List of tallest players in NBA history

This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history. It is currently topped by the 7 ft Romanian Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets as the number 30 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft.

As of 2024, twenty-seven players have been listed at 7 ft or taller. However, only three are active as of the season: Boban Marjanović of the Houston Rockets, Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs and Bol Bol of the Phoenix Suns. The tallest player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is 7 ft Yao Ming. In addition to Yao, Ralph Sampson and Arvydas Sabonis were the only other players 7 feet 3 inches or taller selected to the Hall of Fame.

Yasutaka Okayama, a 7 ft Japanese basketball player picked 171st overall in the seventh round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, is the tallest player to ever be drafted for the NBA. However, he never played in the NBA.