In the 2024-25 campaign, Karl-Anthony Towns holds down the top spot in defensive boards with 280. In second is Domantas Sabonis, with a DRB total of 253. Recording a total of 236, Ivica Zubac comes in at the third spot. With the fourth and fifth spot are Anthony Davis (234) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (218).
2022-23 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Player |
DRB |
1st |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
280 |
2nd |
Domantas Sabonis |
253 |
3rd |
Ivica Zubac |
236 |
4th |
Anthony Davis |
234 |
5th |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
218 |
6th |
Jalen Johnson |
218 |
7th |
Jarrett Allen |
215 |
8th |
Jayson Tatum |
213 |
9th |
Nikola Vu?evi? |
211 |
10th |
Nikola Joki? |
206 |
11th |
Alperen Sengun |
195 |
12th |
Rudy Gobert |
194 |
13th |
Jakob Poeltl |
185 |
14th |
Bam Adebayo |
185 |
15th |
Victor Wembanyama |
180 |
16th |
LeBron James |
173 |
17th |
Josh Hart |
173 |
18th |
Evan Mobley |
168 |
19th |
Santi Aldama |
165 |
20th |
Clint Capela |
161 |
21st |
James Harden |
157 |
22nd |
Luka Don?i? |
157 |
23rd |
Jusuf Nurki? |
154 |
24th |
Tobias Harris |
152 |
25th |
Jalen Duren |
151 |
26th |
Cade Cunningham |
150 |
27th |
Myles Turner |
150 |
28th |
John Collins |
147 |
29th |
Pascal Siakam |
146 |
30th |
Keegan Murray |
143 |
2021-22 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Player |
DRB |
1st |
Nikola Jokic |
813 |
2nd |
Rudy Gobert |
727 |
3rd |
Nikola Vucevic |
662 |
4th |
Joel Embiid |
650 |
5th |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
644 |
6th |
Jonas Valanciunas |
617 |
7th |
Clint Capela |
598 |
8th |
Julius Randle |
591 |
9th |
Christian Wood |
576 |
10th |
Domantas Sabonis |
551 |
11th |
Luka Doncic |
537 |
12th |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
533 |
13th |
Jayson Tatum |
524 |
14th |
Wendell Carter Jr. |
509 |
15th |
Kyle Kuzma |
491 |
16th |
Dejounte Murray |
483 |
17th |
Bobby Portis |
477 |
18th |
Russell Westbrook |
470 |
19th |
Miles Bridges |
469 |
20th |
Pascal Siakam |
452 |
21st |
Jusuf Nurkic |
452 |
22nd |
Andre Drummond |
451 |
23rd |
Kevin Love |
449 |
24th |
James Harden |
445 |
25th |
Deandre Ayton |
444 |
26th |
Bam Adebayo |
427 |
27th |
Evan Mobley |
427 |
28th |
Ivica Zubac |
427 |
29th |
Mo Bamba |
424 |
30th |
Al Horford |
422 |
2020-21 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Player |
DRB |
1st |
Rudy Gobert |
720 |
2nd |
Nikola Vucevic |
671 |
3rd |
Russell Westbrook |
641 |
4th |
Julius Randle |
639 |
5th |
Clint Capela |
606 |
6th |
Domantas Sabonis |
592 |
7th |
Nikola Jokic |
575 |
8th |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
574 |
9th |
Jonas Valanciunas |
523 |
10th |
Enes Freedom |
511 |
11th |
Deandre Ayton |
499 |
12th |
Luka Doncic |
473 |
13th |
Jarrett Allen |
435 |
14th |
Bam Adebayo |
431 |
15th |
Joel Embiid |
426 |
16th |
Jayson Tatum |
422 |
17th |
Dejounte Murray |
415 |
18th |
Robert Covington |
405 |
19th |
Kelly Olynyk |
402 |
20th |
Royce O’Neale |
397 |
21st |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
396 |
22nd |
Draymond Green |
394 |
23rd |
Dwight Howard |
390 |
24th |
Andre Drummond |
385 |
25th |
Mason Plumlee |
374 |
26th |
Richaun Holmes |
360 |
27th |
Tobias Harris |
357 |
28th |
Michael Porter Jr. |
354 |
29th |
Khris Middleton |
352 |
30th |
John Collins |
349 |
2019-20 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Player |
DRB |
