NBA Stats Leaders: Top 10 Rebounding Leaders in NBA history

#1 Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain was nicknamed 'Wilt the Stilt' and the 'Big Dipper'

Wilton Norman Chamberlain played the center position and is widely considered one of the greatest and most dominant players in NBA history. He stood 7 feet 1 inch tall and weighed 250 pounds in his rookie year, eventually bulking up to 300 pounds. Wilt was given many names, one of them being "The Big Dipper", which was inspired by his friends who saw him dip his head as he walked through doorways.

One of Chamberlain’s most incredible feat was never having being fouled out of an NBA game. A 13-time NBA All-star and 4-time regular season MVP, Wilt was chosen(in 1996) by the NBA as one of the 50 greatest players ever to play in the NBA.

He is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game or average more than 40 and 50 points in a season. He is also the only player to average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game over the entire course of his NBA career. NBA records suggest Chamberlain had pulled down 23,934 boards during his career, which is second to none on the NBA's all-time rebounding list. He was also an 11-time NBA rebounding champion.

Wilt Chamberlain was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.