most career defensive rebounds per game among small forwards

Larry Bird has the most career defensive rebounds per game by a small forward with 8.0 per game.

Interpreted as:

most career defensive rebounds per game with a minimum of 400 games played among small forwards

	NAME	DREB	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	Larry Bird L. Bird	8.0	792	38.5	24.9	10.1	6.3	1.8	0.8	9.8	19.6	50.0	0.7	1.8	37.1	4.6	5.2	88.4	56.7	2.1	3.2	30,504	19,719	8,031	4,958	1,406	664	2,504	2,079
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6.6	981	36.9	27.8	7.2	4.5	1.1	1.1	9.5	18.9	50.6	2.0	5.1	39.1	6.7	7.6	88.5	62.6	0.7	3.2	36,203	27,300	7,106	4,453	1,045	1,121	3,131	1,911	+5422
3	LeBron James L. James	6.4	1,345	37.6	27.2	7.6	7.6	1.5	0.8	10.0	19.7	50.5	1.7	4.8	34.6	5.6	7.6	73.6	59.0	1.1	3.5	50,626	36,535	10,174	10,162	1,989	1,009	4,713	2,407	+6235
4	Shawn Marion S. Marion	5.8	871	33.7	14.4	8.1	1.8	1.4	1.0	6.0	12.5	47.6	0.6	1.7	33.1	1.9	2.4	81.6	53.2	2.3	1.5	29,363	12,578	7,059	1,600	1,236	845	1,311	1,852	+843
5	Paul George P. George	5.8	692	35.5	22.7	6.6	4.0	1.8	0.4	7.7	17.6	44.0	2.8	7.4	38.5	4.4	5.1	85.8	57.2	0.9	2.9	24,540	15,725	4,599	2,783	1,226	297	2,005	1,886	+2969
6	Clarence Weatherspoon C. Weatherspoon	5.6	449	35.4	15.3	8.1	2.0	1.1	1.0	5.9	12.5	47.4	0.0	0.1	20.0	3.4	4.6	73.2	52.5	2.5	2.1	15,877	6,859	3,622	886	514	461	939	1,043	-445
7	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	5.4	425	27.9	13.3	6.3	3.4	0.8	0.5	4.5	9.8	46.2	1.3	3.8	33.3	2.9	3.8	77.1	57.8	1.0	2.0	11,878	5,643	2,690	1,450	338	200	852	1,063	-588
8	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	5.2	798	31.8	20.7	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.6	7.5	15.0	49.9	1.7	4.4	39.1	4.0	4.7	86.3	60.7	1.2	1.7	25,366	16,546	5,075	2,470	1,377	498	1,345	1,303	+4937
9	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	5.1	501	30.9	15.9	6.1	2.8	0.7	0.7	5.9	12.9	46.1	1.8	5.2	33.8	2.3	2.7	82.5	56.5	1.1	1.6	15,457	7,956	3,077	1,381	368	328	782	921	-1136
10	Armen Gilliam A. Gilliam	5.0	472	31.4	15.7	7.7	1.2	0.7	0.8	6.0	12.2	49.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.6	78.2	55.2	2.6	1.9	14,832	7,396	3,625	583	352	368	915	1,017
11	Grant Hill G. Hill	5.0	961	34.1	16.9	6.2	4.3	1.2	0.6	6.2	13.0	48.2	0.2	0.7	31.7	4.1	5.4	76.9	55.0	1.2	2.4	32,767	16,203	5,932	4,114	1,187	551	2,315	2,231	+1865
12	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	4.9	453	37.2	20.4	7.7	1.8	1.0	0.4	8.0	17.3	46.1	0.8	2.3	34.5	3.6	5.0	73.1	52.3	2.8	1.9	16,873	9,222	3,493	799	463	175	868	1,087	-762
13	Juwan Howard J. Howard	4.8	452	36.1	17.1	7.0	3.2	0.9	0.3	7.0	14.6	47.9	0.0	0.1	11.8	3.1	4.2	72.9	51.9	2.2	2.8	16,336	7,722	3,145	1,424	410	141	1,246	1,489	-377