1st |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
716 |
2nd |
Rudy Gobert |
686 |
3rd |
Hassan Whiteside |
647 |
4th |
Andre Drummond |
614 |
5th |
Domantas Sabonis |
582 |
6th |
Jonas Valanciunas |
575 |
7th |
Bam Adebayo |
559 |
8th |
Nikola Jokic |
545 |
9th |
Nikola Vucevic |
533 |
10th |
Luka Doncic |
495 |
11th |
Kevin Love |
493 |
12th |
Julius Randle |
471 |
13th |
LeBron James |
459 |
14th |
Jarrett Allen |
455 |
15th |
Joel Embiid |
452 |
16th |
Kristaps Porzingis |
440 |
17th |
Anthony Davis |
435 |
18th |
Tobias Harris |
426 |
19th |
DeAndre Jordan |
420 |
20th |
Robert Covington |
400 |
21st |
Jayson Tatum |
396 |
22nd |
James Harden |
376 |
23rd |
Steven Adams |
376 |
24th |
Pascal Siakam |
375 |
25th |
Clint Capela |
369 |
26th |
Aaron Gordon |
368 |
27th |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
365 |
28th |
P.J. Tucker |
364 |
29th |
Josh Hart |
364 |
30th |
Royce O’Neale |
362 |
2018-19 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Player |
DRB |
1st |
Andre Drummond |
809 |
2nd |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
739 |
3rd |
Nikola Vucevic |
736 |
4th |
Rudy Gobert |
732 |
5th |
Joel Embiid |
711 |
6th |
Russell Westbrook |
698 |
7th |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
691 |
8th |
DeAndre Jordan |
677 |
9th |
Nikola Jokic |
637 |
10th |
Tobias Harris |
576 |
11th |
Hassan Whiteside |
560 |
12th |
Clint Capela |
550 |
13th |
Marc Gasol |
547 |
14th |
Ben Simmons |
525 |
15th |
Paul George |
523 |
16th |
Deandre Ayton |
506 |
17th |
Jusuf Nurkic |
505 |
18th |
Domantas Sabonis |
504 |
19th |
Al-Farouq Aminu |
498 |
20th |
Anthony Davis |
498 |
21st |
Willie Cauley-Stein |
497 |
22nd |
LaMarcus Aldridge |
493 |
23rd |
Jarrett Allen |
481 |
24th |
Ed Davis |
478 |
25th |
Luka Doncic |
477 |
26th |
Julius Randle |
472 |
27th |
Blake Griffin |
465 |
28th |
Kevin Durant |
464 |
29th |
James Harden |
452 |
30th |
Aaron Gordon |
445 |
2017-18 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Player |
DRB |
1st |
Andre Drummond |
848 |
2nd |
DeAndre Jordan |
842 |
3rd |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
774 |
4th |
Dwight Howard |
757 |
5th |
Russell Westbrook |
652 |
6th |
Anthony Davis |
645 |
7th |
LeBron James |
612 |
8th |
Nikola Jokic |
608 |
9th |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
597 |
10th |
Clint Capela |
561 |
11th |
Joel Embiid |
547 |
12th |
Jusuf Nurkic |
519 |
13th |
Ben Simmons |
514 |
14th |
Marc Gasol |
514 |
15th |
DeMarcus Cousins |
512 |
16th |
Enes Freedom |
507 |
17th |
Pau Gasol |
490 |
18th |
Jonas Valanciunas |
477 |
19th |
Julius Randle |
473 |
20th |
Draymond Green |
460 |
21st |
Kevin Love |
445 |
22nd |
Hassan Whiteside |
444 |
23rd |
Marcin Gortat |
442 |
24th |
Rudy Gobert |
436 |
25th |
Kevin Durant |
433 |
26th |
Lauri Markkanen |
429 |
27th |
Al-Farouq Aminu |
428 |
28th |
Al Horford |
427 |
29th |
Nikola Vucevic |
422 |
30th |
Dirk Nowitzki |
416 |
2016-17 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Player |
DRB |
1st |
DeAndre Jordan |
816 |
2nd |
Hassan Whiteside |
795 |
3rd |
Andre Drummond |
770 |
4th |
Russell Westbrook |
727 |
5th |
Rudy Gobert |
721 |
6th |
Anthony Davis |
712 |
7th |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
711 |
8th |
Dwight Howard |
644 |
9th |
DeMarcus Cousins |
642 |
10th |
Marcin Gortat |
611 |
11th |
Nikola Vucevic |
603 |
12th |
James Harden |
564 |
13th |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
