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National Basketball Association (NBA) *Player Records*

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Tallest Players

This list features the tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

RANK

PLAYERS

HEIGHT

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

Gheorghe Mureșan

7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)

Washington Bullets/Wizards, New Jersey Nets

1993–2000

2

Manute Bol

7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)

Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat

1985–1995

3

Tacko Fall

7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)

Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers

2019–present

4

Yao Ming

7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)

Houston Rockets

2002–2011

5

Shawn Bradley

7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)

Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks

1993–2005

6

Sim Bhullar

7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)

Sacramento Kings

2014–2015

7

Slavko Vraneš

7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)

Portland Trail Blazers

2004–2005

8

Pavel Podkolzin

7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)

Dallas Mavericks

2004–2006

9

Victor Wembanyama

7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)

San Antonio Spurs

2023–present

10

Chuck Nevitt

7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)

Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers

1982–1990


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References

Dunkest (2024) Tallest NBA players in history. Available at: https://www.dunkest.com/en/nba/news/33199/tallest-players-nba-history (Accessed: 1 December 2025). The Sportster (2025) Tallest players in NBA history ranked by height. Available at: https://www.thesportster.com/nba-tallest-players-history-ranked-height-victor-wembanyama-yao-ming/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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