Top 10 Tallest NBA Players Currently Ranked by Sportslulu in 2023

Boban Marjanovic is a 7 feet 4-inch tall Serbian basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He started playing for the Serbian professional team Hemofarm at the age of 14 when he was 6 feet 10 inches tall. 

His family members are of normal height,  his father is just 5 feet, 9 inches tall. It's believed that his gigantism was caused in part by a pituitary gland disorder.

Boban received the EuroLeague MVP of the Round award for Round 10 in December 2013. In 2014 he was chosen for the Ideal Team for the ABA League's 2013–2014 season.

He was selected for the All-EuroLeague First Team and awarded the MVP of the ABA League playoffs. Marjanovi, a member of Serbia's junior national team, won gold medals at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

He was listed as a candidate before for the FIBA World Championship in 2010 and the EuroBasket in 2009. Marjanovi played at EuroBasket 2017 and won the silver medal after Slovenia beat them in the championship game.

Gursimran Singh "Sim" Bhullar is a professional basketball player for the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers of the Taiwanese P. League+.

He is the tallest player in NBA history and the first player of  Indian descent to play in the NBA. Bhullar made an impression with his height and skill at the FIBA Americas Under-18 tournament in the summer of 2010.

Sim's father, Avtar, is 6 feet 4 inches and his mother, Varinder, is 5 feet 10 inches tall. He won the WAC tournament MVP award twice, in 2013 and 2014, when he assisted New Mexico State in making it to the NCAA tournament.

Sim achieved his first triple-double of his career against the D-Fenders on February 22, 2015, scoring 26 points, grabbing 17 rebounds, and blocking 11 shots. 

Bhullar participated in the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Canada and won the bronze medal.

Later, he represented Canada at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He played in six games and recorded an average of 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds.

Bhullar played for the Kings for just one game before departing to join the Canadian national team in preparation for the Pan Am Games.

Pavel Nikolaevitch Podkolzin is a former Russian basketball player who played in the NBA and the NBA Development League.

He played basketball for the Russian junior national team, which won the silver medal at the 2000 European Cadets Championship.

He was chosen in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz before being transferred to the Dallas Mavericks for the first-round pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. 

Pavel struggled to fit in with the league; during 2004 and 2005, he only managed to make six appearances.

Due to his size, power, and blocking skill, Podkolzin was expected to be a top draft pick in the 2004 draft. Podkolzin played in his first two Las Vegas Summer League Revue games, averaging 6.0 rebounds in 14.0 minutes.

He participated in the Russian Super League in 2006–07 for both Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and Khimki BC. He ended up playing in six games for Dallas for a total of 28 minutes and four points.

Charles Goodrich Nevitt is the tallest basketball player in NBA history and he has spent nine years in a basketball career.

He played in the position of a center for the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and Fulgor Libertas Forli (Italy).

Nevitt was chosen by the Houston Rockets in the third round of the 1982 NBA Draft. He later played 15 games over two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers.

He played 90 games in four seasons of college basketball, averaging 3.0 points and 2.4 rebounds each game.

He was a member of the Chuck Daly-coached team that fell to the Lakers in the 1988 NBA Finals after he switched from the Lakers to the Pistons.

Nevitt participated in 155 NBA games throughout nine seasons of play. He played for 826 minutes in all (5.3 minutes per game).
 
He played in 16 postseason games throughout five postseasons, including seven with the Lakers, seven with the Pistons, and two with the Rockets.

Nevitt is the tallest NBA player to have ever won an NBA Championship. He was a member of the 1985 Lakers championship team.

Elhadji Tacko Sereigne Diop Fall is a  Senegalese basketball player and one of the tallest NBA players. Tacko plays basketball for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

His measurements at the 2019 NBA Draft Combine set records for the NBA's tallest in shoe height (7 ft 7 in, 2.31 m), greatest wingspan (8 ft 2.25 in, 250 cm), and maximum standing reach (10 ft 2.5 in, 3.11 m). 

Tacko first played organized basketball in Houston, Texas, where he received training from NBA Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon. He was the tallest high school basketball player in the nation while playing for Jamie's House Charter and Liberty Christian Prep. 

