Highest: A: Retired: The highest players in NBA history are Manuel Bohr (Zairean), a former Washington Bullet (Wizards), who is now paraplegic due to a car accident, and Murisan (Romanian), a former Nets, both of whom are 2.3 1 m. In 2007, the Mavericks also had a name called shawn bradley, 2.29 meters, who had retired. ....