most defensive rebounds in the last 8 years

Between August 27, 2018 and August 27, 2026, Nikola Jokić has gotten the most defensive boards, with 5,309 boards.

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most defensive rebounds by a player in the last 8 years

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5,309	582	33.8	25.1	11.8	8.7	1.4	0.7	9.6	16.9	56.8	1.3	3.5	36.1	4.7	5.7	82.3	64.9	2.7	3.3	19,697	14,607	6,896	5,074	811	423	1,934	1,534	+3869
2	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	5,238	580	32.3	13.9	12.7	1.5	0.7	2.0	5.3	7.8	67.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.2	63.5	68.7	3.6	1.6	18,726	8,047	7,338	867	424	1,134	933	1,614	+2786
3	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,906	580	32.3	18.9	10.7	3.5	0.8	0.8	7.8	15.7	49.6	1.6	4.4	35.5	1.7	2.1	80.7	56.6	2.3	1.7	18,726	10,938	6,230	2,022	480	465	972	1,269	-463
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	4,828	502	32.7	29.4	11.8	6.0	1.1	1.1	10.8	18.7	57.8	0.8	2.7	28.6	7.0	10.5	66.8	63.1	2.2	3.5	16,410	14,780	5,936	2,987	528	572	1,741	1,455	+3252
5	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	4,634	510	33.4	18.4	12.2	5.9	0.9	0.5	7.2	12.4	57.6	0.5	1.4	34.7	3.5	4.8	73.0	63.0	3.1	2.9	17,020	9,362	6,236	3,007	434	237	1,493	1,664	+504
6	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	4,078	571	32.1	17.4	9.4	3.8	1.2	0.9	6.6	12.6	52.3	0.4	1.3	31.9	3.8	5.0	76.2	58.7	2.3	2.2	18,349	9,914	5,375	2,175	661	497	1,272	1,352	+1114
7	Luka 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
8	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	3,876	474	33.2	23.4	10.9	3.6	0.9	1.0	8.3	16.1	51.1	2.1	5.2	40.0	4.8	5.7	84.1	62.6	2.7	2.9	15,717	11,077	5,148	1,683	410	455	1,378	1,681	+1444
9	Julius Randle J. Randle	3,867	551	34.0	21.7	8.9	4.5	0.8	0.3	7.7	16.5	46.7	1.7	5.0	33.6	4.7	6.0	77.1	56.7	1.9	3.0	18,725	11,965	4,905	2,490	427	191	1,675	1,610	+521
10	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	3,803	562	23.5	13.7	9.4	1.9	0.4	0.8	5.5	9.8	56.3	0.4	1.1	33.3	2.3	2.9	80.0	62.0	2.7	1.7	13,219	7,706	5,307	1,058	228	449	959	1,534	+77
11	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	3,708	552	29.2	13.7	9.7	1.8	0.7	1.2	5.5	8.5	64.5	0.0	0.2	13.5	2.7	3.9	70.7	67.3	2.9	1.4	16,098	7,561	5,327	999	398	662	760	1,061	+1130
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3,581	521	35.1	25.0	7.8	4.2	1.1	0.6	8.7	19.0	45.6	2.9	7.8	36.5	4.8	5.7	84.1	58.1	0.9	2.5	18,263	13,020	4,051	2,200	579	329	1,314	1,088	+3419
13	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	3,541	504	22.6	10.7	10.6	1.3	1.2	1.0	4.4	8.3	53.2	0.1	0.4	22.5	1.8	3.2	58.2	55.5	3.5	1.8	11,385	5,405	5,321	673	581	490	889	1,290	-360
14	Clint Capela C. Capela	3,503	511	25.8	11.4	10.7	1.1	0.7	1.4	5.0	8.2	60.6	0.0	0.0	16.7	1.4	2.5	57.9	61.2	3.9	1.0	13,183	5,818	5,472	546	334	697	490	1,064	+705
15	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3,468	396	32.6	29.0	11.0	3.9	0.9	1.5	9.5	18.7	50.5	1.2	3.6	34.1	8.8	10.5	83.9	62.0	2.2	3.3	12,910	11,472	4,347	1,543	365	597	1,305	1,130	+2095
16	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	3,357	551	25.2	11.2	9.0	1.5	0.4	1.0	4.6	7.5	62.2	0.0	0.0	12.5	1.9	2.7	72.6	65.0	2.9	1.3	13,860	6,185	4,969	844	214	567	735	1,374	+945
17	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	3,338	470	30.3	15.8	10.1	1.5	0.7	1.0	7.0	11.8	59.9	0.1	0.3	23.0	1.7	2.3	74.1	62.0	3.0	1.6	14,229	7,439	4,742	708	333	450	771	1,208	-162
18	Anthony Davis A. Davis	3,289	397	34.0	24.6	11.1	3.3	1.3	2.2	9.2	17.4	52.7	0.6	2.2	28.8	5.6	7.1	79.1	59.9	2.8	2.2	13,483	9,778	4,403	1,301	504	862	857	908	+728
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	3,280	553	31.3	18.1	7.4	7.7	1.3	0.4	6.9	15.5	44.3	1.3	4.1	30.5	3.1	4.6	67.9	51.7	1.4	3.7	17,324	9,992	4,072	4,238	738	201	2,037	1,488	-278
20	LeBron James L. James	3,224	479	34.9	25.9	7.7	7.9	1.2	0.6	9.8	19.0	51.3	2.1	6.0	35.6	4.2	5.8	73.0	60.0	1.0	3.5	16,732	12,402	3,680	3,808	552	297	1,684	749	+1225
21	Josh Hart J. Hart	3,194	533	31.3	10.8	7.4	3.6	1.1	0.3	4.0	8.4	47.6	1.3	3.7	34.6	1.6	2.1	75.4	58.1	1.4	1.5	16,661	5,769	3,929	1,925	583	176	817	1,300	+765
22	Tobias Harris T. Harris	3,143	569	32.9	17.0	6.5	2.9	0.8	0.6	6.5	13.4	48.6	1.5	4.0	37.4	2.4	2.8	86.0	57.9	1.0	1.4	18,729	9,649	3,687	1,650	476	340	808	1,141	+1745
23	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	3,142	555	34.5	21.6	7.3	4.2	1.0	0.6	8.2	16.5	49.6	1.4	4.0	35.0	3.9	5.1	75.9	57.7	1.6	2.1	19,156	11,992	4,045	2,321	550	312	1,170	1,567	+1690
24	Bobby Portis B. Portis	3,014	522	24.5	13.2	7.6	1.4	0.7	0.4	5.3	11.0	48.3	1.4	3.5	40.2	1.1	1.5	77.0	56.6	1.9	1.1	12,781	6,896	3,982	745	345	203	588	1,052	-11
25	James Harden J. Harden	2,932	534	36.0	25.3	6.2	8.8	1.4	0.7	7.5	17.3	43.4	3.3	9.0	36.3	7.1	8.1	87.3	60.8	0.7	4.0	19,210	13,530	3,327	4,716	763	358	2,122	1,261	+1930

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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

Between August 27, 2018 and August 27, 2026, Nikola Jokić has gotten the most defensive boards, with 5,309 boards.

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