This is a list of the tallest players in NBA history. It is currently headed by the Romanian Gheorghe, who is 7 feet and 7 inches (2.31 m). Gheorghe Mureșan · Tacko Fall · Yasutaka Okayama · Sim Bhullar This is a list of the tallest players in NBA history. It is currently headed by the Romanian Gheorghe Mureșan, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m), chosen by the Washington Bullets as number 30 in the 1993 NBA draft.
Born in the Netherlands, Smits played collegially at Marist College before being selected by the Indiana Pacers in second place overall in the 1988 NBA Draft. He played five seasons as a professional in China and won the MVP in 2001 before coming to the NBA, where his impact was immediately felt. Tied with Manute Bol for the tallest player in NBA history, Muresan played professionally in Romania before being selected by the Washington Bullets thirtieth overall in the 1993 NBA Draft. From Wilt Chamberlain to Patrick Ewing and LeBron James, these are some of the most anticipated prospects in history of the NBA.
Sampson continued to triumph in his first NBA season with averages of 21 ppg, 11.1 RPG and 2.4 bpg to win the Rookie of the Year award and get his first of four consecutive All-Star selections. Outside the NBA, Muresan rose to fame in the 1998 film “My Giant” alongside actor Billy Crystal. At 7 feet and 4 inches, Wembanyama and Marjanovic are tied with Ralph Sampson, Mark Eaton, Rik Smits and Priest Lauderdale as the tenth tallest players in NBA history. Yasutaka Okayama, a 7-foot-8-inch (2.34 m) Japanese basketball player chosen 171st overall in the seventh round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, is the tallest player ever drafted for the NBA. He was included in the NBA's defensive team in 1985-86 and ranks second all time with the highest average of blocks per game (3.3) in his 10 seasons in the NBA.
Victor Wembanyama's combination of size and talent makes him one of the most unique prospects in NBA history. Before Wembanyama's NBA career begins, let's take a look at players over 7 feet and 4 inches who have played more than 100 games in the NBA. Sampson, one of the most anticipated rookies in NBA history, was selected first overall by the Houston Rockets in 1983 after a legendary college career in the University of Virginia. He led the NBA in blocks in his rookie season with a personal record (and NBA rookie record) of 5.0 blocks per game.
Nevitt played for five teams for nine seasons in the NBA after being selected 63rd overall by the Houston Rockets in the 1982 draft. He won the Defensive Player of the Year award twice (1985, 2008) and was selected to be part of five defensive teams (1985-8) during his 11-year NBA career with the Utah Jazz.
