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Yasutaka Okayama
Japanese basketball player; tallest player ever drafted by the NBA
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Born 1954 · age 72Japan
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Updated 2026-07-01
Yasutaka Okayama is a Japanese former professional basketball player and coach. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the 171st pick of the eighth round of the 1981 NBA draft, although he did not sign with them. At 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m), he is the tallest player to be drafted in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. Okayama was the only player from Japan drafted into the NBA until Rui Hachimura was selected in the 2019 NBA draft.
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Momentum1.3
Historical5.1
Source confidence30.0
Completeness55.0
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- ياسوتاكا اوكاياماLow confidencewikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
- Yasutaka OkayamaLow confidencewikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- 岡山恭崇Low confidencewikipedia · ja.wikipedia.org
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