In terms of the 2024-25 year, the Memphis Grizzlies are the best in the league in defensive boards per game with 35.7. Ranking in the runner up spot are the Chicago Bulls, acquiring a defensive boards per game total of 35.7. Holding a mark of 35.3, the Houston Rockets are sitting in the 3rd position. Finishing out the top five are the Milwaukee Bucks (34.8) and the Boston Celtics (34.5).
2022-23 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Memphis Grizzlies | 35.7 |
| 2nd | Chicago Bulls | 35.7 |
| 3rd | Houston Rockets | 35.3 |
| 4th | Milwaukee Bucks | 34.8 |
| 5th | Boston Celtics | 34.5 |
| 6th | Golden State Warriors | 34.4 |
| 7th | Dallas Mavericks | 34.3 |
| 8th | Denver Nuggets | 34.2 |
| 9th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 34.1 |
| 10th | Atlanta Hawks | 33.9 |
| 11th | Detroit Pistons | 33.9 |
| 12th | San Antonio Spurs | 33.7 |
| 13th | Phoenix Suns | 33.7 |
| 14th | Miami Heat | 33.5 |
| 15th | Sacramento Kings | 33.4 |
| 16th | New York Knicks | 33.4 |
| 17th | Washington Wizards | 33.3 |
| 18th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 33.3 |
| 19th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 33.2 |
| 20th | Los Angeles Clippers | 33.2 |
| 21st | Utah Jazz | 32.8 |
| 22nd | Toronto Raptors | 32.6 |
| 23rd | Los Angeles Lakers | 32.1 |
| 24th | Indiana Pacers | 32.1 |
| 25th | Charlotte Hornets | 32.1 |
| 26th | Orlando Magic | 31.2 |
| 27th | New Orleans Pelicans | 30.4 |
| 28th | Portland Trail Blazers | 30.3 |
| 29th | Brooklyn Nets | 30.0 |
| 30th | Philadelphia 76ers | 29.6 |
2021-22 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Milwaukee Bucks | 36.5 |
| 2nd | Golden State Warriors | 35.7 |
| 3rd | Utah Jazz | 35.6 |
| 4th | Boston Celtics | 35.5 |
| 5th | Phoenix Suns | 35.5 |
| 6th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 35.2 |
| 7th | Orlando Magic | 35.2 |
| 8th | Memphis Grizzlies | 35.0 |
| 9th | Denver Nuggets | 34.9 |
| 10th | Los Angeles Clippers | 34.9 |
| 11th | New York Knicks | 34.6 |
| 12th | Los Angeles Lakers | 34.5 |
| 13th | San Antonio Spurs | 34.3 |
| 14th | Washington Wizards | 34.1 |
| 15th | Brooklyn Nets | 34.1 |
| 16th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 34.0 |
| 17th | Atlanta Hawks | 33.9 |
| 18th | Miami Heat | 33.9 |
| 19th | Philadelphia 76ers | 33.8 |
| 20th | Dallas Mavericks | 33.8 |
| 21st | Charlotte Hornets | 33.7 |
| 22nd | Chicago Bulls | 33.7 |
| 23rd | Sacramento Kings | 33.4 |
| 24th | New Orleans Pelicans | 33.2 |
| 25th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 32.9 |
| 26th | Indiana Pacers | 32.6 |
| 27th | Portland Trail Blazers | 32.5 |
| 28th | Houston Rockets | 32.4 |
| 29th | Detroit Pistons | 32.0 |
| 30th | Toronto Raptors | 32.0 |
2020-21 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Milwaukee Bucks | 37.8 |
| 2nd | Utah Jazz | 37.6 |
| 3rd | New Orleans Pelicans | 35.7 |
| 4th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 35.7 |
| 5th | Brooklyn Nets | 35.5 |
| 6th | Washington Wizards | 35.5 |
