Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  | Jalen Duren  DET | 515 |
| 88 |  | Ausar Thompson DET | 273 |
| 117 |  | Cade Cunningham DET | 235 |
| 125 |  | Isaiah Stewart DET | 231 |
| 133 |  | James Wiseman DET | 223 |
| 181 |  | Simone Fontecchio   UTA/DET | 182 |
| 183 |  | Marvin Bagley III DET/ WAS | 181 |
| 192 |  | Jaden Ivey DET | 175 |
| 216 |  | Chimezie Metu  PHX/DET | 149 |
| 251 |  | Bojan Bogdanović DET/ NYK | 130 |
| 255 |  | Alec Burks DET/NYK | 126 |
| 272 |  | Troy Brown Jr.  MIN/DET | 115 |
| 277 |  | Marcus Sasser DET | 113 |
| 281 |  | Killian Hayes DET | 108 |
| 310 |  | Danilo Gallinari WAS/DET/ MIL | 88 |
| 313 |  | Malachi Flynn  TOR/NYK/DET | 87 |
| 314 |  | Mike Muscala WAS/DET/ OKC | 86 |
| 316 |  | Quentin Grimes NYK/DET | 85 |
| 355 |  | Shake Milton MIN/DET/NYK | 61 |
| 360 |  | Kevin Knox II DET/UTA | 57 |
| 376 |  | Evan Fournier NYK/DET | 52 |
| 380 |  | Monté Morris DET/MIN | 50 |
| 394 |  | Stanley Umude DET | 43 |
| 406 |  | Tosan Evbuomwan  MEM/DET | 37 |
| 417 |  | Isaiah Livers DET/WAS | 33 |
| 424 |  | Jared Rhoden DET | 30 |
| 437 |  | Taj Gibson NYK/DET | 25 |
| 455 |  | Jaylen Nowell MEM/DET | 18 |
| 488 |  | Joe Harris DET | 10 |
| 495 |  | Ryan Arcidiacono NYK/DET | 8 |
| 506 |  | Buddy Boeheim DET | 7 |
| 564 |  | Malcolm Cazalon DET | 0 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2023-24 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Domantas Sabonis (826, SAC), Nikola Jokić (754, DEN), Anthony Davis (722, LAL), Rudy Gobert (697, MIN), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (645, MIL).