Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 |  | Jalen Duren  DET | 366 |
| 73 |  | Isaiah Stewart DET | 287 |
| 97 |  | Saddiq Bey DET/ ATL | 264 |
| 146 |  | Jaden Ivey DET | 216 |
| 165 |  | James Wiseman  GSW/DET | 194 |
| 167 |  | Killian Hayes DET | 193 |
| 174 |  | Bojan Bogdanović DET | 187 |
| 187 |  | Marvin Bagley III DET | 175 |
| 239 |  | Kevin Knox II DET/ POR | 143 |
| 250 |  | Alec Burks DET | 139 |
| 251 |  | Hamidou Diallo DET | 137 |
| 280 |  | Isaiah Livers DET | 115 |
| 323 |  | Cory Joseph DET | 85 |
| 351 |  | R.J. Hampton  ORL/DET | 69 |
| 353 |  | Eugene Omoruyi  OKC/DET | 68 |
| 363 |  | Cade Cunningham DET | 62 |
| 376 |  | Rodney McGruder DET | 54 |
| 406 |  | Nerlens Noel DET/ BKN | 36 |
| 433 |  | Jared Rhoden DET | 26 |
| 512 |  | Buddy Boeheim DET | 4 |
| 529 |  | Braxton Key DET | 1 |
| 535 |  | Stanley Umude DET | 0 |
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).