When discussing the 2023-24 season, the Phoenix Suns are sitting in first place in defensive boards alllowed per contest with 30.4. Holding the runner up spot are the New York Knicks, acquiring a defensive rebounds surrendered per game total of 30.4. With a tally of 30.9, the Orlando Magic are sitting in the 3rd position. Finishing out the top 5 are the Los Angeles Clippers (31.1) as well as the Minnesota Timberwolves (31.2).
2022-23 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Phoenix Suns | 30.4 |
| 2nd | New York Knicks | 30.4 |
| 3rd | Orlando Magic | 30.9 |
| 4th | Los Angeles Clippers | 31.1 |
| 5th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31.2 |
| 6th | Utah Jazz | 31.3 |
| 7th | Denver Nuggets | 31.4 |
| 8th | Golden State Warriors | 32.0 |
| 9th | New Orleans Pelicans | 32.2 |
| 10th | Boston Celtics | 32.3 |
| 11th | Indiana Pacers | 32.4 |
| 12th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32.6 |
| 13th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 32.9 |
| 14th | Los Angeles Lakers | 33.2 |
| 15th | Portland Trail Blazers | 33.2 |
| 16th | Chicago Bulls | 33.3 |
| 17th | Sacramento Kings | 33.4 |
| 18th | Philadelphia 76ers | 33.4 |
| 19th | Detroit Pistons | 33.5 |
| 20th | Miami Heat | 33.5 |
| 21st | Atlanta Hawks | 33.6 |
| 22nd | Milwaukee Bucks | 33.7 |
| 23rd | Toronto Raptors | 34.0 |
| 24th | Brooklyn Nets | 34.0 |
| 25th | Dallas Mavericks | 34.1 |
| 26th | Houston Rockets | 34.2 |
| 27th | Charlotte Hornets | 34.8 |
| 28th | San Antonio Spurs | 34.8 |
| 29th | Memphis Grizzlies | 35.0 |
| 30th | Washington Wizards | 36.8 |
2021-22 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Utah Jazz | 31.7 |
| 2nd | Miami Heat | 32.1 |
| 3rd | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32.4 |
| 4th | New Orleans Pelicans | 32.5 |
| 5th | Denver Nuggets | 32.7 |
| 6th | Brooklyn Nets | 32.8 |
| 7th | Indiana Pacers | 33.0 |
| 8th | Golden State Warriors | 33.0 |
| 9th | Memphis Grizzlies | 33.0 |
| 10th | Boston Celtics | 33.3 |
| 11th | Atlanta Hawks | 33.6 |
| 12th | Toronto Raptors | 33.7 |
| 13th | Chicago Bulls | 33.9 |
| 14th | Phoenix Suns | 33.9 |
| 15th | Philadelphia 76ers | 34.0 |
| 16th | Washington Wizards | 34.0 |
| 17th | Dallas Mavericks | 34.1 |
| 18th | Milwaukee Bucks | 34.2 |
| 19th | New York Knicks | 34.3 |
| 20th | Houston Rockets | 34.5 |
| 21st | Minnesota Timberwolves | 34.9 |
| 22nd | Portland Trail Blazers | 35.0 |
| 23rd | Los Angeles Clippers | 35.1 |
| 24th | Sacramento Kings | 35.3 |
| 25th | San Antonio Spurs | 35.4 |
| 26th | Charlotte Hornets | 35.6 |
| 27th | Los Angeles Lakers | 35.6 |
| 28th | Detroit Pistons | 35.9 |
| 29th | Orlando Magic | 36.8 |
| 30th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 37.3 |
2020-21 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Los Angeles Clippers | 32.0 |
| 2nd | Denver Nuggets | 32.1 |
| 3rd | Brooklyn Nets | 32.6 |
| 4th | Atlanta Hawks | 32.7 |
| 5th | Utah Jazz | 32.8 |
| 6th | New Orleans Pelicans | 32.9 |
