Photo: NBA’s top eight players in rebounding this season | 2021-2022 season | regular season

[The Epoch Times, May 5, 2022](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Lin Zirong) The “defensive rebound” in basketball is also known as defensive rebound. That is, the offensive player does not score after making an offensive action, and the defensive player grabs the rebound. The 2021-2022 regular season of the American Basketball Association (NBA) has ended. The following is a list of the top eight players who scored the total number of defensive rebounds during the regular season of this season.

1st place: Nikola Jokic)─813ball

NBA player Nikola Jokic has the most total backcourt rebounds during the NBA’s 2021-2022 regular season. The picture shows the Denver Nuggets’ Jokic against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 7, 2022 in Denver, Colorado, USA. (Ethan Mito/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)

Nikola Jokic plays for the Denver Nuggets as a center. He won the 2015-2016 All-Rookie First Team and other honors. He has 813 backcourt rebounds during the regular season this season.

Second place: Rudy Gobert)─727ball

NBA player Rudy Gobert ranks second in total backcourt rebounds during the NBA’s 2021-2022 regular season. The picture shows Gobert (left) of the Utah Jazz against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on December 9, 2021. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Rudy Gobert plays center for the Utah Jazz. He has won 3-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2017-2018; 2018-2019; 2020-2021) and other honors. He had 727 backcourt rebounds during the regular season this season.

Third place: Nikola Vucevic)─662ball

NBA player Nikola Vucevic ranks third in total backcourt rebounds during the NBA’s 2021-2022 regular season. The picture shows Ucevic (right) of the Chicago Bulls playing against the Milwaukee Bucks in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 5, 2022. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Nikola Ucevic plays for the Chicago Bulls as a power forward/center. He had 662 backcourt rebounds during the regular season this season.

Fourth place: Joel Embiid)─650ball

NBA player Joel Embiid ranks fourth in total backcourt rebounds during the NBA’s 2021-2022 regular season. The picture shows the game screen of the Philadelphia 76ers’ Embiid against the Charlotte Hornets on April 2, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Joel Embiid plays center for the Philadelphia 76ers. He has won 5 NBA All-Star Teams (2018-2022), and was selected to the NBA All-Star Team in the 2019-2020 season. He has 650 backcourt rebounds during the regular season this season.

Fifth place: Giannis Antetokounmpo)─644ball

NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo ranks fifth in total backcourt rebounds during the NBA’s 2021-2022 regular season. The picture shows the game of Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks against the Dallas Mavericks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA on April 3, 2022. (John Fisher/Getty Images)

Giannis Antetokounmpo, nicknamed “Brother Antetokounmpo”, plays for the Milwaukee Bucks as a forward. He won the dunk of the year award in the 2017-2018 season and the NBA regular season MVP award in the 2018-2019 season. He had 644 backcourt rebounds during the regular season this season.

6th place: Jonas Valanciunas)─617ball

NBA player Jonas Valanciunas ranks sixth in total backcourt rebounds during the NBA’s 2021-2022 regular season. The picture shows Valanciunas of the New Orleans Pelicans playing against the Dallas Mavericks in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., December 1, 2021. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Jonas Valanciunas plays center for the New Orleans Pelicans. He won the 2012-2013 All-Rookie Team Second Team and other honors. He has 617 backcourt rebounds during the regular season this season.

Seventh place: Clint Capela)─598ball

NBA player Clint Capela ranks seventh in total backcourt rebounds during the NBA’s 2021-2022 regular season. The picture shows the game screen of the Atlanta Hawks (right) against the Golden State Warriors in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on March 25, 2022. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

Clint Capela plays as a center for the Atlanta Hawks. He won the 2020-2021 NBA rebounding king glory. He has 598 backcourt rebounds during the regular season this season.

Eighth place: Julius Randle)─591ball

NBA player Julius Randle ranks eighth in total backcourt rebounds during the NBA’s 2021-2022 regular season. The picture shows the game of Randle of the New York Knicks against the Utah Jazz in New York City, the United States on March 20, 2022. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Julius Randle plays for the New York Knicks as a power forward. He has won the 2020-2021 All-NBA Second Team and other honors. He has 591 backcourt rebounds during the regular season this season.

Editor in charge: Li Rongshi#

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