What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

[hangintheair]

Is it the showtime Lakers?

[RedBlackAttack]

Is it the showtime Lakers?
Check this out...

1988 Lakers
Magic Johnson - 6'8"
Byron Scott - 6'3"
James Worthy - 6'9"
AC Green - 6'9"
KAJ - 7'2"
__________________

Total - 403"


1985 Rockets
John Lucas 6'3"
Lewis Lloyd 6'6"
Rodney McCray 6'7"
Hakeem Olajuwon 7'0"
Ralph Sampson 7'4"
___________________

Total - 404"


Crazy close. :eek:

Anyway, that Rockets team was the first to come to mind.

[eliteballer]

Showtime is up there.

TMac/Yao Rockets

Late 90's Bullets were pretty big.

90's Magic

[jlauber]

Check this out...

1988 Lakers
Magic Johnson - 6'8"
Byron Scott - 6'3"
James Worthy - 6'9"
AC Green - 6'9"
KAJ - 7'2"
__________________

Total - 34'1"


1985 Rockets
John Lucas 6'3"
Lewis Lloyd 6'6"
Rodney McCray 6'7"
Hakeem Olajuwon 7'0"
Ralph Sampson 7'4"
___________________

Total - 34'0"



Crazy close. :eek:

Anyway, that Rockets team was the first to come to mind.

Hakeem was barely 6-10, if that. And Sampson was barely 7-2.

[DuMa]

im pretty sure bulls started these lineups for all those times rodman was suspended

harper 6'6"
jordan 6'6"
pippen 6'7"
kukoc 6'11"
longley 7'2"

[RedBlackAttack]

Hakeem was barely 6-10, if that. And Sampson was barely 7-2.
They're listed at 7'0" and 7'4". I assume we are going by their listed height? Otherwise, this devolves into nothing but petty disagreements about fractions of inches.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1987.html

[G-train]

im pretty sure bulls started these lineups for all those times rodman was suspended

harper 6'6"
jordan 6'6"
pippen 6'7"
kukoc 6'11"
longley 7'2"

Rodman actually didn't start sometimes just strategically in his last bulls season.

[I LUV KOBE]

I think 90's bullet with Muresean, Howard and Webber.. Dunno if these 3 started at the same time..

[jlauber]

They're listed at 7'0" and 7'4". I assume we are going by their listed height? Otherwise, this devolves into nothing but petty disagreements about fractions of inches.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1987.html

I am going by ACTUAL heights.

Eaton TOWERED over Sampson. And there are those that claim that Hakeem was only 6-8. He was certainly nowhere near 7-0.

[RedBlackAttack]

I am going by ACTUAL heights.

Eaton TOWERED over Sampson. And there are those that claim that Hakeem was only 6-8. He was certainly nowhere near 7-0.
Listed heights. Not your estimates based on one guy standing next to another guy. Or some random argument you had on the Internet. It really isn't difficult to understand.

[G-train]

I think 90's bullet with Muresean, Howard and Webber.. Dunno if these 3 started at the same time..

I believe they did, I will investigate. good one.

[G-train]

I am going by ACTUAL heights.

Eaton TOWERED over Sampson. And there are those that claim that Hakeem was only 6-8. He was certainly nowhere near 7-0.

name a team or GTFO :lol

[G-train]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199511030PHI.html

first game of 95 with sheed

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199611120WSB.html

first game of 96 with webber

[RedBlackAttack]

I think 90's bullet with Muresean, Howard and Webber.. Dunno if these 3 started at the same time..
^^^That is a good one.

Scott Skiles - 6'1"
Calbert Chaney - 6'7"
Chris Webber - 6'9"
Juwan Howard - 6'9"
Gheorghe Muresan - 7'7"

___________________________

Total - 405"

So far...

1. 1995 Bullets
2. 1986 Rockets
3. 1988 Lakers

[Gabuyaux]

I am going by ACTUAL heights.

Eaton TOWERED over Sampson. And there are those that claim that Hakeem was only 6-8. He was certainly nowhere near 7-0.
Hakeem was definitely not 6'8" :oldlol:

[RedBlackAttack]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199511030PHI.html

first game of 95 with sheed

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199611120WSB.html

first game of 96 with webber
Looking at the '95 Bullets, Howard started 52 games, Webber started 52 games and Gheorghe Muresan started 58 games.

