most defensive rebounds in the last 9 years

Between April 6, 2017 and April 6, 2026, Nikola Jokić has gotten the most defensive rebounds, with 5,929 boards.

Interpreted as:

most defensive rebounds by a player in the last 9 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	5,929	658	33.7	24.3	11.7	8.4	1.4	0.7	9.2	16.4	56.2	1.3	3.6	36.6	4.5	5.5	82.5	64.5	2.7	3.3	22,161	16,002	7,703	5,528	898	487	2,152	1,756	+4218
2	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	5,698	639	32.3	13.9	12.5	1.5	0.7	2.0	5.3	7.8	67.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.3	64.0	68.5	3.6	1.6	20,629	8,857	7,970	946	468	1,270	1,045	1,778	+3123
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5,451	580	33.2	29.1	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.2	10.7	18.7	57.1	0.7	2.6	28.7	7.0	10.3	67.8	62.6	2.2	3.4	19,278	16,849	6,717	3,370	640	682	1,975	1,691	+3412
4	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	5,352	638	32.1	18.7	10.6	3.5	0.8	0.8	7.8	15.7	49.5	1.5	4.3	35.3	1.6	2.0	80.8	56.3	2.2	1.7	20,463	11,909	6,780	2,217	540	530	1,080	1,418	-507
5	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	5,052	588	32.1	17.4	11.6	5.4	0.8	0.5	6.8	12.0	56.9	0.5	1.3	34.5	3.4	4.6	73.2	62.3	3.0	2.8	18,898	10,250	6,822	3,160	478	270	1,635	1,893	+525
6	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,687	558	33.6	23.1	11.1	3.4	0.9	1.0	8.2	15.9	51.6	2.0	4.9	40.3	4.7	5.6	84.3	62.9	2.7	2.8	18,731	12,911	6,209	1,881	475	571	1,542	1,973	+1815
7	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	4,384	582	24.1	11.3	11.3	1.6	1.2	1.1	4.6	8.7	53.1	0.1	0.4	20.9	2.0	3.4	58.5	55.5	3.7	1.9	14,014	6,576	6,563	906	696	617	1,090	1,543	-472
8	Julius Randle J. Randle	4,357	636	33.0	21.0	8.8	4.3	0.7	0.4	7.5	15.7	47.6	1.5	4.4	33.3	4.5	5.9	76.5	57.1	1.9	3.0	20,989	13,331	5,583	2,705	471	237	1,892	1,895	+403
9	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	4,307	636	30.8	16.2	9.0	3.5	1.1	0.8	6.1	11.8	52.2	0.3	1.1	31.5	3.6	4.7	75.9	58.6	2.2	2.1	19,576	10,315	5,715	2,254	687	534	1,335	1,486	+1065
10	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	4,274	638	23.4	13.6	9.3	1.8	0.4	0.8	5.4	9.7	56.3	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.3	2.8	80.0	62.0	2.6	1.7	14,938	8,647	5,956	1,131	259	515	1,069	1,722	+282
11	Clint Capela C. Capela	4,065	583	26.1	11.8	10.8	1.1	0.7	1.4	5.1	8.3	61.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.6	57.6	61.9	3.8	1.0	15,217	6,854	6,271	613	390	834	595	1,245	+1092
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	4,008	458	32.3	28.1	11.0	3.8	0.9	1.5	9.3	18.5	50.2	1.2	3.5	33.7	8.4	10.1	83.2	61.4	2.2	3.4	14,785	12,883	5,025	1,741	405	704	1,535	1,336	+2585
13	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	3,957	636	32.0	19.0	7.7	8.0	1.4	0.4	7.2	16.2	44.4	1.3	4.1	30.3	3.4	4.9	69.2	51.8	1.5	3.8	20,330	12,098	4,909	5,084	886	223	2,431	1,696	+95
14	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	3,939	622	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	71.2	67.0	2.8	1.3	17,485	8,119	5,698	1,047	423	748	837	1,208	+971
15	Anthony Davis A. Davis	3,938	473	34.3	25.2	11.1	3.1	1.3	2.2	9.4	17.8	52.8	0.6	2.2	29.5	5.8	7.2	79.7	60.1	2.8	2.2	16,234	11,913	5,241	1,475	620	1,055	1,020	1,069	+1024
16	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3,916	599	34.4	23.5	7.4	3.9	1.1	0.6	8.2	17.8	45.8	2.7	7.2	36.9	4.5	5.4	84.0	58.2	0.9	2.4	20,627	14,085	4,435	2,316	660	386	1,420	1,254	+3767
17	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
18	LeBron James L. James	3,838	560	35.3	26.1	7.8	8.1	1.2	0.7	9.9	19.1	51.8	2.1	5.8	35.7	4.3	5.9	73.0	60.3	1.0	3.6	19,766	14,640	4,395	4,543	662	367	2,029	889	+1256
19	Tobias Harris T. Harris	3,526	650	33.0	17.2	6.4	2.8	0.8	0.6	6.6	13.7	48.2	1.6	4.2	37.9	2.4	2.8	85.6	57.6	0.9	1.4	21,435	11,151	4,129	1,846	550	374	912	1,302	+1614
20	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	3,435	594	24.0	10.7	8.6	1.5	0.4	1.0	4.4	7.1	61.9	0.0	0.0	11.1	1.9	2.6	72.7	64.7	2.8	1.3	14,269	6,346	5,092	869	222	582	761	1,421	+987
21	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	3,435	637	32.8	19.8	6.9	3.9	1.0	0.6	7.5	15.1	49.7	1.2	3.7	34.2	3.5	4.6	75.4	57.6	1.5	1.9	20,863	12,589	4,419	2,480	613	354	1,238	1,736	+2012
22	Josh Hart J. Hart	3,407	593	30.4	10.5	7.1	3.4	1.1	0.3	3.9	8.1	47.5	1.3	3.6	35.0	1.5	2.0	75.0	58.2	1.3	1.4	18,027	6,234	4,182	1,997	627	192	857	1,400	+671
23	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	3,383	472	26.2	12.9	9.8	3.1	1.0	1.0	5.0	9.9	51.0	0.3	1.1	29.8	2.5	3.7	67.6	56.0	2.6	2.3	12,389	6,087	4,620	1,451	462	483	1,078	1,531	+764
24	Bobby Portis B. Portis	3,380	599	24.2	13.2	7.5	1.5	0.7	0.4	5.3	11.0	48.2	1.4	3.5	39.8	1.2	1.5	76.9	56.4	1.9	1.2	14,504	7,903	4,514	873	398	226	693	1,185	-52
25	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	3,324	466	30.3	15.8	10.1	1.5	0.7	1.0	7.0	11.8	59.8	0.1	0.3	23.0	1.7	2.3	74.0	62.0	3.0	1.7	14,120	7,383	4,719	706	332	444	770	1,201	-187

