Victor Wembanyama Height — How Tall Is He Really?

Instant answer (as of Oct. 30, 2025):
The San Antonio Spurs most recently had Victor Wembanyama measured and internally listed at 7 ft 5 in (226 cm) barefoot ahead of the 2025-26 season.

That makes him taller than the 7 ft 3½ in (222 cm) no-shoes measurement the Spurs released on June 28, 2023 — the one everyone quoted on draft night — and also taller than the 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) figure still shown on NBA.com/ESPN/FOX Sports.

Because the league sites haven’t all caught up, you’ll still see 7-4 all over the internet. Some outlets, insiders and even rival players are whispering 7-6 to 7-7 after seeing him in person, but those are estimates, not an on-the-record Spurs number.

So, the clearest headline answer is: call him 7-5 (226 cm) today — barefoot — with a wingspan right around 8 feet (2.44 m).

Official Listing: Feet & Centimetres

• 2023 draft / first Spurs release (official, no shoes): 7 ft 3½ in (2.22 m). This was done under the NBA’s post-2019 “no-shoes” policy.

• 2024–25 league portals (NBA.com, ESPN, FOX Sports): 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m), 235 lb (107 kg). These are the numbers most fans still see.

• Spurs’ 2025 preseason update / beat reporting: 7 ft 5 in (226 cm) without shoes, weight creeping toward 240–245 lb (109–111 kg). This is the newest and most specific measurement.

Most reliable figure right now: the 7-5 (226 cm) barefoot Spurs number — because (1) it’s the most recent, (2) it follows NBA measuring practice, and (3) it’s the team employing him. Everything else should be read as either outdated or observational.

Where the Numbers Come From & How Reliable They Are

1. June 28, 2023 — Spurs/NBA measurement

   • Reported at 7′ 3½” without shoes. This was the first time we got an NBA-standard number on him.

2. Growth after entering the league

   • Multiple outlets have said out loud what we could all see on the court: he kept growing. Pounding The Rock literally tried to reverse-engineer his height from photos and got 7-5 to 7-6.25. That’s a fun piece, but it’s still an estimate.

3. Current team update (fall 2025)

   • BasketNews and local Spurs coverage say he was measured at 7-5 barefoot and that the team even let 7-5, 235 briefly appear on the website. That’s a clean, attributable number, so it gets priority.

4. Why do NBA.com / ESPN still say 7-4?

   • Rosters often get updated on different cycles than team medicals.

   • Some databases cap changes unless the league office pushes the new height to every feed.

   • Media guides sometimes prefer rounder, stickier numbers (7-4 looks nicer than 7-5).

Alternate Height Reports & Why They Differ

You’ll see, roughly, four buckets online:

1. 7′ 3½” (2.22 m) — the 2023 draft-week number, no shoes.

2. 7′ 4″ (2.24 m) — current NBA.com / ESPN / FOX Sports bio listings.

3. 7′ 5″ (2.26 m) — 2025 Spurs/internal and Europe-side reporting. This is the one we’re going with.

4. 7′ 6″ – 7′ 7″ (2.29 – 2.31 m) — eye-test estimates, players saying “he’s bigger than the listing,” and late-2025 hype pieces. Great for clicks, not yet locked by a team or league.

Why the spread?

• Shoes vs. barefoot: NBA measures barefoot; TV usually says height in shoes. For a guy this big, shoes can be +1 to +1.5 in.

• Still growing: he was only 19 when he was drafted. A jump from 7-3½ to 7-5 over two years is unusual but believable, especially since Spurs staff have basically admitted it by updating the listing.

• Rounding & branding: “7-5 alien” sounds wilder than “7-4 forward-center.” Wembanyama himself has joked that he’s over the topic and doesn’t care.

• Angle-based estimates: the Pounding The Rock piece tried to compare him standing next to 6-10 Charles Bassey and got 7-6+. Clever, but not as good as a stadiometer.

Other Key Measurements: Weight, Wingspan & Reach

• Weight: most public bios still show 235 lb / 107 kg. The newer reporting around his 2025 growth spurt has him closer to 240–245 lb (109–111 kg), which tracks with what the Spurs wanted — more mass without killing mobility.

• Wingspan: repeatedly reported at 8 feet (2.44 m) — that’s broader than Boban’s listed 7-10 and matches AS USA’s 2024 piece.

