Manute Bol leads the single-season blocks for the Golden State Warriors.
The Golden State Warriors have been blessed with some excellent defensive players during the franchise’s history. That includes current big man Draymond Green. Let’s dig into their record books and highlight their all-time top-five leaders in blocks per game for a single season.
Manute Bol – 1989, 4.3 BPG
Bol was originally drafted by the Washington Bullets. In his rookie season, he led the NBA by averaging 5.0 blocks per game. In each of his first three seasons in the league, he finished inside the top-eight in voting for the Defensive Player of the Year award. The 1988-89 season was his first with the Warriors. He only started four of 80 games, leaving him to average 22 minutes. Still, he led the league by averaging 4.3 blocks per game. In eight playoff games, he averaged 3.6 blocks despite averaging just 19 minutes.
Manute Bol -1990, 3.2 BPG
Bol averaged just 18 minutes per game in 1989-90, but he still averaged 3.2 blocks. Following the season, he was traded to the 76ers. Bol did eventually return to the Warriors, playing five games for them during the 1994-95 season. Over 160 career games with the Warriors, Bol averaged 3.7 blocks.
Robert Parish – 1979, 2.9 BPG
The Warriors selected Parish with the eighth pick in the 1976 Draft. He didn’t play much during his first two seasons, but he logged 32 minutes per game in 1978-79. He used the added minutes to average 17.2 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks. Parish spent the first four seasons of his career with the Warriors before joining the Celtics. He would go on to win four championships during his career, three of which came with the Celtics. The other was as a member of the Bulls. Over 307 career regular season games with the Warriors, he averaged 13.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks.
Adonal Foyle – 2001, 2.7 BPG
The Warriors selected Foyle with the eighth pick in the 1997 Draft. He averaged 14 minutes per game or fewer in both of his first two seasons in the league. He would go on to log 25 minutes per game in 2000-01, which would end up being the highest mark of his career. With an expanded role in hand, he finished the season with averages of 5.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks.
Adonal Foyle – 2003, 2.5 BPG
Foyle appeared in all 82 games for the Warriors in 2002-03, but he didn’t start any of them. He only averaged 22 minutes per game, but he still averaged 2.5 blocks. That would end up being the second highest mark of his career. Foyle spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Warriors, averaging 4.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks across 641 games. He played just two more seasons following his time with the Warriors, spending time with both the Magic and the Grizzlies.
