Short NBA Players – Tyler Ulis (5′ 10″)
Tyler Ulis (21) is a 2016 draft inductee, where he was picked in the second round as the 34th pick and in regards to that he might be the steal of the draft. The Phoenix Suns got a promising player who managed to pitch in right away as he was a part of 61 games played this season, averaging significant 18.4 minutes per game, which is quite motivating for a rookie. Averaging 7.3 points per game and 3.7 assists, and grabbing 226 total in his first year.
Besides that, he also managed to showcase his killer instinct by scoring a buzzer beater over the leader of short NBA players Isaiah Thomas. Something he already announced in the Summer League last year.
Short NBA Players – Kay Feider (5′ 9″)
Another 2016 draft pick, the 54th overall pick, a year older player than Ulis, but also one that landed a place on a far superior team – Cleveland Cavaliers. The Eastern Conference rulers put him in the game 42 times, with an average time of 9.2 minutes spent on the court. One of the two shortest players in the NBA managed 4.0 points and 1.4 assists per game which isn’t that bad seeing how the Cavs always have a primary ball handler in LeBron James even when Kyrie Irving isn’t on the court. And the fact that they were strugling at times during the regular season.
Short NBA Players Isaiah Thomas (5′ 9″)
Isaiah Thomas isn’t the shortest NBA player ever, that feat goes to Muggsy Bogues, but he is quite certainly the best short NBA player ever. The Boston Celtics point guard has been up there with Russell Westbrook and James Harden when it comes to the performances this season. Also, he had one of the best single performances of the year when he scored 52 points against the Miami Heat.
On average this season, he has scored 28.9 points per game, and he had 76 of those, spending 33.8 minutes on the floor. IT also boosted his teammates’ scoring stats by averaging 5.9 assists per game, 448 total!
He isn’t the shortest basketball player ever nor the most skillful one, but he is surely showing a generation that size disadvantages can be overcome.
If the inspiring story of Roger Banister thought us anything is that we can expect more short players in the future now that IT has proven it possible for a 5-something player to be a key member of the franchise. Ulis and Felder to reinforce this belief obviously, due to their young age and promising starts of careers.
Who are your favorite short NBA players?