Fall was one of the most demanded high school basketball centers in the country because of his height and strength. His team won the state championship while he was a student at Jamie's House Charter School in Houston.

He participated in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) circuit with fellow class of 2015 recruits Ben Simmons and Antonio Blakeney while also playing for Each 1 Teach 1 and ISTI all-stars summer travel team.

He also participated in several NCAA-approved competitions, such as the Virginia NBPA Top 100 Camp.

Fall received the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year award from the American Athletic Conference. He grew into a competent player, placing second nationally as of January 2017 in field goal percentage.

During his senior year, Fall assisted in guiding the Knights to the 2019 NCAA tournament, where they won their first game ever against Virginia Commonwealth University. 

He played for the Celtics and recorded six points and four rebounds in his debut match during the 2019 NBA Summer League season.

Fall had a double-double of 12.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per game for the Red Claws in the G League. He averaged almost three blocks per game and was named to the All-Defensive Team.

Fall was regarded as a brilliant shot blocker leading into the 2019 NBA draft, lacking much lane quickness and three-quarter-court sprinting speed.

In December 2022, Fall got his first career NBA start against the Boston Celtics, going off for a career-high 10 rebounds and a season-high 4 points.

Yao Ming is a former Chinese basketball player who played basketball for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

He was the tallest basketball player in the NBA and he was named to the All-NBA Team five times. Yao is one of China's most well-known players and has sponsorship deals with a number of major companies.  

Yao Ming's father Yao Zhiyuan is 6 feet 7 inches tall and her mother Fang Fengdi is 6 feet 3 inches tall.

Yao was over twice as heavy as the typical newborn Chinese child at 11 pounds (5.0 kg). He started playing basketball when he was nine years old and enrolled in a junior sports school.

He was evaluated by sports doctors and measured at 5 feet 5 inches and estimated that he would grow to be 7 feet 3 inches tall.

He was chosen eight times to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game and five times to the All-NBA Team. Li Yaomin, the Shanghai Sharks' deputy general manager, put pressure on Yao to declare for the 1999 NBA draft.

Yao was the first rookie to start an All-Star Game since Grant Hill did so in 1995 because he received over a quarter million more votes than O'Neal.

He also earned the Laureus Newcomer of the Year award and was chosen as the Sporting News Rookie of the Year.

Yao led the Chinese national team to three straight FIBA Asia Cup gold medals, awarding the 2001 FIBA Asian Championship, the 2003 FIBA Asian Championship, and the 2005 FIBA Asian Championship. He was also recognized as the MVP of all three competitions.

He had a contract with Nike up until the end of his first year. He signed with Reebok after Nike declined to extend his contract. He also had a contract with Pepsi, and in 2003 he sued Coca-Cola for using his likeness to promote the national team on their bottles.

Slavko Vranes is a former basketball player who competed internationally for the Montenegrin national basketball team.

Slavko is the tallest basketball in the world. He began playing basketball with the FMP Zeleznik club in Serbia.

In the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft, Vranes was chosen by the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. In December 2003, he was released by the Knicks without ever taking the court for them.

Vranes agreed to a ten-day deal with the Portland Trail Blazers in early January 2004. He played in one game with Portland during the 2003–04 NBA season before his contract expired, making it his one and only NBA appearance. 

The basketball player played for three minutes in a 75–96 loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 8, 2004, however, he only committed one foul and had no other numbers to show for it.

He joined Sanaye Petroshimi BC in the Iranian Super League and played for Metalac Valjevo in 2013. He joined Zob Ahan Isfahan in October 2013. During the course of the contract, he only managed to play one game.

Vranes has won the titles of ABA League champion, Serbian League champion, and Montenegrin League champion throughout his career.

Shawn Paul Bradley is the tallest player in NBA history at 7 feet 6 inches. Shawn is a former professional basketball player who played center for the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Shawn came from a tall family, his father Reiner Bradley was 6 feet 8 inches tall and his mother Teresa was 6 feet tall. 

By the time of his junior year of high school at the age 16-17, Bradley had reached 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m), just one inch short of his adult height of 7 ft 6 inches.

He finished his career with averages of 20.3 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 5.4 blocked shots per game, making him one of Utah's high school basketball players in history.

