Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 |  | Nic Claxton  BKN | 358 |
| 112 |  | Keon Johnson BKN | 234 |
| 117 |  | Ziaire Williams BKN | 226 |
| 159 |  | Jalen Wilson BKN | 195 |
| 161 |  | Ben Simmons BKN/ LAC | 194 |
| 165 |  | Cameron Johnson BKN | 193 |
| 181 |  | Day'Ron Sharpe BKN | 181 |
| 197 |  | Dennis Schröder BKN/ GSW/ DET | 171 |
| 208 |  | Dorian Finney-Smith BKN/ LAL | 167 |
| 220 |  | Tyrese Martin BKN | 161 |
| 249 |  | D'Angelo Russell LAL/BKN | 142 |
| 253 |  | Noah Clowney BKN | 138 |
| 274 |  | Trendon Watford BKN | 123 |
| 321 |  | Tosan Evbuomwan BKN | 88 |
| 344 |  | Shake Milton BKN/LAL | 73 |
| 357 |  | Cam Thomas BKN | 68 |
| 396 |  | Drew Timme BKN | 48 |
| 424 |  | Maxwell Lewis LAL/BKN | 37 |
| 436 |  | Jaylen Martin BKN/ WAS | 33 |
| 452 |  | Reece Beekman GSW/BKN | 26 |
| 453 |  | Dariq Whitehead BKN | 25 |
| 487 |  | De'Anthony Melton GSW/BKN | 14 |
| 490 |  | Killian Hayes BKN | 13 |
| 523 |  | Tyson Etienne BKN | 6 |
| 551 |  | Yongxi Cui BKN | 2 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2024-25 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Ivica Zubac (710, LAC), Karl-Anthony Towns (708, NYK), Domantas Sabonis (705, SAC), Nikola Jokić (692, DEN), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (651, MIL).