Last night in Chicago, Victor Wembanyama tallied his 95th consecutive NBA game with at least on block.
The ongoing feat is enough to elevate him third all time behind Dikembe Mutombo’s 116 straight games and Patrick Ewing’s top seeded 145-game streak.
Both of the big men hit these all time highs over three decades ago, underscoring the difficulty in maintaining defensive consistency at this level.
Mark Eaton was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year. Mutombo garnered the honors four times. Incomprehensibly,
Ewing was never recognized at the DPOY.
Wembanyama is good company. And if he can remain healthy, a shoo-in for this year’s Defensive Player of the Year. As things are going, he’ll amass more blocks in one season than some entire teams.
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