Most of us are but tiny, moral humanoids, trying each day to avoid being squashed by falling objects and projectiles. NBA players are behemoths whom roam the earth with size 15 shoes and custom-made shirts that are necessary for their alien arms. But even among the monster, there are the tallest and shortest.
There are 30 teams in the NBA, and that means 30 tallest and 30 shortest players in total. Like we did last year, we’ve combed through the rosters and put together a full list of each NBA team’s tallest and shortest players (as of Dec. 22, 2020).
NBA Eastern Conference Tallest and Shortest Players
Atlanta Hawks
Tallest: Clint Capela, Danilo Gallinari, Nathan Knight (6 feet, 10 inches – down 2 inches from 2019)
Shortest: Brandon Goodwin (6 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Boston Celtics
Tallest: Tacko Fall (7 feet, 5 inches – no change)
Shortest: Tremont Waters (5 feet, 10 inches – no change)
Brooklyn Nets
Tallest: Jarrett Allen, Nicolas Claxton, DeAndre Jordan (6 feet, 11 inches – no change)
Shortest: Kyrie Irving, Jeremiah Martin (6 feet, 2 inches – no change)
Charlotte Hornets
Tallest: Cody Zeller (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: Terry Rozier (6 feet, 1 inch – no change)
Chicago Bulls
Tallest: Luke Kornet (7 feet, 2 inches – no change)
Shortest: Devon Dotson (6 feet, 2 inches – down 1 inch from 2019)
Cleveland Cavaliers
Tallest: Thon Maker, JaVale McGee (7 feet, 0 inches – up 2 inches from 2019)
Shortest: Darius Garland, Collin Sexton (6 feet, 1 inch – no change)
Detroit Pistons
Tallest: Mason Plumlee (6 feet, 11 inches – down 1 inch from 2019)
Shortest: Saben Lee, Derrick Rose (6 feet, 2 inches – up 2 inches from 2019)
Indiana Pacers
Tallest: Goga Bitadze, Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner (6 feet, 11 inches – no change)
Shortest: Aaron Holiday (6 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Miami Heat
Tallest: Meyers Leonard (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: Kendrick Nunn (6 feet, 2 inches – no change)
Milwaukee Bucks
Tallest: Brook Lopez (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: D.J. Augustin (5 feet, 11 inches – no change)
New York Knicks
Tallest: Mitchell Robinson (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: Jared Harper (5 feet, 10 inches – down 3 inches from 2019)
Orlando Magic
Tallest: Mo Bamba (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: Cole Anthony, Jordan Bone, Markelle Fultz (6 feet, 3 inches – up 4 inches from 2019)
Philadelphia 76ers
Tallest: Joel Embiid, Vincent Porter (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: Seth Curry, Tyrese Maxey (6 feet, 2 inches – up 2 inches from 2019)
Toronto Raptors
Tallest: Alex Len (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: Fred VanVleet (6 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Washington Wizards
Tallest: Anzejs Pasecniks (7 feet, 2 inches – no change)
Shortest: Ish Smith (6 feet, 0 inches – up 3 inches from 2019)
NBA Western Conference
Dallas Mavericks
Tallest: Boban Marjanovic (7 feet, 4 inches – no change)
Shortest: Trey Burke (6 feet, 0 inches – up 2 inches from 2019)
Denver Nuggets
Tallest: Bol Bol (7 feet, 2 inches – no change)
Shortest: Facundo Campazzo (5 feet, 11 inches – down 3 inches from 2019)
Golden State Warriors
Tallest: James Wiseman (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: Nico Mannion (6 feet, 2 inches – up 1 inch from 2019)
Houston Rockets
Tallest: DeMarcus Cousins, Christian Wood (6 feet, 10 inches – down 2 inches from 2019)
Shortest: Chris Clemons (5 feet, 9 inches – no change)
Los Angeles Clippers
Tallest: Serge Ibaka, Ivica Zubac (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams (6 feet, 1 inch – up 1 inch from 2019)
Los Angeles Lakers
Tallest: Marc Gasol (6 feet, 11 inches – down 1 inch from 2019)
Shortest: Quinn Cook, Dennis Schroder (6 feet, 1 inch – no change)
Memphis Grizzlies
Tallest: Jaren Jackson Jr., Jonas Valanciunas (6 feet, 11 inches – no change)
Shortest: Tyus Jones (6 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Minnesota Timberwolves
Tallest: Karl-Anthony Towns (6 feet, 11 inches – no change)
Shortest: Jordan McLaughlin (5 feet, 11 inches – no change)
New Orleans Pelicans
Tallest: Steven Adams (7 feet, 0 inches – up 1 inch from 2019)
Shortest: Eric Bledsoe (6 feet, 1 inch – up 1 inch from 2019)
Oklahoma City Thunder
Tallest: Moses Brown (7 feet, 2 inches – up 3 inches from 2019)
Shortest: Luguentz Dort, George Hill (6 feet, 3 inches – up 2 inches from 2019)
Phoenix Suns
Tallest: Frank Kaminsky (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: Jevon Carter, Langston Galloway, Chris Paul (6 feet, 1 inch – up 2 inches from 2019)
Portland Trail Blazers
Tallest: Jusuf Nurkic (7 feet, 0 inches – down 2 inches from 2019)
Shortest: Damian Lillard (6 feet, 2 inches – no change)
Sacramento Kings
Tallest: Hassan Whiteside (7 feet, 0 inches – no change)
Shortest: Kyle Guy (6 feet, 1 inch – up 1 inch from 2019)
San Antonio Spurs
Tallest: Jakob Poeltl (7 feet, 0 inches – down 1 inch from 2019)
Shortest: Patty Mills (6 feet, 0 inches – down 1 inch from 2019)
Utah Jazz
Tallest: Rudy Gobert (7 feet, 1 inch – no change)
Shortest: Mike Conley (6 feet, 1 inch – up 1 inch from 2019)