most defensive rebounds per game by a player this season

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most defensive rebounds per game this season with 9.4 per game.

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most defensive rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player this season

	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	9.4	2025-26	DEN	25	35.0	29.8	12.4	10.8	1.4	0.8	10.7	17.5	61.3	2.2	5.1	43.3	6.2	7.4	84.2	72.0	3.0	3.4	874	746	309	271	35	20	85	73	+250
2	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	8.9	2025-26	ATL	24	35.1	22.8	10.5	8.2	1.6	0.4	8.3	16.0	51.6	1.5	4.0	38.5	4.7	5.8	81.3	61.3	1.5	3.3	843	546	251	197	38	9	80	52	+25
3	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	8.8	2025-26	NYK	24	33.2	22.4	11.9	3.2	0.8	0.8	7.3	15.4	47.4	1.9	5.2	36.0	5.9	6.7	88.2	61.0	3.1	2.4	797	537	285	77	20	19	58	81	+201
4	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	8.0	2025-26	LAC	26	32.8	16.2	11.5	2.5	0.5	1.0	7.1	11.6	61.3	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.8	69.9	63.0	3.5	2.0	854	421	299	66	12	25	52	69	-25
5	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	8.0	2025-26	CHI	23	33.7	20.1	9.3	8.8	1.0	0.4	7.0	14.7	47.8	1.8	4.5	39.8	4.3	5.8	75.2	58.5	1.3	3.7	775	463	214	202	22	10	84	44	-44
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	7.8	2025-26	LAL	19	37.3	34.7	8.7	8.8	1.5	0.6	10.6	23.1	46.0	3.5	10.7	32.4	9.9	12.3	81.1	60.8	0.8	4.4	709	659	165	168	28	11	83	50	+72
7	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	7.7	2025-26	MIA	20	30.9	19.2	9.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	6.9	14.4	48.1	1.7	4.9	34.0	3.8	4.8	78.1	58.3	1.4	1.8	618	384	180	50	20	18	35	26	+106
8	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	7.1	2025-26	UTA	23	24.2	8.4	9.6	3.9	1.5	0.4	3.4	7.4	46.2	0.3	1.5	20.6	1.2	2.4	50.9	49.4	2.4	2.5	557	193	220	89	34	9	57	70	-112
9	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	7.1	2025-26	OKC	20	27.4	12.1	10.6	3.3	1.3	0.8	5.3	7.9	66.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.6	2.5	64.0	67.2	3.5	2.1	548	242	212	65	25	16	42	56	+163
10	Kel'el Ware K. Ware	7.0	2025-26	MIA	26	23.9	11.1	10.2	0.5	0.9	1.3	4.3	8.1	53.3	0.9	2.3	40.7	1.5	1.9	81.6	62.2	3.2	1.2	622	288	266	14	24	35	30	48	-43
11	Jalen Duren J. Duren	7.0	2025-26	DET	23	29.0	18.0	11.0	1.7	0.8	1.0	6.7	10.3	64.8	0.0	0.0		4.7	6.3	74.7	69.1	4.0	2.4	666	415	252	40	19	23	56	76	+202
12	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	6.9	2025-26	CHI	24	30.1	15.6	9.1	3.4	0.7	0.3	6.3	13.1	47.8	1.8	4.8	37.9	1.3	1.6	76.9	56.5	2.3	1.7	722	374	219	82	17	8	40	56	-112
13	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	6.7	2025-26	CLE	25	34.2	19.1	9.3	4.1	1.0	1.6	7.0	14.1	49.6	1.5	4.3	35.2	3.6	5.6	64.0	57.6	2.6	2.2	854	477	232	103	24	41	56	59	+88
14	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	6.7	2025-26	MIN	26	31.1	11.5	10.3	1.9	0.5	1.4	4.7	6.3	74.5	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.8	52.0	71.3	3.6	1.4	808	298	268	49	12	37	37	77	+144
15	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	6.5	2025-26	OKC	22	28.8	18.7	8.0	1.6	0.6	1.5	7.0	12.2	57.5	1.5	3.8	39.3	3.2	4.1	78.9	67.0	1.5	2.0	633	412	176	36	13	33	43	66	+268
16	P.J. Washington	6.5	2025-26	DAL	22	31.9	16.2	7.9	2.1	1.1	1.2	6.0	13.5	44.3	1.5	4.7	33.0	2.7	4.0	67.4	53.1	1.5	2.5	702	356	174	46	24	27	56	54	-63
17	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	6.4	2025-26	HOU	21	36.2	23.5	9.4	7.1	1.5	1.0	8.8	17.5	50.0	1.0	2.7	35.1	5.0	6.8	73.9	57.3	3.0	3.4	760	493	198	150	31	20	71	74	+128
18	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	6.2	2025-26	BKN	21	32.6	25.6	7.3	3.2	0.9	0.2	9.1	18.4	49.7	3.6	9.0	39.9	3.7	4.6	81.3	62.7	1.1	2.3	685	537	154	68	18	5	48	46	-36
19	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	6.0	2025-26	LAL	23	29.4	15.3	9.0	0.9	0.8	1.0	7.1	10.0	71.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.7	63.2	71.0	2.9	2.0	676	352	206	20	18	24	45	62	+6
20	Josh Hart J. Hart	6.0	2025-26	NYK	24	29.7	12.4	7.7	5.0	1.4	0.3	4.7	9.1	51.1	1.5	4.0	38.1	1.5	1.9	82.2	62.4	1.7	2.1	713	298	185	120	33	8	50	62	+122
21	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	6.0	2025-26	POR	26	34.2	25.5	7.2	6.3	0.7	0.7	7.6	16.2	46.9	2.4	6.4	37.7	7.8	9.6	81.2	62.2	1.2	3.6	888	662	186	164	18	17	93	81	+9
22	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	6.0	2025-26	PHI	24	21.4	7.3	9.4	0.9	0.7	1.0	2.9	5.5	53.0	0.5	1.3	36.7	1.0	1.5	62.2	58.7	3.4	0.8	514	174	225	21	16	25	20	51	+18
23	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	5.8	2025-26	TOR	27	33.9	19.6	7.9	5.3	1.4	1.6	7.6	15.1	50.1	1.4	3.6	37.8	3.1	3.7	83.8	58.6	2.1	2.5	914	530	214	143	38	44	67	86	+70
24	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	5.8	2025-26	ATL	26	30.8	16.1	7.5	3.1	0.9	1.2	6.0	12.2	49.5	1.9	5.2	36.0	2.2	2.8	75.7	59.9	1.8	2.1	802	419	196	80	24	32	55	90	-51
25	Julius Randle J. Randle	5.7	2025-26	MIN	26	33.8	23.1	7.3	5.8	1.0	0.2	7.7	15.6	49.5	1.8	5.0	35.4	5.8	7.0	83.1	61.7	1.6	2.7	880	600	189	152	26	4	69	68	+155

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Jokić

RPG

12.4

Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

126.1

1st

DRTG

116.7

18th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

40.0

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	ORL	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Mon 12/22	UTA	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Tue 12/23	DEN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 12/25	MIN	@	DEN	10:30 PM

Last Game

Rockets

16 - 7

125

Final

128

Nuggets

19 - 6

Mon 15 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.1

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-19

8-18

8-16

10-16

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
10	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	12	14	.462	12.0
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	OKC	@	CHA	109-96
Fri 11/14	DEN	@	MIN	123-112
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/17	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most defensive rebounds per game this season with 9.4 per game.

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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1,603.3

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1,308.8

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37.8

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