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Nuggets: Top five enforcers of all time

By Brandon Ewing

HOUSTON - NOVEMBER 24: Dikembe Mutombo
HOUSTON - NOVEMBER 24: Dikembe Mutombo /
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SAN ANTONIO – JANUARY 28: Dikembe Mutombo #55 of the Denver Nuggets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs during an NBA game at the Alamo dome on January 28, 1995 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1995 NBAE (Photo by Andy Hayt/NBAE via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO – JANUARY 28: Dikembe Mutombo #55 of the Denver Nuggets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs during an NBA game at the Alamo dome on January 28, 1995 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1995 NBAE (Photo by Andy Hayt/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Dikembe Mutombo

Dikembe is one of the best defensive players in NBA history so it’s no surprise that he makes the list. Mutombo was not a guy to mess with on the court and didn’t like it when opposing players came down low. Dikembe’s first five seasons in the NBA were in a Nuggets uniform, so he got his enforcer mentality here in Denver and it definitely carried him throughout his career.

In his five seasons with the Nuggets Dikembe averaged 12.9 points per game, 12.3 rebounds per game, and 3.8 blocks per game. His blocks per game was his best average he had with any of the six teams he played on. Mutombo just got his jersey retired by the Nuggets last season and continuous to be an important ambassador of the Nuggets franchise. The good he brought to the Nuggets franchise and the defensive player he was on the court is what puts him on the list of one of the greatest Nuggets enforcers of all-time.

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