Derrick White has a reputation as one of the best guards in the NBA at blocking shots. He averaged a career-high 1.2 blocks per game last season, a feat that helped him get selected to the NBA All-Defensive second team.
White’s career average of 0.9 blocks per game puts him slightly ahead of another prolific 6-foot-4-inch shot swatter, Hall-of-Famer Dwyane Wade, who averaged 0.8 during his career.
Wade has a considerably larger body of work. He played 16 NBA seasons. White is in his eighth season. Wade’s numbers were also dragged down in his later years once he lost some of the bounce that made his high-flying game special.