When discussing the 2024-25 year, the Memphis Grizzlies lead all teams in DRB with 1,035. Holding down second are the Chicago Bulls, with a defensive boards total of 1,034. Holding a number of 1,002, the Sacramento Kings come in at the 3rd spot. Holding on to the 4th and 5th position are the Cleveland Cavaliers (990) along with the Houston Rockets (988).
2022-23 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,035 |
2nd |
Chicago Bulls |
1,034 |
3rd |
Sacramento Kings |
1,002 |
4th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
990 |
5th |
Houston Rockets |
988 |
6th |
Atlanta Hawks |
982 |
7th |
Detroit Pistons |
982 |
8th |
Boston Celtics |
965 |
9th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
963 |
10th |
Dallas Mavericks |
961 |
11th |
Toronto Raptors |
945 |
12th |
San Antonio Spurs |
943 |
13th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
940 |
14th |
New York Knicks |
935 |
15th |
Orlando Magic |
935 |
16th |
Indiana Pacers |
932 |
17th |
Golden State Warriors |
928 |
18th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
912 |
19th |
Phoenix Suns |
909 |
20th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
900 |
21st |
Charlotte Hornets |
899 |
22nd |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
898 |
23rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
897 |
24th |
Denver Nuggets |
888 |
25th |
Utah Jazz |
886 |
26th |
Miami Heat |
872 |
27th |
Washington Wizards |
867 |
28th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
847 |
29th |
Brooklyn Nets |
841 |
30th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
770 |
2021-22 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Milwaukee Bucks |
2,990 |
2nd |
Golden State Warriors |
2,930 |
3rd |
Utah Jazz |
2,916 |
4th |
Boston Celtics |
2,915 |
5th |
Phoenix Suns |
2,913 |
6th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
2,887 |
7th |
Orlando Magic |
2,885 |
8th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
2,873 |
9th |
Denver Nuggets |
2,865 |
10th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
2,860 |
11th |
New York Knicks |
2,841 |
12th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2,826 |
13th |
San Antonio Spurs |
2,815 |
14th |
Washington Wizards |
2,798 |
15th |
Brooklyn Nets |
2,796 |
16th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2,786 |
17th |
Atlanta Hawks |
2,783 |
18th |
Miami Heat |
2,778 |
19th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
2,770 |
20th |
Dallas Mavericks |
2,769 |
21st |
Charlotte Hornets |
2,767 |
22nd |
Chicago Bulls |
2,760 |
23rd |
Sacramento Kings |
2,737 |
24th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
2,726 |
25th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2,700 |
26th |
Indiana Pacers |
2,671 |
27th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
2,661 |
28th |
Houston Rockets |
2,660 |
29th |
Detroit Pistons |
2,625 |
30th |
Toronto Raptors |
2,622 |
2020-21 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Milwaukee Bucks |
2,724 |
2nd |
Utah Jazz |
2,709 |
3rd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
2,568 |
4th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
2,568 |
5th |
Brooklyn Nets |
2,559 |
6th |
Washington Wizards |
2,557 |
7th |
New York Knicks |
2,554 |
8th |
Chicago Bulls |
2,544 |
9th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
2,543 |
10th |
Atlanta Hawks |
2,525 |
11th |
Orlando Magic |
2,525 |
12th |
Golden State Warriors |
2,524 |
13th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
2,522 |
14th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
2,501 |
15th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2,490 |
16th |
San Antonio Spurs |
2,489 |
17th |
Dallas Mavericks |
2,463 |
18th |
Phoenix Suns |
2,462 |
19th |
Denver Nuggets |
2,442 |
20th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
2,441 |
21st |
Indiana Pacers |
2,424 |
22nd |
Boston Celtics |
2,421 |
23rd |
Miami Heat |
2,409 |
24th |
Houston Rockets |
2,396 |
25th |
Charlotte Hornets |
2,389 |
26th |
Detroit Pistons |
2,381 |
27th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2,376 |
28th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2,327 |
29th |
Toronto Raptors |
2,314 |
30th |
Sacramento Kings |
2,307 |
2019-20 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Milwaukee Bucks |
3,083 |
2nd |
Dallas Mavericks |
2,729 |
3rd |
Brooklyn Nets |
2,683 |
4th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
2,664 |
5th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
