most rebounds per game in a single season nba finals by a player younger than 23

Bill Russell has grabbed the most rebounds per game by a player younger than 23 in an NBA Finals in his rookie season in 1956-57, with 22.9 per game.

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Data note: Rebounds Per Game: player game data complete from 1955-56 · postseason

	NAME	RPG	Age	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.9	22	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	41.6	13.3				5.1	14.4	35.6				3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8				291	93	160					30
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	14.0	22	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	5	45.8	27.4	2.4	1.0	2.2	10.2	19.0	53.7	0.0	0.4	0.0	7.0	8.8	79.5	59.9	2.8	11.2	3.4	229	137	70	12	5	11	17	12	+24
3	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	13.0	22	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	5	40.0	11.2	1.2			3.0	9.2	32.6				5.2	6.6	78.8	46.3				200	56	65	6				15
4	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	12.6	22	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.3	24.0				9.6	23.7	40.4				4.9	6.9	70.8	44.9				254	168	88					28
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	12.5	22	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	4	45.0	28.0	6.3	0.3	2.5	11.0	18.5	59.5	0.0	0.0		6.0	10.5	57.1	60.6	2.8	9.8	5.3	180	112	50	25	1	10	21	18
6	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	12.0	22	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	6	37.5	14.7	1.8	1.5	1.5	5.7	10.7	53.1	0.0	0.0		3.3	3.7	90.9	59.7	2.2	9.8	1.3	225	88	72	11	9	9	8	23	+9
7	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	11.2	22	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	5	39.7	26.0	2.6	1.0	3.6	8.8	20.8	42.3	1.8	6.6	27.3	6.6	8.4	78.6	53.1	3.6	7.6	2.6	199	130	56	13	5	18	13	11	+8
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11.2	20	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	52	16	2	30	17
9	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	11.1	21	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	7	36.5	14.6	0.9	2.0	0.4	5.9	11.4	51.2	1.1	3.3	34.8	1.7	2.4	70.6	58.3	3.0	8.1	1.0	255	102	78	6	14	3	7	16	+12
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	10.8	22	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	41.7	16.2	8.0	2.5	0.3	5.3	10.0	53.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	5.5	6.5	84.6	62.9	3.3	7.5	4.3	250	97	65	48	15	2	26	23
11	Alvan Adams A. Adams	10.2	21	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	23.0	4.7	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	138	61	28	8	5		22
12	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	9.8	21	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	26.8	11.5	1.0	1.8	0.8	4.5	14.0	32.1				2.5	3.0	83.3	37.5	3.3	6.5		107	46	39	4	7	3		9
13	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	9.0	22	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	5	23.8	9.6	1.2			4.2	8.2	51.2				1.2	2.6	46.2	51.4				119	48	45	6				21
14	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	8.9	22	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	30.3	12.3	0.6	0.6	1.6	4.3	10.9	39.5	0.4	2.7	15.8	3.3	3.9	85.2	48.9	2.0	6.9	1.4	212	86	62	4	4	11	10	15	+34
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	8.8	22	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	6	43.3	40.8	3.3			15.7	39.2	40.0				9.5	12.0	79.2	45.9				260	245	53	20				25
16	Vlade Divac V. Divac	8.8	22	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	5	41.6	18.2	2.0	1.8	2.4	7.8	13.8	56.5	0.0	0.4	0.0	2.6	2.6	100.0	60.9	3.4	5.4	3.0	208	91	44	10	9	12	15	18
17	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	8.2	19	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	5	22.8	5.6	0.4	0.8	0.2	2.4	3.4	70.6	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.6	1.4	42.9	69.7	3.2	5.0	1.0	114	28	41	2	4	1	5	11	-10
18	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	8.0	22	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	32.4	13.7	1.0	0.6	0.7	5.1	12.9	40.0				3.4	4.3	80.0	46.5	2.6	5.4	1.6	227	96	56	7	4	5	11	35
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	7.8	22	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	5	46.8	24.6	5.8	1.4	1.4	8.8	21.2	41.5	0.6	1.8	33.3	6.4	7.6	84.2	50.1	1.0	6.8	3.6	234	123	39	29	7	7	18	15	+31
20	Clyde Lee C. Lee	7.2	22	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	5	18.2	6.4	1.4			3.0	8.8	34.1				0.4	1.6	25.0	33.7				91	32	36	7				13
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	7.0	22	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	1	43.6	23.0	6.0	4.0	2.0	10.0	22.0	45.5	2.0	8.0	25.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	51.2	2.0	5.0	1.0	44	23	7	6	4	2	1	5	+5
22	LeBron James L. James	7.0	22	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	4	42.6	22.0	6.8	1.0	0.5	8.0	22.5	35.6	1.0	5.0	20.0	5.0	7.3	69.0	42.8	1.0	6.0	5.8	170	88	28	27	4	2	23	8	-4
23	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	6.5	22	2002-03	NBA Finals	NJN	6	38.2	13.2	1.8	1.3	0.3	5.0	12.0	41.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.2	4.0	79.2	47.8	1.3	5.2	2.3	229	79	39	11	8	2	14	18	-33
24	Dylan Harper D. Harper	6.4	19	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	5	31.0	18.0	3.0	0.4	0.2	7.0	14.2	49.3	1.4	5.0	28.0	2.6	3.4	76.5	57.3	0.8	5.6	1.2	155	90	32	15	2	1	6	14	-1
25	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	6.4	22	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	5	33.4	17.8	2.0	1.6	1.2	6.0	9.8	61.2	2.2	3.8	57.9	3.6	4.6	78.3	75.3	1.6	4.8	1.8	167	89	32	10	8	6	9	22	+62

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1	76ers	6	1	.857
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4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
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Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM
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2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	5	1	.833	0.5
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	3	.500	2.5
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
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14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
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Bill Russell has grabbed the most rebounds per game by a player younger than 23 in an NBA Finals in his rookie season in 1956-57, with 22.9 per game.

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