most rebounds by a player in first 6 seasons since 1976

Since 1975-76, Moses Malone had the most rebounds in his first 6 seasons, with 6,960 boards.

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	NAME	REB	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Moses Malone M. Malone	6,960	466	38.2	23.9	14.9	1.5	0.9	1.6	8.7	16.9	51.4	0.0	0.1	6.7	6.5	8.8	73.6	57.4	6.5	8.5	3.8	17,786	11,119	697	433	758	1,448	1,318
2	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	6,192	463	30.4	13.6	13.4	1.1	1.3	1.5	5.8	10.6	54.5	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.0	4.7	42.1	53.4	4.7	8.7	1.7	14,063	6,291	514	590	707	794	1,434	-543
3	Dwight Howard D. Howard	6,189	489	35.7	17.5	12.7	1.5	0.9	2.1	6.1	10.7	57.5	0.0	0.0	5.3	5.2	8.7	59.9	60.3	3.6	9.1	3.0	17,466	8,538	724	438	1,042	1,476	1,585	+1595
4	Buck Williams B. Williams	6,046	491	36.7	16.7	12.3	1.6	1.0	1.3	6.4	11.6	55.1	0.0	0.0	6.3	3.9	6.1	64.3	58.5	4.2	8.2	3.0	18,017	8,202	789	470	616	1,480	1,755
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	6,006	468	38.3	25.8	12.8	4.4	1.2	3.4	10.5	18.5	56.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	6.5	73.8	60.4	2.8	10.0	3.4	17,936	12,059	2,075	539	1,608	1,036	1,426
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5,826	468	36.6	23.2	12.4	2.2	2.0	3.4	9.2	17.8	51.5	0.0	0.1	8.0	4.9	7.3	67.8	55.4	4.3	8.1	3.2	17,114	10,878	1,014	922	1,577	1,491	1,876
7	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	5,740	471	36.9	13.0	12.2	1.6	0.6	3.7	4.7	8.9	52.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	5.5	65.9	57.2	3.8	8.4	2.6	17,384	6,120	761	272	1,750	1,202	1,610	+432
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	5,661	487	38.6	21.0	11.6	1.6	1.0	2.3	8.4	18.0	46.9	0.0	0.1	13.0	4.1	6.2	65.5	50.6	3.4	8.2	2.7	18,804	10,212	798	492	1,131	868	1,835
9	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	5,569	468	37.1	22.7	11.9	3.6	1.6	1.1	8.0	13.7	58.1	0.3	1.3	23.2	6.4	8.6	74.1	64.6	4.6	7.3	3.6	17,382	10,605	1,684	761	529	1,682	1,676
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	5,563	475	38.3	25.7	11.7	3.1	1.7	3.7	9.1	17.3	52.7	0.0	0.2	25.3	7.4	9.9	74.4	59.2	3.4	8.3	3.0	18,187	12,209	1,471	823	1,735	1,436	1,439
11	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5,548	451	39.3	22.9	12.3	3.2	0.8	2.5	8.7	17.1	51.0	0.0	0.2	18.4	5.4	7.6	71.0	55.9	3.3	9.0	3.1	17,726	10,324	1,447	352	1,129	1,420	1,306	+3087
12	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	5,465	462	34.3	9.0	11.8	4.2	1.0	0.6	3.8	7.1	53.2	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.3	61.3	55.3	3.5	8.3	1.9	15,837	4,141	1,944	457	283	579	1,314
13	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	5,394	489	32.3	14.0	11.0	2.1	0.7	1.0	5.6	11.1	50.5	0.0	0.1	20.3	2.8	3.4	81.4	55.7	3.5	7.5	1.7	15,807	6,848	1,028	323	480	842	1,820
14	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	5,347	485	34.1	16.2	11.0	3.0	1.0	0.9	6.1	13.1	46.5	0.0	0.1	7.4	4.0	4.9	82.4	53.1	2.6	8.5	2.6	16,522	7,841	1,432	485	449	1,245	1,640
15	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	5,312	460	32.8	12.5	11.5	2.6	1.0	0.3	4.8	9.7	49.4	0.1	0.2	26.5	2.9	4.0	73.1	54.8	3.9	7.7	2.9	15,107	5,749	1,214	451	141	1,343	1,615
16	Karl Malone K. Malone	5,290	489	37.0	25.6	10.8	2.7	1.4	0.7	9.5	18.2	52.5	0.1	0.2	28.7	6.4	9.1	70.8	57.6	3.0	7.8	3.4	18,080	12,498	1,308	680	353	1,674	1,727
17	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	5,279	458	35.8	20.1	11.5	2.6	0.6	2.2	7.5	12.7	58.8	0.0	0.0	100.0	5.1	7.1	71.4	63.2	3.2	8.3	3.4	16,405	9,187	1,177	261	1,017	1,272	1,556
18	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	5,167	487	28.6	9.0	10.6	1.3	0.7	0.7	3.8	6.8	55.2	0.1	0.4	27.2	1.4	2.3	60.1	57.5	4.2	6.4	1.4	13,935	4,376	613	353	354	699	1,536
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	5,092	479	38.2	23.6	10.6	5.8	1.8	0.9	9.5	19.1	49.6	0.4	1.1	33.6	4.3	4.9	86.3	55.5	2.4	8.2	3.2	18,288	11,317	2,777	868	420	1,531	1,364
20	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	5,034	474	35.5	18.3	10.6	1.9	0.7	0.8	7.2	15.1	48.0	0.0	0.0		3.8	5.6	67.2	52.0	2.8	7.9	3.3	16,805	8,657	887	353	396	1,035	1,445
21	Swen Nater S. Nater	5,020	413	31.4	13.6	12.2	2.2	0.6	0.5	5.6	10.3	54.1	0.0	0.0	33.3	2.4	3.2	76.4	58.0	3.5	8.6	2.7	12,988	5,616	926	232	219	911	1,350
22	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5,012	406	37.6	27.2	12.3	2.5	0.8	2.7	10.9	18.9	57.8	0.0	0.0	6.7	5.4	10.1	53.5	58.4	4.0	8.3	3.0	15,280	11,054	1,017	328	1,115	1,209	1,426	+917
23	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	4,779	452	32.9	19.3	10.6	3.9	1.8	0.5	7.2	15.9	45.1	0.0	0.2	9.1	5.0	7.5	66.0	50.3	3.3	7.2	3.9	14,853	8,736	1,781	827	208	1,160	1,786
24	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,738	408	34.3	22.9	11.6	3.0	0.8	1.4	8.5	16.2	52.7	1.5	3.9	39.4	4.3	5.1	83.5	62.0	3.1	8.5	2.6	13,996	9,352	1,217	317	580	1,064	1,366	+266
25	Larry Smith L. Smith	4,689	437	30.3	9.0	10.7	1.1	0.9	0.6	3.7	6.9	53.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.8	56.1	55.3	4.6	6.2	1.7	13,253	3,935	485	372	263	753	1,638

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8th

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113.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

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Final

Rockets

2 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

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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

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6.5

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Tank Leaderboard

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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

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MPG Leaders

38.0

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37.4

Thompson

36.4

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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

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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Worst Record ATS

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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

Since 1975-76, Moses Malone had the most rebounds in his first 6 seasons, with 6,960 boards.

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