In 2018, a genetic examination of Bradley's DNA revealed his extraordinary height genetic conditions.  He was named an All-American in addition to Parade Magazine, Street and Smith, USA Today, and other national magazines.  

He showed outstanding play at the McDonald's All-American Game and was named the West team's Most Valuable Player.

Bradley was one of the most fascinating and contested draft prospects in NBA history when he entered the 1993 NBA Draft. His height and athleticism, according to supporters, allow him to rule the league.

He struggled to consistently score points and get rebounds for much of his career, but he was a master at blocking shots. He qualified for the NBA All-Rookie Second Team with his first-season averages of 10.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks.

As a member of the German national basketball team that placed fourth at the EuroBasket 2001 in Turkey, Bradley and his Dallas teammate Dirk Nowitzki has represented Germany in international competition.

In 23.5 minutes of play per game to end his career, he averaged 8.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks.

Manute Bol was the Sudanese-American tallest basketball player in NBA history at a height of 7 feet 7 inches tall.

The Guinness Book of World Records estimated his height to be 7 feet, 6 inches, and 34 centimeters. Bol had incredibly long arms, big hands, and feet, which complemented his height. 

Manute's mother was 6 feet tall and his father was 6 feet 8 inches tall. His great-grandfather was considerably taller, standing at 7 feet 10 inches tall.

He belongs to the Dinka and Nilotic ethnic groups. The Dinka are among the world's tallest people in the world.

Bol began playing soccer in 1972 but stopped because he was too tall and began playing basketball in Sudan in his teenage, spending years with teams in Wau and Khartoum.

He was chosen by the Washington Bullets in the 1985 NBA draft after playing college basketball for the Bridgeport Purple Knights. 

Throughout his NBA career, which spanned from 1985 to 1995, he played for the Bullets and three other groups.

He is one of the top shot blockers in sports history and the only NBA player to have more career blocks than points upon retirement. In terms of blocked shots per game and overall, he was ranked second in NBA history as of 2020.

Bol was selected 97th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1983 NBA Draft. Bol enrolled at the University of Bridgeport, an NCAA Division II university with an English department for international students. He participated in the 1984–1985 Purple Knights season.

In May 1985, Bol signed with the Rhode Island Gulls of the spring United States Basketball League to become a professional. From 1990 to 1993, Bol played for the Philadelphia 76ers for three seasons.

In his debut season with the 76ers, he played a career-high 82 games and his performance started to fall. Bol played an average of 18.7 minutes per game while averaging 2.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 3.3 blocks throughout his NBA career.

His career totals were 2,647 rebounds, 2,086 blocks, and 1,599 points. Over ten seasons, he played in 624 games.

He averages three blocks per game, which is the second-highest block average ever. Fans of the NBA will forever remember him as the cheerful big giant and as a metaphor for a very lengthy Fangs.

Gheorghe Dumitru Muresan is a former Romanian professional basketball player. Gheorghe is listed as the top tallest basketball in NBA history.

He and Manute Bol are the two tallest players in the NBA, standing at 7 feet 7 inches. His mother was 5 feet 7 inches tall and his father was 5 feet 9 inches tall.

He participated in competitive basketball at Universitatea Cluj, winning the national championship in 1992. In the 1993 NBA draft, the Washington Bullets selected Muresan.

Muresan participated in the NBA from 1993 to 2000, showing early signs of a bright career that was interrupted by injury. His best season was 1995–1996 when he averaged 14.5 points per game.

He was recognized as the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 1995–96 campaign after averaging 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.26 blocks, and a league-best 58.4 percent of his field goals. He joined the New Jersey Nets for his NBA career's final 31 games.

Muresan finished his NBA career, played for Pau-Orthez for a second time, and won the French league there before moving back to the United States with his family. He typically wore the number 77 to represent his height.

He participated in the tallest basketball lineup's game on March 11, 2007, for the Maryland Nighthawks.

To teach boys and girls of all ages the proper fundamentals of basketball, Muresan established the Giant Basketball Academy (GBA) in 2004.  He took part in the inaugural 3v3 UMTTR Basketball Tournament in 2013 intending to raise awareness.