Who is the greatest rebounder in NBA history?

Boards win games, and the men who owned the glass changed how their teams played. From the 1960s giants who pulled down 20 a night to the modern specialists who made rebounding a craft — who is the best there has ever been?

1. 1
   Wilt Chamberlain

   Averaged 22.9 rebounds a game for his career and holds the single-game record with 55 against the Celtics in 1960.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

   Pulled down more than 17,000 career rebounds across 20 seasons while carrying the scoring load too.
   887pts
3. 3
   Bill Russell

   Averaged 22.5 rebounds a game and turned defensive rebounding into the engine of Boston's fast break.
   856pts
4. 4
   Jerry Lucas

   Averaged 15.6 rebounds a game across his career and out-rebounded bigger men through the 1960s and 1970s.
   719pts

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5. 5
   Dwight Howard

   Led the NBA in rebounding five times and anchored Orlando's run to the Finals.
   642pts
6. 6
   Charles Barkley

   At 6-foot-6 he led the league in rebounding and out-muscled centers half a foot taller.
   581pts
7. 7
   Hakeem Olajuwon

   Combined footwork and reach to control both glasses through Houston's championship years.
   513pts
8. 8
   Tim Duncan

   Fundamentally perfect positioning made him the quiet anchor of San Antonio's defense for two decades.
   342pts
9. 9
   Dennis Rodman

   Led the league in rebounding seven straight seasons despite standing 6-foot-7, purely on timing and relentlessness.
   233pts
10. 10
    Elvin Hayes

    Logged more minutes than almost anyone and rebounded at a high rate in every one of them.
    233pts
11. 11
    Ben Wallace

    Undrafted, undersized for a center, and still a four-time Defensive Player of the Year on the strength of his rebounding.
    233pts
12. 12
    Andre Drummond

    The modern era's rebounding leader, topping the league four times in a spread-out, three-point game.
    233pts
13. 13
    Rudy Gobert

    Turned rim protection and defensive rebounding into a system that carried top-ranked defenses.
    233pts
14. 14
    Wes Unseld

    Built like a door and used it, firing outlet passes the instant the ball hit his hands.
    0pts
15. 15
    Nate Thurmond

    The one contemporary who could hold his own on the glass against both Chamberlain and Russell.
    0pts
16. 16
    Kevin Garnett

    Chased every loose ball for 21 seasons and rebounded like a guard who happened to be seven feet tall.
    0pts

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