| 11,000 Defensive Rebounds |
| Kevin Garnett |
10,757 |
243 to milestone |
| 10,000 Defensive Rebounds |
| Tim Duncan |
9,803 |
197 to milestone |
| 8,000 Defensive Rebounds |
| Dirk Nowitzki |
7,814 |
186 to milestone |
| 7,000 Defensive Rebounds |
| Jason Kidd |
6,957 |
43 to milestone |
| Marcus Camby |
6,902 |
98 to milestone |
| Shawn Marion |
6,866 |
134 to milestone |
| Dwight Howard |
6,500 |
500 to milestone |
| 6,000 Defensive Rebounds |
| Rasheed Wallace |
5,826 |
174 to milestone |
| Paul Pierce |
5,643 |
357 to milestone |
| Antawn Jamison |
5,554 |
446 to milestone |
| 5,000 Defensive Rebounds |
| Grant Hill |
4,993 |
7 to milestone |
| Zach Randolph |
4,811 |
189 to milestone |
| Tyson Chandler |
4,671 |
329 to milestone |
| Chris Bosh |
4,635 |
365 to milestone |
| LeBron James |
4,604 |
396 to milestone |
| 4,000 Defensive Rebounds |
| Josh Smith |
3,998 |
2 to milestone |
| Al Jefferson |
3,991 |
9 to milestone |
| Tracy McGrady |
3,976 |
24 to milestone |
| Emeka Okafor |
3,940 |
60 to milestone |
| Rashard Lewis |
3,929 |
71 to milestone |
| Al Harrington |
3,922 |
78 to milestone |
| Vince Carter |
3,920 |
80 to milestone |
| Ray Allen |
3,860 |
140 to milestone |
| Kenyon Martin |
3,736 |
264 to milestone |
| Udonis Haslem |
3,688 |
312 to milestone |
| Chris Kaman |
3,568 |
432 to milestone |
| 3,000 Defensive Rebounds |
| Jamaal Magloire |
2,990 |
10 to milestone |
| Steve Nash |
2,974 |
26 to milestone |
| Tony Battie |
2,911 |
89 to milestone |
| Caron Butler |
2,884 |
116 to milestone |
| Andrei Kirilenko |
2,855 |
145 to milestone |
| Luol Deng |
2,851 |
149 to milestone |
| Andrew Bogut |
2,839 |
161 to milestone |
| Joe Johnson |
2,828 |
172 to milestone |
| Mike Dunleavy |
2,822 |
178 to milestone |
| Brendan Haywood |
2,771 |
229 to milestone |
| Nazr Mohammed |
2,761 |
239 to milestone |
| Kevin Durant |
2,758 |
242 to milestone |
| Quentin Richardson |
2,733 |
267 to milestone |
| Tayshaun Prince |
2,732 |
268 to milestone |
| Al Horford |
2,728 |
272 to milestone |
| Shane Battier |
2,705 |
295 to milestone |
| Kendrick Perkins |
2,671 |
329 to milestone |
| Stephen Jackson |
2,646 |
354 to milestone |
| Mike Bibby |
2,574 |
426 to milestone |
| Boris Diaw |
2,567 |
433 to milestone |
| Joel Przybilla |
2,553 |
447 to milestone |
| LaMarcus Aldridge |
2,550 |
450 to milestone |
| Luis Scola |
2,549 |
451 to milestone |
| 2,000 Defensive Rebounds |
| Charlie Villanueva |
1,949 |
51 to milestone |
| Chuck Hayes |
1,942 |
58 to milestone |
| Kirk Hinrich |
1,942 |
58 to milestone |
| Kyle Korver |
1,908 |
92 to milestone |
| Jamal Crawford |
1,860 |
140 to milestone |
| Trevor Ariza |
1,831 |
169 to milestone |
| Spencer Hawes |
1,799 |
201 to milestone |
| Michael Redd |
1,789 |
211 to milestone |
| Marcin Gortat |
1,780 |
220 to milestone |
| Jason Collins |
1,779 |
221 to milestone |
| Eddy Curry |
1,778 |
222 to milestone |
| Chris Andersen |
1,760 |
240 to milestone |
| Jason Thompson |
1,749 |
251 to milestone |
| Gilbert Arenas |
1,724 |
276 to milestone |
| Andray Blatche |
1,711 |
289 to milestone |
| Andrea Bargnani |
1,694 |
306 to milestone |
| Blake Griffin |
1,694 |
306 to milestone |
| J.J. Hickson |
1,645 |
355 to milestone |
| J.R. Smith |
1,631 |
369 to milestone |
| Ryan Gomes |
1,618 |
382 to milestone |
| Rajon Rondo |
1,612 |
388 to milestone |
| Jeff Green |
1,605 |
395 to milestone |
| Deron Williams |
1,601 |
399 to milestone |
| Raymond Felton |
1,580 |
420 to milestone |
| Roy Hibbert |
1,562 |
438 to milestone |
| Raja Bell |
1,560 |
440 to milestone |
| Carlos Delfino |
1,528 |
472 to milestone |
| Mo Williams |
1,528 |
472 to milestone |
| Monta Ellis |
1,527 |
473 to milestone |
| Matt Bonner |
1,525 |
475 to milestone |
| Earl Watson |
1,513 |
487 to milestone |
| Thaddeus Young |
1,508 |
492 to milestone |
| Jameer Nelson |
1,503 |
497 to milestone |
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| NBA Career Leaders for Defensive Rebounds |
| 1 |
Karl Malone* |
11,406 |
|
| 2 |
Kevin Garnett |
10,757 |
(needs 650 to move into 1st place) |
| 3 |
Robert Parish* |
10,117 |
|
| 4 |
Tim Duncan |
9,803 |
(needs 315 to move into 3rd place) |
| 5 |
Hakeem Olajuwon* |
9,714 |
|
| 6 |
Moses Malone* |
9,481 |
|
| 7 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* |
9,394 |
|
| 8 |
Shaquille O'Neal |
8,890 |
|
| 9 |
Patrick Ewing* |
8,855 |
|
| 10 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
8,551 |
|
| 11 |
Buck Williams |
8,491 |
|
| 12 |
Charles Barkley* |
8,286 |
|
| 13 |
Charles Oakley |
8,281 |
|
| 14 |
Jack Sikma |
8,274 |
|
| 15 |
Dirk Nowitzki |
7,814 |
(needs 461 to move into 14th place) |
| 16 |
Kevin Willis |
7,769 |
|
| 17 |
Dennis Rodman* |
7,625 |
|
| 18 |
Bill Laimbeer |
7,581 |
|
| 19 |
David Robinson* |
7,414 |
|
| 20 |
Larry Bird* |
7,217 |
|
| 21 |
Ben Wallace |
7,038 |
(needs 180 to move into 20th place) |
| 22 |
Elvin Hayes* |
6,973 |
|
| 23 |
Jason Kidd |
6,957 |
(needs 17 to move into 22nd place) |
| 24 |
Otis Thorpe |
6,924 |
|
| 25 |
Marcus Camby |
6,902 |
(needs 23 to move into 24th place) |
|