NBA Honors: Rebounds Leaders, Grouped by Team
This is the complete list of NBA players that led the league in rebounds, grouped by team.
Team with the Most Honors:
Detroit Pistons
10 times had the Rebounds Leader NBA Honors: Rebounds LeaderRebounds were not recorded and were not an official statistic until the 1950-51 season. From 1950-51 to 1968-69 the leader in rebounds was the player with the best rebound total at the end of the season. Since the 1969-70 season, the NBA rebounds leader is determined by rebounds per game. The Detroit Pistons had the top rebounder 10 times and are at the top of this list. |
NBA Single Season Rebounds Leaders. All-time list of teams who had the league leader.
Awards | NBA Team |
Player
Season
Player / Season
|
10 | Detroit Pistons |
Andre Drummond
Larry Foust
1951-52 (Fort Wayne Pistons)
Bill Laimbeer
|
9 | Philadelphia 76ers |
Charles Barkley
Dikembe Mutombo
2000-01 (played for Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers)
Dolph Schayes
1950-51 (Syracuse Nationals) |
7 | Los Angeles Lakers |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Dwight Howard
George Mikan
1952-53 (Minneapolis Lakers) |
6 | Houston Rockets |
Elvin Hayes
1969-70 (San Diego Rockets) |
5 | Atlanta Hawks |
Clint Capela
Mel Hutchins
1951-52 (Milwaukee Hawks)
Bob Pettit
1955-56 (St. Louis Hawks) |
5 | Golden State Warriors |
Neil Johnston
1954-55 (Philadelphia Warriors) |
5 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Kevin Love
|
Awards | NBA Team |
Player
Season
Player / Season
|
4 | Boston Celtics | |
4 | Los Angeles Clippers |
Michael Cage
Swen Nater
1979-80 (San Diego Clippers) |
4 | Orlando Magic | |
4 | Sacramento Kings |
Maurice Stokes
1956-57 (Rochester Royals)
Chris Webber
|
3 | Chicago Bulls | |
3 | San Antonio Spurs |
David Robinson
|
2 | Utah Jazz |
Rudy Gobert
Truck Robinson
1977-78 (New Orleans Jazz) |
2 | Washington Wizards |
Elvin Hayes
1973-74 (Capital Bullets)
Wes Unseld
1974-75 (Washington Bullets) |
1 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Andre Drummond
2019-20 (played for Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers) |
1 | Miami Heat |
Hassan Whiteside
|
1 | New York Knicks |
Harry Gallatin
|
1 | Portland Trail Blazers |
Bill Walton
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