| 7th | New York Knicks | 35.5 |
| 8th | Chicago Bulls | 35.3 |
| 9th | Memphis Grizzlies | 35.3 |
| 10th | Atlanta Hawks | 35.1 |
| 11th | Orlando Magic | 35.1 |
| 12th | Golden State Warriors | 35.1 |
| 13th | Philadelphia 76ers | 35.0 |
| 14th | Los Angeles Clippers | 34.7 |
| 15th | Los Angeles Lakers | 34.6 |
| 16th | San Antonio Spurs | 34.6 |
| 17th | Dallas Mavericks | 34.2 |
| 18th | Phoenix Suns | 34.2 |
| 19th | Denver Nuggets | 33.9 |
| 20th | Portland Trail Blazers | 33.9 |
| 21st | Indiana Pacers | 33.7 |
| 22nd | Boston Celtics | 33.6 |
| 23rd | Miami Heat | 33.5 |
| 24th | Houston Rockets | 33.3 |
| 25th | Charlotte Hornets | 33.2 |
| 26th | Detroit Pistons | 33.1 |
| 27th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 33.0 |
| 28th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32.3 |
| 29th | Toronto Raptors | 32.1 |
| 30th | Sacramento Kings | 32.0 |
2019-20 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Milwaukee Bucks | 42.2 |
| 2nd | Brooklyn Nets | 37.3 |
| 3rd | Los Angeles Clippers | 37.0 |
| 4th | Dallas Mavericks | 36.4 |
| 5th | Memphis Grizzlies | 36.2 |
| 6th | Miami Heat | 35.9 |
| 7th | Toronto Raptors | 35.9 |
| 8th | Utah Jazz | 35.8 |
| 9th | San Antonio Spurs | 35.6 |
| 10th | New Orleans Pelicans | 35.4 |
| 11th | Boston Celtics | 35.4 |
| 12th | Portland Trail Blazers | 35.1 |
| 13th | Los Angeles Lakers | 35.1 |
| 14th | Philadelphia 76ers | 35.0 |
| 15th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 34.7 |
| 16th | Houston Rockets | 34.5 |
| 17th | New York Knicks | 34.5 |
| 18th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 34.3 |
| 19th | Orlando Magic | 34.2 |
| 20th | Indiana Pacers | 34.1 |
| 21st | Phoenix Suns | 33.8 |
| 22nd | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33.4 |
| 23rd | Atlanta Hawks | 33.4 |
| 24th | Denver Nuggets | 33.4 |
| 25th | Sacramento Kings | 32.9 |
| 26th | Golden State Warriors | 32.9 |
| 27th | Detroit Pistons | 32.0 |
| 28th | Washington Wizards | 31.9 |
| 29th | Charlotte Hornets | 31.8 |
| 30th | Chicago Bulls | 31.4 |
2018-19 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Milwaukee Bucks | 40.4 |
| 2nd | Philadelphia 76ers | 36.9 |
| 3rd | Golden State Warriors | 36.5 |
| 4th | Los Angeles Lakers | 36.4 |
| 5th | Utah Jazz | 36.4 |
| 6th | New Orleans Pelicans | 36.2 |
| 7th | Portland Trail Blazers | 36.2 |
| 8th | Los Angeles Clippers | 35.8 |
| 9th | Toronto Raptors | 35.6 |
| 10th | Brooklyn Nets | 35.6 |
| 11th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 35.5 |
| 12th | San Antonio Spurs | 35.5 |
| 13th | Orlando Magic | 35.4 |
| 14th | Dallas Mavericks | 35.2 |
| 15th | Miami Heat | 35.1 |
| 16th | Boston Celtics | 34.7 |
| 17th | Denver Nuggets | 34.5 |
| 18th | Atlanta Hawks | 34.5 |
| 19th | Sacramento Kings | 34.4 |
| 20th | New York Knicks | 34.3 |
| 21st | Chicago Bulls | 34.1 |
| 22nd | Charlotte Hornets | 33.9 |
| 23rd | Indiana Pacers | 33.7 |
| 24th | Detroit Pistons | 33.6 |
| 25th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 33.5 |