To me, that has to qualify.

[jlauber]

Listed heights. Not your estimates based on one guy standing next to another guy. Or some random argument you had on the Internet. It really isn't difficult to understand.

"Listed Heights...especially in the "modern era" have become a WELL KNOWN joke.

[Magic731]

I thought it was common knowledge that Hakeem was 6'10"?

[RedBlackAttack]

Hakeem was definitely not 6'8" :oldlol:
I wouldn't pay much attention. Guy loves to argue about inane sh!t that no one else really cares about.

[RedBlackAttack]

"Listed Heights...especially in the "modern era" have become a WELL KNOWN joke.
Maybe that is a good reason for you not to contribute to this thread and go jerk off to a picture of Wilt.

[jlauber]

Hakeem was definitely not 6'8" :oldlol:

And, he was definitely NOWHERE NEAR 7-0, either.

[G-train]

I thought it was common knowledge that Hakeem was 6'10"?

Yeah it is, but the thread is about the listed heights as its just for fun.
Most NBA players are 2 inches shorter than actual listing.

[jlauber]

Maybe that is a good reason for you not to contribute to this thread and go jerk off to a picture of Wilt.

This childish reply coming from a MODERATOR. What a disgrace.

[jlip]

I thought it was common knowledge that Hakeem was 6'10"?

This (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Hakeem-Olajuwon-3812/)

and

Yeah it is, but the thread is about the listed heights as its just for fun.
Most NBA players are 2 inches shorter than actual listing.
This

[hangintheair]

^^^That is a good one.

Scott Skiles - 6'1"
Calbert Chaney - 6'7"
Chris Webber - 6'9"
Juwan Howard - 6'9"
Gheorghe Muresan - 7'7"

___________________________

Total - 34'3"

So far...

1. 1995 Bullets
2. 1986 Rockets
3. 1988 Lakers

That should be included also the biggest frontcourt ever..

[RedBlackAttack]

This childish reply coming from a MODERATOR. What a disgrace.
If the shoe fits... ?

I have no problem with you personally. I actually like some of your posts in the threads about classic players. But, it is pretty clear we are using the listed heights in this conversation, otherwise you can go through and dissect every player on every team that every person mentions. There are always going to be an inch or two here or there that a guy is given credit for which maybe wasn't the reality... But it will probably even out, so who really gives a sh!t?

[G-train]

There are always going to be an inch or two here or there that a guy is given credit for which maybe wasn't the reality...

yeah I hate when that happens

[RedBlackAttack]

yeah I hate when that happens
Or, "that's what she said."

Both are applicable.

[hangintheair]

how about the 2002-2003 Mavericks

PG: Nash 6-3
SG: Finley 6-7
SF: Nowitzki 7-0
PF: Lafrentz 6-11
C : Bradley 7-6

:wtf: :eek:

[jlauber]

If the shoe fits... ?

I have no problem with you personally. I actually like some of your posts in the threads about classic players. But, it is pretty clear we are using the listed heights in this conversation, otherwise you can go through and dissect every player on every team that every person mentions. There are always going to be an inch or two here or there that a guy is given credit for which maybe wasn't the reality... But it will probably even out, so who really gives a sh!t?

Hey, I was MERELY pointing out the well known fact that Hakeem was nowhere near 7-0, and Sampson was nowhere near 7-4. As for the rest, yes, you could argue these "listed heights" until the cows come home. And, as we have already read, you could also argue the listed lineups, as well. I suppose you could find a roster with five players around 7-0+ and use that as an example, too.

In any case, I apologize to those that I may have offended by posting about Hakeem's and Sampson's actual heights.

[RedBlackAttack]

how about the 2002-2003 Mavericks

PG: Nash 6-3
SG: Finley 6-7
SF: Nowitzki 7-0
PF: Lafrentz 6-11
C : Bradley 7-6

:wtf: :eek:
One of those anomaly lineups... There should be some perameters, though, because Bradley was not the normal starter on that team and he only started just 39 games (due to injuries, I believe). Najera was their normal starter with the other four you listed.

[RedBlackAttack]

Hey, I was MERELY pointing out the well known fact that Hakeem was nowhere near 7-0, and Sampson was nowhere near 7-4. As for the rest, yes, you could argue these "listed heights" until the cows come home. And, as we have already read, you could also argue the listed lineups, as well. I suppose you could find a roster with five players around 7-0+ and use that as an example, too.

