Who are the tallest NBA players? Full list with height, team, nationality

Scott Rafferty

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The NBA is a league of giants.

Even with small ball sweeping the NBA, there is no shortage of big men. According to NBA.com, a total of 29 players who appeared in at least one game during the 2021-22 season measured in at 7 feet or taller.

Tacko Fall topped the list once again at 7-foot-6, making him one of the tallest NBA players of all time. Boban Marjanovic and Kristaps Porzingis weren't far behind him, each standing at 7-foot-3.

Many of the NBA's tallest players are role players, but the list does include a couple of stars.

Listed at exactly 7 feet, Joel Embiid is a five-time All-Star who finished second in MVP voting in each of the last two seasons. Rudy Gobert, who is an inch taller than Embiid, is one of the most accomplished defenders in NBA history, racking up three Defensive Player of the Year awards.

Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic just missed the cut, as he is listed at 6-foot-11.

Who are the tallest NBA players?

With Tacko Fall playing in the CBA this season, Boban Marjanovic and Kristaps Porzingis are currently the tallest players in the NBA's database at 7-foot-3. There's then a trio of players listed at 7-foot-2.

The Thunder's Aleksej Pokusevski is the lightest 7-footer in the NBA, weighing 190 pounds.

The following list is compiled from NBA.com. It does not yet include the 2022 NBA Draft class.

Tallest players in the NBA
Rank Player Height Team Country
1. Boban Marjanovic 7-3 Rockets Serbia
  Kristaps Porzingis 7-3 Wizards Latvia
3. Bol Bol 7-2 Magic Sudan
  Luke Kornet 7-2 Celtics USA
  Moses Brown 7-2 Clippers USA
5. Jakob Poeltl 7-1 Spurs Austria
  Jay Huff 7-1 Lakers USA
  Jon Teske 7-1 - USA
  Rudy Gobert 7-1 Timberwolves France
10. Aleksej Pokusevski 7-0 Thunder Serbia
  Alex Len 7-0 Kings Ukraine
  Brook Lopez 7-0 Bucks USA
  Dewayne Dedmon 7-0 Heat USA
  Frank Kaminsky 7-0 Hawks USA
  Goga Bitadze 7-0 Pacers Georgia
  Hassan Whiteside 7-0 - USA
  Isaiah Hartenstein 7-0 Knicks Germany
  Ivica Zubac 7-0 Clippers Croatia
  JaVale McGee 7-0 Mavericks USA
  Joel Embiid 7-0 76ers Cameroon
  Mitchell Robinson 7-0 Knicks USA
  Mo Bamba 7-0 Magic USA
  Neemias Queta 7-0 Kings Portugal
  Nick Richards 7-0 Hornets Jamaica
  Olivier Sarr 7-0 - France
  Robin Lopez 7-0 Cavaliers USA
  Udoka Azubuike 7-0 Jazz Nigeria
  Willie Cauley-Stein 7-0 Rockets USA

Hassan Whiteside, Jon Teske and Olivier Sarr are currently unsigned.

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Tallest players in NBA history

The 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall may set the standard among today's giants but he is not the tallest player in league history. That shared distinction belongs to Manute Bol and Gheorghe Muresan, who were each listed at 7-foot-7.

According to Basketball-Reference.com, there are 13 players in NBA history listed 7-foot-4 or taller.

Tallest players in NBA history
Rank Player Height
1. Gheorghe Muresan 7-7
  Manute Bol 7-7
3.  Shawn Bradley 7-6
  Yao Ming 7-6
  Tacko Fall 7-6
6. Chuck Nevitt 7-5
  Sim Bhullar 7-5
  Pavel Podkolzin 7-5
  Slavko Vranes 7-5
10. Mark Eaton 7-4
  Ralph Sampson 7-4
  Rik Smits 7-4
  Priest Lauderdale 7-4

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.