Tallest first overall pick in the basketball NBA draft
- Who
- Yao Ming
- Where
- United States (New York,)
- When
- 26 June 2002
The tallest first overall pick in the NBA draft is Yao Ming (China, b.12 September 1980) who measured 7 ft 6 in (228.6 cm) and was the first overall pick, selected by Houston Rockets, at the 2002 NBA draft in Madison Square Garden, New York, New York on 26 June 2002.