In any case, I apologize to those that I may have offended by posting about Hakeem's and Sampson's actual heights.
Haha. :oldlol:

I probably overreacted. Sorry.

I just thought it was a pretty interesting thread idea and I didn't want to see it devolve into a spat about listed heights vs. actual heights (which has been widely discussed on this board).

No hard feelings. :cheers:

[Linspired]

I am going by ACTUAL heights.

Eaton TOWERED over Sampson. And there are those that claim that Hakeem was only 6-8. He was certainly nowhere near 7-0.


hakeem was 6ft 10 ish.

http://fantasysportsmatrix.com/files/photos/user-26/Hakeem_vs_Shaq.jpg


i think sampson was 7ft 1- 7ft 2 range. he certainly was nowhere near 7ft 4.

[inclinerator]

golden state warriors

[G-train]

Shaq was over 7'1 barefoot I believe. Hard to judge how big anyone is next to him.

[jlauber]

Haha. :oldlol:

I probably overreacted. Sorry.

I just thought it was a pretty interesting thread idea and I didn't want to see it devolve into a spat about listed heights vs. actual heights (which has been widely discussed on this board).

No hard feelings. :cheers:

Me too.

I enjoy the discussions on this forum, or else I wouldn't waste my time here. And I appreciate the moderators here, as well, even if I don't always agree with them (nor am I always right either.) Let's face it...this is a SPORTS forum here. This is not a matter of life-and-death.

Once again, I apologize. I too over-reacted.

:cheers:

[jlauber]

Shaq was over 7'1 barefoot I believe. Hard to judge how big anyone is next to him.

I think I read where he was just slightly under 7-1 (rounded up to 7-1..it was very close.)

Most have Hakeem at 6-10 (which is what I initially claimed, although, once again, there were articles claiming he was as small as 6-8.) And Eaton was a almost 7-4, and he claimed that Sampson was about 7-2. I could probably dig some other info up, too (I think he was 7-1 in high school), but it is not a big deal.

I'm sorry I mentioned it.

Carry on...

[RedBlackAttack]

An interesting one that didn't immediately come to mind...

1996 Pacers
Mark Jackson 6'1"
Reggie Miller 6'7"
Derrick McKey 6'9"
Dale Davis 6'11"
Rik Smits 7'4"

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/1996.html

That would put them at 404"... Same as the (listed) '86 Rockets and 1" under the '95 Bullets. Seems like 40'5" is still the number to beat.

[Xiao Yao You]

Jefferson-Favors-Millsap-Hayward-Harris

[Dave3]

how about the 2002-2003 Mavericks

PG: Nash 6-3
SG: Finley 6-7
SF: Nowitzki 7-0
PF: Lafrentz 6-11
C : Bradley 7-6

:wtf: :eek:
Still 34'3, tied for first.

[Hizack]

RedBlackAttack,
I thought 1 foot is 12 inches ...

[RedBlackAttack]

Still 34'3, tied for first.
I feel like there should be some kind of stipulation... Like, each guy had to start over half of the season's games to be considered a "starter." Bradley only started around 35 games that year.

I was thinking about maybe one of the Sixers teams with Manute Bol, but then I realized that Barkley being so relatively short for a PF would likely cancel out any major advantage that Bol gave them.

How about this one...

2005 Rockets
Rafer Alston - 6'2"
Chuck Hayes - 6'6"
Tracy McGrady - 6'8"
Shane Battier - 6'8"
Yao Ming - 7'6"

_________________

Total - 402"

It is amazing how close these top ones are. 34'3" is still standing.

[RedBlackAttack]

RedBlackAttack,
I thought 1 foot is 12 inches ...
LOL!

You are right. I've been calculating these incorrectly in my haste to get them done quickly. Basically, you need to add 1' to every team per 6'0" or over player and 1'2" to every team per player 7'0 or over.

In other words, an entire recalculation is in order. :facepalm

It's late.

[abuC]

I am going by ACTUAL heights.

Eaton TOWERED over Sampson. And there are those that claim that Hakeem was only 6-8. He was certainly nowhere near 7-0.
:coleman:

Hakeem in his own book said he was 6"10 without shoes.

