most defensive rebounds per game for a player's career

Dave Cowens has the most career defensive rebounds per game with 9.8 per game.

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Assumption:400+ GP
Data note: Defensive Rebounds Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	9.8	524	37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	1.1	0.9	7.2	15.7	46.3	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.3	80.3	50.1	3.0	2.2	19,878	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	8.6	495	31.9	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	49.9	1.2	3.5	33.6	8.2	9.9	83.0	61.2	2.2	3.4	15,783	13,640	5,327	1,834	436	789	1,673	1,466	+2699
3	Dwight Howard D. Howard	8.4	1,242	31.8	15.7	11.8	1.3	0.9	1.8	5.7	9.7	58.7	0.0	0.1	21.4	4.3	7.6	56.7	60.2	3.3	2.7	39,435	19,485	14,627	1,676	1,081	2,228	3,302	3,912	+2878
4	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	8.4	591	34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	1.1	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.2	62.5	54.4	3.5	1.9	20,468	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	579	1,615
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.4	815	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	56.0	1.1	3.2	36.0	4.1	5.0	82.5	64.0	2.7	3.0	26,090	18,115	9,026	6,126	1,049	596	2,440	2,183	+4624
6	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	8.4	911	31.7	7.3	13.1	1.8	0.7	0.6	3.0	5.8	52.1	0.1	0.4	23.1	1.2	2.0	58.4	54.6	4.8	1.6	28,839	6,683	11,954	1,600	611	531	1,484	2,843	+827
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	8.3	726	33.7	22.7	11.2	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.2	1.7	4.3	39.7	4.4	5.3	83.9	62.4	2.8	2.7	24,483	16,515	8,106	2,282	591	815	1,957	2,473	+1661
8	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	8.3	911	30.7	12.4	11.7	1.4	0.7	2.0	4.7	7.1	65.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.9	63.2	67.1	3.4	1.6	27,990	11,329	10,646	1,260	637	1,845	1,453	2,422	+3762
9	Bill Walton B. Walton	8.2	468	28.3	13.3	10.5	3.4	0.8	2.2	5.5	10.5	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.6	66.0	55.1	2.4	2.7	13,250	6,215	4,923	1,590	380	1,034	865	1,298
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	8.1	1,392	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	2.4	47,368	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	8.0	897	38.4	24.3	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	88.6	56.4	2.0	3.1	34,443	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	2,816	2,279
12	Anthony Davis A. Davis	8.0	813	34.3	24.0	10.7	2.6	1.3	2.3	9.0	17.3	52.1	0.5	1.6	29.5	5.5	7.0	79.3	59.1	2.7	2.0	27,908	19,519	8,692	2,078	1,062	1,854	1,625	1,894	+877
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	8.0	901	32.7	24.1	9.9	5.0	1.1	1.2	8.8	16.0	55.4	0.6	2.2	28.5	5.8	8.4	69.1	61.3	1.9	3.0	29,461	21,700	8,956	4,517	1,000	1,092	2,718	2,636	+3080
14	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	8.0	670	30.8	16.1	10.7	4.9	0.8	0.5	6.3	11.2	56.0	0.5	1.4	34.3	3.0	4.1	73.0	61.6	2.7	2.6	20,644	10,787	7,177	3,275	518	302	1,733	2,102	+496
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7.8	1,238	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	3.0	44,222	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
16	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	7.8	1,041	31.1	17.0	10.3	2.9	0.8	0.9	7.2	14.5	49.7	1.0	2.7	35.0	1.6	2.0	77.3	55.0	2.5	1.7	32,366	17,697	10,718	3,031	860	888	1,756	2,488	-1554
17	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	7.8	1,462	34.5	17.8	10.0	3.7	1.3	1.4	7.2	14.5	49.7	0.1	0.4	27.5	3.3	4.2	78.9	54.6	2.2	2.2	50,418	26,071	14,662	5,445	1,859	2,037	3,179	3,561	+4913
18	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	7.8	894	36.0	18.6	10.9	1.7	1.0	2.0	7.4	16.1	46.0	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.7	5.5	67.6	50.0	3.1	2.4	32,199	16,600	9,751	1,540	864	1,771	1,358	2,967
19	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	7.8	973	26.2	12.1	11.9	1.2	1.2	1.2	5.1	9.4	53.9	0.1	0.2	21.6	1.9	3.9	48.9	54.4	4.1	1.7	25,530	11,731	11,557	1,196	1,172	1,200	1,685	2,734	-899
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	7.7	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	3.1	54,852	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
21	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	7.7	1,073	36.7	22.1	11.7	3.9	1.5	0.8	7.9	14.5	54.1	0.5	1.9	26.6	5.9	8.1	73.5	61.2	4.0	3.1	39,330	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,648	888	3,376	3,287	+532
22	Swen Nater S. Nater	7.7	489	28.4	12.2	10.8	2.0	0.5	0.5	5.0	9.3	53.7	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.2	2.9	76.0	57.7	3.1	2.4	13,868	5,943	5,297	954	258	226	982	1,501
23	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	7.7	511	24.7	12.6	10.8	0.6	0.5	2.2	5.3	9.0	58.6	0.0	0.1	30.8	2.1	3.5	60.5	60.2	3.1	1.5	12,645	6,450	5,523	326	271	1,143	756	1,341	+313
24	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	7.6	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	0.7	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	3.3	19,508	12,802	6,664	1,979	874	742	2,149	2,421	-554
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	7.6	519	35.0	29.3	8.5	8.2	1.3	0.5	9.8	21.0	46.9	3.2	9.1	35.3	6.4	8.5	75.7	59.2	0.9	4.0	18,179	15,202	4,410	4,268	667	241	2,058	1,193	+1483

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.6

Tatum

RPG

6.4

Tatum

APG

7.8

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

4th

DRTG

109.9

8th

NETRTG

9.1

5th

3P%

37.4

6th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 11/6	BOS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

1 - 5

111

Final

125

Celtics

4 - 1

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.2

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.6

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

77.0

Banchero

75.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

121.8

119.7

118.9

118.6

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.1

10.5

9.1

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

282.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

302.5

Dončić

280.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

Barnes

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.69

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

1-4

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.0
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	2.5
11	Suns	1	3	.250	3.5
12	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0