most blocks by a rookie in mavericks history

Kurt Nimphius has blocked the most shots by a Mavericks rookie, with 82 blocks in 1981-82.

NAMEBLKSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLTOVPF+/-
1Kurt Nimphius
K. Nimphius
82
1981-82
63
17.2
5.3
4.7
1.0
0.3
1.3
2.2
4.7
46.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
58.3
48.9
1.5
3.2
0.9
1,085
337
295
61
17
56
190
2Sean Rooks
S. Rooks
81
1992-93
72
29.0
13.5
7.4
1.3
0.5
1.1
5.1
10.4
49.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.4
60.2
52.8
2.7
4.7
2.2
2,087
970
536
95
38
160
204
3Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
79
1986-87
75
18.7
7.5
7.1
0.7
0.7
1.1
3.1
6.7
46.7
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.3
1.9
67.6
50.1
2.4
4.7
1.3
1,405
561
533
52
56
101
232
4Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
77
2023-24
55
23.5
8.8
6.9
1.1
0.7
1.4
4.0
5.4
74.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.5
50.6
72.8
2.5
4.4
0.9
1,294
483
378
60
36
50
144
+144
5Bill Garnett
B. Garnett
70
1982-83
75
18.8
6.3
5.4
1.4
0.6
0.9
2.3
4.3
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.3
74.1
59.3
1.9
3.5
1.1
1,411
469
406
103
48
81
245
6Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
63
1984-85
82
28.3
11.0
7.4
1.6
0.8
0.8
4.2
9.0
47.1
0.1
0.4
25.0
2.4
3.0
82.0
53.5
2.3
5.1
1.2
2,317
903
605
135
63
102
236
7Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
62
2025-26
66
33.9
21.1
6.6
4.6
1.2
0.9
8.0
16.9
47.3
1.0
3.5
29.7
4.1
5.0
82.0
55.2
1.2
5.4
2.4
2,236
1,394
436
302
82
156
138
-275
8Josh Howard
J. Howard
54
2003-04
67
23.7
8.6
5.5
1.4
1.0
0.8
3.4
7.9
43.0
0.3
1.0
30.3
1.4
2.1
70.3
48.5
2.2
3.3
1.0
1,589
575
368
97
69
67
168
+214
9Maxi Kleber
M. Kleber
47
2017-18
72
16.8
5.4
3.3
0.7
0.4
0.7
2.1
4.3
48.9
0.6
1.8
31.3
0.6
0.8
74.6
57.6
1.0
2.3
0.4
1,206
386
234
51
26
30
114
-131
10Moussa Cisse
M. Cisse
39
2025-26
35
12.8
3.9
5.1
0.2
0.4
1.1
1.5
2.6
58.9
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.9
43.9
56.7
2.0
3.1
0.7
448
135
179
8
15
26
65
+2
11Bernard James
B. James
38
2012-13
46
9.9
2.8
2.8
0.1
0.3
0.8
1.2
2.2
51.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.9
61.0
54.1
1.1
1.7
0.4
457
131
131
6
12
18
64
-22
12Salah Mejri
S. Mejri
36
2015-16
34
11.7
3.7
3.6
0.3
0.2
1.1
1.4
2.3
62.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.4
58.7
63.6
1.2
2.4
0.7
397
125
123
10
8
23
54
+41
13Doug Smith
D. Smith
34
1991-92
76
22.5
8.8
5.1
1.7
0.8
0.4
3.8
9.2
41.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
1.6
73.6
44.4
1.7
3.4
1.3
1,707
671
391
129
62
97
259
14Loren Meyer
L. Meyer
32
1995-96
72
17.6
5.0
4.4
0.8
0.3
0.4
2.0
4.6
43.9
0.0
0.2
27.3
1.0
1.4
68.6
48.4
1.6
2.8
0.9
1,266
363
319
57
20
67
224
15Cherokee Parks
C. Parks
32
1995-96
64
13.6
3.9
3.4
0.5
0.4
0.5
1.6
3.9
40.9
0.1
0.4
26.9
0.6
1.0
66.1
45.6
1.0
2.3
0.5
869
250
216
29
25
31
100
16Popeye Jones
P. Jones
31
1993-94
81
21.9
5.8
7.5
1.2
0.8
0.4
2.4
5.0
47.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.3
72.9
51.5
3.7
3.8
1.2
1,773
468
605
99
61
94
246
17Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
30
1981-82
82
24.1
13.3
3.1
1.3
0.6
0.4
5.4
10.4
51.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.6
3.4
76.8
55.9
1.2
1.9
1.4
1,979
1,091
254
105
46
113
122
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
27
1998-99
47
20.4
8.2
3.4
1.0
0.6
0.6
2.9
7.1
40.5
0.3
1.4
20.6
2.1
2.7
77.3
49.1
0.9
2.6
1.6
958
385
162
47
29
73
105
-17
19Chris Anstey
C. Anstey
27
1997-98
41
16.6
5.9
3.8
0.9
0.8
0.7
2.2
5.6
39.8
0.1
0.4
18.8
1.3
1.8
71.6
45.5
1.3
2.5
1.0
680
240
157
35
31
41
95
-116
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25
2018-19
72
32.2
21.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
247
137
-118
21Dorian Finney-Smith
D. Finney-Smith
25
2016-17
81
20.3
4.3
2.7
0.8
0.6
0.3
1.5
4.1
37.2
0.7
2.4
29.3
0.6
0.8
75.4
48.6
0.7
2.1
0.6
1,642
350
222
67
52
45
125
-118
22Justin Anderson
J. Anderson
25
2015-16
55
11.8
3.8
2.4
0.5
0.3
0.5
1.3
3.2
40.6
0.4
1.5
26.5
0.8
1.0
80.0
52.2
0.3
2.1
0.4
647
208
132
29
19
24
45
+8
23Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
24
1994-95
79
33.8
11.7
5.4
7.7
1.9
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.5
0.9
3.3
27.2
2.4
3.5
69.8
47.1
1.9
3.5
3.2
2,668
922
430
607
151
250
146
24Donald Hodge
D. Hodge
23
1991-92
51
20.7
8.4
5.4
0.8
0.5
0.5
3.2
6.4
49.7
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
66.7
54.1
2.3
3.1
1.5
1,058
426
275
39
25
75
128
25Samaki Walker
S. Walker
22
1996-97
43
14.0
5.0
3.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
1.9
4.3
44.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.7
64.9
48.7
1.1
2.3
0.9
602
214
147
17
15
39
71
-131
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