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Hakeem-Dwight-Howard.jpg

LeBron was a hair under 6"8 without shoes -

http://www.foxsportsflorida.com/common/medialib/264/606226.jpg

[Linspired]

I feel like there should be some kind of stipulation... Like, each guy had to start over half of the season's games to be considered a "starter." Bradley only started around 35 games that year.

I was thinking about maybe one of the Sixers teams with Manute Bol, but then I realized that Barkley being so relatively short for a PF would likely cancel out any major advantage that Bol gave them.

How about this one...

2005 Rockets
Rafer Alston - 6'2"
Chuck Hayes - 6'6"
Tracy McGrady - 6'8"
Shane Battier - 6'8"
Yao Ming - 7'6"

_________________

Total - 34'0"

It is amazing how close these top ones are. 34'3" is still standing.


this is better

2007 rockets

Rafer Alston - 6'2"
Tracy McGrady - 6'8"
Shane Battier - 6'8"
Luis Scola - 6'9"
Yao Ming - 7'6"


bingo. i got you another 3 inches. scola did start 39 games that season. :applause:

[Punpun]

And with shoes, he'd go way over 6"10 as you don't play without shoes.

[jlauber]

:coleman:

Hakeem in his own book said he was 6"10 without shoes.

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Hakeem-Dwight-Howard.jpg

LeBron was a hair under 6"8 without shoes -

http://www.foxsportsflorida.com/common/medialib/264/606226.jpg

Which is what I initially posted. I merely added that some articles and publications, at the time, even went so far as to claim that he was only 6-8. In any case, I have no idea where the 7-0 listing came from. Nor did it really matter, either.

[RedBlackAttack]

Adjusted caclculations...

1988 Lakers
Magic Johnson - 6'8"
Byron Scott - 6'3"
James Worthy - 6'9"
AC Green - 6'9"
KAJ - 7'2"
__________________

Total - 403"

1985 Rockets
John Lucas 6'3"
Lewis Lloyd 6'6"
Rodney McCray 6'7"
Hakeem Olajuwon 7'0"
Ralph Sampson 7'4"
___________________

Total - 404"

1995 Bullets
Scott Skiles - 6'1"
Calbert Chaney - 6'7"
Chris Webber - 6'9"
Juwan Howard - 6'9"
Gheorghe Muresan - 7'7"

___________________________

Total - 405"


1996 Pacers
Mark Jackson 6'1"
Reggie Miller 6'7"
Derrick McKey 6'9"
Dale Davis 6'11"
Rik Smits 7'4"
____________________________

Total - 404"

[Linspired]

some of you are math idiots.

[RedBlackAttack]

this is better

2007 rockets

Rafer Alston - 6'2"
Tracy McGrady - 6'8"
Shane Battier - 6'8"
Luis Scola - 6'9"
Yao Ming - 7'6"


bingo. i got you another 3 inches. scola did start 39 games that season. :applause:

405"

That would be tied for the lead with the '95 Bullets, as far as I can tell.

[RedBlackAttack]

some of you are math idiots.
I admit to totally f#cking up some basic math in this thread. I didn't feel like taking the time to go through the actual inches, so I was just adding 6'8" as 68 and so on... Completely bone-head, but it actually did tell me which teams were the tallest. It was a good way to quickly weed out the tallest teams, but obviously completely off in terms of actual total heights.

It looks like 40'5" by the 1995 Bullets and 2007 Rockets is the number to beat. Anyone?

[1987_Lakers]

Sampson was more like 7 foot 1. Hakeem was 6 foot 10.

I know these aren't starters, but the Celtics in '86 went with this lineup at times.

C - Walton - 7'1''
Parish - 7'0''
McHale - 6'10''
Bird - 6'9''
Ainge - 6'4''

[Linspired]

:coleman:

Hakeem in his own book said he was 6"10 without shoes.

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Hakeem-Dwight-Howard.jpg

LeBron was a hair under 6"8 without shoes -

http://www.foxsportsflorida.com/common/medialib/264/606226.jpg

my hair ain't 3/4 inch thick. bron is 6ft 7 1/4. and he looks it next to 6ft 10 hakeem.

yao is a tall mo.fo
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg34/NBA7902/NBA%20Height%20Comparison/Yao%20and%20other%20Rockets%20Centers/YaoHakeem2.jpg

[Linspired]

I admit to totally f#cking up some basic math in this thread. I didn't feel like taking the time to go through the actual inches, so I was just adding 6'8" as 68 and so on... Completely bone-head, but it actually did tell me which teams were the tallest. It was a good way to quickly weed out the tallest teams, but obviously completely off in terms of actual total heights.

