There are medical doctors (MD), doctors of osteopathic (DO), doctors of chiropractic (DC), doctors of physical therapy (DPT), doctors of dentistry (DD), phylisophical doctorate (PhD), etc. Believe it or not, other doctors recognize those of us who have a DPT degree as Doctors of phyiscal therapy, as which they should.
The 10 Shortest Players in NBA History. Traditionally, basketball is a game for tall people. From 1985 to 2006, the average height of players in the NBA was roughly 6â7â, and the two most towering players in NBA history are Romaniaâs Gheorghe Muresan and Sudanâs Manute Bol, who both measure a staggering 7â7â.
This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history. Twenty five of them have been listed at 7 feet, 3 inches or taller. Three are active as of the 2016â17 season; Kristaps PorziÅÄ£is of the New York Knicks, Walter Tavares of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Boban MarjanoviÄ of the Detroit Pistons. The tallest player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is 7 feet, 6 inch Yao Ming. In addition to Yao, Ralph Sampson and Arvydas Sabonis were the only other players 7'3 or taller selected to the Hall of Fame.