Basketball is one of the most popular sports in America, and 6.5 feet is the average height of NBA players. The height of the players is a crucial fact because taller players are physically privileged. The names of the top 6.5 feet players who have made affluent careers in the NBA are given below.
Top 20 Greatest 6’6″ NBA Players in the History
Michael Jordan
- Net Worth: $2.2 Billion
- Age: 59 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 3rd
- 1st Team: Chicago Bulls
- Achievement: 6× NBA champion, 6× NBA Finals MVP, 5× NBA Most Valuable Player
Klay Thompson
- Net Worth: $70 million
- Age: 32 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 11th
- 1st Team: Golden State Warriors
- Achievement: 4× NBA champion, 5× NBA All-Star, 2× All-NBA Third Team
Billy Cunningham
- Net Worth: $18 million
- Age: 79 years Old
- Position: Small forward / Power forward
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 5th
- 1st Team: Philadelphia 76ers
- Achievement: NBA champion, 4× NBA All-Star, 3× All-NBA First Team
DeMar DeRozan
- Net Worth: $80 million
- Age: 33 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard / Small forward
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 9th
- 1st Team: Toronto Raptors
- Achievement: 5× NBA All-Star, 2× All-NBA Second Team, All-NBA Third Team
Andre Iguodala
- Net Worth: $94 Million
- Age: 38 Years Old
- Position: Small forward
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 9th
- 1st Team: Philadelphia 76ers
- Achievement: 4× NBA champion, NBA Finals MVP, NBA All-Star
Danny Green
- Net Worth: $12 million
- Age: 35 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard / Small forward
- Round: 2nd
- Pick: 46th
- 1st Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
- Achievement: 3× NBA champion, NBA All-Defensive Second Team, Slovenian Cup champion
Mark Aguirre
- Net Worth: $4 Million
- Age: 62 Years Old
- Position: Small forward
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 1st
- 1st Team: Dallas Mavericks
- Achievement: 2× NBA champion, 3× NBA All-Star, Naismith College Player of the Year
Kelly Tripucka
- Net Worth: $30 million
- Age: 63 Years Old
- Position: Small forward
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 12th
- 1st Team: Detroit Pistons
- Achievement: 2× NBA All-Star, NBA All-Rookie First Team, 2× Consensus second-team All-American
DeAndre Liggins
- Net Worth: $2.5 million
- Age: 34 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard / Small forward
- Round: 2nd
- Pick: 53rd
- 1st Team: Orlando Magic
- Achievement: NBA D-League champion, 2× NBA D-League All-Star, 2× All-NBA D-League Second Team
Alec Burks
- Net Worth: $11 million
- Age: 31 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard / Point guard
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 12th
- 1st Team: Utah Jazz
- Achievement: First-team All-Big 12, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, Big 12 All-Rookie Team
Dahntay Jones
- Net Worth: $10 million
- Age: 41 Years Old
- Position: Small forward / Shooting guard
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 20th
- 1st Team: Boston Celtics
- Achievement: NBA champion, First-team All-ACC, 2× ACC All-Defensive Team
Thabo Sefolosha
- Net Worth: $20 million
- Age: 38 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard / Small forward
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 13th
- 1st Team: Philadelphia 76ers
- Achievement: NBA All-Defensive Second Team, French League All-Star
Sonny Weems
- Net Worth: $6 million
- Age: 36 Years Old
- Position: Small forward / Shooting guard
- Round: 2nd
- Pick: 39th
- 1st Team: Chicago Bulls
- Achievement: CBA Finals MVP, 3× CBA champion, All-EuroLeague First Team
Brandon Rush
- Net Worth: $1.2 million
- Age: 37 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard / Small forward
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 13th
- 1st Team: Portland Trail Blazers
- Achievement: NBA champion, Greek League All-Star, NCAA champion
Tyreke Evans
- Net Worth: $25 million
- Age: 32 Years Old
- Position: Point guard / Shooting guard
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 4th
- 1st Team: Sacramento Kings
- Achievement: NBA Rookie of the Year, NBA All-Rookie First Team, First-team All-Conference the USA
Gerald Green
- Net Worth: $45 million
- Age: 36 years Old
- Position: Shooting guard / Small forward
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 18th
- 1st Team: Boston Celtics
- Achievement: NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion, NBA G League champion, NBA D-League All-Star
Jason Richardson
- Net Worth: $45 million
- Age: 41 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard / Small forward
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 5th
- 1st Team: Golden State Warriors
- Achievement: 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion, NBA All-Rookie First Team, NCAA champion
Lewis Lloyd
- Net Worth: $2 million
- Age: 60 Years(Dead)
- Position: Shooting guard / Small forward
- Round: 4th
- Pick: 74th
- 1st Team: Golden State Warriors
- Achievement: 2× Third-team All-American, 2× MVC Player of the Year, No. 30 retired by Drake Bulldogs
Craig Ehlo
- Net Worth: $3.5 million
- Age: 61 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard
- Round: 3rd
- Pick: 48th
- 1st Team: Houston Rockets
- Achievement: N/A
Clyde Drexler
- Net Worth: $28 million
- Age: 60 Years Old
- Position: Shooting guard / Small forward
- Round: 1st
- Pick: 14th
- 1st Team: Portland Trail Blazers
- Achievement: NBA champion, 10× NBA All-Star, All-NBA First Team
Over the past five years, Rick C. Nees has written hundreds of NBA players' biographies, some of which have already been published in famous newspapers. He previously worked as- Commentator, Basketball Analyst, Basketball Player, Newspaper Sports Editor, Radio sports presenter. Rick grew up watching basketball leagues. He was a state-level high school basketball player who followed all NBA events since he was a child.
