Victor Wembanyama’s official NBA height is listed at 7’4” (2.24m), but fans are fixating on a 2022 tweet from draft insider Jonathan Givony that suggested the then-18-year-old was 7’4” while barefoot. With Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on J
Victor Wembanyama already has a way of making everything on the NBA court look a little smaller around him. The shock isn’t just his play—it’s the sheer scale of his presence when he’s moving at full speed.
Tonight, June 8, Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs take on the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the NBA finals at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. And as fans tune in, a familiar question is hanging over every replay: how tall is Victor Wembanyama really?
The NBA lists his official height at 7’4” (2.24m). But fans don’t all agree with that measurement as it appears on the listing.
The debate traces back to a post made in 2022 by NBA draft insider Jonathan Givony. In that tweet, Givony wrote that Wembanyama’s height was 7’4” while the then-18-year-old was barefoot.
That detail is exactly what keeps the conversation going. If he was listed at 7’4” without shoes, fans argue that he would look even larger once he’s wearing basketball footwear.
The moment you watch Wembanyama on the court, the reasoning feels almost unavoidable: the listing might be the official number, but one 2022 barefoot measurement is what many fans are using to picture what’s happening in real time as he plays.
Victor Wembanyama height San Antonio Spurs New York Knicks NBA Finals Game 3 Madison Square Garden Jonathan Givony 7’4” 2.24m