Last Tuesday in Philadelphia, Victor Wembanyama cracked the top 250 list of all-time NBA blocks.
That means in his 164 games over three partial seasons (technically totals two full seasons), he has accumulated more blocks that 96% of anyone that ever played in the NBA.
One game later, as the Spurs played their first game in San Antonio in over a month, he picked up five more blocks, moving him into 246th all-time and tying him with Nikola Jokic.
It’s no secret that Wembanyama is designed to block shots. He is moving at quite a pace. Over the months and years to come, he will move up the ladder.
Here’s a little math to consider- the top blocker in NBA history is Hakeem Olajuwon with 3830 blocks. It took “The Dream” 1238 games to rack up that tally. That’s 3.09 blocks per game.
Victor had 573 in 165 games, or 3.47 blocks per game. At that pace, Victor needs 938 games or just over eleven-and-a-half seasons — not counting postseason games — to catch up to the top spot. Add in playoffs, and Wemby could be the top blocker of all time by the the age of 30.
Of course that takes a lot of “what ifs” into play, namely health and longevity.
For now, we’ll monitor the progress.
Last night against the Clipper, Wemby picked up four more blocks for a grand total of 577 surpassing Grant Hill (576), and tying Marvin Willams and Andrew Wiggins (577) placing him in the 243rd spot.
There are 36 active players on the all-time list ahead of Wemby. He’s passed Jokic and caught Andrew Wiggins, moving on toward Jeff Green (592).
There will be updates and more articles building on this as Victor Wembanyama continues to make history.
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