Greatest shot blocker in each NBA team’s history

Best shot blocker in Milwaukee Bucks history: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When it comes to discussing the greatest player in NBA history, Michael Jordan is the one who claims a majority of the votes. LeBron James has his fair share of supporters, and even Kobe Bryant has his own following. One name that doesn’t come up often enough is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Frankly, there really isn’t any logical reason for that.

From the moment he entered the league in 1969, Abdul-Jabbar could get buckets. He averaged 28.8 points per game as a rookie, and his points per game average didn’t dip below 20 until his age-39 season.

The way in which he scored, as many NBA historians know, is with the single most unguardable shot the league has ever seen: The skyhook. It was as graceful as it was effective. Left shoulder or the right, didn’t matter which hand. If Abdul-Jabbar gathered himself for that shot, it really didn’t matter what position the defense may have been in, good or bad.

So much of his greatness is rooted in his scoring prowess, and rightfully so, seeing as he’s the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. That being said, he contributed in other ways as well, grabbing well over 10 rebounds a night while averaging 2.6 blocks per game for his career and more than three during his prime.

Kareem has six championship rings, but it was with the Milwaukee Bucks that he captured his both his and the franchises first title. He wasn’t as flashy or as fun to watch as a guy like Jordan or LeBron, but his list of accomplishments rivals them both, and it might be time for the NBA world to recognize it.