Who is the shortest NBA player this season and of all time?

As Lord Varys told Tyrion Lannister, “A very small man can cast a very large shadow.”

The adage applied in Westeros, and it has also wrung true in the NBA. Going up against some of the tallest people on the planet, short players have cemented a legacy in the league.

Calvin Murphy is the shortest player in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at 5-foot-9. Allen Iverson, who is 6-foot even, is the shortest player to be named league MVP. Isiah Thomas led the Detroit Pistons to back-to-back NBA titles at 6-foot-1, while the 5-foot-9 Isaiah Thomas took the league by storm in 2016-17 with the Boston Celtics, earning his “King in the Fourth” moniker and placing fifth in the MVP race.

A few small players have become some of the NBA’s most famous high-flyers. Nate Robinson won three NBA Dunk Contests -- and jumped over Dwight Howard -- at 5-foot-9. Spud Webb is remembered as one of the game’s shortest players and most electrifying dunkers. He took home the 1986 Slam Dunk Contest title at 5-foot-6 and played 12 NBA seasons. Only two players in NBA history have measured shorter than Webb.

Here’s a look at the shortest players in the league all-time and in the present day.

Who is the shortest NBA player ever?

There have been nine players in NBA history who stood at 5-foot-7 or shorter, led by the 5-foot-3 Muggsy Bogues.

1. Muggsy Bogues, 1987-2001: 5-foot-3
2. Earl Boykins, 1998-2012: 5-foot-5

T-3. Spud Webb, 1985-1996, 1997-1998: 5-foot-6

T-3: Mel Hirsh, 1946: 5-foot-6

T-5. Greg Grant, 1989-1996: 5-foot-7

T-5: Keith Jennings, 1992-1995: 5-foot-7

T-5: Herm “Red” Klotz, 1948: 5-foot-7

T-5: Wat Misaka, 1948: 5-foot-7

T-5: Monte Towe, 1975-77: 5-foot-7 

Bogues’ height was put into a mind-blowing perspective in a famous photo with teammate Manute Bol, who shares the title of tallest player in league history with Gheorghe Muresan at 7-foot-7.

The NBA's tallest and shortest players stood together: Manute Bol (7ft 7) and Muggsy Bogues (5ft3) pic.twitter.com/pyWf9ZQ33F

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Hirsh played just 13 games for the Celtics early in the 1946-47 season and held the title of shortest NBA player ever for almost 40 years until Bogues was drafted by the Washington Bullets with the 12th overall pick in 1987.

Wisaka made history in 1948 by breaking basketball’s color barrier, becoming the first non-white player in the NBA (then known as the Basketball Association of America). He played three BAA games and scored seven career points.

Who is the shortest player in the NBA right now?

Isaiah Thomas, who last played for the Charlotte Hornets and is currently a free agent, holds the title for the shortest player in the NBA right now at 5-foot-9.

Facundo Campazzo, who is a free agent and formerly played for the Denver Nuggets, comes in at second place at 5-foot-10.

There are four current players who measure in at 5-foot-11: the Nets’ Chris Chiozza, Mavericks’ McKinley Wright IV, free agent D.J. Augustin and Timberwolves’ Jordan McLaughlin.

Who is the shortest player on each NBA team?

There are team leaders across the league who also stand the shortest on their squads. Chris Paul and Kyle Lowry are among the marquee players with the smallest heights on their teams.

Here is a list of each team’s shortest player:

Atlanta Hawks

Aaron Holiday: 6-foot

Boston Celtics

Payton Pritchard: 6-foot-1

Brooklyn Nets

Chris Chiozza: 5-foot-11

Charlotte Hornets

Terry Rozier: 6-foot-1

Chicago Bulls

Goran Dragic, Matt Thomas: 6-foot-3

Cleveland Cavaliers

Brandon Goodwin: 6-foot

Dallas Mavericks

McKinley Wright IV: 5-foot-11

Denver Nuggets

Ish Smith: 6-foot

Detroit Pistons

Saben Lee: 6-foot-2

Golden State Warriors

Mac McClung, Stephen Curry: 6-foot-2

Houston Rockets

Trey Burke: 6-foot

Indiana Pacers

T.J. McConnell: 6-foot-1

Los Angeles Clippers

Reggie Jackson, Xavier Moon: 6-foot-2

Los Angeles Lakers

Dennis Schroder, Patrick Beverley: 6-foot-1

Memphis Grizzlies

Tyus Jones: 6-foot

Miami Heat

Kyle Lowry: 6-foot

Milwaukee Bucks

Lindell Wigginton, Jevon Carter: 6-foot-1

Minnesota Timberwolves

Jordan McLaughlin: 5-foot-11

New Orleans Pelicans

Jared Harper, Jose Alvarado: 6-foot

New York Knicks

Miles McBride, Jalen Brunson: 6-foot-1

Oklahoma City Thunder

Luguentz Dort: 6-foot-3

Orlando Magic

Devin Cannady: 6-foot-1

Philadelphia 76ers

Myles Powell, Tyrese Maxey, De’Anthony Melton: 6-foot-2

Phoenix Suns

Chris Paul: 6-foot

Portland Trail Blazers

Damian Lillard, Brandon Williams: 6-foot-2

Sacramento Kings

Davion Mitchell: 6-foot

San Antonio Spurs

Tre Jones: 6-foot-1

Toronto Raptors

Malachi Flynn, Fred VanVleet: 6-foot-1

Utah Jazz

Mike Conley, Collin Sexton: 6-foot-1

Washington Wizards

Monte Morris: 6-foot-2