List of every NBA player Victor Wembanyama has blocked

Being 7-4 definitely doesn't hurt, but there's much more to blocking shots than Victor Wembanyama's height. Early sportsbooks around the globe overwhelmingly have the Spurs' sophomore sensation as the favorite for the upcoming Defensive Player of the Year award, and the consensus is that will probably remain the case for the next decade-plus.

The Frenchman's 254 blocks in his rookie season led the NBA by a whopping 64 (Chet Holmgren, 190) and was the second-most all-time by a rookie who played in fewer than 80 games.

“You got guys in our league that you have to account for any time you get around the rim or around the perimeter in our league history,” LeBron James declared after the Lakers' final matchup with San Antonio in 2024. "He sits right at the top of it, around the top, with all the greats."

Wembanyama's massive wingspan is only enhanced by his natural ability to anticipate, but it's his reaction time and lateral quickness that makes him one of a kind. Dozens of guards have been burned by thinking their usual stepback will do the trick. Other times, guys could've sworn Wembanyama was out of position, throwing up an alley that's met with an emphatic block instead of an oop.

On top of his devastating knack for swatting shots, Victor's presence alone has become enough of a deterrent to prevent the league's most talented players from even trying in the first place. Synergy Basketball's Todd Whitehead once created a hilarious new measure of rim deterrence he affectionately called HELLNAH's (used to describe a player's thought process when turning around despite seemingly having an open lane due to Wemby's presence).

In the 2023-24 season, there were 145 different NBA players who had the nerve to try Wemby only to see their shot pinned off the backboard, spiked to the floor, or even just directly taken from their hands.

Full list of every player Victor Wembanyama blocked in 2023-24

Note: These totals will be updated as the 2024-25 NBA season progresses.

Some huge names led the list of Wembanyama's favorite targets, including three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, who's been rejected by the alien eight times across four meetings. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Alperen Sengun are tied for second, each being denied seven times.

Houston's standout Turkish center has the distinction of being blocked the most times in one game by Wembanyama, having his shot swatted five teams in a March matchup. That didn't deter Sengun, however, as he finished with a career-high 45 points and 16 rebounds in a Rockets victory. Jokic and former Spur Jakob Poeltl are second on the single-game blocked list at four apiece.

Which teams has Victor Wembanyama blocked the most in his career?

Note: These totals will be updated as the 2024-25 NBA season progresses.

Through his rookie season, the Pistons were the only team Victor Wembanyama didn't record a block against. He played for 21 minutes in a January blowout win over Detroit and sat out in their final meeting. He will get his chances to change that on February 21st and March 25th, 2025.

While the Spurs' defense hasn't been close to what it used to be in the glory days, they have an unquestionably bright shining star to build around, and that star hasn't even begun to scratch the surface. As the months go by, Wembanyama's block list might just end up breaking this page.