Dwight Howard blocked two shots in 18 minutes during the Los Angeles Lakers 129-113 win over the Sacramento Kings. In doing so, he increased his career total to 2,120 blocks and moved past Shawn Bradley to occupy the 14th spot on the NBA’s all-time blocks list. At a rate of 1.4 rejections per game, Howard should move past Ben Wallace (2,137) for 13th on the all-time list by the end of this season.
In order to catch Marcus Camby (2,331) for No. 12 on this list–and then Robert Parish (2,361) to move into the top-10–it will require a bit more longevity. At Howard’s current rate of 1.4 blocks per contest, he would need just under two healthy seasons to move into the top-12 and just over two seasons to pass Parish and move into the top-10.
Congrats to @DwightHoward of the @Lakers for moving up to 14th on the all-time BLOCKS list. pic.twitter.com/1QAsXczlli
— NBA (@NBA) February 2, 2020
After the resurgence we’ve seen from Dwight this year in Los Angeles it’s certainly not impossible to think that he could eventually finish his career among the top-10 all-time in rejections. That would mean he would continue to defend the rim at his current pace for two more seasons, or as a 36-year-old veteran in his 18th professional year.
In 48 appearances alongside LeBron James and his Lakers teammates this season, Howard is averaging 7.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 19.9 minutes. His high-game in terms of blocks is five which he accomplished twice against both the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons in early January. Next up for Dwight and the Lakers is a home date with the San Antonio Spurs tonight at Staples Center.
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