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This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history. It is currently topped by the 7-foot-7-inch (2.31 m) Romanian Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets as the number 30 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft. [1] As of 2024, twenty-eight players have been listed at 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) or taller.
Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22, 1972) is a German-American former professional basketball player who played center for the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is one of the tallest players in NBA history at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m).
Entering the 1984 NBA draft, although the Houston Rockets had tied with the Indiana Pacers for the NBA's worst record, the Pacers had traded the top pick to the Portland Trail Blazers in 1981 for center Tom Owens. In 1984, having beat the Blazers in a coin toss for first pick, the Rockets chose Houston center Hakeem Olajuwon.
Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Superman" for his athletic prowess, he was an NBA champion, eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team honoree, five-time All-Defensive Team member, and three-time Defensive Player of the Year.
Most regular season triple-doubles by a center in NBA history. [204] Most playoff triple-doubles by a center in NBA history. [228] Fastest triple-double in NBA history (14 minutes and 33 seconds) [14] – official Guinness World Record. [341] Only NBA player to be selected in the second round of the common era draft to win the MVP award. [167]
HoopsHype ranks the top 25 centers ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season, including MVP favorites Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid.
Victor Wembanyama's days as a 20-year-old in the NBA are over. Wembanyama is the seventh player in the last 45 years to have that many points through his first 100 games, joining Michael Jordan ...
Hurt was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, where he attended S. R. Butler High School.Growing up he showed athleticism and a predisposition for sports: he reportedly ran the 100-meter dash in under 10 seconds and high jumped 7 ft in his high school years. [1]