| 7th | Boston Celtics | 33.1 |
| 8th | Philadelphia 76ers | 33.2 |
| 9th | Los Angeles Lakers | 33.2 |
| 10th | Phoenix Suns | 33.3 |
| 11th | Miami Heat | 33.4 |
| 12th | Chicago Bulls | 33.5 |
| 13th | Milwaukee Bucks | 33.8 |
| 14th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33.8 |
| 15th | Dallas Mavericks | 34.2 |
| 16th | Detroit Pistons | 34.4 |
| 17th | New York Knicks | 34.4 |
| 18th | Charlotte Hornets | 34.5 |
| 19th | Sacramento Kings | 34.6 |
| 20th | Memphis Grizzlies | 34.9 |
| 21st | Indiana Pacers | 35.5 |
| 22nd | Portland Trail Blazers | 35.5 |
| 23rd | Minnesota Timberwolves | 35.8 |
| 24th | Washington Wizards | 35.8 |
| 25th | Toronto Raptors | 35.9 |
| 26th | Golden State Warriors | 36.6 |
| 27th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 37.0 |
| 28th | San Antonio Spurs | 37.2 |
| 29th | Orlando Magic | 37.6 |
| 30th | Houston Rockets | 37.7 |
2019-20 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Denver Nuggets | 32.6 |
| 2nd | Los Angeles Lakers | 32.9 |
| 3rd | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33.1 |
| 4th | Utah Jazz | 33.1 |
| 5th | Philadelphia 76ers | 33.2 |
| 6th | Miami Heat | 33.3 |
| 7th | Detroit Pistons | 33.4 |
| 8th | Boston Celtics | 34.0 |
| 9th | Phoenix Suns | 34.2 |
| 10th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 34.3 |
| 11th | Sacramento Kings | 34.5 |
| 12th | Memphis Grizzlies | 34.5 |
| 13th | Los Angeles Clippers | 34.6 |
| 14th | New York Knicks | 34.6 |
| 15th | New Orleans Pelicans | 34.7 |
| 16th | Indiana Pacers | 34.9 |
| 17th | Dallas Mavericks | 35.0 |
| 18th | Charlotte Hornets | 35.0 |
| 19th | Toronto Raptors | 35.1 |
| 20th | Brooklyn Nets | 35.3 |
| 21st | Portland Trail Blazers | 35.4 |
| 22nd | Chicago Bulls | 35.4 |
| 23rd | Washington Wizards | 35.7 |
| 24th | Orlando Magic | 35.8 |
| 25th | Atlanta Hawks | 35.9 |
| 26th | San Antonio Spurs | 35.9 |
| 27th | Golden State Warriors | 36.3 |
| 28th | Milwaukee Bucks | 36.3 |
| 29th | Houston Rockets | 36.7 |
| 30th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 37.2 |
2018-19 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Portland Trail Blazers | 32.6 |
| 2nd | Denver Nuggets | 32.7 |
| 3rd | Indiana Pacers | 33.1 |
| 4th | Philadelphia 76ers | 33.5 |
| 5th | Golden State Warriors | 33.5 |
| 6th | Utah Jazz | 33.7 |
| 7th | Miami Heat | 34.0 |
| 8th | Toronto Raptors | 34.2 |
| 9th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 34.4 |
| 10th | Houston Rockets | 34.5 |
| 11th | Los Angeles Clippers | 34.5 |
| 12th | Detroit Pistons | 34.6 |
| 13th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 34.6 |
| 14th | Dallas Mavericks | 34.6 |
| 15th | San Antonio Spurs | 34.7 |
| 16th | New Orleans Pelicans | 34.8 |
| 17th | Memphis Grizzlies | 35.2 |
| 18th | Brooklyn Nets | 35.2 |
| 19th | Phoenix Suns | 35.3 |
| 20th | Milwaukee Bucks | 35.4 |
| 21st | Atlanta Hawks | 35.4 |
| 22nd | Boston Celtics | 35.5 |
| 23rd | Los Angeles Lakers | 35.6 |
| 24th | Orlando Magic | 35.6 |
