nba all-time total defensive rebounds leaders

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

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NBA all-time total defensive rebounds with a minimum of 400 games played leaders

	NAME	DREB	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	9.8	524	19,878	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	3,797	8,203	46.3	1	14	7.1	1,375	1,712	80.3	50.1	1,574	543	1,945		37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	1.1	0.9	2.2
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	8.6	490	15,609	13,544	5,280	1,808	432	784	4,458	8,909	50.0	585	1,727	33.9	4,043	4,873	83.0	61.3	1,083	1,656	1,451	+2645	31.9	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	3.4
3	Dwight Howard D. Howard	8.4	1,242	39,435	19,485	14,627	1,676	1,081	2,228	7,051	12,016	58.7	22	103	21.4	5,361	9,455	56.7	60.2	4,151	3,302	3,912	+2878	31.8	15.7	11.8	1.3	0.9	1.8	2.7
4	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	8.4	591	20,468	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	2,162	4,152	52.1	3	6	50.0	814	1,303	62.5	54.4	2,085	579	1,615		34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	1.1	0.6	1.9
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.4	810	25,904	18,009	8,977	6,080	1,041	589	6,880	12,274	56.1	926	2,559	36.2	3,323	4,030	82.5	64.1	2,175	2,420	2,169	+4626	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	3.0
6	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	8.4	911	28,839	6,683	11,954	1,600	611	531	2,766	5,310	52.1	82	355	23.1	1,069	1,832	58.4	54.6	4,329	1,484	2,843	+827	31.7	7.3	13.1	1.8	0.7	0.6	1.6
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	8.3	720	24,293	16,384	8,025	2,263	588	811	5,977	11,456	52.2	1,230	3,097	39.7	3,200	3,811	84.0	62.4	2,035	1,932	2,452	+1656	33.7	22.8	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.1	2.7
8	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	8.3	905	27,810	11,287	10,572	1,251	634	1,842	4,238	6,440	65.8	0	22	0.0	2,811	4,439	63.3	67.2	3,103	1,444	2,408	+3694	30.7	12.5	11.7	1.4	0.7	2.0	1.6
9	Bill Walton B. Walton	8.2	468	13,250	6,215	4,923	1,590	380	1,034	2,552	4,900	52.1	0	4	0.0	1,111	1,683	66.0	55.1	1,103	865	1,298		28.3	13.3	10.5	3.4	0.8	2.2	2.7
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	8.1	1,392	47,368	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	10,285	20,334	50.6	30	168	17.9	5,896	8,468	69.6	55.1	3,859	3,381	3,304	+8910	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	2.4
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	8.0	897	34,443	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	8,591	17,334	49.6	649	1,727	37.6	3,960	4,471	88.6	56.4	1,757	2,816	2,279		38.4	24.3	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	3.1
12	Anthony Davis A. Davis	8.0	807	27,708	19,385	8,637	2,065	1,055	1,848	7,269	13,923	52.2	385	1,306	29.5	4,462	5,627	79.3	59.1	2,148	1,614	1,882	+879	34.3	24.0	10.7	2.6	1.3	2.3	2.0
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	8.0	895	29,272	21,531	8,882	4,484	995	1,088	7,898	14,266	55.4	557	1,953	28.5	5,178	7,491	69.1	61.3	1,697	2,701	2,617	+3110	32.7	24.1	9.9	5.0	1.1	1.2	3.0
14	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	7.9	665	20,460	10,702	7,096	3,239	513	301	4,188	7,487	55.9	315	920	34.2	2,011	2,757	72.9	61.5	1,813	1,713	2,084	+546	30.8	16.1	10.7	4.9	0.8	0.5	2.6
15	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	7.9	1,036	32,320	17,684	10,707	3,025	860	885	7,524	15,132	49.7	998	2,848	35.0	1,638	2,119	77.3	55.0	2,559	1,754	2,484	-1510	31.2	17.1	10.3	2.9	0.8	0.9	1.7
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7.8	1,238	44,222	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	10,749	20,991	51.2	25	124	20.2	5,423	7,621	71.2	55.3	4,034	3,667	4,383	+564	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	3.0
17	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	7.8	1,462	50,418	26,071	14,662	5,445	1,859	2,037	10,505	21,142	49.7	174	632	27.5	4,887	6,190	78.9	54.6	3,209	3,179	3,561	+4913	34.5	17.8	10.0	3.7	1.3	1.4	2.2
18	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	7.8	967	25,450	11,696	11,513	1,187	1,171	1,197	4,899	9,090	53.9	50	230	21.7	1,848	3,780	48.9	54.4	3,965	1,683	2,724	-903	26.3	12.1	11.9	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.7
19	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	7.8	894	32,199	16,600	9,751	1,540	864	1,771	6,639	14,430	46.0	5	34	14.7	3,317	4,906	67.6	50.0	2,778	1,358	2,967		36.0	18.6	10.9	1.7	1.0	2.0	2.4
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	7.7	1,476	54,852	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	13,528	26,210	51.6	85	310	27.4	9,787	13,188	74.2	57.7	3,562	4,524	4,578	+3010	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	3.1
21	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	7.7	1,073	39,330	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,648	888	8,435	15,605	54.1	538	2,020	26.6	6,349	8,643	73.5	61.2	4,260	3,376	3,287	+532	36.7	22.1	11.7	3.9	1.5	0.8	3.1
22	Swen Nater S. Nater	7.7	489	13,868	5,943	5,297	954	258	226	2,432	4,528	53.7	1	4	25.0	1,078	1,419	76.0	57.7	1,538	982	1,501		28.4	12.2	10.8	2.0	0.5	0.5	2.4
23	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	7.7	511	12,645	6,450	5,523	326	271	1,143	2,687	4,583	58.6	8	26	30.8	1,068	1,765	60.5	60.2	1,608	756	1,341	+313	24.7	12.6	10.8	0.6	0.5	2.2	1.5
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	7.6	514	18,000	15,021	4,376	4,230	661	237	5,052	10,778	46.9	1,632	4,632	35.2	3,285	4,349	75.5	59.2	468	2,032	1,181	+1423	35.0	29.2	8.5	8.2	1.3	0.5	4.0
25	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	7.6	654	19,508	12,802	6,664	1,979	874	742	4,562	9,924	46.0	426	1,288	33.1	3,252	4,411	73.7	53.9	1,692	2,149	2,421	-553	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	3.3

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8.1

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36.7

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.6

Cunningham

29.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.0

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.4

Wembanyama

10.9

Ayton

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

James

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.6

Smart

2.5

Eason

Playoffs BPG Leaders

5.0

Wembanyama

2.2

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2.0

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

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3.5

Brooks

3.4

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.1

123.6

116.4

113.7

112.4

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.0

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104.4

107.4

108.5

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19.1

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

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Maxey

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

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Cunningham

419

Maxey

415.5

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.4

Lanier

40.1

Williams

40.1

Smith

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

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Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

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Lanier

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Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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53-37

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Worst Record ATS

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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 - 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