highest defensive rebounds average by a rookie

Derik Queen has averaged the most defensive rebounds per game by a rookie this season with 5.6 per game.

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highest defensive rebounds with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games average by a rookie this regular season

	NAME	DREB	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Derik Queen D. Queen	5.6	2025-26	NOP	55	26.0	12.2	7.2	4.1	1.0	0.9	4.7	9.6	49.1	0.3	1.0	27.8	2.5	3.3	77.7	55.5	1.6	2.4	1,432	672	397	228	57	50	132	156	-223
2	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	5.4	2025-26	DAL	49	34.1	20.4	6.6	4.1	1.2	0.8	7.8	16.1	48.2	1.1	3.5	30.2	3.8	4.7	80.4	56.0	1.1	2.2	1,669	999	321	202	58	39	108	105	-155
3	Maxime Raynaud M. Raynaud	4.9	2025-26	SAC	48	23.5	9.8	6.6	1.0	0.5	0.5	4.2	7.5	55.2	0.2	0.9	26.8	1.3	1.7	75.3	59.4	1.7	1.0	1,127	472	318	49	24	23	47	115	-289
4	Cedric Coward C. Coward	4.9	2025-26	MEM	48	26.3	13.3	6.2	2.9	0.6	0.4	4.9	10.4	46.8	1.5	4.4	34.0	2.1	2.5	84.3	58.0	1.4	1.8	1,263	639	299	140	27	19	84	94	+40
5	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	4.3	2025-26	CHA	54	32.1	18.9	5.5	3.6	0.7	0.2	6.5	13.4	48.4	3.4	7.9	43.1	2.6	2.8	90.2	64.6	1.2	2.2	1,734	1,021	297	192	37	13	119	116	+70
6	VJ Edgecombe	3.8	2025-26	PHI	50	35.4	14.9	5.4	4.1	1.5	0.5	5.5	13.1	42.3	2.0	5.7	35.2	1.8	2.3	78.6	52.8	1.6	1.8	1,768	744	270	206	74	25	91	151	+36
7	Danny Wolf D. Wolf	3.6	2025-26	BKN	39	20.2	8.4	4.7	2.0	0.6	0.5	3.1	7.5	40.5	1.2	3.5	32.6	1.1	1.4	78.6	51.3	1.1	1.1	786	327	184	77	22	19	42	76	-106
8	Ryan Kalkbrenner R. Kalkbrenner	3.5	2025-26	CHA	43	22.9	8.2	6.0	0.7	0.6	1.5	3.5	4.6	75.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.9	67.5	75.9	2.5	1.0	986	354	257	28	27	64	45	73	-69
9	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	2.9	2025-26	NOP	56	25.6	13.2	3.7	3.1	1.3	0.3	5.0	11.8	42.9	1.1	3.3	32.4	2.1	2.6	81.4	51.3	0.7	2.2	1,435	741	206	171	71	18	123	103	-262
10	Sion James S. James	2.9	2025-26	CHA	55	23.9	5.6	3.4	1.9	0.5	0.3	1.7	4.6	37.8	1.0	2.7	36.5	1.2	1.4	85.5	54.3	0.6	0.9	1,316	309	189	107	30	17	50	100	-55
11	Dylan Harper D. Harper	2.7	2025-26	SAS	43	21.7	10.9	3.4	3.7	0.8	0.3	4.4	9.4	46.7	0.6	2.5	25.2	1.5	2.0	75.0	52.9	0.7	1.3	933	468	145	158	36	15	58	79	+183
12	Egor Dëmin E. Dëmin	2.7	2025-26	BKN	46	25.0	10.8	3.1	3.3	0.8	0.3	3.6	8.8	40.6	2.5	6.4	39.6	1.1	1.3	86.2	57.5	0.5	1.8	1,151	496	144	152	37	14	82	82	-105
13	Collin Murray-Boyles C. Murray-Boyles	2.6	2025-26	TOR	43	22.2	7.9	5.0	2.1	0.9	0.9	3.3	6.0	55.3	0.4	1.1	34.8	0.9	1.4	63.9	59.7	2.4	1.2	953	339	214	89	39	38	50	110	-9
14	Hugo González H. González	2.5	2025-26	BOS	49	15.2	3.8	3.3	0.6	0.6	0.2	1.5	3.3	46.0	0.5	1.6	32.9	0.2	0.4	47.6	53.7	0.9	0.6	745	185	163	28	29	12	29	87	+243
15	Nique Clifford N. Clifford	2.3	2025-26	SAC	52	21.3	6.6	3.1	1.7	0.7	0.3	2.5	6.3	39.3	0.8	2.7	31.7	0.8	1.1	71.2	48.6	0.8	1.2	1,107	342	162	86	35	17	62	100	-137
16	Ace Bailey A. Bailey	2.3	2025-26	UTA	49	26.3	11.7	3.9	1.7	0.8	0.5	4.8	10.6	45.0	1.5	4.4	34.0	0.7	1.0	70.8	53.1	1.6	1.3	1,291	573	189	84	39	23	63	125	-287
17	Noah Penda N. Penda	2.2	2025-26	ORL	38	13.7	4.8	3.7	1.2	0.6	0.4	1.8	4.1	43.5	0.7	1.7	38.5	0.7	1.0	64.1	53.8	1.5	0.8	519	184	141	44	21	14	32	51	-33
18	Tre Johnson T. Johnson	2.2	2025-26	WAS	40	25.0	12.9	2.7	2.2	0.7	0.3	4.7	10.6	44.0	2.1	5.5	38.6	1.5	1.6	89.2	57.0	0.5	1.4	999	515	109	86	26	13	56	73	-122
19	Kobe Sanders K. Sanders	2.1	2025-26	LAC	46	21.1	6.9	2.6	1.7	0.6	0.1	2.5	5.7	43.6	1.0	2.8	37.0	0.9	1.1	80.0	55.4	0.5	1.3	972	317	118	79	26	6	62	98	-11
20	Caleb Love C. Love	2.0	2025-26	POR	45	22.2	11.3	2.5	2.7	0.6	0.1	4.2	10.8	39.0	2.1	6.4	32.1	0.8	1.1	73.5	50.0	0.6	1.4	999	507	114	122	27	4	61	47	-118
21	Walter Clayton Jr. W. Clayton Jr.	1.7	2025-26	TOT	47	18.3	6.9	2.0	3.3	0.6	0.3	2.3	5.9	40.0	1.0	3.2	29.8	1.3	1.4	93.8	53.6	0.3	1.3	861	325	95	154	28	12	62	81	-128
22	Ryan Nembhard R. Nembhard	1.6	2025-26	DAL	38	18.8	6.7	1.8	4.9	0.3	0.0	2.8	6.4	42.9	0.9	2.3	37.9	0.3	0.3	76.9	50.5	0.2	1.4	713	253	68	186	10	1	55	52	-38
23	Carter Bryant C. Bryant	1.5	2025-26	SAS	43	9.3	3.4	2.0	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.2	3.3	37.1	0.6	1.8	32.1	0.3	0.5	68.2	47.8	0.4	0.3	398	146	85	14	9	9	13	39	-23
24	Will Richard W. Richard	1.5	2025-26	GSW	49	19.1	6.6	2.5	1.4	1.2	0.1	2.4	5.0	47.0	1.1	3.1	35.1	0.8	0.9	82.2	60.5	1.0	0.8	937	323	121	67	57	5	41	90	+26
25	Will Riley W. Riley	1.4	2025-26	WAS	45	16.6	7.0	2.2	1.4	0.6	0.1	2.5	6.1	41.2	0.8	2.4	32.7	1.1	1.5	77.3	51.6	0.8	0.9	747	313	101	64	27	5	40	39	-223

