How Tall is Tall Enough for the NBA? 🏀

You don’t have to be a certain height to play in the NBA. However, teams certainly value height when looking at a prospect. The shortest player to ever play in the league happened to be Muggsy Bogues, who stood at five-foot, three-inches. According to a few studies that have been done over the years, height does play a dramatic role in your chances of making it to the big leagues. If you stand at seven feet or taller, you have roughly a 17 percent chance of making it into the NBA throughout your life. If you are listed somewhere between six-foot, six-inches to six-foot, eight inches, you have a really small 0.07 percent chance of making it. Even players that are barely listed under six feet in height have a hard time making it into the NBA and sticking there. Isaiah Thomas did a great job at staying around for a few years because he was an excellent scorer, but unfortunately now that he got older teams don’t want him due to him being a liability defensively. Much of that is due to his height. Bottom line, being at least six feet seems about right.

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[brianj]

Imagine being 6'3 and still feeling short.

[mdmuda]

I'm 6'11 while sleeping and 5'6 when awake

[RydsEver]

If muggsy bogus was 6’6 he would be a demon

[reviverenovationdubai]

Atleast 6'8 or you better be REALLY GOOD!

[Rowan]

I never understood why they didn't make height divisions this would allow much more people a chance to play in the NBA it's very unfair to the average height people who are the majority that they will most likely never have a chance at playing simply because of their height.

[_claymore]

Thank you for the advice, I was 5'8 but now that you tell me this, I'll make sure to change my heightbe 6'8 later

[haroldjames]

for having basic skills you need to be atleast 6'10. to have pro skills 6'5 is enough, top skills 6'1 is good enough

[cyblox]

Man i am 6'0 and feeling like a dwarf 🗿🌚

[maliekhawkins]

People tend to talk about ethic or there’s been short people in the league but no one said it’s impossible. It’s more about the percentage. I agree shorter people have to work harder and some things can be more exciting but if that was the case why aren’t there more in the league ?

[toribashproductions]

The current shortest player in the league right now is 5’7”

[ndtbkve]

I think 6 foot 4+ should be respectable heigths in the NBA

[venkatprasanna]

Bruh(Nba), got the rizz to reject Usain BOLT and MICHAEL Phelps..🌚🌚🙃🙃

[wayneenglish]

A legitimate chance statistically is 7 foot or over as the chances below that are just incredibly small but if we are saying being able to i would say muggy probably will stay at the minium height for the league so 5.3 with shoes I would say is the shortest

[Dadbodirl]

6’6”-7’2” is the best night as per bball history

[Liamtheking-yw]

I’m 9 and 4”4 when I grow up my parents told me that I will be 6”2 maybe 6”3

[julianbartley]

Im 6'1 still but really good tho obviously so its at least a chance if it were to actually happen tho for me back then so yeah.

[AyushSingh-jefr]

My Age Is 12 And Having The Height Of 5'6 (By Exercise And Playing Basketball 🏀)
Tallest In The Class And Feeling This Is A Small Height
My Goal Is To Reach 6'4 Till My Next Year Birthday.(15 June)

[FURYBrenton]

At least 6’3 as that is the average height of the shortest player.

[Catto]

If bouges was 6'3 he would have been a killer.

[TdeProEra]

I’m 6’1 and I’m cool w my height but in the nba I’d be listed 6’2 and still be a hobbit lol I’d wanna be 6’5-6’7 barefoot to play the 3-4