which small forward the most defensive rebounds in nba history

LeBron James has gotten the most career defensive boards by a small forward, with 8,638 boards.

	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	LeBron James L. James	8,638	1,345	37.6	27.2	7.6	7.6	1.5	0.8	10.0	19.7	50.5	1.7	4.8	34.6	5.6	7.6	73.6	59.0	1.1	3.5	50,626	36,535	10,174	10,162	1,989	1,009	4,713	2,407	+6235
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6,459	981	36.9	27.8	7.2	4.5	1.1	1.1	9.5	18.9	50.6	2.0	5.1	39.1	6.7	7.6	88.5	62.6	0.7	3.2	36,203	27,300	7,106	4,453	1,045	1,121	3,131	1,911	+5422
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	6,373	792	38.5	24.9	10.1	6.3	1.8	0.8	9.8	19.6	50.0	0.7	1.8	37.1	4.6	5.2	88.4	56.7	2.1	3.2	30,504	19,719	8,031	4,958	1,406	664	2,504	2,079
4	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	5,426	1,178	34.9	16.1	6.4	5.2	2.0	0.8	6.3	13.3	47.3	0.8	2.5	32.6	2.7	3.8	70.4	53.6	1.8	2.8	41,069	18,940	7,494	6,135	2,307	947	3,257	3,329	+2022
5	Shawn Marion S. Marion	5,093	871	33.7	14.4	8.1	1.8	1.4	1.0	6.0	12.5	47.6	0.6	1.7	33.1	1.9	2.4	81.6	53.2	2.3	1.5	29,363	12,578	7,059	1,600	1,236	845	1,311	1,852	+843
6	Grant Hill G. Hill	4,809	961	34.1	16.9	6.2	4.3	1.2	0.6	6.2	13.0	48.2	0.2	0.7	31.7	4.1	5.4	76.9	55.0	1.2	2.4	32,767	16,203	5,932	4,114	1,187	551	2,315	2,231	+1865
7	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	4,465	980	33.2	18.6	5.3	3.4	1.2	0.5	6.1	13.5	45.4	1.5	4.0	37.5	4.8	6.0	80.5	57.6	0.8	2.4	32,545	18,186	5,236	3,316	1,194	501	2,395	2,633	+2898
8	Rudy Gay R. Gay	4,360	1,000	32.0	16.3	5.7	2.1	1.1	0.7	6.2	13.6	45.2	1.0	3.0	34.4	2.9	3.7	80.0	53.5	1.3	2.1	31,971	16,271	5,689	2,119	1,140	720	2,102	2,311	-355
9	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	4,275	1,118	29.4	10.4	4.8	2.1	1.5	0.3	3.7	8.8	42.2	1.4	4.1	35.1	1.5	2.1	73.1	53.5	1.0	1.3	32,912	11,593	5,356	2,379	1,628	355	1,473	2,205	+936
10	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	4,219	1,074	35.5	24.8	6.7	2.5	1.3	0.6	9.3	20.1	46.1	0.7	2.1	31.9	5.6	6.9	81.1	53.6	2.7	2.5	38,113	26,668	7,169	2,677	1,378	642	2,669	2,061	-392
11	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	4,157	911	35.1	23.2	6.2	3.0	1.0	0.5	8.3	18.4	45.1	1.1	3.3	33.7	5.5	6.8	80.8	54.3	1.7	2.7	31,957	21,177	5,691	2,717	934	447	2,419	2,602	+844
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	4,132	798	31.8	20.7	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.6	7.5	15.0	49.9	1.7	4.4	39.1	4.0	4.7	86.3	60.7	1.2	1.7	25,366	16,546	5,075	2,470	1,377	498	1,345	1,303	+4937
13	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	4,009	1,153	24.4	10.3	5.5	1.9	1.2	0.7	4.1	8.8	46.5	0.1	0.2	20.1	2.0	2.9	69.0	50.8	2.0	1.4	28,115	11,825	6,339	2,134	1,439	799	1,583	3,455	+523