| 26th | Memphis Grizzlies | 33.0 |
| 27th | Washington Wizards | 32.7 |
| 28th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 31.9 |
| 29th | Houston Rockets | 31.9 |
| 30th | Phoenix Suns | 31.3 |
2017-18 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Philadelphia 76ers | 36.5 |
| 2nd | Los Angeles Lakers | 35.7 |
| 3rd | New Orleans Pelicans | 35.7 |
| 4th | Charlotte Hornets | 35.4 |
| 5th | Portland Trail Blazers | 35.3 |
| 6th | Boston Celtics | 35.1 |
| 7th | Golden State Warriors | 35.1 |
| 8th | Chicago Bulls | 35.0 |
| 9th | Brooklyn Nets | 34.8 |
| 10th | Houston Rockets | 34.5 |
| 11th | Toronto Raptors | 34.2 |
| 12th | Utah Jazz | 34.2 |
| 13th | Miami Heat | 34.2 |
| 14th | San Antonio Spurs | 33.9 |
| 15th | Phoenix Suns | 33.9 |
| 16th | Los Angeles Clippers | 33.7 |
| 17th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33.7 |
| 18th | Detroit Pistons | 33.6 |
| 19th | New York Knicks | 33.6 |
| 20th | Denver Nuggets | 33.5 |
| 21st | Dallas Mavericks | 33.1 |
| 22nd | Washington Wizards | 33.1 |
| 23rd | Atlanta Hawks | 32.8 |
| 24th | Orlando Magic | 32.8 |
| 25th | Indiana Pacers | 32.7 |
| 26th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 32.6 |
| 27th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31.6 |
| 28th | Milwaukee Bucks | 31.5 |
| 29th | Sacramento Kings | 31.4 |
| 30th | Memphis Grizzlies | 31.0 |
2016-17 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brooklyn Nets | 35.1 |
| 2nd | New Orleans Pelicans | 35.1 |
| 3rd | Golden State Warriors | 35.0 |
| 4th | Charlotte Hornets | 34.8 |
| 5th | Detroit Pistons | 34.6 |
| 6th | Denver Nuggets | 34.6 |
| 7th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 34.4 |
| 8th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 34.4 |
| 9th | Chicago Bulls | 34.1 |
| 10th | Atlanta Hawks | 34.1 |
| 11th | Los Angeles Clippers | 34.0 |
| 12th | San Antonio Spurs | 33.9 |
| 13th | Utah Jazz | 33.8 |
| 14th | Portland Trail Blazers | 33.5 |
| 15th | Houston Rockets | 33.5 |
| 16th | Orlando Magic | 33.3 |
| 17th | New York Knicks | 33.2 |
| 18th | Phoenix Suns | 33.1 |
| 19th | Philadelphia 76ers | 33.0 |
| 20th | Miami Heat | 33.0 |
| 21st | Indiana Pacers | 33.0 |
| 22nd | Boston Celtics | 32.9 |
| 23rd | Toronto Raptors | 32.6 |
| 24th | Washington Wizards | 32.6 |
| 25th | Sacramento Kings | 32.3 |
| 26th | Los Angeles Lakers | 32.1 |
| 27th | Memphis Grizzlies | 32.0 |
| 28th | Milwaukee Bucks | 31.6 |
| 29th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31.0 |
| 30th | Dallas Mavericks | 30.7 |
2015-16 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Golden State Warriors | 36.2 |
| 2nd | Oklahoma City Thunder | 35.6 |
| 3rd | Chicago Bulls | 35.2 |
| 4th | Charlotte Hornets | 35.0 |
| 5th | San Antonio Spurs | 34.5 |
| 6th | Miami Heat | 34.3 |
| 7th | New York Knicks | 34.0 |
| 8th | Portland Trail Blazers | 33.9 |
| 9th | Dallas Mavericks | 33.9 |
| 10th | Indiana Pacers | 33.9 |
| 11th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33.9 |
| 12th | Detroit Pistons | 33.9 |
