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Manute Bol and Gheorghe MureÅan were the tallest basketball players ever in the NBA history, who were both 7 feet 7 inches (2.31 m) tall. Hasheem Thabeet is the current tallest NBA player who stands at 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m). At 7 feet 2 inches (2.18 m), Margo Dydek was the tallest player in the history of the WNBA.
Yao Ming was born on September 12, 1980 in Shanghai, China. Standing at 7 feet six inches tall, Yao was the tallest active player in the NBA during his final season in the league. Yao began playing basketball professionally as a teenager for the Shanghai Sharks (a team he would eventually purchase).