Tallest Players In The NBA – All Time

Tallest Players In The NBA – height in feet and height in meters

Below is a list of the tallest players recorded in NBA (National Basketball Association). The players which are listed as the tallest recorded cover careers in the NBA over the last 40 years. Some of the players are still active such as Yao Ming and Arvydas Sabonis.

All heights are given in feet and  meters, we have also include the some other info such as the last recorded weight, their nationality and the teams that they are or have played for.

Tallest Players In The NBA weight in pounds and weight in kgs

NBA History:

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men’s professional basketball league in North America. There are 30 teams that make up the NBA, 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. It is widely considered to be the Top men’s professional basketball league in the world. The league was first founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, at that time is was call the ‘Basketball Association of America’ (BAA). The BAA changed its name to the ‘ National Basketball Association’ on August 3, 1949, after it merged with the competing league National Basketball League (NBL).

NBA Players	Player Stats
Player Name	Gheorghe Mureșan
Country / Nationality	Romania
Height, Weight	7 ft 7 in (2.31 m), 315 lb (143 kg)
Played For	Washington Bullets (1993-1997), New Jersey Nets (1998-2000)
Player Name	Manute Bol
Country / Nationality	Sudan
Height, Weight	7 ft 6.75 in (2.31 m), 200 lb (91 kg)
Played For	Washington Bullets (1985-1988, 1994), Washington Bullets (1985-1988, 1994), Golden State Warriors (1988-1990, 1994), Philadelphia 76ers (1990-1993, 1994), Miami Heat (1994)
Player Name	Shawn Bradley
Country / Nationality	USA,  Germany
Height, Weight	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m), 275 lb (125 kg)
Played For	Philadelphia 76ers (1993-1995) New Jersey Nets (1995-1997) Dallas Mavericks (1997-2005)
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Player Name	Yao Ming
Country / Nationality	China
Height, Weight	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m), 310 lb (141 kg)
Played For	Houston Rockets (2002-2011)
Player Name	Sim Bhullar
Country / Nationality	Canada
Height, Weight	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m), 359 lb (163 kg)
Played For	Sacramento Kings (2015)
Player Name	Chuck Nevitt
Country / Nationality	United States
Height, Weight	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m), 250 lb (113 kg)
Played For	Houston Rockets (1982-1983, 1988-1990) Los Angeles Lakers (1984-1985) Detroit Pistons (1985-1988) Chicago Bulls (1991) San Antonio Spurs (1993)
Player Name	Pavel Podkolzin
Country / Nationality	Russia
Height, Weight	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m), 305 lb (138 kg)
Played For	Dallas Mavericks (2004-2006)
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Player Name	Slavko Vrane
Country / Nationality	Montenegro
Height, Weight	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m), 294 lb (133 kg)
Played For	Portland Trail Blazers (2004)
Player Name	Mark Eaton
Country / Nationality	United States
Height, Weight	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m), 290 lb (132 kg)
Played For	Utah Jazz (1982-1993)
Player Name	Rik Smits
Country / Nationality	Netherlands
Height, Weight	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m), 290 lb (132 kg)
Played For	Indiana Pacers (1988–2000)
Player Name	Ralph Sampson
Country / Nationality	United States
Height, Weight	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m), 235 lb (107 kg)
Played For	Houston Rockets (1983-1987) Golden State Warriors (1987-1989) Sacramento Kings (1989-1991) Washington Bullets (1991-1992)
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Player Name	Priest Lauderdale
Country / Nationality	United States
Height, Weight	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m), 325 lb (147 kg)
Played For	Atlanta Hawks (1996-1997) Denver Nuggets (1997-1998)
Player Name	Boban Marjanović
Country / Nationality	Serbia
Height, Weight	7 ft 3.5 in (2.22 m), 293 lb (133 kg)
Played For	San Antonio Spurs (2015-2016) Detroit Pistons (2016-2018) Los Angeles Clippers (2018-present)
Player Name	Peter John Ramos
Country / Nationality	Puerto Rico
Height, Weight	7 ft 3.5 in (2.22 m), 290 lb (132 kg)
Played For	Washington Wizards (2004-2005)
Player Name	Randy Breuer
Country / Nationality	United States
Height, Weight	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), 263 lb (119 kg)
Played For	Milwaukee Bucks (1983-1990) Minnesota Timberwolves (1990-1992) Atlanta Hawks (1992-1993) Sacramento Kings (1993)
Player Name	Keith Closs
Country / Nationality	United States
Height, Weight	212 lb (96 kg), 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Played For	Los Angeles Clippers (1997-2000)
Player Name	Swede Halbrook
Country / Nationality	United States
Height, Weight	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), 235 lb (107 kg)
Played For	Syracuse Nationals (1960–1962)
Player Name	Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
Country / Nationality	Lithuania
Height, Weight	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), 260 lb (118 kg)
Played For	Cleveland Cavaliers (1997–2010) Miami Heat (2010–2011)
Player Name	Aleksandar Radojević
Country / Nationality	Bosnia & Herzegovina,  Montenegro
Height, Weight	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), 250 lb (113 kg)
Played For	Toronto Raptors (1999-2000) Utah Jazz (2004-2005)
Player Name	Arvydas Sabonis
Country / Nationality	Lithuania
Height, Weight	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), 292 lb (132 kg)
Played For	Portland Trail Blazers (1995-2001, 2002-2003)
Player Name	Ha Seung-Jin
Country / Nationality	South Korea
Height, Weight	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), 305 lb (138 kg)
Played For	Portland Trail Blazers (2005-2006)
Player Name	Hasheem Thabeet
Country / Nationality	Tanzania
Height, Weight	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), 290 lb (132 kg)
Played For	Memphis Grizzlies (2009-2011) Houston Rockets (2011-2012) Portland Trail Blazers (2012) Oklahoma City Thunder (2012-2014)
Player Name	Tibor Pleiß
Country / Nationality	Germany
Height, Weight	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), 256 lb (116 kg)
Played For	Utah Jazz (2015-2016)
Player Name	Walter Tavares
Country / Nationality	Cape Verde
Height, Weight	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), 265 lb (120 kg)
Played For	Atlanta Hawks (2015-2016) Cleveland Cavaliers (2017)
Player Name	Kristaps Porzi??is
Country / Nationality	Latvia
Height, Weight	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), 240 lb (109 kg)
Played For	New York Knicks (2015-Present)