It looks like 40'5" by the 1995 Bullets and 2007 Rockets is the number to beat. Anyone?


but where do you get 40'5" from?

put 5 7fters in 1 team, you are still 35ft tall collectively. :confusedshrug:

[RedBlackAttack]

The '11 Celtics starting lineup of Rondo, Allen, Pierce, KG and Shaq came in at 40'4"... Second highest total.

[RedBlackAttack]

but where do you get 40'5" from?

put 5 7fters in 1 team, you are still 35ft tall collectively. :confusedshrug:

4 a.m. is the major problem, at this point. It is actually 405", not 40'5". :hammerhead:

Let's just go by inches and be done with it. Unless someone else wants to tally this sh!t up. I'm done with it.

Point remains. 405" (33' 7.5") is the most found for consistent starters (at least half of the season for each person calculated).

[Overdrive]

I admit to totally f#cking up some basic math in this thread. I didn't feel like taking the time to go through the actual inches, so I was just adding 6'8" as 68 and so on... Completely bone-head, but it actually did tell me which teams were the tallest. It was a good way to quickly weed out the tallest teams, but obviously completely off in terms of actual total heights.

It looks like 40'5" by the 1995 Bullets and 2007 Rockets is the number to beat. Anyone?

Did you divide by 10 after you summed things up, since the Lakers were 404 inches tall if I summed up correctly. That would be 33'8" if devided by 12.

Nvm, saw your last post.

[RedBlackAttack]

Sampson was more like 7 foot 1. Hakeem was 6 foot 10.

I know these aren't starters, but the Celtics in '86 went with this lineup at times.

C - Walton - 7'1''
Parish - 7'0''
McHale - 6'10''
Bird - 6'9''
Ainge - 6'4''
Even the 80s Celts regular lineup of DJ, Ainge, Bird, McHale and Parish is up there... Not quite at the top, but 400" (33' 3.3") total. Not bad.

From just doing these calculations for teams that I thought might be close, I'd say anything over 400" total is a very large starting lineup.

[RedBlackAttack]

Did you divide by 10 after you summed things up, since the Lakers were 404 inches tall if I summed up correctly. That would be 33'8" if devided by 12.

Nvm, saw your last post.
I tried several shortcuts before putting my head down and going back to basics. Don't mind my complete and utter retardedness in this thread.

[Overdrive]

4 a.m. is the major problem, at this point. It is actually 405", not 40'5". :hammerhead:

Let's just go by inches and be done with it. Unless someone else wants to tally this sh!t up. I'm done with it.

Point remains. 405" (33' 7.5") is the most found for consistent starters (at least half of the season for each person calculated).

Just one addition, if yiu devide 405 by 12 it's 33'9". You devide 396 by 12 and the rest of 9" are infact 9". Don't devide them.

[Linspired]

2006 cavs

larry hughes - 6ft 5 = 77 inches
sasha pavlovic - 6ft 8 = 80 inches
lebron james - 6ft 8 = 80 inches
drew gooden - 6ft 10 = 82 inches
big z - 7ft 3 = 87 inches

406 inches

not bad

[Overdrive]

I tried several shortcuts before putting my head down and going back to basics. Don't mind my complete and utter retardedness in this thread.

Doesn't matter anyway, the tallest stay the tallest aslong as the same criteria is used.

Metric system is easier to calc anyway.

[RedBlackAttack]

2006 cavs

larry hughes - 6ft 5 = 77 inches
sasha pavlovic - 6ft 8 = 80 inches
lebron james - 6ft 8 = 80 inches
drew gooden - 6ft 10 = 82 inches
big z - 7ft 3 = 87 inches

406 inches

not bad
Interesting. The only problem is that Eric Snow started all 82 games in '06, believe it or not.

[Linspired]

Interesting. The only problem is that Eric Snow started all 82 games in '06, believe it or not.


snow started 45 games. sasha stared 28 games. :D

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2007.html

[RedBlackAttack]

snow started 45 games. sasha stared 28 games. :D

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2007.html
That's '07. Generally 2005-06 is considered the '06 season and 2006-07 is considered '07.

It still doesn't match up to the criteria, but nice find nonetheless. We are going to have a hard time beating 405" without using shenanigans. It is still cool to see some of the longer teams of all-time.

