Basketball stands out from its beginnings in having players with a great height. Above all, in the pivot position to stand under the arc and capture all the possible rebounds or shoot every ball that comes his way. In this frame, there is an Argentine who was in the Top 15 of the tallest basketball players in history.
Is about Jorge gonzalez that, with his 2.29 meters high, is he Argentinian highest in basketball. The man from Formosa played in the National League and in 1988 he caught the attention of an NBA team. The Atlanta Hawks he was picked 54th in the third round at the Draft and had several workouts in the cast. However, he did not have a guaranteed contract nor did he add minutes in the most competitive league in the world.
After the possibility was not given in the United States he decided to give up the orange ball and became a professional wrestler. He was part of WCW between 1990 and 1993, where he was nicknamed “The giant” because of its size. Later, he had a short stint in the WWF and the Japanese promotions NJPW and WAR.
Now, regarding the tallest in basketball, the leader of this table is Suleiman Ali Nashnush with 2.45 meters. He is even among the 20 tallest people in history. They follow con 2,39 metros Alexander Sizonenko y con 2,36 metros Sun Ming Ming.
The Top 15 of the tallest basketball players:
- Suleiman Ali Nashnush: 2.45 meters
- Alexander Sizonenko: 2.39 meters
- Sun Ming Ming: 2,36 metros:
- Ri Myung Hun: 2,35 metros
- Yasutaka Okayama: 2,34 metros
- Neil Fingleton: 2,33 metros
- Paul Sturgess: 2.33 meters
- Bob Wegner: 2,32 metros
- Kenny George: 2,31 metros
- Gheorge Muresan: 2.31 meters
- Manute Bol: 2.31 meters
- Yao Ming: 2,29 metros
- Shawn Bradley: 2,29 metros
- Tacko Fall: 2,29 metros
- Jorge Gonzalez: 2.29 meters
