2	1243	3.5	709	Phoenix Suns	220 lb
Yao Ming*	0.525	912	1.9	Member Of The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame	0.832	481	7 ft	19.1	9196	9.3	4467	Houston Rockets	310 lb
Ha Seung-jin	0.519	13	0.3	Only Korean Player In The NBA	0.5	46	7 ft	1.5	70	1.5	67	Portland Trail Blazers	305 lb
Rik Smits	0.507	1111	1.3	One-Time NBA All-Star	0.773	867	7 ft	14.8	12871	6.1	5277	Indiana Pacers	265 lb
Sim Bhullar	0.5	1	0.3	First NBA Player Of Indian Descent	—	3	7 ft	0.7	2	0.3	1	Sacramento Kings	360 lb
Peter John Ramos	0.5	1	0.2	—	0.5	6	7 ft	1.8	11	0.7	4	Washington Wizards	275 lb
Arvydas Sabonis*	0.5	494	1.1	Drafted By The NBA In 1986	0.786	470	7 ft	12	5629	7.3	3436	Portland Trail Blazers	292 lb
Ralph Sampson*	0.486	752	1.6	Member Of The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame	0.661	456	7 ft	15.4	7039	8.8	4011	Golden State Warriors	228 lb
Victor Wembanyama^	0.484	627	3.5	Two-Time NBA All-Star	0.817	181	7 ft	23.4	4238	11	1997	San Antonio Spurs	235 lb
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	0.475	1269	1.6	Two-Time NBA All-Star	0.78	771	7 ft	13.8	10616	7.7	5904	Cleveland Cavaliers	260 lb
Priest Lauderdale	0.472	26	0.4	—	0.554	74	7 ft	3.4	255	1.9	143	Denver Nuggets	325 lb
Keith Closs	0.471	163	1.3	NBA Blocked Shots Record Holder	0.606	130	7 ft	3.9	502	2.9	372	Los Angeles Clippers	212 lb
Randy Breuer	0.467	750	1.1	—	0.628	681	7 ft	6.8	4599	4.4	2986	Atlanta Hawks	230 lb
Mark Eaton	0.458	3064	3.5	One-Time NBA All-Star	0.649	875	7 ft	6	5216	10.8	6939	Utah Jazz	275 lb
Shawn Bradley	0.457	2119	2.5	Born In Former West Germany	0.716	832	7 ft	8.1	6752	6.3	5268	New Jersey Nets	275 lb
Tibor Pleiß	0.44	2	0.2	—	1	12	7 ft	2	24	1.3	15	Utah Jazz	256 lb
Chuck Nevitt	0.438	111	0.7	Tallest Player To Win An NBA Championship	0.589	155	7 ft	1.6	251	1.5	239	Chicago Bulls	217 lb

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Roderick (Bob #22)ListGrouperBot

·3 months ago

Generated 1 group for this list: Players 7 ft 7 in and Taller.

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