Is This 15-Year-Old 7-Foot-6 Basketball Player The Next Big Star?

November 17, 2015

Alright, so obviously Robert Bobroczky is already big. The Romanian high-schooler is 7-foot-6. But is he the next future star of the NBA?

Just watch this incredible footage as the 15-year-old shoots and passes over everyone with the same kind of ease you do on your nephew’s ‘Little Tikes’ hoop.

What makes this video scary, aside from the fact a kid who can’t even legally drive a car could likely beat the top 99 percent in the world on the basketball court, is watching the kid try to run.

Obviously it’s going to be hard for someone that large to be agile, but Bobroczky looks like he might have to overcome some serious health challenges in order to make it as a pro.

Three of the four tallest players in NBA history, include Gheorghe Mureșan (7’7″), Manute Bol (7’7″) and Shawn Bradley (7’6″). Although likely unrelated to his size, Bol died at the age of 47. All of them likely had overactive pituitary glands and because of their overgrown size had chronic joint problems which limited their careers.

Yao Ming is arguably the only exception. The 7-foot-6 Chinese standout was an eight time NBA All-Star .

Josh Helmuth is the editor of CraveOnline Sports.

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