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---Shawn Bradley
Height: 7'6'' Weight: 275 Pounds
Shawn Bradley played 12 seasons (1993-2005). He has played for three different
teams:Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, and Dallas Mavericks, where he spent the
majority of his career. He averaged 23.5 minutes, 6.3 rebounds and 8.1 points per game
during his career. Although he did average 2.5 blocks per game over his career, he has
been known for a "Giant" who got dunked on many time.
-----Gheorghe Muresan
Height: 7'7'' Weight: 303 Pounds
Gheorghe Muresan played only 6 seasons in the NBA (1993-2000). He played for two different
teams, the Washington Bullets and New Jersey Nets. He averaged 21.9 minutes per game over
his career, but only 6.4 rebounds and 9.8 points per game. Another big man, yet a fairy
low rebounds/per game average. Some of you might remember Gheorghe Muresan from the movie
"My Giant" (1998), where he starred with Billy Crystal and Kathleen Quinlan.
----Manute Bol
Height: 7'7'' Weight: 225 Pounds
Manute Bol played 10 seasons in the NBA (1985-1995). He played for four different teams:
Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, and Philadelphia 76ers.
He averaged 18.7 minutes played per game over his career, but only 4.2 rebounds
and 2.6 points per game. Considering all he has to do is catch the ball and lay it into
the basketball without jumping, how come he only averaged 2.6 points per game? He was
known for his blocked-shot ability. He set a rookie record in his 1985-1986 rookie season
blocking 397 shots. He is also tied for the most blocked shots in one-half with eleven and
is tied for the most blocked shots for one quarter with eight, in which he accomplished
twice. He still holds the record for most blocked shots per minute with (.176). He also
played with Muggsy Bogues during the Bogues 1987 rookie season pairing the tallest and
shortest players in NBA history in one season. He is also the only player in NBA history
to block more shots then he has scored.
Yao Ming
Height: 7'6'' Weight: 310 Pounds
Yao Ming played 6 full seasons and is still currently in his 7th season in the NBA
(2002-Present). He has played for the Houston Rockets his whole career in the NBA.
He averaged 32.6 minutes per game, while ripping down 9.2 rebounds and scoring 19 points
per game till this day. Unlike the 2 tallest centers in the NBA, Yao Ming has been
a workhorse and knows how to tally a stat sheet and is the only player in the
top 10 tallest NBA players that is still playing.
Chuck Nevitt
Height: 7'5'' Weight:250 Pounds
Chuck Nevitt played 9 seasons in the NBA (1982-1994). He did not play in 3 seasons over
the 12 years of his career. He played for five teams throughout his career: Houston
Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and San Antonio Spurs.
He did not play more then 45 games in any season and just averaged 5.3 minutes, 1.5
rebounds, and 1.6 points per game throughout his career. Throughout his career he
basically got play time during garbage minutes meaning his team usually had a big lead or
was down to much to make a comeback, especially in Detroit. While in Detroit, the fans
called Detroit's blow-outs, when Nevitt was able to get his minutes, "Nevitt Time". His
nine seasons of minutes played totaled up to be about the length of 18 full NBA games.
Slavko Vranes
Height: 7'5'' Weight: 275 Pounds
Slavko Vranes only played three minutes in one game with the Portland Trailblazers during
his entire NBA career (2003-2004). He was drafted by the New York Knicks in 2003, but was
released during the season, not playing one minute of any Knicks game. The Portland
Trailblazers signed him a month after his release from the New York Knicks to a 10-day
contract, where he played his only three minutes in the NBA.
Mark Eaton
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 290 Pounds
Mark Eaton played 11 seasons in the NBA (1982-1993) and spent his whole career with the
Utah Jazz. He averaged 28.8 minutes, 7.9 rebounds, and 6.0 points per game throughout his
career. Mark Eaton was known for being a monster on defense averaging 3.5 blocks per game
over his career and during his third season in the NBA he averaged a whopping 5.6 blocks
per game.
Rik Smits
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 265 Pounds
Rik Smits played 12 seasons in the NBA (1988-2000). Just like Mark Eaton, Rik Smits played
his NBA career with one team, the Indiana Pacers. He averaged 26.6 minutes played, 6.1
rebounds, and 14.8 points scored per game during his career. Similar to Ralph Sampson and
Mark Eaton, Rik Smits has had very a productive career.
Ralph Sampson
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 235 Pounds
Ralph Simpson played 9 seasons in the NBA (1983-1992). He played for four different teams:
Houston Rockets, (where he spent the first half of his career), Golden State Warriors,
Sacramento Kings, and Washington Bullets. He averaged 29.8 minutes played, 8.8 rebounds,
and 15.4 points per game throughout his NBA career. He was teammates with another 7-foot
player ,Hakeem Olajuwon, they were nicknamed the "Twin Towers".Throughout the middle of his
career he battled knee injuries because of his big frame and when he was traded for the
Rockets he was never able to stay healthy for a full season of games battling with knee
and back injuries.
Priest Lauderdale
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 325 Pounds
Priest Lauderdale only played 2 seasons in the NBA (1996-1998). He played one season with
the Atlanta Hawks and one season with the Denver Nuggets. During his two-year career in the
NBA, he averaged 7.1 minutes, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.4 points. After he left the NBA, he went
to play basketball in Bulgaria.