• Standing reach: Spurs haven’t published a fresh number, but at 7-5 with an 8-ft wingspan, it reasonably sits in the 9 ft 8 in to 9 ft 9 in (≈ 2.95–2.97 m) range — i.e. he can basically wave at the rim. (Inference from wingspan + height; teams rarely publish this for vets.)

• Age: Born January 4, 2004 — 21 years old today.

Height in Context: How He Stacks Up Compared to Others

Average adult male (world): ~5’7″ / 170 cm
Average American male: ~5’9″ / 175 cm
Average current NBA player: ~6’6″ / 198 cm
Wembanyama at 7’5″ is almost a full foot taller than the average NBA player — a league already made of outliers.

Now to the names you asked for:

• Yao Ming: 7’6″ (2.29 m) — so Yao is still about 1 inch (2–3 cm) taller than today’s best Spurs number for Wemby.

• Shaquille O’Neal: 7’1″ (2.16 m) — Wemby has 4 inches (about 10 cm) on peak Shaq. That’s wild, because Shaq was the era-defining “massive center.”

• Cooper Flagg: Duke and 2025 draft reporting list him at 6’9″ (2.06 m) — Wemby is 8 inches (20 cm) taller.

• Anthony Edwards: 6’4″ (1.93 m) — Wemby is 13 inches (33 cm) taller, i.e. more than a regulation ruler.

Tallest-player conversation: for 2025-26, the public “tallest” slot still belongs historically to 7-7 guys like Gheorghe Mureșan and Manute Bol, but if Wemby really is pushing 7-6 to 7-7 as some observers are saying, he would match or surpass the tallest current NBA bigs (Zach Edey, Boban) and live in that Mureșan/Bol tier. That’s why people are losing their minds about a 7-5 official listing.

Why His Height Matters for His Game & Image

1. Defensive radius: with an 8-ft wingspan and 7-5 height he can contest corner threes from the paint — exactly what AS USA highlighted in 2024 — and he’s already a two-time blocks leader. The size turns ordinary close-outs into highlights.

2. Shot-blocking timing: most 7-footers need to jump to block; he sometimes just reaches. That’s why his block counts stayed high even when he roamed the perimeter.

3. Offensive mismatch: smaller guards like Anthony Edwards (6-4) basically disappear beside him — great for TV and for social media engagement.

4. Branding: Nike leaned straight into his “Alien” profile once it became clear his limbs were still growing. Being visibly taller every season keeps him in the news cycle.

5. Durability question: every inch above 7-2 historically makes teams nervous — it’s more load on feet and lower back — which is why the Spurs and Wemby both sometimes downplay the number. Listing him at 7-4 on TV sounds slightly less fragile than 7-6.

Quick Facts Table

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How tall is Victor Wembanyama in cm?
As of Oct. 30, 2025, the most up-to-date team-side number is 226 cm (7’5″). If you’re quoting NBA.com/ESPN, you can still say 224 cm (7’4″) — just note it’s an older listing.

2. Is Victor Wembanyama the tallest player in the NBA?
Officially, he’s at least tied for the tallest active player and possibly outright tallest, depending on whether you buy the 7-6/7-7 sightings. Right now, publicly listed heights still have him in the same zone as Zach Edey (7-4) and below historic 7-6 guys like Yao and Bol.

3. Why do some sources list him at 7-4 or 7-5… and others say 7-7?
Because different outlets are quoting different years, different measuring standards, and sometimes just eyeballing him. The 7-7 figure is not an official Spurs or NBA number.

4. What’s his weight now?
Official bio: 235 lb; recent reports: 240–245 lb as he fills out.

5. How does he compare to Yao Ming?
Yao: 7-6 (229 cm), so still about an inch taller. Wemby closes that gap if any of the 7-6 talk becomes official.

Final Takeaway: More Than Just a Number

If you strip out the noise, Victor Wembanyama is a 7-5, 240-ish-pound 21-year-old with an 8-ft wingspan who’s still adding muscle and, possibly, millimetres. That puts him:

• Taller than Shaq and Anthony Edwards by a comical margin,

• Basically eye-to-eye with Yao Ming,

• Miles above incoming stars like Cooper Flagg,

• And athletic enough to move like a wing, which is the part that actually breaks basketball.