Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  | Evan Mobley  CLE | 430 |
| 47 |  | Jarrett Allen CLE | 332 |
| 64 |  | James Harden  LAC/CLE | 297 |
| 82 |  | Donovan Mitchell CLE | 266 |
| 128 |  | Jaylon Tyson CLE | 220 |
| 158 |  | Dean Wade CLE | 194 |
| 214 |  | Dennis Schröder  SAC/CLE | 156 |
| 216 |  | De'Andre Hunter CLE/SAC | 155 |
| 232 |  | Thomas Bryant CLE | 146 |
| 250 |  | Craig Porter Jr. CLE | 135 |
| 285 |  | Lonzo Ball CLE | 114 |
| 296 |  | Sam Merrill CLE | 105 |
| 313 |  | Nae'Qwan Tomlin CLE | 100 |
| 320 |  | Keon Ellis SAC/CLE | 96 |
| 330 |  | Darius Garland CLE/LAC | 89 |
| 373 |  | Larry Nance Jr. CLE | 64 |
| 391 |  | Max Strus CLE | 56 |
| 396 |  | Tyrese Proctor CLE | 53 |
| 492 |  | Luke Travers CLE | 15 |
| 513 |  | Olivier Sarr CLE | 9 |
| 526 |  | Tristan Enaruna CLE | 7 |
| 546 |  | Riley Minix  SAS/CLE | 4 |
| 551 |  | Chris Livingston CLE | 3 |
| 564 |  | Emanuel Miller  CHI/CLE/SAS | 2 |
| 575 |  | Darius Brown CLE | 1 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2025-26 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Karl-Anthony Towns (656, NYK), Nikola Jokić (644, DEN), Jalen Johnson (640, ATL), Victor Wembanyama (606, SAS), and Bam Adebayo (583, MIA).