| 25th | Charlotte Hornets | 35.7 |
| 26th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 35.8 |
| 27th | Washington Wizards | 35.8 |
| 28th | Chicago Bulls | 36.4 |
| 29th | Sacramento Kings | 36.8 |
| 30th | New York Knicks | 36.8 |
2017-18 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Golden State Warriors | 31.6 |
| 2nd | Denver Nuggets | 31.9 |
| 3rd | Minnesota Timberwolves | 32.0 |
| 4th | Philadelphia 76ers | 32.2 |
| 5th | Toronto Raptors | 32.6 |
| 6th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 32.6 |
| 7th | Washington Wizards | 32.7 |
| 8th | Indiana Pacers | 32.8 |
| 9th | Milwaukee Bucks | 32.8 |
| 10th | Utah Jazz | 33.0 |
| 11th | New York Knicks | 33.0 |
| 12th | Memphis Grizzlies | 33.0 |
| 13th | Los Angeles Clippers | 33.0 |
| 14th | San Antonio Spurs | 33.3 |
| 15th | Houston Rockets | 33.4 |
| 16th | Portland Trail Blazers | 33.6 |
| 17th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33.7 |
| 18th | Atlanta Hawks | 34.0 |
| 19th | Miami Heat | 34.0 |
| 20th | Boston Celtics | 34.2 |
| 21st | Detroit Pistons | 34.5 |
| 22nd | Los Angeles Lakers | 34.6 |
| 23rd | Sacramento Kings | 34.7 |
| 24th | New Orleans Pelicans | 34.7 |
| 25th | Charlotte Hornets | 35.3 |
| 26th | Orlando Magic | 35.3 |
| 27th | Phoenix Suns | 35.4 |
| 28th | Brooklyn Nets | 36.4 |
| 29th | Dallas Mavericks | 36.9 |
| 30th | Chicago Bulls | 37.2 |
2016-17 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Minnesota Timberwolves | 30.6 |
| 2nd | Utah Jazz | 31.1 |
| 3rd | Denver Nuggets | 31.4 |
| 4th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 31.5 |
| 5th | San Antonio Spurs | 31.7 |
| 6th | Golden State Warriors | 31.8 |
| 7th | Toronto Raptors | 31.9 |
| 8th | Milwaukee Bucks | 32.1 |
| 9th | Washington Wizards | 32.5 |
| 10th | Sacramento Kings | 32.8 |
| 11th | Memphis Grizzlies | 32.8 |
| 12th | Chicago Bulls | 32.9 |
| 13th | Los Angeles Clippers | 32.9 |
| 14th | New York Knicks | 33.1 |
| 15th | Atlanta Hawks | 33.2 |
| 16th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33.2 |
| 17th | Houston Rockets | 33.4 |
| 18th | Miami Heat | 33.4 |
| 19th | Indiana Pacers | 33.5 |
| 20th | Boston Celtics | 33.8 |
| 21st | Phoenix Suns | 33.8 |
| 22nd | Portland Trail Blazers | 33.9 |
| 23rd | Los Angeles Lakers | 34.2 |
| 24th | Philadelphia 76ers | 34.2 |
| 25th | Detroit Pistons | 34.9 |
| 26th | Charlotte Hornets | 35.5 |
| 27th | Dallas Mavericks | 35.6 |
| 28th | Orlando Magic | 35.8 |
| 29th | Brooklyn Nets | 36.2 |
| 30th | New Orleans Pelicans | 37.7 |
2015-16 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oklahoma City Thunder | 28.9 |
| 2nd | Utah Jazz | 30.8 |
| 3rd | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31.2 |
| 4th | Toronto Raptors | 31.2 |
| 5th | San Antonio Spurs | 31.4 |
| 6th | Miami Heat | 31.5 |
| 7th | Milwaukee Bucks | 31.5 |
| 8th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 31.8 |
| 9th | Golden State Warriors | 32.5 |
| 10th | Houston Rockets | 32.8 |
| 11th | Denver Nuggets | 32.9 |
