Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns  MIN | 691 |
| 64 |  | Dario Šarić  PHI/MIN | 331 |
| 90 |  | Taj Gibson MIN | 286 |
| 101 |  | Andrew Wiggins MIN | 269 |
| 132 |  | Gorgui Dieng MIN | 230 |
| 142 |  | Jimmy Butler III MIN/PHI | 221 |
| 204 |  | Josh Okogie MIN | 177 |
| 221 |  | Robert Covington PHI/MIN | 165 |
| 226 |  | Anthony Tolliver MIN | 162 |
| 293 |  | Tyus Jones MIN | 111 |
| 301 |  | Derrick Rose MIN | 107 |
| 325 |  | Jeff Teague MIN | 90 |
| 353 |  | Keita Bates-Diop MIN | 67 |
| 373 |  | Luol Deng MIN | 53 |
| 375 |  | Isaiah Canaan  PHX/MIN/ MIL | 52 |
| 378 |  | Jerryd Bayless MIN | 51 |
| 426 |  | Cameron Reynolds MIN | 27 |
| 473 |  | C.J. Williams MIN | 7 |
| 477 |  | Mitchell Creek  BKN/MIN | 6 |
| 481 |  | James Nunnally MIN/  HOU | 5 |
| 487 |  | Jared Terrell MIN | 5 |
| 491 |  | Justin Patton MIN/PHI | 4 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2018-19 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Andre Drummond (809, DET), Giannis Antetokounmpo (739, MIL), Nikola Vučević (736, ORL), Rudy Gobert (732, UTA), and Joel Embiid (711, PHI).