Nikola Jokić got the most defensive boards in 2021-22, with 813 boards.

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most defensive rebounds by a player grabbed 2022

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	813	2021-22	DEN	74	33.4	27.1	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	10.3	17.7	58.3	1.3	3.9	33.7	5.1	6.3	81.0	66.1	2.8	3.8	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442
2	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	727	2021-22	UTA	66	32.1	15.6	14.7	1.1	0.7	2.1	5.5	7.7	71.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	6.7	69.0	73.2	3.7	1.8	2,120	1,027	968	72	45	137	119	176	+417
3	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	662	2021-22	CHI	73	33.1	17.6	11.0	3.2	1.0	1.0	7.5	15.8	47.3	1.4	4.5	31.4	1.3	1.7	76.0	53.3	1.9	1.9	2,417	1,288	804	236	70	71	136	181	-52
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	650	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	644	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	29.9	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	10.3	18.6	55.3	1.1	3.6	29.3	8.3	11.4	72.2	63.3	2.0	3.3	2,204	2,002	778	388	72	91	219	212	+397
6	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	617	2021-22	NOP	74	30.3	17.8	11.4	2.6	0.6	0.8	6.9	12.7	54.4	0.8	2.1	36.1	3.2	3.9	82.0	61.7	3.1	2.4	2,240	1,314	843	190	41	60	179	247	+67
7	Clint Capela C. Capela	598	2021-22	ATL	74	27.6	11.1	11.9	1.2	0.7	1.3	5.0	8.2	61.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	2.3	47.3	60.4	3.8	0.6	2,041	820	877	92	55	93	44	166	+125
8	Julius Randle J. Randle	591	2021-22	NYK	72	35.3	20.1	9.9	5.1	0.7	0.5	7.1	17.3	41.1	1.7	5.4	30.8	4.2	5.6	75.6	50.9	1.7	3.4	2,544	1,447	716	370	53	39	245	205	-164
9	Christian Wood C. Wood	576	2021-22	HOU	68	30.8	17.9	10.1	2.3	0.8	1.0	6.5	12.9	50.1	1.9	4.9	39.0	3.0	4.9	62.3	59.5	1.6	1.9	2,094	1,218	686	155	54	65	126	171	-406
10	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	551	2021-22	TOT	62	34.4	18.9	12.1	5.2	1.0	0.4	7.1	12.5	57.3	0.6	2.0	31.2	4.0	5.4	74.1	63.7	3.2	3.1	2,135	1,171	752	323	59	27	195	203	-12
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	537	2021-22	DAL	65	35.4	28.4	9.1	8.7	1.2	0.6	9.9	21.6	45.7	3.1	8.8	35.3	5.6	7.5	74.4	57.1	0.9	4.5	2,301	1,847	593	568	75	36	292	145	+146
12	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	533	2021-22	MIN	74	33.4	24.6	9.8	3.6	1.0	1.1	8.7	16.4	52.9	2.0	4.9	41.0	5.2	6.3	82.2	64.0	2.6	3.1	2,475	1,818	727	269	72	83	226	267	+274
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	524	2021-22	BOS	76	35.9	26.9	8.0	4.4	1.0	0.6	9.3	20.6	45.3	3.0	8.6	35.3	5.3	6.2	85.3	57.8	1.1	2.9	2,731	2,046	609	334	75	49	217	174	+667
14	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	509	2021-22	ORL	62	29.9	15.0	10.5	2.8	0.6	0.7	5.8	11.0	52.5	1.1	3.5	32.7	2.3	3.3	69.1	60.1	2.2	1.9	1,852	931	648	171	36	43	117	169	-134
15	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	491	2021-22	WAS	66	33.4	17.1	8.5	3.5	0.6	0.9	6.4	14.2	45.2	1.9	5.7	34.1	2.4	3.3	71.2	54.7	1.1	2.6	2,204	1,130	561	233	42	57	169	128	-279
16	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	483	2021-22	SAS	68	34.8	21.1	8.3	9.2	2.0	0.3	8.4	18.3	46.2	1.4	4.3	32.7	2.9	3.6	79.4	53.3	1.2	2.6	2,366	1,438	563	627	138	23	180	138	+49
17	Bobby Portis B. Portis	477	2021-22	MIL	72	28.2	14.6	9.1	1.2	0.7	0.7	5.8	12.1	47.9	1.8	4.7	39.3	1.2	1.6	75.2	57.1	2.5	1.3	2,028	1,052	657	86	53	51	90	174	+314
18	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	470	2021-22	LAL	78	34.3	18.5	7.4	7.1	1.0	0.3	7.0	15.8	44.4	1.0	3.4	29.8	3.4	5.1	66.7	51.2	1.4	3.8	2,678	1,441	580	550	75	20	295	235	-211
19	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	469	2021-22	CHA	80	35.5	20.2	7.0	3.8	0.9	0.8	7.5	15.2	49.1	1.9	5.8	33.1	3.3	4.2	80.2	59.3	1.1	1.9	2,837	1,613	559	300	74	67	150	193	+142
20	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	452	2021-22	POR	56	28.2	15.0	11.1	2.8	1.1	0.6	5.7	10.7	53.5	0.3	1.0	26.8	3.3	4.8	69.0	58.6	3.0	2.6	1,578	842	619	157	62	34	143	189	+13
21	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	452	2021-22	TOR	68	37.9	22.8	8.5	5.3	1.3	0.6	8.8	17.8	49.4	1.1	3.2	34.4	4.2	5.6	74.9	56.5	1.9	2.7	2,578	1,551	580	360	85	42	181	225	+254
22	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	451	2021-22	TOT	73	19.7	7.9	9.3	1.8	1.1	0.9	3.4	5.9	57.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.2	52.4	57.4	3.1	1.6	1,437	580	680	131	78	68	115	192	+40
23	Kevin Love K. Love	449	2021-22	CLE	74	22.5	13.6	7.2	2.2	0.4	0.2	4.4	10.3	43.0	2.5	6.4	39.2	2.2	2.7	83.8	59.4	1.2	1.3	1,665	1,007	536	160	26	18	98	101	+93
24	James Harden J. Harden	445	2021-22	TOT	65	37.2	22.0	7.7	10.3	1.3	0.6	6.3	15.3	41.0	2.3	6.9	33.0	7.2	8.2	87.7	58.3	0.8	4.4	2,419	1,432	500	667	82	36	284	153	+173
25	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	444	2021-22	PHX	58	29.5	17.2	10.2	1.4	0.7	0.7	7.6	12.0	63.4	0.1	0.3	36.8	1.8	2.4	74.6	65.6	2.6	1.6	1,713	997	593	84	40	40	91	142	+344

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Nikola Jokić got the most defensive boards in 2021-22, with 813 boards.

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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