Height always stands out in the NBA and that is the first thing you think of when imaging professional basketball players. We ...

His average per game was 3.3 blocks. Standing at an astonishing 2.31 meters, Gheorghe Murean towers over the competition as one of the tallest players in NBA history. Early in his career, he made a ...

Here are the shortest NBA players in history. 15. Willie Somerset (5ft8) Willie Somerset played eight games in the NBA for the Baltimore Bullets during the 1965-66 season, averaging 5.6 points. He ...

For die-hard fans or those who just love the contrast of giants and speedsters, here’s a look at the tallest and shortest player on each ... playmakers in NBA history. His leadership, passing ...

The gap between the shortest and the tallest players in NBA history is two feet and four inches, and we’ve seen a ton of players in that range of heights dominate over the 78 years that the NBA ...

At 7 feet, the late Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals tackle still ranks as the tallest player in history, even in today’s game, which has seen a meteoric boom in the height category. From Ed ...

If he ever throws one down, the New York Knicks’ Matt Ryan, a 6-foot-7 sharpshooter, would take over the crown as the NBA’s tallest active player without an in-game slam. “For a shooter ...

Height isn't a requirement to play professional basketball, but it does increase your chances, whether it's playing in the WNBA or the NBA.