558 |
14th |
LeBron James |
542 |
15th |
Jonas Valanciunas |
533 |
16th |
Kevin Love |
518 |
17th |
Nikola Jokic |
506 |
18th |
Draymond Green |
501 |
19th |
Julius Randle |
486 |
20th |
Kevin Durant |
474 |
21st |
Gorgui Dieng |
459 |
22nd |
Myles Turner |
450 |
23rd |
Mason Plumlee |
435 |
24th |
Nicolas Batum |
435 |
25th |
Paul George |
434 |
26th |
Tristan Thompson |
429 |
27th |
Trevor Booker |
428 |
28th |
Paul Millsap |
422 |
29th |
Zach Randolph |
416 |
30th |
Marvin Williams |
411 |
2015-16 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Player |
DRB |
1st |
Andre Drummond |
803 |
2nd |
DeAndre Jordan |
792 |
3rd |
Julius Randle |
657 |
4th |
Pau Gasol |
638 |
5th |
Draymond Green |
635 |
6th |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
629 |
7th |
Hassan Whiteside |
627 |
8th |
Kevin Love |
613 |
9th |
Dwight Howard |
597 |
10th |
DeMarcus Cousins |
589 |
11th |
Kevin Durant |
544 |
12th |
Paul Millsap |
534 |
13th |
Marcin Gortat |
519 |
14th |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
499 |
15th |
Anthony Davis |
497 |
16th |
Paul George |
484 |
17th |
Thaddeus Young |
484 |
18th |
Russell Westbrook |
481 |
19th |
Jared Sullinger |
479 |
20th |
Greg Monroe |
478 |
21st |
Bismack Biyombo |
473 |
22nd |
Tristan Thompson |
470 |
23rd |
Zaza Pachulia |
469 |
24th |
Rudy Gobert |
460 |
25th |
Carmelo Anthony |
458 |
26th |
LaMarcus Aldridge |
456 |
27th |
LeBron James |
454 |
28th |
Al Horford |
448 |
29th |
James Harden |
438 |
30th |
Dirk Nowitzki |
437 |
2014-15 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Player |
DRB |
1st |
DeAndre Jordan |
829 |
2nd |
Pau Gasol |
699 |
3rd |
Andre Drummond |
667 |
4th |
Kevin Love |
589 |
5th |
Nikola Vucevic |
572 |
6th |
Tyson Chandler |
570 |
7th |
DeMarcus Cousins |
562 |
8th |
LaMarcus Aldridge |
549 |
9th |
Marcin Gortat |
537 |
10th |
Tim Duncan |
534 |
11th |
Draymond Green |
533 |
12th |
Anthony Davis |
523 |
13th |
Zach Randolph |
522 |
14th |
Marc Gasol |
515 |
15th |
Rudy Gobert |
510 |
16th |
Ömer Asik |
504 |
17th |
Jonas Valanciunas |
478 |
18th |
Greg Monroe |
475 |
19th |
Al Jefferson |
449 |
20th |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
442 |
21st |
Paul Millsap |
431 |
22nd |
Joakim Noah |
427 |
23rd |
Kenneth Faried |
426 |
24th |
Nerlens Noel |
426 |
25th |
Dirk Nowitzki |
413 |
26th |
Al Horford |
413 |
27th |
Derrick Favors |
411 |
28th |
Andrew Bogut |
402 |
29th |
Markieff Morris |
396 |
30th |
Enes Freedom |
394 |
2013-14 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Player |
DRB |
1st |
DeAndre Jordan |
783 |
2nd |
Kevin Love |
739 |
3rd |
Al Jefferson |
636 |
4th |
Dwight Howard |
635 |
5th |
Andre Drummond |
631 |
6th |
Joakim Noah |
618 |
7th |
DeMarcus Cousins |
613 |
8th |
LaMarcus Aldridge |
599 |
9th |
Marcin Gortat |
565 |
10th |
Blake Griffin |
565 |
11th |
Tim Duncan |
563 |
12th |
Kevin Durant |
540 |
13th |
Zach Randolph |
530 |
14th |
Spencer Hawes |
529 |
15th |
Greg Monroe |
504 |
16th |
Nicolas Batum |
495 |
17th |
Carlos Boozer |
495 |
18th |
Andrew Bogut |
489 |
19th |
Jonas Valanciunas |
488 |
20th |
Tristan Thompson |
485 |
21st |
Serge Ibaka |
485 |
22nd |
Paul George |
478 |
23rd |
Carmelo Anthony |
477 |
24th |
Paul Millsap |
473 |
25th |
Anthony Davis |
466 |
26th |
Lance Stephenson |
463 |
27th |
David Lee |
461 |
28th |
Dirk Nowitzki |
458 |
29th |
Pau Gasol |
456 |
30th |
LeBron James |
452 |