Height: 7'6'' Weight: 275 Pounds
Shawn Bradley played 12 seasons (1993-2005). He has played for three different
teams:Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, and Dallas Mavericks, where he spent the
majority of his career. He averaged 23.5 minutes, 6.3 rebounds and 8.1 points per game
during his career. Although he did average 2.5 blocks per game over his career, he has
been known for a "Giant" who got dunked on many time.
Height: 7'7'' Weight: 303 Pounds
Gheorghe Muresan played only 6 seasons in the NBA (1993-2000). He played for two different
teams, the Washington Bullets and New Jersey Nets. He averaged 21.9 minutes per game over
his career, but only 6.4 rebounds and 9.8 points per game. Another big man, yet a fairy
low rebounds/per game average. Some of you might remember Gheorghe Muresan from the movie
"My Giant" (1998), where he starred with Billy Crystal and Kathleen Quinlan.
----Manute Bol
Height: 7'7'' Weight: 225 Pounds
Manute Bol played 10 seasons in the NBA (1985-1995). He played for four different teams:
Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, and Philadelphia 76ers.
He averaged 18.7 minutes played per game over his career, but only 4.2 rebounds
and 2.6 points per game. Considering all he has to do is catch the ball and lay it into
the basketball without jumping, how come he only averaged 2.6 points per game? He was
known for his blocked-shot ability. He set a rookie record in his 1985-1986 rookie season
blocking 397 shots. He is also tied for the most blocked shots in one-half with eleven and
is tied for the most blocked shots for one quarter with eight, in which he accomplished
twice. He still holds the record for most blocked shots per minute with (.176). He also
played with Muggsy Bogues during the Bogues 1987 rookie season pairing the tallest and
shortest players in NBA history in one season. He is also the only player in NBA history
to block more shots then he has scored.
Yao Ming
Height: 7'6'' Weight: 310 Pounds
Yao Ming played 6 full seasons and is still currently in his 7th season in the NBA
(2002-Present). He has played for the Houston Rockets his whole career in the NBA.
He averaged 32.6 minutes per game, while ripping down 9.2 rebounds and scoring 19 points
per game till this day. Unlike the 2 tallest centers in the NBA, Yao Ming has been
a workhorse and knows how to tally a stat sheet and is the only player in the
top 10 tallest NBA players that is still playing.
Chuck Nevitt
Height: 7'5'' Weight:250 Pounds
Chuck Nevitt played 9 seasons in the NBA (1982-1994). He did not play in 3 seasons over
the 12 years of his career. He played for five teams throughout his career: Houston
Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and San Antonio Spurs.
He did not play more then 45 games in any season and just averaged 5.3 minutes, 1.5
rebounds, and 1.6 points per game throughout his career. Throughout his career he
basically got play time during garbage minutes meaning his team usually had a big lead or
was down to much to make a comeback, especially in Detroit. While in Detroit, the fans
called Detroit's blow-outs, when Nevitt was able to get his minutes, "Nevitt Time". His
nine seasons of minutes played totaled up to be about the length of 18 full NBA games.
Slavko Vranes
Height: 7'5'' Weight: 275 Pounds
Slavko Vranes only played three minutes in one game with the Portland Trailblazers during
his entire NBA career (2003-2004). He was drafted by the New York Knicks in 2003, but was
released during the season, not playing one minute of any Knicks game. The Portland
Trailblazers signed him a month after his release from the New York Knicks to a 10-day
contract, where he played his only three minutes in the NBA.
Mark Eaton
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 290 Pounds
Mark Eaton played 11 seasons in the NBA (1982-1993) and spent his whole career with the
Utah Jazz. He averaged 28.8 minutes, 7.9 rebounds, and 6.0 points per game throughout his
career. Mark Eaton was known for being a monster on defense averaging 3.5 blocks per game
over his career and during his third season in the NBA he averaged a whopping 5.6 blocks
per game.
Rik Smits
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 265 Pounds
Rik Smits played 12 seasons in the NBA (1988-2000). Just like Mark Eaton, Rik Smits played
his NBA career with one team, the Indiana Pacers. He averaged 26.6 minutes played, 6.1
rebounds, and 14.8 points scored per game during his career. Similar to Ralph Sampson and
Mark Eaton, Rik Smits has had very a productive career.
Ralph Sampson
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 235 Pounds
Ralph Simpson played 9 seasons in the NBA (1983-1992). He played for four different teams:
Houston Rockets, (where he spent the first half of his career), Golden State Warriors,
Sacramento Kings, and Washington Bullets. He averaged 29.8 minutes played, 8.8 rebounds,
and 15.4 points per game throughout his NBA career. He was teammates with another 7-foot
player ,Hakeem Olajuwon, they were nicknamed the "Twin Towers".Throughout the middle of his
career he battled knee injuries because of his big frame and when he was traded for the
Rockets he was never able to stay healthy for a full season of games battling with knee
and back injuries.
Priest Lauderdale
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 325 Pounds
Priest Lauderdale only played 2 seasons in the NBA (1996-1998). He played one season with
the Atlanta Hawks and one season with the Denver Nuggets. During his two-year career in the
NBA, he averaged 7.1 minutes, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.4 points. After he left the NBA, he went
to play basketball in Bulgaria.
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