Top 5 in Mavericks franchise history for blocks: Nowitzki leads, Bradley close behind.

The Dallas Mavericks have boasted numerous outstanding interior players throughout their history, who have amassed impressive shot-blocking statistics thanks to their height, wingspan, and rim protection. Below are the top five players in Mavericks history for most blocks:

1. Dirk Nowitzki ( 1281 blocks )

Dirk Nowitzki holds the Mavericks' franchise record for most blocks with 1,281 . Leveraging his 7- foot (approximately 2.13- meter) height advantage, Nowitzki averaged over 1.0 blocks per game for six consecutive seasons starting in 2000-01 . He also had one more season in his career where he averaged 1.0 blocks per game .

2. Shawn Bradley ( 1250 blocks )

Standing at 7 feet 6 inches (approximately 2.29 meters), Bradley possessed exceptional rim protection abilities. After joining Dallas from the Nets in the 1996-97 season, he averaged 2.7 blocks per game in his first 33 games . In the following eight full seasons, he averaged 2.1 to 3.3 blocks per game in five of them , ultimately accumulating 1,250 blocks, just 31 fewer than Nowitzki .

3. James Donaldson ( 615 blocks )

James Donaldson played approximately seven seasons in Dallas , averaging 1.3 blocks per game. From joining the team in the 1985-86 season to the 1988-89 season, he maintained an average of 1.3 to 1.7 blocks per game for four consecutive seasons . In the 1990-91 season, Donaldson's last full season with the Mavericks, he still averaged 1.1 blocks per game.

4. Eric Dampier ( 546 blocks )

After joining Dallas in the 2004-05 season, Dampier averaged 1.4 blocks per game. During his six seasons with the Mavericks , he consistently averaged between 1.1 and 1.5 blocks per game .

5. Kurt Nimfis ( 475 blocks )

Before joining Dallas, Kurt Nimfies played in the Italian league and the CBA . In his rookie season, Nimfies averaged 1.3 blocks per game, and for the next three seasons, he maintained an average of 1.3 to 1.8 blocks per game. During his five seasons with the Mavericks , he averaged 1.5 blocks per game.

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