How difficult is Olajuwon s record of 3830 blocks to be broken? None of Duncan can do it. Only one person in active service has a chance

Olajuwon, who once beat Jordan to become the NBA No. 1 pick, has obviously outstanding talent, and he quickly made a name for himself after entering the league that year. In the rookie season, he averaged 20.6 points, 11.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game, especially his performance on the defensive end, was top-notch. He was also successfully selected for the All-Defensive Second Team that year.

As the last line of defense in the Rockets' defensive lineup, Olajuwon has a historically level of franchise protection. His average of 2.7 blocks per game in the rookie season is still not his upper limit. In his subsequent career, it was easy for him to average 3+ blocks per game. Olajuwon, who won the regular season block king three times at his peak, also had a crazy performance of 4.6 blocks per game during his game. In the end, Olajuwon, who played in the NBA for 18 seasons, averaged 3.1 blocks per game. Even when he was 38 years old and was about to retire, he averaged 1.5 blocks per game.

Finally, when he retired in the NBA, Olajuwon had 3,830 regular season blocks, and he also surpassed legendary stars such as Jabbar and Eaton. Before Olajuwon, as the historical blocking king, Jabbar gave 3,189 blocks. He also won the blocking king four times at his peak, but since Jabbar had not counted blocks in the NBA for four seasons in his career, otherwise, according to his peak level, his total blocking times could even exceed 4,000+.

However, although it is a pity that Jabbar failed to achieve this feat, the fact is that he was later surpassed by Olajuwon, and the record set by the latter is indeed difficult to break. Looking at the NBA's historical block list, in addition to Olajuwon and Jabbar, there are three players with a total blocking of more than 3,000 times, including Tim Duncan, the first player in the Spurs history.

Duncan, who played in the NBA for 19 seasons, averaged 2.2 blocks per game in his career, and at his peak he averaged 2.7 blocks and 2.9 blocks per game. However, compared to Olajuwon, Duncan's peak height is much inferior in this regard. He has never even won one blocking champion in his career, and he has never had a season of 3+ blocks per game, so it is expected that he failed to surpass Olajuwon in the end.

In comparison, Mutombo, who had entered the league a few years earlier than Duncan, had a greater hope of surpassing Olajuwon. He entered the NBA in 1991 and averaged three blocks per game in rookie seasons. Later, in 1994, 1995 and 1996, Mutombo won the regular season block king for three consecutive seasons, of which he averaged as many as 4.5 blocks per game in 1995-1996.

However, since Mutombo was already 25 years old when he entered the league, his competitive state inevitably declined after 10 seasons in the NBA. In the 2001-2002 season, Mutombo scored the last season of his career averaged 2+ blocks per game. Later, his defensive influence on the court became smaller and smaller. He even had less than one season per game. Therefore, Mutombo failed to surpass Olajuwon in the end, but being able to rank second in history with 3,289 records was still a very extraordinary achievement.

And in the 21st century, there are actually many blocking experts. For example, Howard, the No. 1 pick in 2004, was the league's No. 1 center who relied on defense at his peak. He was selected into the First Team of the Year 5 times and won the Best Defensive Player 3 times. However, Howard's data at that time could not be compared with those seniors. He has won the block king twice in his career and has never had a season of 3+ blocks per game, and his decline is faster than Mutombo.

Howard's decline has become more and more obvious since he was 27 years old. Coupled with the impact of the small ball era on his center type, he eventually had to accept his role as a player. In the end, Howard played in the NBA for 18 seasons, averaged 1.8 blocks per game in his career, and the total blocks in the regular season were 2,228. This is the 13th position in NBA history, and his performance in this area among the players at the same time was also the most outstanding.

When Howard fell, the league also ushered in a new "Son of America", which is Thick Brow, who is also known for his defense. His last game in his college career was to help the team win the championship by defending. He was elected as MOP, who gave 6 blocks in that game. After entering the NBA, Thani's eyebrow quickly gained a foothold using defense. In his rookie season, he averaged 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. After

, Davis quickly became one of the best defensive inside players in the league, so he was selected for the best defensive team and won the top three blocks with his own franchise protection. His year with the most blocks per game in a single season was 2.9 blocks per game. Later, Davis came to the Lakers. Although he failed to become the MVP as he wished, at least on the defensive end, his performance was very stable most of the time.

As of now, 32-year-old Thomas has sent 1,815 blocks, which is second among the current players. The only one who can rank ahead of him is Daluo, the Clippers. He averaged 1.9 blocks per game in his career and has played in the NBA for 17 seasons, so even though he has never won the block king, he still ranked 18th in history with 2,060 blocks. However, considering that he and Thomas are of different age, the latter is still likely to surpass him in the future, but obviously neither of them is qualified to surpass Olajuwon..

Overall, the only player who has some chance to catch up with Olajuwon is probably Wenban Yama. He won the blocking king in his rookie season with his average 3.6 blocks per game, and he is also the first player in NBA history to be selected as the best defensive team in his rookie season. From this we can see that he did not block the shots for the sake of blocking. He can really play an important defensive influence on the court.

Last season, Wenban Yama averaged 3.8 blocks per game, and in the end he also won the award for the blocking king. However, the only thing that has a greater impact on Vinban Yama now is his attendance. In modern basketball, the pace of the game is getting faster and faster, which makes players more likely to be injured, especially big men like Vinban Yama, who were also called "unicorns" Embiid, Thani, Porzingis, etc., who have all been troubled by injuries without exception, which has greatly affected their higher achievements. So for Vinban Yama, the first thing he needs to do is to stay healthy, otherwise everything else will be empty talk.