Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  | Nic Claxton  BKN | 518 |
| 56 |  | Royce O'Neale BKN | 329 |
| 70 |  | Kevin Durant BKN/ PHX | 296 |
| 77 |  | Mikal Bridges PHX/BKN | 285 |
| 114 |  | Kyrie Irving BKN/ DAL | 245 |
| 117 |  | Spencer Dinwiddie DAL/BKN | 242 |
| 141 |  | Ben Simmons BKN | 223 |
| 155 |  | Dorian Finney-Smith DAL/BKN | 202 |
| 229 |  | Cameron Johnson PHX/BKN | 151 |
| 246 |  | Joe Harris BKN | 141 |
| 287 |  | Yuta Watanabe BKN | 111 |
| 297 |  | Day'Ron Sharpe BKN | 101 |
| 305 |  | T.J. Warren BKN/PHX | 95 |
| 316 |  | Seth Curry BKN | 87 |
| 317 |  | Cam Thomas BKN | 87 |
| 327 |  | Moses Brown  LAC/ NYK/BKN | 82 |
| 355 |  | Edmond Sumner BKN | 66 |
| 370 |  | Markieff Morris BKN/DAL | 58 |
| 401 |  | Kessler Edwards BKN/ SAC | 38 |
| 405 |  | Patty Mills BKN | 36 |
| 406 |  | Nerlens Noel  DET/BKN | 36 |
| 439 |  | Dru Smith  MIA/BKN | 22 |
| 449 |  | David Duke Jr. BKN | 18 |
| 494 |  | RaiQuan Gray BKN | 6 |
| 530 |  | Alondes Williams BKN | 1 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2022-23 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Nikola Vučević (744, CHI), Domantas Sabonis (722, SAC), Nikola Jokić (650, DEN), Julius Randle (626, NYK), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (605, MIL).