{"id":12283,"date":"2024-05-29T13:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T10:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12283"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:46:34","slug":"tallest-basketball-players-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/tallest-basketball-players-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallest Basketball Players: Right Now &#038; History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For as long as the game has existed, basketball has been labelled as a sport for tall people. If you look at the <\/span><b>Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there&#8217;s no shortage of power forwards and centres over 7&#8242; (213 cm) tall. Some had a long <\/span><b>NBA career <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and were super dominant, while others just appeared on rosters for a short while. Regardless of how impactful a <\/span><b>basketball player <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was, this list will shine a light on the <\/span><b>tallest basketball players <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of all time and those who are active right now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tallest Basketball Players in NBA History<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NBA is considered to be the basketball league with the best players. For a long time, teams depended on a solid rim protector and inside presence, so a tall player always seemed like an exciting prospect, regardless of his skill. With scouts for all 30 franchises working almost 365 days a week, it&#8217;s no surprise that there have been enormously tall individuals with NBA contracts. In this part of the article, we will list the TOP 5 tallest ever players who <\/span><b>played in the NBA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Shawn Bradley (7&#8217;6&#8243; or 229 cm)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shawn Bradley Best Dunks\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e1wuYKrjBaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Born on: March 22, 1972<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As he said in an interview, at the moment, there are only 30-something people in the world who are 7&#8217;6&#8243; or taller. So it&#8217;s no surprise that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Stormin&#8217; Mormon&#8217; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">comes in at No. 5 on our list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The centre had a superb college and a. respectable 12-year-long NBA career, making a name as a rim protector, shot blocker and solid rebounder. He played for the 76ers, New Jersey Nets and the Dallas Mavericks. Having led the NBA in blocks in 1997, he retired in 2005. Sadly, recently, he was in an unfortunate accident that left the NBA center wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Yao Ming (7\u20186\u201d or 229 cm)\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yao Ming&#039;s Top 40 | Career Plays\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ve3H4tYj47c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Born on September 12, 1980<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only All-Star on this list and one of the most famous centres of all time \u2013 Yao Ming. He was drafted 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> overall in 2002 by the <\/span><b>Houston Rockets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and immediately impacted the floor. With a soft touch around the paint and a powerful back to the basket game, he scored over 9,000 points and made the All-Star team a whopping 8 times. Sadly, his career was plagued and ended prematurely due to injuries. He <\/span><b>played in the NBA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from 2002 until 2011, ending his career with an average of 19 points, over 9 rebounds and nearly 2 blocks per game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Tacko Fall (7\u20186\u201d or 229 cm)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Best of Tacko Fall From 2019 NBA Preseason\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2a1N4O6PJtI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Born on December 10, 1995\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standing just as tall as Shawn Bradley or Yao, the Senegalese Tacko Fall gets the 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spot just because his weight is listed as 1 lb heavier than Yao Ming. So, objectively, Tacko is the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bigger <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dude. Although born in Senegal, Tacko Fall moved to the US at 16 years of age and became sort of a phenomenon in high school and college due to his 7&#8217;6 stature. Although he went undrafted, he spent 2 and a half seasons playing for the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers from 2019 to 2022. Currently, the former NBA G League blocks leader is playing in Puerto Rico.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Manute Bol (7\u20187\u201d or 231 cm)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[Archives] When 7-foot-7 Manute Bol hit six 3-pointers in a half | ESPN Archives\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9CxSZmnAT5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Born on October 16, 1962\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manute Bol is one of two players sharing the No.1 spot on our list. Born in modern-day South Sudan, <\/span><b>Manute Bol <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spent almost 10 full seasons in the NBA and is amongst the most memorable <\/span><b>NBA players of all time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Interestingly enough, up until age 10, Manute played football but was deemed too tall and switched to basketball. Raised in rural parts of South Sudan, there was absolutely no information about Manute Bol until 1982 when the country was visited by Don Feeley, coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. He convinced Bol to come to the US and pursue a career in basketball.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manute was a solid player on some lottery teams and was best known for averaging 5 blocks per game during his rookie season. To this day, he is one of a few players to retire with more blocks than assists and has the longest arm span \u2013 259 cm or 8&#8242; 6&#8243; of anyone in the NBA, ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Gheorghe Muresan (7\u20187\u201d or 231 cm)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gheorghe Muresan (7&#039;7&#039;&#039; Height) - Best Plays of his Career\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VugZTmf8wsM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Born on: February 14, 1971<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romania isn&#8217;t known to produce a lot of basketball talent. However, it did produce a 7-year NBA veteran and one of the two tallest basketball players in the NBA \u2013 Gheorghe Muresan. He primarily played for the <\/span><b>Washington Bullets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, just like his predecessor, Manute Bol. He did put up some solid numbers, averaging nearly a double-double in his best seasons. The Romanian was named NBA&#8217;s Most Improved Player in 1995-96 but was sidelined by many injuries and never regained his peak shape.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tallest Basketball Players in the NBA Right Now<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the names on the previous list played were centers and played that position. More so, they were almost always traditional in their play style. Their talents were utilised under the basket and made to be rim protectors. These towers had obvious strengths and weaknesses whenever they were on the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, with the evolution of basketball in the past years, positions are starting to fade. So, modern-day tall guys aren&#8217;t necessarily traditional centers. We made a list of the <\/span><b>tallest players in the NBA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as of the 2023-24 NBA season for each team.