Discover the towering giants of the NBA with the top 10 tallest players in league history!

1. Manute Bol (2m34)

The most interesting couple in NBA history.

Manute Bol is 2m34 tall and weighs 103kg. After 10 seasons playing in the NBA, he has 4.2 rebounds and an average of 2.6 points per game. That’s a pretty bad number, but a significant drawback for this height champion is his special blocking ability. Manute Bol never jumps when blocking and the way he touches the ball is a bit unusual.

One of the best blockers in NBA history with 397 blocks in just the first season, holds the record for blocks in the first 2 halves with 11 times and the record for blocks in 1 half is 8. Moreover, Bol is also a human being. holds the record for highest block frequency with 1.76 times/minute. Truly don’t waste your height! Manute Bol is also quite close with Muggsy Bogues. They have formed one of the most interesting couples in the NBA, one person is the tallest and one person is the shortest.

2. Gheorghe Muresan (2m34)

This is one of the typical cases of a “big man” body but the ability to play football like a “young woman”. It is a fact that not everyone who is tall likes to play basketball. Invitations from football teams are sometimes just a pressure placed on the shoulders of people who are considered to have this “inborn condition”. Muresan played basketball in the NBA for 6 years, he left no impression other than his height. The only impression that leaves us when mentioning this player is the movie “My Giant” starring him with Billy Crystal and Kathleen in 1998.

3. Yao Ming (2m32)

In 2002, a farce happened in the NBA when Charles Bakley, a superstar among the top 50 greatest players in the NBA, had to kiss… a donkey. That was the price to pay for despising Charles Bakley’s Asian blood.

In 2002, Yao Ming joined the NBA under the Rockets. He is not the first Chinese player with a tall body to play in the NBA. Before the season started, many experts predicted that Yao would fail miserably in the NBA, one of those people was Charles Bakley, who eloquently stated that if Yao scored more than 19 points in One match, he will have to kiss the ass of his partner Kenny Smith (a familiar face at NBA Half time report).Yao Ming’s first seven matches made Bakley satisfied when he only scored an average of 4 points per game. But on November 17, the nightmare really came to this former Phoenix Suns superstar when Yao suddenly had an outstanding match with 20 points scored, a shooting ratio that can only be said to be “perfect” 9/9 in the match against a very strong opponent, the Lakers. Kenny Smith’s butt was replaced by his beloved pet, a donkey and of course that was the “place” Bakley had to give his love to. Although only 2m32 tall, but more successful than everyone in the top 10, Yao deserves to become the hero of Asian basketball.

4. Shawn Bradley (2m32)

Forever a victim.

Shawn is considered a very familiar face appearing in the NBA’s top 10 fighting videos, but often as a victim rather than a “villain”. He is most famous for the Dallas Mavericks, with a record of 6.3 rebounds, 8.1 points and an average of 2.5 blocks per match. Perhaps just looking at him, you can tell that there is nothing special about Bradley.

However, his enormous height at that time (2m30) also left Bradley with certain impressions in the NBA. People called him the nickname “Giant”, and he also received attention. because of his many dunks and his semi-aggressive personality.

5. Chuck Nevitt (2m28)

Big leads.

There were 9 seasons in the NBA but there were only 6, because in the last 3 seasons, Chuck Nevitt almost disappeared. This player played for all 5 teams during his career: Houston Rockets, LA Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs. Playing on a great team, Nevitt’s performance was so bad that he didn’t dare show up in his last 3 seasons. Never playing more than 45 games in any one season, averaging only 5.3 minutes per game, 1.5 rebounds and 1.6 points scored, Nevitt deserves to be a “Big lead” among the players. The tallest of the tallest.

6. Slavko Vranes (2m28)

I once played in the NBA for 3 minutes!

Although standing at number 6, Slavko Vranes’ most impressive number is number 3. Is it 3 seasons, 3 individual titles, 1 3-point shooter, 3 championships or Draft pick No? .3? All are not correct. The correct answer is 3 minutes – the amount of time this white player played in his entire career in the NBA.

Was picked up by the New York Knick in 2003 but only 10 days later transferred to Portland and left an impression of only 3 short minutes with this team. Once again we have to question the commercial pragmatism of the NBA.

7. Mark Eaton (2m25)

Longtime fans of the Indiana Pacers will never forget Mark Eaton, one of the most loyal and tallest players in the NBA tournament (height is 2m25). He spent his entire 11-year career with the NBA. Utah Jazz. Mark Eaton joined the NBA from 1982 to 1993, has the same height, but the biggest difference between him and Smits (an equally tall teammate) is the ability to block. Eaton finished his career with an average of 3.5 blocks per game.

8. Rik Smits (2m25)

The faithful man of the NBA.

Like Mark Eaton, Dutchman Rik Smits is considered one of the tallest and most loyal players in the NBA with a height of 2m25. Smith started joining the NBA in 1988 and remained with the Indiana Pacers team from then on until 2000. During his entire 12-year career with one team, Rik Smits left those around him with an unprecedented respect. Despite the low achievements he achieved (an average of 6 rebounds and 14.8 points scored per game).

9. Ralph Samson (2m25)

Houston’s Twin Towers.

“The Dream” couple: Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson are considered a broken twin tower but have played an important part in making the Houston Rockets a force in the NBA from 1983 to 1993. With height At 2m25, Ralph Sampson combined with Olajuwon (2m13) to create a new face for Houston in the early 80s.

In the 83-84 season, Ralph Sampson won the title of “new player of the year” after averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds per game. After 2 years, in the 85-86 season, Sampson and Olajuwon were both present. in the lineup of Western superstars and from here the nickname “Houston’s twin towers” was born. In the middle of his career, Sampson was always dogged by injuries and lost his position in Houston. In 1992, Sampson retired from his NBA career with a relatively good record: an average of 29.8 minutes played, 8.8 rebounds and 15.4 points scored per game.

10. Priest Lauderdale (2m25)

Not everyone who is tall can play basketball!

The penultimate position in the top 10 belongs to an American representative – Priest Lauderdale. Born in 1973 with a height of 2m25, being ranked last in the top 10 tallest people in the NBA is truly a “cruel” thing for Lauderdale. It seems that because of that, Lauderdale did not hesitate to give up the best tournament on the planet NBA after only two short seasons (1996-1998).

Participating in one season with the Atlanta Hawks and one season with the Denver Nuggets, Lauderdale proved the truth that “football ability is not always proportional to height” with a series of poor achievements: playing 7, 1 minute, 1.9 rebounds and 3.4 points scored average. After leaving the NBA, this player moved to play for a team in Bulgaria and since then no one has mentioned him.