who leads the league in defensive rebounds

Nikola Jokić had the most defensive rebounds per game this season with 9.9 per game.

Interpreted as:

Who leads the league in defensive rebounds with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games this regular 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	9.9	2025-26	DEN	65	34.8	27.7	12.9	10.7	1.4	0.8	9.9	17.4	56.9	1.7	4.5	38.0	6.1	7.4	83.1	67.0	3.0	3.7	2,265	1,799	836	697	92	53	243	173	+555
2	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	9.5	2025-26	SAS	64	29.2	25.0	11.5	3.1	1.0	3.1	8.6	16.9	51.2	1.9	5.5	34.9	5.8	7.0	82.7	62.6	2.0	2.4	1,866	1,600	736	200	66	197	155	156	+682
3	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	8.9	2025-26	ATL	72	35.2	22.5	10.3	7.9	1.2	0.4	8.3	17.1	48.9	1.7	4.7	35.2	4.2	5.3	78.8	58.1	1.4	3.4	2,532	1,621	740	566	89	31	244	151	+187
4	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	8.7	2025-26	NYK	75	31.0	20.1	11.9	3.0	0.9	0.5	6.9	13.8	50.1	1.5	4.1	36.8	4.8	5.5	85.8	61.9	3.1	2.5	2,322	1,504	889	226	65	40	187	255	+378
5	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	8.0	2025-26	MIA	73	32.4	20.1	10.0	3.2	1.2	0.7	6.9	15.7	44.2	1.7	5.5	31.8	4.5	5.8	77.8	55.1	2.0	1.6	2,365	1,468	732	232	86	49	120	122	+331
6	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	7.5	2025-26	MIN	76	31.3	10.9	11.5	1.7	0.8	1.6	4.4	6.5	68.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.1	4.0	52.6	66.4	3.9	1.4	2,380	829	872	128	58	124	106	199	+233
7	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	7.2	2025-26	ORL	72	34.8	22.2	8.4	5.2	0.7	0.6	7.3	16.0	45.9	1.2	3.8	30.5	6.3	8.2	77.5	56.6	1.2	3.1	2,502	1,599	604	373	51	40	222	144	-3
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	7.1	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	33.5	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	22.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	4.0	2,289	2,143	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
9	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	7.1	2025-26	POR	77	27.2	12.1	11.6	2.1	0.6	1.7	4.6	8.9	52.0	1.1	3.2	34.1	1.8	2.6	68.0	60.4	4.5	1.2	2,094	934	892	162	44	130	95	182	+14
10	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	7.0	2025-26	OKC	69	28.9	17.1	8.9	1.7	0.6	1.9	6.3	11.3	55.7	1.3	3.5	36.2	3.3	4.1	79.2	65.3	1.9	1.6	1,997	1,181	615	115	43	131	107	158	+678
11	Jalen Duren J. Duren	6.7	2025-26	DET	70	28.2	19.5	10.5	2.0	0.8	0.8	7.5	11.5	65.0	0.0	0.0		4.6	6.1	74.7	68.8	3.8	1.9	1,976	1,365	737	138	57	59	130	195	+481
12	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	6.6	2025-26	CLE	65	31.9	18.2	9.0	3.6	0.7	1.7	7.2	13.2	54.6	1.0	3.2	29.7	2.8	4.6	60.6	59.6	2.4	1.9	2,074	1,180	586	234	48	113	122	159	+224
13	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	6.4	2025-26	TOT	64	28.4	15.1	8.4	3.3	0.6	0.6	6.2	12.5	49.3	1.6	4.2	36.9	1.2	1.5	82.8	57.4	2.0	1.3	1,818	965	537	213	39	41	85	127	-42
14	Kel'el Ware K. Ware	6.2	2025-26	MIA	77	22.1	11.1	9.0	0.7	0.8	1.1	4.5	8.4	53.0	1.2	3.0	39.5	0.9	1.2	74.0	61.6	2.8	0.8	1,704	851	694	56	59	84	62	119	-66
15	Josh Hart J. Hart	6.0	2025-26	NYK	66	30.2	12.0	7.4	4.8	1.1	0.3	4.6	9.0	50.8	1.5	3.7	41.3	1.4	1.9	72.0	61.2	1.4	1.9	1,994	792	486	317	75	17	128	165	+210
16	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	5.9	2025-26	HOU	72	33.3	20.4	8.9	6.2	1.2	1.1	8.1	15.6	51.9	0.6	1.8	30.5	3.6	5.2	69.1	56.9	3.0	3.2	2,398	1,466	640	445	85	77	227	238	+205
17	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	5.8	2025-26	BOS	71	34.4	28.7	6.9	5.1	1.0	0.4	10.4	21.7	47.7	2.0	5.7	34.7	6.0	7.5	79.5	57.3	1.1	3.6	2,443	2,038	492	364	72	27	259	191	+321
18	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	5.8	2025-26	POR	66	33.3	24.2	6.9	6.7	0.8	0.6	7.5	16.1	46.2	1.9	6.0	31.8	7.4	9.2	80.2	60.0	1.1	3.8	2,199	1,598	454	442	51	41	253	168	+16
19	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	5.7	2025-26	ATL	74	31.0	15.2	7.6	3.1	1.1	1.1	5.6	11.6	48.0	1.9	5.2	37.6	2.1	2.7	75.7	59.2	1.9	1.7	2,297	1,123	562	231	82	79	127	243	+109
20	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	5.6	2025-26	TOR	80	33.5	18.1	7.5	5.9	1.4	1.5	7.1	14.0	50.7	0.9	2.8	30.4	3.0	3.7	81.5	57.7	1.9	2.6	2,681	1,448	600	474	114	116	210	211	+266
21	Maxime Raynaud M. Raynaud	5.6	2025-26	SAC	74	26.5	12.5	7.5	1.4	0.5	0.5	5.2	9.1	57.1	0.3	1.0	32.4	1.8	2.3	78.6	61.9	1.9	1.3	1,964	922	556	100	38	39	94	170	-461
22	Jabari Smith Jr. J. Smith Jr.	5.5	2025-26	HOU	77	35.1	15.8	6.9	1.9	0.7	0.9	5.7	12.6	45.0	2.3	6.3	36.3	2.1	2.7	77.5	57.0	1.4	1.4	2,705	1,215	529	143	56	71	105	192	+264
23	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	5.4	2025-26	DAL	70	33.5	21.0	6.7	4.5	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.1	46.8	1.0	3.5	29.5	4.0	4.9	82.7	54.8	1.2	2.3	2,344	1,473	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
24	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	5.4	2025-26	LAL	72	27.2	12.5	8.0	0.8	0.6	1.0	5.6	8.3	67.1	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.0	64.5	67.6	2.6	1.2	1,958	897	575	59	41	70	83	157	-8
25	Derik Queen D. Queen	5.4	2025-26	NOP	81	25.0	11.7	7.1	3.7	1.0	0.9	4.4	9.2	47.3	0.3	1.1	26.1	2.7	3.4	79.5	54.6	1.7	2.3	2,023	948	572	298	84	74	190	215	-304

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/18	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Mon 4/20	MIN	@	DEN	10:30 PM
Thu 4/23	DEN	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sat 4/25	DEN	@	MIN	8:30 PM
Mon 4/27	MIN	@	DEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

54 - 28

128

Final

118

Spurs

62 - 20

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

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

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

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

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

49-33

50-34

48-35-1

47-36

47-35

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

34-48

36-48

36-46

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	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