14	Paul George P. George	3,990	692	35.5	22.7	6.6	4.0	1.8	0.4	7.7	17.6	44.0	2.8	7.4	38.5	4.4	5.1	85.8	57.2	0.9	2.9	24,540	15,725	4,599	2,783	1,226	297	2,005	1,886	+2969
15	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	3,803	1,181	29.0	12.6	4.0	2.0	0.7	0.3	4.4	9.4	46.4	0.9	2.3	37.6	3.0	3.9	76.8	56.7	0.8	1.5	34,293	14,904	4,720	2,412	787	347	1,768	2,637	+749
16	Luol Deng L. Deng	3,671	828	34.5	15.0	6.1	2.3	1.0	0.5	5.8	12.7	45.6	0.7	2.1	33.0	2.8	3.6	77.0	52.6	1.6	1.7	28,547	12,450	5,025	1,902	806	415	1,378	1,377	+1331
17	Chuck Person C. Person	3,601	943	30.7	14.7	5.1	2.8	0.7	0.2	5.9	12.9	45.8	1.3	3.6	36.2	1.6	2.2	72.3	53.0	1.2	2.1	28,941	13,858	4,763	2,645	683	197	1,952	2,565	+122
18	Nicolas Batum N. Batum	3,524	912	29.2	9.9	4.9	2.9	0.9	0.7	3.5	8.0	44.3	1.6	4.2	37.2	1.3	1.5	82.7	57.3	1.0	1.4	26,670	9,043	4,467	2,659	825	609	1,307	1,657	+1428
19	Rodney McCray R. McCray	3,442	768	32.4	11.7	6.6	3.6	0.8	0.6	4.6	9.1	50.3	0.1	0.3	26.0	2.5	3.3	76.1	55.6	2.1	1.8	24,876	9,014	5,087	2,750	585	493	1,419	1,734
20	Glen Rice G. Rice	3,441	1,000	35.0	18.3	4.4	2.1	1.0	0.3	6.8	14.9	45.6	1.6	3.9	40.0	3.2	3.8	84.6	55.4	0.9	1.7	34,985	18,336	4,387	2,097	958	265	1,733	2,361	+1039
21	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	3,424	802	27.5	12.4	6.1	2.2	1.1	0.3	5.3	11.1	47.2	0.1	0.4	33.8	1.8	2.3	78.7	51.1	1.8	1.3	22,073	9,953	4,858	1,733	877	256	1,059	1,806
22	Alex English A. English	3,409	1,051	34.1	23.3	5.7	4.0	1.0	0.7	9.7	19.1	50.6	0.0	0.1	21.7	3.9	4.7	83.6	55.0	2.4	2.6	35,863	24,513	5,975	4,197	1,009	760	2,684	2,771
23	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	3,378	770	29.0	11.3	5.8	2.0	1.4	0.8	4.0	8.6	47.2	0.4	1.4	31.1	2.8	4.0	70.6	55.0	1.4	1.7	22,355	8,733	4,465	1,509	1,069	623	1,306	1,640	-64
24	Detlef Schrempf D. Schrempf	3,362	827	28.9	13.3	5.5	3.4	0.8	0.3	4.6	9.5	48.1	0.5	1.3	39.6	3.6	4.6	79.8	57.7	1.5	1.9	23,937	10,966	4,578	2,794	624	218	1,589	2,321	+1274
25	Bernard King B. King	3,356	874	33.7	22.5	5.8	3.3	1.0	0.3	9.0	17.3	51.8	0.0	0.2	17.2	4.5	6.2	73.0	56.1	1.9	3.2	29,417	19,655	5,060	2,863	866	230	2,791	2,885

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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Sat 5/9	DET	@	CLE	3:00 PM
Mon 5/11	DET	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

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111.7

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108.7

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19.1

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	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