14	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	4.6	473	31.5	21.8	5.7	3.4	1.0	0.4	8.2	17.0	48.0	2.0	5.6	35.2	3.5	4.6	75.8	57.3	1.0	2.5	14,909	10,334	2,677	1,621	480	177	1,188	1,175	+1792
15	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	4.6	1,178	34.9	16.1	6.4	5.2	2.0	0.8	6.3	13.3	47.3	0.8	2.5	32.6	2.7	3.8	70.4	53.6	1.8	2.8	41,069	18,940	7,494	6,135	2,307	947	3,257	3,329	+2022
16	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	4.6	688	36.8	20.7	6.1	2.7	1.2	0.6	8.1	17.6	45.9	0.9	2.6	34.0	3.6	4.4	82.0	52.9	1.5	3.1	25,346	14,234	4,189	1,879	826	389	2,147	1,847	+10
17	Donyell Marshall D. Marshall	4.6	519	27.1	12.0	6.8	1.6	0.8	0.9	4.6	10.7	43.4	0.6	2.0	31.5	2.1	2.9	72.4	50.1	2.2	1.6	14,050	6,214	3,510	834	437	488	820	1,211	-992
18	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	4.6	911	35.1	23.2	6.2	3.0	1.0	0.5	8.3	18.4	45.1	1.1	3.3	33.7	5.5	6.8	80.8	54.3	1.7	2.7	31,957	21,177	5,691	2,717	934	447	2,419	2,602	+844
19	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	4.6	980	33.2	18.6	5.3	3.4	1.2	0.5	6.1	13.5	45.4	1.5	4.0	37.5	4.8	6.0	80.5	57.6	0.8	2.4	32,545	18,186	5,236	3,316	1,194	501	2,395	2,633	+2898
20	Calvin Natt C. Natt	4.5	424	32.1	16.5	6.9	2.0	0.9	0.3	6.5	12.2	53.0	0.0	0.1	22.2	3.5	4.6	75.6	57.8	2.4	2.1	13,601	6,988	2,923	855	378	142	905	1,016
21	Julius Erving J. Erving	4.5	702	34.6	22.8	7.1	4.0	1.9	1.6	9.0	17.6	51.2	0.0	0.2	25.3	4.8	6.2	77.4	56.2	2.5	3.1	24,285	16,019	4,967	2,785	1,319	1,117	1,951	1,953
22	Lionel Simmons L. Simmons	4.5	454	29.7	12.8	6.2	3.3	1.1	0.8	4.9	11.4	43.3	0.1	0.3	30.5	2.9	3.7	77.1	49.2	1.8	2.2	13,472	5,833	2,833	1,498	514	361	982	1,106	-104
23	Rodney McCray R. McCray	4.5	768	32.4	11.7	6.6	3.6	0.8	0.6	4.6	9.1	50.3	0.1	0.3	26.0	2.5	3.3	76.1	55.6	2.1	1.8	24,876	9,014	5,087	2,750	585	493	1,419	1,734
24	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	4.4	526	34.9	19.1	6.2	3.5	1.3	0.6	7.9	16.4	48.0	0.0	0.2	16.7	3.3	4.2	80.1	52.4	1.7	2.7	18,370	10,062	3,245	1,821	661	303	630	1,798
25	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	4.4	616	34.2	20.1	7.1	3.6	1.3	0.8	8.3	16.0	51.9	0.0	0.2	16.9	3.4	4.7	73.6	55.6	2.7	2.3	21,089	12,367	4,401	2,219	781	475	1,444	1,552

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.7

Brown

RPG

10.7

Tatum

APG

6.8

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.9

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

114.5

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

14.6

3.0

1.7

1.6

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

556.4

Mobley

540.1

Harden

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

560.8

Harden

550.8

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

55-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-55

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0