Captain of the national team among the top blockers of the World Cup + photo

According to the sports reporter of Fars News Agency, on the eve of the 2023 World Cup, the World Basketball Federation introduced the best blockers in the history of these competitions, and the name of Haddadi is among the best.

Hamed Haddadi is in sixth place with 25 blocks in the 15 matches he played in the World Cup.

The world website wrote about Haddadi: “Beast from the East, as he was known during his NBA days, Hamed Irani has a smooth shot and rebounds with the best of them.” He is also the protector of the ring. After leading Iran to their second Asian Cup title in 2009, Haddadi made his debut with Iran at the 2010 World Cup in Istanbul and had five blocks in his debut against Brazil. He increased this number to thirteen in two other matches. Haddadi was able to make 6 blocked shots in his next two World Cups in 2014 and 2019 respectively. Of course, he was able to have a number of other defenses.

In this list, two former and retired Spanish stars Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol are the first and second with 55 and 43 blocks, and the Chinese legend Yao Ming is in the third place with 32 rebounds.

The Basketball World Cup will start on September 3, hosted by Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. Iran is in the same group as Spain, Brazil and Ivory Coast.

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