| 12th | Memphis Grizzlies | 33.1 |
| 13th | Portland Trail Blazers | 33.1 |
| 14th | Brooklyn Nets | 33.2 |
| 15th | New York Knicks | 33.3 |
| 16th | Detroit Pistons | 33.7 |
| 17th | Sacramento Kings | 33.7 |
| 18th | Phoenix Suns | 33.8 |
| 19th | Indiana Pacers | 33.8 |
| 20th | Chicago Bulls | 34.1 |
| 21st | Orlando Magic | 34.1 |
| 22nd | Boston Celtics | 34.6 |
| 23rd | Washington Wizards | 34.9 |
| 24th | Los Angeles Clippers | 34.9 |
| 25th | Atlanta Hawks | 35.0 |
| 26th | Dallas Mavericks | 35.2 |
| 27th | New Orleans Pelicans | 35.5 |
| 28th | Los Angeles Lakers | 35.5 |
| 29th | Charlotte Hornets | 35.8 |
| 30th | Philadelphia 76ers | 36.4 |
2014-15 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Utah Jazz | 29.3 |
| 2nd | Miami Heat | 30.1 |
| 3rd | Sacramento Kings | 30.2 |
| 4th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 30.3 |
| 5th | New Orleans Pelicans | 30.9 |
| 6th | Toronto Raptors | 31.2 |
| 7th | Milwaukee Bucks | 31.4 |
| 8th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 31.5 |
| 9th | Chicago Bulls | 31.7 |
| 10th | Washington Wizards | 31.7 |
| 11th | Memphis Grizzlies | 31.9 |
| 12th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31.9 |
| 13th | Houston Rockets | 32.0 |
| 14th | Atlanta Hawks | 32.1 |
| 15th | San Antonio Spurs | 32.2 |
| 16th | Los Angeles Clippers | 32.3 |
| 17th | New York Knicks | 32.5 |
| 18th | Golden State Warriors | 32.8 |
| 19th | Brooklyn Nets | 32.9 |
| 20th | Indiana Pacers | 33.0 |
| 21st | Orlando Magic | 33.4 |
| 22nd | Detroit Pistons | 33.4 |
| 23rd | Portland Trail Blazers | 33.6 |
| 24th | Phoenix Suns | 33.7 |
| 25th | Boston Celtics | 33.8 |
| 26th | Dallas Mavericks | 33.9 |
| 27th | Los Angeles Lakers | 34.1 |
| 28th | Denver Nuggets | 34.1 |
| 29th | Philadelphia 76ers | 34.8 |
| 30th | Charlotte Hornets | 35.2 |
2013-14 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Memphis Grizzlies | 29.3 |
| 2nd | Miami Heat | 29.5 |
| 3rd | Houston Rockets | 29.7 |
| 4th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 30.0 |
| 5th | Toronto Raptors | 30.5 |
| 6th | Chicago Bulls | 30.6 |
| 7th | Indiana Pacers | 30.7 |
| 8th | New Orleans Pelicans | 31.0 |
| 9th | Sacramento Kings | 31.3 |
| 10th | Dallas Mavericks | 31.3 |
| 11th | Los Angeles Clippers | 31.4 |
| 12th | Phoenix Suns | 31.5 |
| 13th | Brooklyn Nets | 31.6 |
| 14th | Boston Celtics | 31.7 |
| 15th | San Antonio Spurs | 31.7 |
| 16th | New York Knicks | 31.7 |
| 17th | Milwaukee Bucks | 31.8 |
| 18th | Detroit Pistons | 31.9 |
| 19th | Portland Trail Blazers | 32.0 |
| 20th | Washington Wizards | 32.1 |
| 21st | Utah Jazz | 32.2 |
| 22nd | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32.3 |
| 23rd | Denver Nuggets | 32.5 |
| 24th | Golden State Warriors | 32.6 |
| 25th | Atlanta Hawks | 32.8 |
| 26th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 33.1 |
| 27th | Orlando Magic | 33.5 |
| 28th | Charlotte Hornets | 33.7 |
| 29th | Philadelphia 76ers | 35.0 |
| 30th | Los Angeles Lakers | 36.0 |