2,643 |
6th |
Miami Heat |
2,619 |
7th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
2,599 |
8th |
Toronto Raptors |
2,583 |
9th |
Utah Jazz |
2,577 |
10th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
2,553 |
11th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
2,551 |
12th |
Boston Celtics |
2,549 |
13th |
San Antonio Spurs |
2,530 |
14th |
Orlando Magic |
2,498 |
15th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
2,495 |
16th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2,490 |
17th |
Indiana Pacers |
2,489 |
18th |
Houston Rockets |
2,484 |
19th |
Phoenix Suns |
2,465 |
20th |
Denver Nuggets |
2,436 |
21st |
Sacramento Kings |
2,372 |
22nd |
Washington Wizards |
2,295 |
23rd |
New York Knicks |
2,274 |
24th |
Atlanta Hawks |
2,237 |
25th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2,193 |
26th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2,172 |
27th |
Golden State Warriors |
2,138 |
28th |
Detroit Pistons |
2,109 |
29th |
Charlotte Hornets |
2,066 |
30th |
Chicago Bulls |
2,041 |
2018-19 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Milwaukee Bucks |
3,316 |
2nd |
Philadelphia 76ers |
3,025 |
3rd |
Golden State Warriors |
2,990 |
4th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2,985 |
5th |
Utah Jazz |
2,981 |
6th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
2,969 |
7th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
2,968 |
8th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
2,936 |
9th |
Toronto Raptors |
2,920 |
10th |
Brooklyn Nets |
2,919 |
11th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
2,911 |
12th |
San Antonio Spurs |
2,910 |
13th |
Orlando Magic |
2,902 |
14th |
Dallas Mavericks |
2,884 |
15th |
Miami Heat |
2,879 |
16th |
Boston Celtics |
2,849 |
17th |
Denver Nuggets |
2,832 |
18th |
Atlanta Hawks |
2,825 |
19th |
Sacramento Kings |
2,819 |
20th |
New York Knicks |
2,811 |
21st |
Chicago Bulls |
2,799 |
22nd |
Charlotte Hornets |
2,778 |
23rd |
Indiana Pacers |
2,766 |
24th |
Detroit Pistons |
2,752 |
25th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2,750 |
26th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
2,703 |
27th |
Washington Wizards |
2,679 |
28th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2,619 |
29th |
Houston Rockets |
2,613 |
30th |
Phoenix Suns |
2,563 |
2017-18 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Philadelphia 76ers |
2,996 |
2nd |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2,927 |
3rd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
2,924 |
4th |
Charlotte Hornets |
2,901 |
5th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
2,893 |
6th |
Boston Celtics |
2,878 |
7th |
Golden State Warriors |
2,877 |
8th |
Chicago Bulls |
2,873 |
9th |
Brooklyn Nets |
2,852 |
10th |
Houston Rockets |
2,825 |
11th |
Toronto Raptors |
2,807 |
12th |
Utah Jazz |
2,807 |
13th |
Miami Heat |
2,801 |
14th |
San Antonio Spurs |
2,777 |
15th |
Phoenix Suns |
2,776 |
16th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
2,766 |
17th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2,761 |
18th |
Detroit Pistons |
2,756 |
19th |
New York Knicks |
2,752 |
20th |
Denver Nuggets |
2,748 |
21st |
Dallas Mavericks |
2,717 |
22nd |
Washington Wizards |
2,713 |
23rd |
Atlanta Hawks |
2,693 |
24th |
Orlando Magic |
2,692 |
25th |
Indiana Pacers |
2,684 |
26th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
2,671 |
27th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2,593 |
28th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
2,579 |
29th |
Sacramento Kings |
2,578 |
30th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
2,544 |
2016-17 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Brooklyn Nets |
2,879 |
2nd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
2,879 |
3rd |
Golden State Warriors |
2,873 |
4th |
Charlotte Hornets |
2,853 |
5th |
Detroit Pistons |
2,838 |
6th |
Denver Nuggets |
2,837 |
7th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2,821 |
8th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
2,821 |
9th |
Chicago Bulls |
2,797 |
10th |
Atlanta Hawks |
2,793 |
11th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
2,790 |
12th |
San Antonio Spurs |
2,777 |
13th |
Utah Jazz |
2,774 |
14th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
2,750 |
15th |
Houston Rockets |
2,746 |
16th |
Orlando Magic |
2,734 |
17th |
New York Knicks |
2,723 |
18th |
Phoenix Suns |
2,712 |
19th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
