Creating the Perfect NBA Player: 12 Traits from the best in the game

#3 Rebounding - Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman was a special talent. He didn't have to score a single bucket to make an impact on the game with his extraordinary rebounding prowess. At just 6'7'' - Rodman was a bully when it came to rebounding the basketball, beating taller Centers and Power Forwards to grabbing boards. Forget all the tattoos and the hairstyles, watch him play basketball and you would know that Rodman was one of the hardest workers to have played the game.

What makes Rodman make our list is that he outmuscled guys who outweighed him and who were taller than him. It was like Rodman always wanted that rebound a bit more than others. He led the league in rebounds every year from 1992 to 1998.

To bring things into perspective, in 1992, during his time with the Detroit Pistons, Rodman grabbed 34 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers while the entire Pacers team managed to get only 38 rebounds. That's right folks, Dennis Rodman almost out-rebounded an entire team!