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.1

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

4.8

8th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	59	19	.756	3.0
3	Lakers	50	28	.641	12.0
4	Nuggets	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets	49	29	.628	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/6	POR	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 4/8	MEM	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Fri 4/10	OKC	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 4/12	DEN	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

59 - 19

134

Final

136

Nuggets

50 - 28

Sat 4 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.7

119.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.5

111.1

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.3

8.1

8.0

6.7

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

17-61

18-60

19-59

21-58

25-54

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,864.1

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,117

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

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

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-29

46-31-1

46-32

44-34

44-35

44-34

Worst Record ATS

31-47

33-46

33-45

34-44

34-43-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	21	.731
2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	49	29	.628	8.0
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0
6	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
7	Raptors	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	43	36	.544	14.5
9	Magic	42	36	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0
11	Bucks - e	31	47	.397	26.0
12	Bulls - e	29	49	.372	28.0
13	Nets - e	19	59	.244	38.0
14	Pacers - e	18	60	.231	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	61	.218	40.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	3.0
3	Lakers - x	50	28	.641	12.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	49	29	.628	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0
7	Suns	43	35	.551	19.0
8	Clippers	40	38	.513	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	22.0
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Mavericks - e	25	53	.321	37.0
13	Pelicans - e	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings - e	21	58	.266	41.5
15	Jazz - e	21	58	.266	41.5