2,706 |
20th |
Miami Heat |
2,705 |
21st |
Indiana Pacers |
2,702 |
22nd |
Boston Celtics |
2,698 |
23rd |
Toronto Raptors |
2,676 |
24th |
Washington Wizards |
2,671 |
25th |
Sacramento Kings |
2,652 |
26th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2,636 |
27th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
2,621 |
28th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
2,589 |
29th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2,540 |
30th |
Dallas Mavericks |
2,516 |
2015-16 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
2,972 |
2nd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
2,916 |
3rd |
Chicago Bulls |
2,889 |
4th |
Charlotte Hornets |
2,869 |
5th |
San Antonio Spurs |
2,831 |
6th |
Miami Heat |
2,811 |
7th |
New York Knicks |
2,788 |
8th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
2,782 |
9th |
Dallas Mavericks |
2,781 |
10th |
Indiana Pacers |
2,779 |
11th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2,777 |
12th |
Detroit Pistons |
2,777 |
13th |
Atlanta Hawks |
2,772 |
14th |
Sacramento Kings |
2,760 |
15th |
Boston Celtics |
2,733 |
16th |
Phoenix Suns |
2,733 |
17th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
2,727 |
18th |
Toronto Raptors |
2,724 |
19th |
Denver Nuggets |
2,718 |
20th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
2,712 |
21st |
Orlando Magic |
2,709 |
22nd |
Washington Wizards |
2,688 |
23rd |
Utah Jazz |
2,665 |
24th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2,645 |
25th |
Brooklyn Nets |
2,614 |
26th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
2,605 |
27th |
Houston Rockets |
2,601 |
28th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2,587 |
29th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
2,559 |
30th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
2,497 |
2014-15 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Portland Trail Blazers |
2,881 |
2nd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
2,844 |
3rd |
Indiana Pacers |
2,822 |
4th |
Golden State Warriors |
2,814 |
5th |
Washington Wizards |
2,801 |
6th |
Charlotte Hornets |
2,793 |
7th |
Chicago Bulls |
2,792 |
8th |
San Antonio Spurs |
2,772 |
9th |
Sacramento Kings |
2,728 |
10th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
2,711 |
11th |
Boston Celtics |
2,685 |
12th |
Denver Nuggets |
2,653 |
13th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2,647 |
14th |
Phoenix Suns |
2,643 |
15th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
2,634 |
16th |
Detroit Pistons |
2,630 |
17th |
Brooklyn Nets |
2,627 |
18th |
Houston Rockets |
2,624 |
19th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
2,621 |
20th |
Utah Jazz |
2,617 |
21st |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2,612 |
22nd |
Atlanta Hawks |
2,611 |
23rd |
Dallas Mavericks |
2,608 |
24th |
Orlando Magic |
2,607 |
25th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
2,574 |
26th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
2,536 |
27th |
Toronto Raptors |
2,526 |
28th |
Miami Heat |
2,461 |
29th |
New York Knicks |
2,443 |
30th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2,406 |
2013-14 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Indiana Pacers |
2,831 |
2nd |
Golden State Warriors |
2,819 |
3rd |
Houston Rockets |
2,797 |
4th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
2,786 |
5th |
San Antonio Spurs |
2,786 |
6th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
2,781 |
7th |
Charlotte Hornets |
2,724 |
8th |
Denver Nuggets |
2,717 |
9th |
Chicago Bulls |
2,683 |
10th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
2,668 |
11th |
Sacramento Kings |
2,656 |
12th |
Orlando Magic |
2,654 |
13th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2,644 |
14th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2,629 |
15th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2,620 |
16th |
Phoenix Suns |
2,601 |
17th |
Washington Wizards |
2,573 |
18th |
Atlanta Hawks |
2,565 |
19th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
2,556 |
20th |
Toronto Raptors |
2,552 |
21st |
Memphis Grizzlies |
2,526 |
22nd |
Detroit Pistons |
2,525 |
23rd |
Dallas Mavericks |
2,514 |
24th |
Boston Celtics |
2,505 |
25th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
2,486 |
26th |
Utah Jazz |
2,477 |
27th |
New York Knicks |
2,437 |
28th |
Brooklyn Nets |
2,407 |
29th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
2,399 |
30th |
Miami Heat |
2,397 |