Even when you factor Snow in and take Pavs out, it is 401"... Still one of the biggest teams we've found. I'll compile a big list when we're finished.

[BlueandGold]

what about the '00 trailblazers?

Pippen (6'8)
Sheed (6'10)
Sabonis (7'3)
Kemp (6'10)
Will Purdue (7'0)

granted i have no idea who was starting for that team

[RedBlackAttack]

what about the '00 trailblazers?

Pippen (6'8)
Sheed (6'10)
Sabonis (7'3)
Kemp (6'10)
Will Purdue (7'0)

granted i have no idea who was starting for that team
I think the backcourt starters on that team, completely off the top of my head, were Damon Stoudemire and Steve Smith. That may take them out of the convo, but then again, Sabonis was pretty huge.

[RedBlackAttack]

2000 Blazers
Damon Stoudemire - 5'10"
Steve Smith - 6'7"
Scottie Pippen - 6'8"
Rasheed Wallace - 6'10"
Arvydas Sabonis - 7'3"
________________________

Total - 398" (33' 1.7")

Not bad. Mighty Mouse killed it, though. I forgot how small he was.

[Owl]

Late 90's/early 2000s Mavericks teams with Bradley at C and Nowitzki playing small forward and 6'7 SG Michael Finley.

The tallest permuatation would be with 6'11 Christian Laettner at power forward. Neither Bradley nor Laettner was a full time starter (6'9 Juwan Howard also got a lot of starts at the big man position plus a lot of 3 guard lineups with Eisley).

So short of going through every single game I can't be sure that team ever all started. Given how much Nellie tinkered with lineups I imagine it was used once or twice, but not often.

97 Pacers were pretty big.
7'4 Rik Smits
6'11 Dale Davis
6'9 Derrick McKey
6'7 Reggie Miller

but to be really tall they would have had to have comitted to playing Jalen Rose (6'8) at PG but it seems they went mainly with Best (and occasionally Workman) and then later traded to get Mark Jackson back.

[Owl]

2000 Blazers
Damon Stoudemire - 5'10"
Steve Smith - 6'7"
Scottie Pippen - 6'8"
Rasheed Wallace - 6'10"
Arvydas Sabonis - 7'3"
________________________

Total - 398" (33' 1.7")

Not bad. Mighty Mouse killed it, though. I forgot how small he was.
I know Pip was always basically a point forward, so I was wondering whether they ever started without a pg. The answer ... not really, but once they did. Stoudamire started 78 games and Greg Anthony (6'0) 3 games so in at least one (probably only one but they could have played together) they did.

In that game they likely started the 4 players mentioned and would have had one of 3 from 6'11 Jermaine O'Neal (started 8 games), 6'9 Brian Grant (started 14 games) or 6'9 Detlef Schrempf (started 6 games).

[turnaroundJ]

Tall lineups?

I'm taking this undersized team all day over any tall-player team you can make:

C - Ben Wallace
F - Charles Barkley
F - Dennis Rodman
G - Allen Iverson
G - Chris Paul

[Kblaze8855]

The jazz at one point had 6'11'' thurl Bailey at the 3 with Malone at the 4 and 7'4'' or 5 Eaton at center. Thought I believe Jeff Malone and Stockton might bring the average down..

[iamgine]

Atlanta Hawks

Pachulia 6'11
Childress 6'8
Smith 6'8
Johnson 6'8
Harrington 6'9

Total: 405"

[OldSchoolBBall]

Not sure who started that year (I think Fish/Kobe/Ariza/Odom/Gasol), but the '09 Lakers were huge in terms of their top 6 mpg players:

Fisher 6'1"
Kobe 6'6"
Ariza 6'8"
Odom 6'10"
Gasol 7'1"
Bynum 7'1"

[Hizack]

Not sure who started that year (I think Fish/Kobe/Ariza/Odom/Gasol), but the '09 Lakers were huge in terms of their top 6 mpg players:

Fisher 6'1"
Kobe 6'6"
Ariza 6'8"
Odom 6'10"
Gasol 7'1"
Bynum 7'1"
Because Artest was suspended (:facepalm) Odom started as a small forward in Game 3 of 2011 WCSF (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201105060DAL.html) (Lakers - Mavs series).

