Top 5 heaviest NBA players

The tallest NBA player in the league is also the heaviest moving into the upcoming season. Tacko Fall is big and undoubtedly scary at 311 pounds and 7' 5".

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The Dallas Mavericks' Boban Marjanovic is currently the second-heaviest NBA player. He weighs 290 pounds, the same as Nurkic, but is taller at 7' 4".

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Jusuf Nurkic, an NBA big man who weighs about 300 pounds, is the cornerstone of the Portland Trail Blazers' interior defence.

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The other 284-pounder on the list of the heaviest NBA players is Zion Williamson. It is simple to believe that the 6' 7", 21-year-old forward could weigh close to 300 pounds just by looking at him.

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The Milwaukee Bucks' imposing centre has the unique distinction of being among the league's top shooters. Lopez, who weighs a hefty 282 pounds, can compete in the paint with the biggest of centres.

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Top 5 heaviest NBA players

The tallest NBA player in the league is also the heaviest moving into the upcoming season. Tacko Fall is big and undoubtedly scary at 311 pounds and 7' 5".

Tacko Fall

The Dallas Mavericks' Boban Marjanovic is currently the second-heaviest NBA player. He weighs 290 pounds, the same as Nurkic, but is taller at 7' 4".

Boban Marjanovic

Jusuf Nurkic, an NBA big man who weighs about 300 pounds, is the cornerstone of the Portland Trail Blazers' interior defence.

Jusuf Nurkic

The other 284-pounder on the list of the heaviest NBA players is Zion Williamson. It is simple to believe that the 6' 7", 21-year-old forward could weigh close to 300 pounds just by looking at him.

Zion Williamson

The Milwaukee Bucks' imposing centre has the unique distinction of being among the league's top shooters. Lopez, who weighs a hefty 282 pounds, can compete in the paint with the biggest of centres.

Nikola Jokic

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