Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  | Miles Bridges  CHA | 469 |
| 36 |  | LaMelo Ball CHA | 393 |
| 38 |  | Mason Plumlee CHA | 388 |
| 88 |  | Montrezl Harrell  WAS/CHA | 283 |
| 100 |  | Terry Rozier CHA | 259 |
| 101 |  | P.J. Washington CHA | 255 |
| 136 |  | Kelly Oubre Jr. CHA | 224 |
| 159 |  | Cody Martin CHA | 203 |
| 180 |  | Gordon Hayward CHA | 186 |
| 254 |  | Jalen McDaniels CHA | 133 |
| 282 |  | Ish Smith CHA/WAS | 116 |
| 398 |  | Nick Richards CHA | 52 |
| 436 |  | JT Thor CHA | 32 |
| 443 |  | James Bouknight CHA | 30 |
| 453 |  | Isaiah Thomas  LAL/ DAL/CHA | 25 |
| 517 |  | Kai Jones CHA | 8 |
| 544 |  | Vernon Carey Jr. CHA/WAS | 4 |
| 589 |  | Arnoldas Kulboka CHA | 0 |
| 600 |  | Scottie Lewis CHA | 0 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2021-22 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Nikola Jokić (812, DEN), Rudy Gobert (727, UTA), Nikola Vučević (661, CHI), Joel Embiid (649, PHI), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (644, MIL).