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Wemby is currently averaging 3.1 blocks per game this season, a slight drop from previous years, but he still appears to have the highest potential to challenge the all-time NBA blocks record.<\/p>\n
When discussing Wembanyama and his potential to break the all-time blocks record, another French player, Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> veteran Nicolas Batum<\/a>, recalled what Joel Embiid told him about Wemby’s chances during his rookie season.<\/p>\n According to Batum, Embiid said Wemby likely won’t break the all-time blocks record because players will be too afraid to shoot around him, which would significantly reduce his numbers.<\/p>\n “Someone told me that when he [Wemby] was a rookie, I think it was Embiid, he said he won’t break the all-time record for blocks because people are gonna be too scared to shoot in front of him,” Batum recalled Embiid saying on The Youngman and the Three podcast.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Currently, the all-time blocks record belongs to Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon, who amassed 3,830 career blocks. Olajuwon played 1,238 regular-season games over 18 seasons, averaging 3.1 blocks per game.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Wemby has a total of 611 blocks after 176 games, averaging 3.5 blocks per game.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Support BasketNews so we could make even better content.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you like our content, please click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. It helps us a lot, and we are committed to delivering you the very latest basketball news.<\/p>\n ![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\")
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