NBA Stats Leaders: Top 10 Rebounding Leaders in NBA history

#9 Kevin Garnett

KG was part of the 2008 NBA Championship winning Celtics team

Kevin Garnett was drafted 5th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995, but his glory run started when he was traded to Boston Celtics for a record(highest in the league) seven players in exchange.

Kevin Garnett won his only ring with the Boston Celtics when they defeated the Lakers 4-2 in the 2008 NBA Finals. He was also awarded the 'Defensive Player of the Year' in the same year as the 6'11" forward led the Celtics in rebounds with a 9.2 average (7.3 defensive rpg), to go along with 18.8 points, 1.2 blocks and 1.4 steals. He recorded a team season-high seven blocks against Chicago in that season.

His monstrous defence headlined by dominant defensive rebounding is highlighted by one particular statistic. Although KG has 14,662 rebounds in total, out of which 11,453 are defensive rebounds, that ranks him No. 1 on the all-time defensive rebounding list. Garnett leads the NBA in defensive rebounding by a fair margin even after his retirement as the next active player(Dirk Nowitzki) on the list lags behind by more than 1,500 defensive rebounds.