Shawn Bradley has a clean sweep of the top five spots for single season blocks per game in Dallas Mavericks’ history.

The Dallas Mavericks were established in 1980. They have had one player dominate their history books with regards to blocks. Let’s highlight their top five all-time leaders in blocks per game for a single season.

Shawn Bradley – 1998, 3.3 BPG

Bradley began his career with the 76ers and made an immediate impact on the defensive end of the floor, averaging 3.0 blocks per game during his rookie season. He also spent time with the Nets before being traded to the Mavericks during the 1996-97 season. In his first full campaign with the Mavericks, he averaged 3.3 blocks in 1997-98. In addition to his shot-blocking prowess, Bradley averaged 11.4 points and 8.1 rebounds while playing in 64 games. His scoring average that season would end up being his highest mark of any season that he played for the Mavericks.

Shawn Bradley – 1999, 3.2 BPG

Bradley played in 49 games during the shortened 1998-99 season and he averaged a modest 26 minutes. That didn’t slow him down as he still averaged 3.2 blocks per game. He did see a reduction in his stats in other departments, especially on the scoring end with him averaging 8.6 points.

Shawn Bradley – 2001, 2.8 BPG

Bradley played in all 82 games for the Mavericks in 2000-01, but he only started 35 of them. That left him to average just 24 minutes per game. Still, he racked up blocks in bunches, averaging 2.8 rejections per game. That marked the eighth straight season in which he averaged at least 2.5 blocks per game.

Shawn Bradley – 2000, 2.5 BPG

Bradley averaged 25 minutes over the 77 games that he played in during the 1999-00 season. His rebounding average dipped to 6.5 per game, but he averaged 2.5 blocks. Bradley also averaged 0.9 steals per game, which tied for the highest mark of his career.

Shawn Bradley – 2003, 2.1 BPG

After averaging just 14 minutes per game in 2001-02, Bradley averaged 21 minutes in 2002-03. He also played in 81 games, although he only started 39 of them. With his minutes jumping back up, he averaged 6.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. That would mark the last season in which Bradley played a significant role during his career. The following two seasons, he didn’t average more than 12 minutes per game. His final season in the NBA came in 2004-05 when he averaged 0.8 blocks. Bradley played a total of 582 regular season games with the Mavericks, 274 of which he started. He finished with averages of 7.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks with the franchise. He also made five trips to the playoffs with the team, averaging 1.1 blocks over 43 playoff games.