Which NBA Players Get Swatted the Most?

The previous article, we took a look at the players who take the ball to the rack the strongest.  This list is the players who have the highest tendancy to get their shot attempt swatted into the 1st row of seats.  These players need to take a page out of Lebron’s playbook and learn to head to the rim a little stronger.  The list is limited exclusively to FG Attempts taken while in the paint, with a minimum of 300 shots attempted.

NBA’s Most Likely To Get Blocked List

Player*********************% of Shots Blocked********Dunks*****

1) Randy Foye(MIN)                   20                                               15

2) Paul Pierce(BOS)                    17                                               10

3) Kevin Love(MIN)                    17                                                37

4) Gerald Wallace(CHA)             17                                                59

5) Ben Gordon(CHI)                   16                                                 9

6) Lou Williams(PHI)                 16                                                20

7) Ron Artest(HOU)                   16                                                11

O.J. Mayo(MEM)                    16                                                36

9) Michael Beasley(MIA)            16                                                32

10) Devin Harris(NJN)               16                                                   1

 

Although the Wizards are getting a good player in Randy Foye, he should probably stick to shooting jumpers rather than driving the lane, since he gets the highest percentage of his shots while close to the rim, swatted into the 1st row. Another surprise is Paul Pierce, who in game situations is as good as they come, at #2. Ron Artest is a physical defender but apparently needs to come a little stronger when taking to the rack. Devin Harris of the Nets could really be a superstar if he went to the rim with authority since he averaged 20+ points, while getting blocked 16% of the time and finishing only 1 dunk.  I guess we can give Kevin Love, Michael Beasley, and OJ Mayo a pass since they were rookies, as long as they have learned that the level of competition is much higher defensively in the pros.

Thanks to 82games.com for the statistics.