Top 5 all-time Orlando Magic blocks leaders

Dwight Howard sits atop the Orlando Magic all-time blocks list.

The Orlando Magic have won nine Southeast Division titles but have yet to win an NBA championship throughout their 37 seasons in the league. Despite the shorter history as a franchise, they still boast two Hall of Famers who are among the most elite shot-blockers of all time on their list.

1.

Dwight Howard

– 1,344 blocks

The Magic selected Howard with the No. 1 overall pick in the

2004 NBA Draft

. He played his first eight seasons in Orlando from 2004 to 2012, and out of a possible 640 regular-season games with the organization, Howard suited up for 621 of them. He played in all 82 contests five out of six years (2004–10), including four straight to begin his professional tenure. During his time with the Magic, he averaged 18.4 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.2 blocks and was a six-time All-Star, six-time All-NBA and five-time All-Defensive member. Howard also won three consecutive

Defensive Player of the Year awards

from 2009–11, led the league in rebounds four times and twice in blocks, setting personal bests with 2.9 bpg (‘09) and 14.5 rpg (‘12).

Howard went on to play three separate one-year stints with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won a title in 2020 alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis, as well as stops with the Houston Rockets, his hometown Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers before retiring in 2022. In total, Howard was an eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA, five-time All-Defensive, three-time DPOY, five-time rebounds champ, two-time blocks champ, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2025.

2.

Shaquille O’Neal

– 824 blocks

Twelve years prior to their eventual selection of Howard, Orlando nabbed O’Neal with the No. 1 overall pick in the

1992 NBA Draft

. O’Neal played his first four seasons with the Magic before signing as a free agent with the Lakers in 1996. O’Neal would spend the next eight years in L.A. after averaging 27.2 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 2.8 blocks across 295 games (293 starts) with Orlando. He won the 1993 Rookie of the Year and made his All-Star debut by dominating to the tune of 23.4 ppg, a career-best 13.9 rpg, 1.9 apg, 0.7 spg, and a career-best 3.5 bpg over 81 outings. O’Neal was named an All-Star every year and made three All-NBA teams as a member of the Magic.

O’Neal was a core piece of the Lakers’ three-peat alongside Kobe Bryant in 2000, 2001 and 2002, when he earned three consecutive Finals MVP honors, and won a fourth championship with Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat in 2006. Shaq suited up for the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics before retiring in 2011. Over the course of his 19-year Hall-of-Fame career, O’Neal was a 15-time All-Star, two-time scoring champ, 14-time All-NBA, three-time All-Defensive, and the ‘00 league MVP, helping him garner a vote for the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.

3.

Nikola Vučević

– 550 blocks

As an undersized center at 6-foot-9, Vučević is primarily known for his offense, but he did block at least 1.0 shots per game in six of his 15 seasons as a pro, including four straight as a member of the Magic from 2016-19. Across 8 1/2 seasons in Orlando, Vučević was a two-time All-Star and averaged 17.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.9 blocks in 591 outings (566 starts). He was traded to the Chicago Bulls midway through the 2020-21 campaign, where he played until the Celtics acquired him during the 2025-26 season. Vučević rejoined the Magic in summer 2026 for what will be his 16th year in the NBA.

4.

Bo Outlaw

– 536 blocks

Outlaw spent nearly eight years with the Magic across two separate spans, from 1997-01 and 2005-08, prior to his retirement at age-36 after 15 seasons. Across 360 games (222 starts) with Orlando, he averaged 6.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks. Outlaw put up arguably his best season during his Magic debut in ‘97-98, going for career-highs in scoring (9.5), rebounds (7.8) and blocks (2.2) while suiting up for all 82 contests. Outlaw also played for the Suns, Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies, and finished with a career average of 1.3 blocks a night over 914 appearances.

5.

Horace Grant

– 415 blocks

The Bulls took Grant No. 10 overall in the

1987 NBA Draft

, and he proceeded to play his first seven seasons as a pro before joining the Magic in 1994. Grant won three straight titles (1991-93) in Chicago with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, and earned a lone All-Star selection in his final campaign with the team in ‘93-94. Grant’s initial five-year stretch in Orlando was impressive, as he averaged 12.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks in 330 games (329 starts) and was selected to two All-Defensive teams. He spent another two years as a member of the Magic from 2001-03, giving him tallies of 11.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.0 spg and 1.0 bpg in 411 total appearances. He also played with the Lakers and Seattle SuperSonics, winning a fourth NBA championship next to Shaq in L.A.’s frontcourt in 2001 at age-35, prior to his retirement in 2004 after 17 seasons.