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.
| 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.
| 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 |
