Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns  MIN | 774 |
| 36 |  | Taj Gibson MIN | 390 |
| 103 |  | Andrew Wiggins MIN | 276 |
| 114 |  | Gorgui Dieng MIN | 254 |
| 130 |  | Jimmy Butler III MIN | 235 |
| 142 |  | Nemanja Bjelica MIN | 221 |
| 190 |  | Jeff Teague MIN | 185 |
| 275 |  | Tyus Jones MIN | 116 |
| 327 |  | Jamal Crawford MIN | 78 |
| 366 |  | Shabazz Muhammad MIN/ MIL | 53 |
| 422 |  | Derrick Rose  CLE/MIN | 22 |
| 455 |  | Cole Aldrich MIN | 12 |
| 460 |  | Aaron Brooks MIN | 10 |
| 466 |  | Marcus Georges-Hunt MIN | 9 |
| 535 |  | Anthony Brown MIN | 0 |
| 538 |  | Justin Patton MIN | 0 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2017-18 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Andre Drummond (848, DET), DeAndre Jordan (842, LAC), Karl-Anthony Towns (774, MIN), Dwight Howard (757, CHA), and Russell Westbrook (652, OKC).