NBA Career Leaders and Records for Total Rebounds

Shaq, Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell? Who was the best rebounders in NBA Playoff history? Here is the ranking that will remove all the doubts and satisfy your curiosity.

Playoff Record for Total Rebounds

The record of 4104 rebounds belongs to Bill Russell, the heart and soul of Boston Celtics. The ex #6 managed to leave behind basketball legends the same calibre as Wilt Chamberlain, rebounds’ leader in Regular Season.

The legendary Celtics player is one of the few who ended his career playing with the same franchise, Boston Celtics, for 13 seasons from 1956 to 1969. He is the winningest player in NBA history.

Among the active players, the leader is LeBron James with 2348 rebounds (sixth all time). He precedes of nearly 1000 rebounds Dwight Howard, with 1398 rebounds.

NBA Playoff Rebounds Ranking

NBA Playoff Rebounds Record in a Single Game

The leader, with 41 rebounds in a single Playoff game, is Wilt Chamberlain.

In 1967, Chamberlain, at the time a Philadelphia 76ers player, registered 41 rebounds in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Bill Russell’s Boston Celtics.

Since 2000, the best performance has been registered by Giannis Antetokoumpo. In May 2019, he had 20 rebounds with his team, Milwaukee Bucks, against the eventual NBA champions Toronto Raptors.

In that game, Antetokoumpo tied the record belonging to Tim Duncan first and Kevin Garnett then.

NBA Playoff Single Game Rebounds Ranking