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Team<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<th><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Player<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<th><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Height<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<th><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>PPG<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta Hawks<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clint Capela<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6&#8217;11&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston Celtics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kristaps Porzingis<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;2&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brooklyn Nets<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nic Claxton<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6&#8217;11&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte Hornets<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Williams<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;0&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bulls<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andre Drummond<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6&#8217;11&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evan Mobley<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;0&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas Mavericks<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dereck Lively II<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;1&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver Nuggets<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jay Huff<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;1&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit Pistons<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James Wiseman<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;0&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden State Warriors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dario \u0160ari\u010d<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6&#8217;10&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston Rockets<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boban Marjanovic<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;4&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indiana Pacers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Myles Turner<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6&#8217;11&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LA Clippers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ivica Zubac<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;0&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LA Lakers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaxson Hayes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;0&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santi Aldama<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;0&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Heat<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thomas Bryant<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6&#8217;10&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brook Lopez<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;1&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rudy Gobert<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;1&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Orleans Pelicans<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6&#8217;11&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Knicks<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitchell Robinson<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;0&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chet Holmgren<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;1&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orlando Magic<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moritz Wagner<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6&#8217;11&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joel Embiid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;0&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phoenix Suns<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bol Bol<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;3&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portland Trail Blazers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moses Brown<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;2&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sacramento Kings<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex Len<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;1&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Antonio Spurs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victor Wembanyama<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;4&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toronto Raptors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jakob Poeltl<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;1&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Jazz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walker Kessler<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;0&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Wizards<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tristan Vuk\u010devi\u010d<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;0&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As of right now, and probably for the near future, the tallest player in the NBA is the 7&#8217;4&#8243; <b>Victor Wembanayama <\/b>from the <b>San Antonio Spurs<\/b>. He seems like not just one of the tallest, but also most talented players ever blessed with a phenomenal physique.<\/p>\n<h2>Tallest Basketball Players in Euroleague \u2013 History &amp; Currently<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right now there are 3 players in the Euroleague that are 221 cm or 7&#8217;3&#8243; tall. The other two rounding out the TOP 5 are 220 cm or almost 7&#8217;3&#8243; tall.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youssoupha Fall, ASVEL \u2013 221 cm<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stats in Euroleague 2023-24: 8.8 PTS; 6.6 REB, 0.6 BLK\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Youssoupha FALL - MVP \ud83d\udcaa\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HNTpCuGc8ro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christ Koumadje, ALBA \u2013 221 cm<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stats in Euroleague 2023-24: 5.6 PTS; 5.4 REB, 0.9 BLK\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CHRIST KOUMADJE | Basketball Highlights 2023\/24\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kHteKE4nUgo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tibor Pleiss, Anadolu Efes \u2013 221 cm<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stats in Euroleague 2023-24: 7.8 PTS; 3.1 REB, 0.8 BLK\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TIBOR PLEISS | Basketball Highlights in Anadolu Efes 2023\/24\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LP3RCVh6q6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgios Papagiannis, Fenerbahce \u2013 220 cm<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stats in Euroleague 2023-24: 5.7 PTS; 3.6 REB, 0.6 BLK\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fenerbahce - Olympiacos 79-77 \ud83c\udfaf Giorgos Papagiannis (15 points on 6\/8 FG)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncABB5dCpPA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walter \u201eEdy\u201c Tavares, Fenerbahce \u2013 220 cm<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stats in Euroleague 2023-24: 9.4 PTS; 6.5 REB, 1.5 BLK\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WALTER TAVARES | Basketball Highlights with Real Madrid 2023\/24\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cBEu_kvTCn8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you wonder who was the tallest player in the Euroleague ever, that title would go to a Montenegrin named Slavko Vrane\u0161. He is 229 cm or 7&#8217;6&#8243; tall. He had a professional career spanning between 1997 and 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12285\" src=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Slavko Vranes fighting for a ball\" width=\"966\" height=\"1466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-1-1.jpg 966w, https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-1-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-1-1-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-1-1-768x1166.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/b><\/h2>\n<h2>Tallest Women&#8217;s Basketball Player Ever<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This title is reserved for the impressive Malgorzata or Margo Dydek. She was a Polish-born WNBA superstar who stood at an impressive 7 feet 2 inches (218 cm). Dydek, often called Margo, played center and averaged 10 points and 6.6 rebounds for 11 seasons in the WNBA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She played for the Utah Starzz and Los Angeles Sparks and led the league in blocks multiple times. Sadly, she tragically passed away at the young age of 37, merely three years after her retirement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Margo Dydek of the Utah Starzz Records a Triple Double!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LuDRNJi17eE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Tallest Basketball Player Ever Recorded<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we were going for all-time records, the <\/span><b>tallest basketball player <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of all time is a name you might not be familiar with. He is also from a country you might not even associate with basketball \u2013 Libya.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suleiman Ali Nashnush is amongst an exclusive list of 28 individuals ever recorded to be 8&#8242; or taller. Yet, it must be said that he <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was only <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7&#8217;10&#8221; or 239 cm tall when he played professionally in Libya. 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