most defensive rebounds in the last 10 years

Between May 24, 2016 and May 24, 2026, Nikola Jokić has grabbed the most defensive boards, with 6,423 boards.

Interpreted as:
most defensive rebounds by a player in the last 10 years
NAMEDREBGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
6,423
730
33.1
23.6
11.5
8.1
1.3
0.7
9.0
16.0
56.3
1.2
3.4
36.3
4.3
5.3
82.5
64.4
2.7
3.2
24,171
17,213
8,417
5,891
962
539
2,316
1,961
+4534
2Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
6,395
717
32.5
13.9
12.5
1.5
0.7
2.1
5.2
7.8
67.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.3
64.1
68.4
3.6
1.7
23,286
9,940
8,974
1,044
517
1,477
1,187
2,013
+3563
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
5,983
657
33.5
28.4
11.2
5.8
1.2
1.3
10.4
18.3
56.6
0.7
2.6
28.6
6.8
9.9
68.7
62.4
2.1
3.3
22,011
18,626
7,389
3,782
768
829
2,198
1,932
+3446
4Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
5,931
712
31.7
18.2
10.6
3.4
0.9
0.8
7.6
15.5
49.2
1.4
4.0
35.1
1.6
2.0
79.2
55.7
2.2
1.7
22,572
12,973
7,532
2,421
612
601
1,197
1,593
-633
5Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
5,361
638
34.0
23.3
11.2
3.3
0.8
1.1
8.4
16.1
51.9
1.9
4.7
39.9
4.7
5.5
84.2
62.7
2.8
2.7
21,665
14,881
7,167
2,102
530
673
1,749
2,207
+1787
6Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
5,283
665
30.8
16.1
10.7
4.9
0.8
0.5
6.3
11.3
55.9
0.5
1.4
34.2
3.0
4.1
72.9
61.5
2.7
2.6
20,462
10,702
7,096
3,239
513
301
1,713
2,084
+546
7Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
5,159
663
24.8
11.6
11.6
1.5
1.2
1.1
4.8
9.0
53.1
0.1
0.3
21.6
2.0
3.5
55.6
55.0
3.8
1.9
16,419
7,681
7,683
1,000
819
706
1,241
1,777
-691
8Julius Randle
J. Randle
4,826
707
32.6
20.2
8.8
4.2
0.7
0.4
7.2
15.2
47.6
1.3
4.0
33.3
4.4
5.7
76.2
56.9
1.9
2.9
23,048
14,263
6,195
2,964
519
273
2,061
2,132
-12
9Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
4,813
719
23.7
13.4
9.4
1.7
0.4
0.8
5.4
9.6
56.3
0.3
1.0
34.1
2.3
2.8
80.1
61.9
2.7
1.6
17,012
9,645
6,726
1,196
294
581
1,180
1,942
+413
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
4,659
714
32.3
20.4
8.0
8.3
1.4
0.4
7.5
17.1
44.1
1.4
4.5
31.1
4.0
5.5
72.3
52.4
1.5
4.0
23,040
14,578
5,740
5,898
1,017
252
2,856
1,878
+356
11Anthony Davis
A. Davis
4,646
547
34.6
25.6
11.2
3.0
1.3
2.2
9.5
18.1
52.4
0.6
2.1
29.6
5.9
7.4
79.8
59.8
2.7
2.2
18,918
13,987
6,119
1,632
713
1,222
1,200
1,235
+1077
12Clint Capela
C. Capela
4,412
650
25.8
11.8
10.5
1.0
0.7
1.4
5.1
8.4
61.6
0.0
0.0
14.3
1.5
2.6
57.1
62.0
3.7
1.0
16,768
7,662
6,800
677
426
913
680
1,428
+1294
13LeBron James
L. James
4,378
635
35.5
26.2
7.9
8.2
1.2
0.6
9.9
19.0
52.1
2.0
5.7
35.8
4.4
6.0
72.2
60.5
1.0
3.7
22,552
16,607
5,028
5,201
760
412
2,334
1,019
+1812
14Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
4,341
640
30.8
16.2
9.0
3.6
1.1
0.8
6.1
11.8
52.2
0.4
1.1
31.6
3.6
4.7
75.9
58.6
2.2
2.1
19,717
10,391
5,756
2,276
693
538
1,338
1,490
+1080
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
4,197
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
3.4
15,610
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
16Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
3,952
624
28.1
13.1
9.2
1.7
0.7
1.2
5.2
8.1
64.1
0.0
0.2
15.9
2.6
3.7
71.1
67.0
2.8
1.3
17,539
8,148
5,715
1,048
426
750
842
1,208
+985
17Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
3,933
601
34.5
23.5
7.4
3.9
1.1
0.6
8.2
17.8
45.8
2.7
7.2
36.8
4.5
5.4
83.9
58.2
0.9
2.4
20,706
14,132
4,453
2,328
662
387
1,428
1,258
+3763
18Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
3,908
514
35.0
29.2
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
4.0
17,999
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
19Tobias Harris
T. Harris
3,875
731
32.8
17.0
6.2
2.7
0.8
0.6
6.5
13.6
48.2
1.6
4.2
37.6
2.4
2.8
85.5
57.6
0.9
1.4
23,963
12,456
4,540
1,984
607
414
1,009
1,438
+1634
20James Harden
J. Harden
3,844
687
36.0
26.3
6.4
9.1
1.5
0.6
7.8
17.8
43.6
3.3
9.1
36.2
7.5
8.6
86.8
61.0
0.8
4.2
24,707
18,077
4,375
6,253
1,010
446
2,901
1,645
+2882
21Draymond Green
D. Green
3,750
628
30.2
8.7
7.0
6.7
1.4
1.0
3.2
7.1
45.1
0.9
2.9
31.1
1.3
1.8
72.2
54.5
1.0
2.7
18,994
5,445
4,377
4,230
858
621
1,674
1,850
+2493
22DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
3,749
531
22.6
8.3
9.7
1.3
0.4
1.0
3.4
5.0
67.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.5
2.7
56.3
67.0
2.7
1.4
12,015
4,414
5,158
712
217
505
721
1,100
-363
23Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
3,696
537
25.7
12.6
9.5
2.9
1.0
1.0
4.9
9.7
51.0
0.3
1.0
29.7
2.4
3.6
66.4
55.7
2.6
2.3
13,780
6,749
5,087
1,574
512
557
1,221
1,692
+711
24Bobby Portis
B. Portis
3,574
659
23.4
12.6
7.2
1.4
0.6
0.4
5.1
10.5
48.2
1.3
3.3
39.5
1.1
1.5
76.4
56.3
1.8
1.1
15,423
8,297
4,776
903
411
237
728
1,276
-180
25Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
3,553
632
23.5
10.5
8.3
1.4
0.4
1.0
4.3
7.1
61.4
0.0
0.0
8.3
1.8
2.5
72.5
64.2
2.7
1.3
14,878
6,630
5,251
899
236
615
791
1,487
+853
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3
54
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.659
10.0
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53
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.646
11.0
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52
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.634
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45
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.549
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.512
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