NBA Trivia| Top tallest players played in NBA.

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What is this about?

This talks about top tallest players who played in NBA. The most advantage in playing basketball is the height. Height is a dominant evident that a team may took advantage from other team. But, it is only one of the criteria what make a player very dominant in basketball. We must also consider the talent, skills, speed and intellect of the player.

In this review, I will give to you the list of top 5 tallest player who played in NBA together with short profile and their history.

How Tall is the TAllest?

There are no height requirements in basketball. As long as your body can able to play, then you can play. But, being tall in this sports in a very advantage. Talking about the height of NBA player, it ranges from smallest whose height is 5 feet and 3 inches ( 5'3") to the tallest whose height is 7 feet and 7 inches (7'7"). To give you and idea on how wide is their gap in terms of height, here is a picture below.


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Top 5 tallest player.

Note: there are many player who tied in height but, I will consider only the most known individual. Top height with most player who tied belongs in 7 feet and 5 inches (7'5")

Top 5: CHUCK NEVITT (7'5")
Top 4: YAO MING (7'6")
Top 3: SHAWN BRADLEY (7'6")
Top 2: GHEORGHE MURESAN (7'7")
Top 1: MANUTE BOL (7'7")

Chuck Nevitt



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Height: 2.26 m
Country of origin: USA
Teams: Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and San Antonio Spurs
Years active: 1982-1992

Yao Ming


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Height: 2.29m
Country of origin: China
Teams: Houston Rockets
Years active: 2002-2011

Shawn Bradley


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Height: 2.29m
Country of origin: United States
Teams: Philadelphia 76’ers, New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks
Years active: 1993-2005

Gheorghe Muresan


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Height: 2.31m
Country of origin: Romania
Teams: Washington Bullets, New Jersey Nets
Years active: 1991-2000

Manute Bol


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Height: 2.31m
Country of origin: Sudan (Now South Sudan)
Teams: Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Philadelpha 76’ers, Miami Heat
Years active: 1985-1995

Here are my source:

  1. https://www.si.com/nba/photos/2015/03/27/nbas-tallest-players#5
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_players_in_National_Basketball_Association_history
  3. http://wearebasket.net/top-5-tallest-players-nba/
  4. https://www.providr.com/tallest-nba-players-2
Thank you for your time dropping on this. Hope this trivia will add to your knowledge.

Best regards,
@thinkingmind

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