| 13th | Atlanta Hawks | 33.8 |
| 14th | Sacramento Kings | 33.7 |
| 15th | Boston Celtics | 33.3 |
| 16th | Phoenix Suns | 33.3 |
| 17th | Los Angeles Clippers | 33.3 |
| 18th | Toronto Raptors | 33.2 |
| 19th | Denver Nuggets | 33.1 |
| 20th | New Orleans Pelicans | 33.1 |
| 21st | Orlando Magic | 33.0 |
| 22nd | Washington Wizards | 32.8 |
| 23rd | Utah Jazz | 32.5 |
| 24th | Los Angeles Lakers | 32.3 |
| 25th | Brooklyn Nets | 31.9 |
| 26th | Philadelphia 76ers | 31.8 |
| 27th | Houston Rockets | 31.7 |
| 28th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31.5 |
| 29th | Milwaukee Bucks | 31.2 |
| 30th | Memphis Grizzlies | 30.5 |
2014-15 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Portland Trail Blazers | 35.1 |
| 2nd | Oklahoma City Thunder | 34.7 |
| 3rd | Indiana Pacers | 34.4 |
| 4th | Golden State Warriors | 34.3 |
| 5th | Washington Wizards | 34.2 |
| 6th | Charlotte Hornets | 34.1 |
| 7th | Chicago Bulls | 34.0 |
| 8th | San Antonio Spurs | 33.8 |
| 9th | Sacramento Kings | 33.3 |
| 10th | Los Angeles Clippers | 33.1 |
| 11th | Boston Celtics | 32.7 |
| 12th | Denver Nuggets | 32.4 |
| 13th | Los Angeles Lakers | 32.3 |
| 14th | Phoenix Suns | 32.2 |
| 15th | Memphis Grizzlies | 32.1 |
| 16th | Detroit Pistons | 32.1 |
| 17th | Brooklyn Nets | 32.0 |
| 18th | Houston Rockets | 32.0 |
| 19th | New Orleans Pelicans | 32.0 |
| 20th | Utah Jazz | 31.9 |
| 21st | Cleveland Cavaliers | 31.9 |
| 22nd | Atlanta Hawks | 31.8 |
| 23rd | Dallas Mavericks | 31.8 |
| 24th | Orlando Magic | 31.8 |
| 25th | Milwaukee Bucks | 31.4 |
| 26th | Philadelphia 76ers | 30.9 |
| 27th | Toronto Raptors | 30.8 |
| 28th | Miami Heat | 30.0 |
| 29th | New York Knicks | 29.8 |
| 30th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29.3 |
2013-14 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
| DRB Rank | Team | DRB |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Indiana Pacers | 34.5 |
| 2nd | Golden State Warriors | 34.4 |
| 3rd | Houston Rockets | 34.1 |
| 4th | Portland Trail Blazers | 34.0 |
| 5th | San Antonio Spurs | 34.0 |
| 6th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 33.9 |
| 7th | Charlotte Hornets | 33.2 |
| 8th | Denver Nuggets | 33.1 |
| 9th | Chicago Bulls | 32.7 |
| 10th | Los Angeles Clippers | 32.5 |
| 11th | Sacramento Kings | 32.4 |
| 12th | Orlando Magic | 32.4 |
| 13th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 32.2 |
| 14th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32.1 |
| 15th | Los Angeles Lakers | 32.0 |
| 16th | Phoenix Suns | 31.7 |
| 17th | Washington Wizards | 31.4 |
| 18th | Atlanta Hawks | 31.3 |
| 19th | Philadelphia 76ers | 31.2 |
| 20th | Toronto Raptors | 31.1 |
| 21st | Memphis Grizzlies | 30.8 |
| 22nd | Detroit Pistons | 30.8 |
| 23rd | Dallas Mavericks | 30.7 |
| 24th | Boston Celtics | 30.5 |
| 25th | New Orleans Pelicans | 30.3 |
| 26th | Utah Jazz | 30.2 |
| 27th | New York Knicks | 29.7 |
| 28th | Brooklyn Nets | 29.4 |
| 29th | Milwaukee Bucks | 29.3 |
| 30th | Miami Heat | 29.2 |