who leads the league in defensive rebounds

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most defensive rebounds per game this season with 10.0 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	10.0	2025-26	DEN	64	35.1	27.8	12.9	10.9	1.4	0.8	10.0	17.5	56.9	1.7	4.6	37.9	6.1	7.4	82.8	66.9	2.9	3.8	2,247	1,776	828	696	92	52	243	172	+549
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	72	32.4	20.0	10.0	3.2	1.2	0.7	6.9	15.7	43.9	1.8	5.5	31.8	4.5	5.8	78.0	55.0	2.0	1.7	2,336	1,443	722	229	83	47	120	122	+315
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	71	34.7	22.2	8.4	5.1	0.7	0.6	7.4	15.9	46.2	1.2	3.8	31.1	6.3	8.2	77.4	56.9	1.1	3.0	2,464	1,576	594	362	51	40	216	141	-5
8	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	7.1	2025-26	POR	76	27.2	12.1	11.6	2.1	0.6	1.7	4.6	8.9	51.9	1.1	3.2	34.0	1.8	2.7	68.0	60.3	4.5	1.2	2,070	921	882	161	44	129	94	178	+5
9	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
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	76	22.0	11.0	9.0	0.7	0.8	1.1	4.4	8.4	52.8	1.2	3.0	38.6	0.9	1.2	75.5	61.3	2.8	0.8	1,675	835	687	55	58	84	61	117	-72
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	65	33.3	24.2	6.9	6.6	0.8	0.6	7.4	16.1	46.2	1.8	5.9	31.3	7.5	9.3	80.2	59.9	1.1	3.8	2,166	1,573	448	432	51	41	250	167	+4
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	Maxime Raynaud M. Raynaud	5.6	2025-26	SAC	73	26.4	12.3	7.5	1.3	0.5	0.5	5.2	9.1	56.9	0.3	1.0	30.0	1.8	2.2	78.0	61.4	1.9	1.2	1,927	901	547	98	37	37	91	170	-452
21	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	5.6	2025-26	TOR	79	33.5	18.1	7.4	5.8	1.4	1.4	7.1	14.1	50.4	0.9	2.8	30.4	3.0	3.7	81.4	57.6	1.9	2.6	2,649	1,430	588	462	113	113	209	211	+231
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	5.5	2025-26	DAL	69	33.8	21.2	6.7	4.6	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.2	46.8	1.0	3.5	29.6	4.1	4.9	82.6	54.8	1.2	2.3	2,334	1,463	462	315	83	64	161	141	-287
24	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	5.4	2025-26	LAL	71	27.2	12.3	8.0	0.8	0.6	0.9	5.5	8.3	67.0	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.0	64.0	67.5	2.6	1.2	1,933	875	565	58	41	67	83	156	-21
25	LeBron James L. James	5.4	2025-26	LAL	59	33.4	21.0	6.1	7.2	1.2	0.6	7.9	15.3	51.7	1.3	4.1	32.1	3.8	5.2	73.5	59.5	0.7	3.0	1,972	1,238	360	426	69	35	175	81	+105

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.8

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.5

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.1

6th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	17	.790
2	Spurs	62	19	.765	2.0
3	Nuggets	53	28	.654	11.0
4	Lakers	52	29	.642	12.0
5	Rockets	51	30	.630	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/12	DEN	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

64 - 17

107

Final

127

Nuggets

53 - 28

Fri 10 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

10.9

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

121.0

120.0

119.6

119.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

107.4

109.6

111.1

112.8

113.2

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.5

8.1

6.8

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

17-64

19-62

20-61

22-59

25-56

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,002.6

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,261.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

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

50-31

48-33

46-34-1

47-34

45-36

Worst Record ATS

33-48

35-46

35-45-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	59	22	.728
2	Celtics - x	55	26	.679	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	28	.654	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	51	30	.630	8.0
5	Hawks - x	46	35	.568	13.0
6	Raptors	45	36	.556	14.0
7	Magic	45	36	.556	14.0
8	76ers	44	37	.543	15.0
9	Hornets	43	38	.531	16.0
10	Heat	42	39	.519	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	49	.395	27.0
12	Bulls - e	31	50	.383	28.0
13	Nets - e	20	61	.247	39.0
14	Pacers - e	19	62	.235	40.0
15	Wizards - e	17	64	.210	42.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	17	.790
2	Spurs - x	62	19	.765	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	53	28	.654	11.0
4	Lakers - x	52	29	.642	12.0
5	Rockets - x	51	30	.630	13.0
6	Timberwolves - x	48	33	.593	16.0
7	Suns	44	37	.543	20.0
8	Trail Blazers	41	40	.506	23.0
9	Clippers	41	40	.506	23.0
10	Warriors	37	44	.457	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	55	.321	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	56	.309	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	56	.309	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	59	.272	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	59	.272	42.0