Who is the Tallest Person in the NBA Today?
We all know that NBA players are tall. But just how tall are they? And who is the tallest player in the NBA today?
We did some research and found out that the average height of an NBA player is just over 6 feet 7 inches. And the tallest player in the NBA today is none other than 7 foot 3 inch center, Boban Marjanovic of the LA Clippers.
So there you have it! The tallest player in the NBA today is Boban
Introduction
The average height of an NBA player is 6’7”. The tallest player in the NBA today is Tacko Fall, who is 7’5”. He plays for the Boston Celtics. The shortest player in the NBA today is Isaiah Thomas, who is 5’9”. He plays for the Denver Nuggets.
Robert Bobroczky
At 7’7″, Robert Bobroczky is the tallest player in the NBA today. He plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. Bobroczky is originally from Romania and he played college basketball at Stanford University.
Tacko Fall
At 7 feet 7 inches, Tacko Fall is the tallest person in the NBA today. He was born in Senegal and came to the United States to play basketball at a junior college. He then transferred to the University of Central Florida, where he played for two years. He went undrafted in 2019, but signed a contract with the Boston Celtics. He has mostly played for the Celtics’ G League affiliate, but has appeared in a handful of games for the Celtics.
Gheorghe Muresan
Gheorghe Muresan is the tallest person in the NBA today. Standing at 7’7″, he was born in Romania and played basketball professionally for the Washington Bullets/Wizards.
Manute Bol
Manute Bol (born October 16, 1962) is a Sudanese-American retired basketball player who was once the tallest player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is believed to have been the tallest person to ever play in the NBA. Standing at 7 feet 7 inches (2.31 m),[1][2] he played the center position for several teams throughout his 10-year NBA career.
Bol was born and raised in Turalei, Sudan (now South Sudan). He did not start playing basketball until he was 19 years old, after being discovered by a Sudanese government official while IUPUI Jaguars men’s basketball coach Dale Brown was scouting players in Africa. After dominating from high school to college basketball in the United States, Bol was selected in the second round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. He became one of only three rookies in NBA history to average at least four blocks per game, and only one of two rookie centers to average double figures in rebounds per game that season.
Bol had a successful rookie season; he set an NBA rookie record for most blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team honoree. He played sparingly over his next few seasons with the Warriors before being traded to Washington midway through his fourth season. With increased playing time, he became one of only three players ever to average five or more blocked shots for an entire season during his first two years with Washington, and again averaged double figures in rebounds per game during his final two seasons with them. In 1987–88, he set an NBA single-season record for most blocks per 48 minutes played (11), which still stands today.[3] Bol finished second behind only Mark Eaton that year for both total blocks and blocks per game despite playing 28 less games than Eaton and averaging almost 15 fewer minutes per contest; when extrapolated over 48 minutes however, both had similar rates: Eaton 10.4 bpg/48 min and Bol 11 bpg/48 min.[4] That same year he blocked 273 shots, which is still 9th on that single season list as of November 2016,[5] 18 seasons later; it remains a Wizards franchise record too.[6][7] Bol’s career quickly declined thereafter due to injuries and constant pain from acromegaly; he retired just before his 30th birthday after appearing in parts of just six games during his final two seasons combined.[
Conclusion
At 7’2″, Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is the tallest player in the NBA today.
