Unforgettable ‘Dwarfs’ in Basketball History

Chris Paul and Allen Iverson are 1.83 m tall but are still considered “midgets” of the American Professional Basketball League (NBA).

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Chris Paul (1.83 m): The Oklahoma City Thunder star has always been the top coordinating defender (PG) in 15 seasons of playing in the NBA. The 35-year-old player is nicknamed “Point God” thanks to his excellent ability to create, vision, basketball thinking and game regulation. Paul has a modest height compared to the average in the NBA, but he is one of the top defensive players. Paul is earning the second highest salary in the NBA with 38.5 million USD /year after Stephen Curry.
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Allen Iverson (1.83 m): The 44-year-old legend has a small body, but he is also very wise. Iverson has the same height as Paul and a slim physique, but he is one of the top offensive defenders in NBA history. He led the season’s scoring list four times and was named MVP (best player) in 2001. Iverson led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals (final series) in 2001.
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Avery Johnson (1.78 m): Johnson is short but was a leader at the San Antonio Spurs in the 90s. Because of this, Johnson’s career is associated with the nickname “Little General”. In 1999, Johnson, David Robinson and Tim Duncan helped the Spurs win the first NBA championship in history.
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Damon Stoudamire (1.78 m): Stoudamire is a rare player in history with a height under 1.9 m to be selected in the top group at the NBA Draft. In 1995, he was selected 7th overall by the Toronto Raptors. Stoudamire averaged 19 points and 9.3 assists in his first season. His impressive performance helped him receive the title of outstanding rookie of the year.
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Michael Adams (1.78 m): Adams struggled in his first two seasons in the NBA. He began to shine when he moved to play for the Denver Nuggets in 1987. Adams had a career-high 1990/91 season with an average of 26.5 points, 10.5 assists and 2.2 steals in 66 games. battle.
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Nate Robinson (1.75 m): Robinson is a great example and source of motivation for many basketball players of modest height. He was a three-time Slam Dunk champion (a dunk contest for NBA players) with only a height of 1.75 m. Robinson’s remarkable resilience is also shown by blocking two of the greatest centers in NBA history, Yao Ming (2.29 m) and Shaq O’Neal (2.16 m). ) while still competing.
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Calvin Murphy (1.75 m): Murphy is the shortest player to join the Naismith Basketball temple. The biggest mark in Murphy’s career is the feat with the late Moses Malone leading the Houston Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981. He ended his career with an average of 17.9 points and 4.4 assists in 1,002 matches. .
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Isaiah Thomas (1.75 m): Thomas is struggling to find his peak form since leaving the Boston Celtics in 2017. He was the top offensive star in the league from 2013-2017. In the 2016/17 season, Thomas performed excellent performance with an average of 28.9 points and 5.9 assists after 76 matches.
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Spud Webb (1.70 m): What makes fans remember Webb the most is his superhuman strength even though he is only 1.7 m tall. He is also the shortest player in history to win the Slam Dunk championship after defeating Dominique Wilkins (2.03 m) in 1986.
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Muggsy Bogues (1.60 m): Muggsy is the shortest player in NBA history. Muggsy is only 1.6 m tall, but he played in the NBA for 14 years and went through 4 different teams. Muggsy is more agile than normal people and has excellent ability to steal the ball. He finished his career with averages of 7.7 points and 7.6 assists in 889 games.

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