With reference to the 2024-25 season, the New York Knicks are the best in the NBA in DRB’s conceded per contest with 30.5. Holding second are the Utah Jazz, with a DRB’s conceded per contest total of 30.5. Having a tally of 31.6, the Dallas Mavericks come in at the third position. Rounding out the top 5 are the Denver Nuggets (31.8) in addition to the Memphis Grizzlies (31.9).
2022-23 NBA Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
New York Knicks |
30.5 |
2nd |
Utah Jazz |
30.5 |
3rd |
Dallas Mavericks |
31.6 |
4th |
Denver Nuggets |
31.8 |
5th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
31.9 |
6th |
Orlando Magic |
32.1 |
7th |
Toronto Raptors |
32.2 |
8th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
32.2 |
9th |
Detroit Pistons |
32.4 |
10th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
32.8 |
11th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
32.8 |
12th |
Charlotte Hornets |
32.9 |
13th |
Indiana Pacers |
32.9 |
14th |
Brooklyn Nets |
32.9 |
15th |
Sacramento Kings |
33.0 |
16th |
Houston Rockets |
33.1 |
17th |
San Antonio Spurs |
33.1 |
18th |
Phoenix Suns |
33.1 |
19th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
33.3 |
20th |
Atlanta Hawks |
33.6 |
21st |
Los Angeles Lakers |
33.6 |
22nd |
Philadelphia 76ers |
33.8 |
23rd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
33.9 |
24th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
34.3 |
25th |
Boston Celtics |
34.4 |
26th |
Miami Heat |
34.4 |
27th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
34.9 |
28th |
Golden State Warriors |
34.9 |
29th |
Washington Wizards |
35.8 |
30th |
Chicago Bulls |
36.1 |
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 |