![]() He is considered one of the NBA's best rim protectors. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall with a wingspan of 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) long, he plays the center position. Gobert also represents the French national team in their international competitions. He previously played for the Utah Jazz who acquired him during the 2013 NBA draft. Rebounding leader up to and including that seasonĭwight Howard was the rebounding leader from 2008 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2013.Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel ( / ɡ oʊ ˈ b ɛər/ goh- BAIR born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ![]() Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fameĭenotes the number of times the player had been the Key ^ĭenotes player who is still active in the NBA Six players have won the rebounding title and the NBA championship in the same season: Mikan in 1953 with the Minneapolis Lakers Russell in 1959, 1964, and 1965 with the Boston Celtics Chamberlain in 19 with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, respectively Bill Walton in 1977 with the Portland Trail Blazers Malone in 1983 with the 76ers and Rodman in 1996, 1997, and 1998 with the Chicago Bulls. Elvin Hayes, Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon, Ben Wallace, and DeAndre Jordan are the only other players who have won the title multiple times. Kevin Garnett and Bill Russell have won four rebounding titles each. Moses Malone has won six rebounding titles. Dennis Rodman has won a record seven consecutive rebounding titles. At 22 years, 130 days, Dwight Howard is the youngest rebounding leader in NBA history (achieved in the 2007–08 season), while Dennis Rodman is the oldest at 36 years, 341 days (achieved in the 1997–98 season).Ĭhamberlain has won the most rebounding titles in his career, with 11. Among active players, Andre Drummond has the highest season rebound total (1,247) and the highest season rebounding average (15.99), both achieved in the 2017–18 season. He also holds the rookie records for total rebounds, with 1,941 in the 1959–60 season. Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time records for total rebounds (2,149) and rebounds per game (27.2) in a season both records were achieved in the 1960–61 season. The rebounding title was originally determined by rebound total through the 1968–69 season, after which rebounds per game was used to determine the leader instead. ![]() This has been the requirement since the 2013–14 season. However, a player who appears in fewer than 58 games may qualify as annual rebounding leader if his rebound total would have given him the greatest average, had he appeared in 58 games. To qualify for the rebounding title, a player must appear in at least 58 games (out of 82). Players who earned rebounding titles before the 1973–74 season did not record any offensive or defensive rebounds because statistics on them were not recorded before that season. It was first recognized in the 1950–51 season, which was the second season after the league was created in 1949 by merger of the 3-year-old BAA and 12-year-old NBL. The National Basketball Association's (NBA) rebounding title is awarded to the player with the highest rebounds per game average in a given season. An offensive rebound occurs when a player recovers the ball after their own or a teammate's missed shot attempt, while a defensive rebound occurs when a player recovers the ball after an opponent's missed shot attempt. In basketball, a rebound is the act of gaining possession of the ball after a missed field goal or free throw. Wilt Chamberlain won a record 11 rebounding titles in his career.
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