Lakers' all-time top five blocks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with 2,694 blocks, followed closely by Shaquille O'Neal.

The Los Angeles Lakers boast a history of legendary big men who not only helped the team win championships but also left behind a wealth of shot-blocking records on the defensive end. Here are the top five Lakers players in terms of shot blocks:

1. Karim Abdul - Jaber ( 2694 times )
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in his professional career , the last 14 of which were with the Lakers. He was a 19- time All-Star and a 6- time MVP , three of which were with the Lakers. He was also a three- time league leader in blocks and averaged 2.5 blocks per game in 1,093 games with the Lakers.

2. Shaquille O'Neal ( 1278 times )
Shaquille O'Neal played eight seasons with the Lakers and was named MVP in the 1999-00 season . He finished in the top ten of MVP voting every season during his Lakers career and was a top ten Defensive Player of the Year three times, averaging 2.8 blocks per game.

3. Elden Campbell ( 1022 times )
The Lakers selected Campbell with the 27th overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft. He set a personal best with 2.6 blocks per game in the 1995-96 season . Campbell played 618 games for the Lakers , averaging 1.7 blocks per game.

4. Vlad Divac ( 834 times )
Vlade Divac was the Lakers' 26th overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft. In the 1994-95 season, he averaged 2.2 blocks per game, one of only two seasons in his career where he averaged 2+ blocks per game. He then played for the Hornets and Kings before briefly returning to the Lakers in the 2004-05 season.

5. Anthony Davis ( 674 times )
After joining the Lakers in 2019 , Davis became the team's defensive anchor in the paint, averaging more than 2 blocks per game in four seasons . In 2024 , he was selected to the All-Defensive First Team and ranked fourth in the Defensive Player of the Year voting.

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