re: Is Nikola Jokic the best passer in NBA history?

Hard to say. With every team shooting so many 3pt shots, and teams not having big men in the lane, the court is more wide open than ever. It's much easier for cutters to go to the rim with no classic centers currently playing in the NBA.

As great a rim defender as Victor Wembanyama is, His league leading 254 blocks this past season ties him for 54th place. That means players had more blocks in a season 53 different times. .Theo Ratliff's 307 blocks in 2003 is the only season since 2000 in the top 20, at number 20. Marcus Camby's 285 blocks in 2007 is 30th on the list. Ben Wallaces 278 in 2001 is number 37. Hassan Whiteside's 269 in 2015 is tied for number 44, and is the most recent before Wembanyama's season. Ratliff mad the list again at 49th with 262.

The top shot blockers from the 2000's and 2010's, plus Wemby::



The top shot blockers from the 1980's and 1990's:





We are trying to compare numbers for players playing different games. Points were hard to come by and so were assists. Who can say guys that played in the 1980's and 1990's wouldn't have had higher assist numbers in today's game. I have to question whether some of today's scorers and assist leaders would have the same numbers in the 1980's and 1990's.

NBA Single Season Leaders and Records for Blocks