Starters:

6-1 Derek Fisher
6-6 Kobe Bryant
6-10 Lamar Odom
7-0 Pau Gasol
7-0 Andrew Bynum

[gasolina]

To everyone who posted and quoted the 95 bullets? How can you forget the 97 bullets? The most successful one? :coleman:

Strickland - 6'3
Cheaney - 6'7
Howard - 6'9
Webber - 6'10 (i know bbref says 6'9 but I see pachulia being 6'11)
Gheorghe - 7'7

[swi7ch]

Bullets at point had this lineup:

7-7 Muresan
6-10 Webber
6-9 Howard
6-7 Cheaney
?????

Bulls swept them in the first round. :oldlol:

[boozehound]

"Listed Heights...especially in the "modern era" have become a WELL KNOWN joke.
well, since we are using listed heights for everyone, it shouldnt matter. besides, there is no authoritative "true" height list so **** off.

Found this interesting little tidbit in Muresan's wiki. Not the NBA, but still pretty crazy promotional stunt.


On March 11, 2007, Mureșan played a game for the Maryland Nighthawks as part of the tallest lineup in the history of basketball.[2] This is the only basketball game Mureșan has ever played where he was not the tallest person on the court, as Sun Mingming is 7' 9" (2.36 m).

[chips93]

dont feel like doin the math, but the starting 5 on lebrons debut was pretty big

lebron
ricky davis
d-miles
boozer
big z

[Pointguard]

2003 Allstar Team
7-7 Yao
7-0 Duncan
6-12 Garnett taller than Duncan
6-6 Kobe but 7 foot when one counts his springs
6-2 Francis but 7 foot when one counts his springs

[Gotterdammerung]

1985 Rockets
John Lucas 6'3"
Lewis Lloyd 6'6"
Rodney McCray 6'7"
Hakeem Olajuwon 7'0"
Ralph Sampson 7'4"
___________________

Total - 404"


Lucas did not play in the 1986 Playoffs due to drug problems, and the Rockets started Robert Reid, who was 6' 8". That adds 5 inches to the total, making it 409.

So they were even taller in the playoffs, and made the 1986 Finals. :eek:

[Noof]

Lakers after Metta's suspension this year:

Ramon Sessions 6'3"
Kobe Bryant 6'6"
Devin Ebanks 6'9"
Pau Gasol 7'0"
Andrew Bynum 7'0"

402"

[Dave3]

I feel like there should be some kind of stipulation... Like, each guy had to start over half of the season's games to be considered a "starter." Bradley only started around 35 games that year.

I was thinking about maybe one of the Sixers teams with Manute Bol, but then I realized that Barkley being so relatively short for a PF would likely cancel out any major advantage that Bol gave them.

How about this one...

2005 Rockets
Rafer Alston - 6'2"
Chuck Hayes - 6'6"
Tracy McGrady - 6'8"
Shane Battier - 6'8"
Yao Ming - 7'6"

_________________

Total - 402"

It is amazing how close these top ones are. 34'3" is still standing.Yeye, fair enough. I was just doing the math.

[Meticode]

2009 Toronto Raptors

Jose Calderon - 6'3"
Anthony Parker - 6'6"
Andrea Bargnani - 7'0"
Chris Bosh - 6'10"
Jermaine O'Neal - 6'11"

402" if I calculated correctly.

[Noof]

2012 Knicks
Iman Shumpert 6'5"
Landry Fields 6'7"
Carmelo Anthony 6'8"
Amar'e Stoudemire 6'11"
Tyson Chandler 7'1"

404"

Correct me if they didn't start this lineup but I believe they did.

[tgan3]

Technically the tallest starting five to ever grace an NBA basketball court would be the 2005 West-Allstar Starters..

G Kobe Bryant 6'6
G Tracy Mcgrady 6'8
F Kevin Garnett 6'11
F Tim Duncan 6'11
C Yao Ming 7'6

Grand total of 414 inches. :eek:

[Shade8780]

I am going by ACTUAL heights.

Eaton TOWERED over Sampson. And there are those that claim that Hakeem was only 6-8. He was certainly nowhere near 7-0.
Didn't know this thread was from last year so I thought jlauber was back :lol What happened to that guy??

[Nash]

Magic 6-8
Lebron 6-8
Durant 6-11
Hakeem 7-0
Yao 7-6

[Teanett]

what about the dirk-shawn bradley mavs?