Let's take a deep dive into how heights have changed over the years and how tall the average NBA player stands.

Sportchart released this interesting graph showing the average heights and weights of professional ... is significantly smaller than the average player at every position listed.

And neither is a puny wingspan a sign of puny basketball ability. As Epstein wrote in Sports Illustrated in 2012, the only active NBA player at that time with a wingspan shorter than his height ...

there's often a premium placed on players with versatile skill sets, which is part of the reason why the heights of basketball players, especially forwards, has gradually increased over the years.

As the 2023-24 season inches closer for the Duke Men’s Basketball program ... Despite a rule change that allows players to wear any number 0-99, no players have elected to wear anything other ...

When you think of basketball players, you think of height. In the NBA, even the guards tend to stand well above the height of a regular person. But that isn't always the case. Over the history of ...