NBA Stats Leaders: Top 10 Rebounding Leaders in NBA history

#5 Moses Malone

Malone was nicknamed "Chairman of the Boards" for his rebounding prowess.

Moses Eugene Malone played both in American Basketball Association(ABA) & National Basketball Association (NBA) started from 1974 all the way up to 1995. After the ABA dissolved in 1976, he was acquired by the NBA’s Buffalo Braves, who traded him to the Houston Rockets two games into the 1976–77 season.

Agile on his feet and assiduous, Malone stood 6 feet 10 inches tall and moved around the court like a 6-foot playmaker. The legend was a 12-time NBA All-star and a 3-time MVP, along with being the 1983 NBA Champion.

For six of the seven seasons from 1978 to 1985, he led the NBA in rebounds. His career rebounds tally stood at 16,212 at the time he retired, currently on the 7th spot in the league's all-time defensive rebounding list with 9,481 defensive rebounds.

In 1997 the NBA named him one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, and in 2001 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.