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PPG

22.1

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RPG

7.2

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APG

4.1

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.6

25th

DRTG

119.3

27th

NETRTG

-5.8

25th

3P%

34.5

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/20	MIL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Sat 2/21	PHI	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Tue 2/24	GSW	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 2/26	NOP	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 2/28	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM

Last Game

Heat

29 - 27

123

Final

111

Pelicans

15 - 41

Wed 11 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Porter

3.6

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.9

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.7

120.0

119.4

118.4

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.7

112.4

112.8

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

8.0

7.2

6.3

6.0

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

12-44

14-39

15-41

15-40

15-38

18-38

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,586.3

Maxey

2,516.9

Johnson

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,662.5

Johnson

2,614

Maxey

2,587.5

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.6

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.43

Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

Johnson

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-20

33-22

32-24

30-23-1

31-24

31-23

Worst Record ATS

21-35

21-32

22-31

23-32

23-30

23-30-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	40	13	.755
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
3	Knicks	35	20	.636	6.0
4	Cavaliers	34	21	.618	7.0
5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
6	76ers	30	24	.556	10.5
7	Magic	28	25	.528	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	12.5
9	Hornets	26	29	.473	15.0
10	Hawks	26	30	.464	15.5
11	Bulls	24	31	.436	17.0
12	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.0
13	Nets	15	38	.283	25.0
14	Pacers	15	40	.273	26.0
15	Wizards	14	39	.264	26.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	9.5
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
10	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/16	PHX	@	NYK	106-99
Fri 1/16	IND	@	DET	78-121
Fri 1/16	OKC	@	MIA	120-122
Fri 1/16	MIN	@	SAS	123-126
Fri 1/16	CHA	@	GSW	116-136

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	ATL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	HOU	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	DET	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Derik Queen has averaged the most defensive rebounds per game by a rookie this season with 5.6 per game.

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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2,586.3

2,516.9

2,493.6

2,662.5

2,614

2,587.5

37.7

36.8

33.5

38.6

37.3

36.7

1.59

1.53

1.43

1.70

1.53

1.49

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