Rebounding isn’t all about height.
As undersized players like Josh Hart have shown over the years, it takes effort and skill to track down missed shots and get your body in the proper position to collect the ball.
Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis has been the NBA’s rebound leader each of the past three seasons. Will he retain his crown for a fourth straight year, or will someone finally come for the league’s rebounding king?
Below, I’ll assess the latest NBA rebound leader odds and make my picks for the 2025-26 campaign.
NBA Rebound Leader Odds
These NBA lines are current as of Thursday, Oct. 16, at 2:30 p.m. ET and courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook.
- Domantas Sabonis (+180)
- Nikola Jokic (+350)
- Walker Kessler (+700)
- Ivica Zubac (+900)
- Karl-Anthony Towns (+1000)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (+1400)
- Victor Wembanyama (+1800)
- Anthony Davis (+2500)
- Donovan Clingan (+3000)
- Rudy Gobert (+3000)
- Jalen Duren (+3000)
All other players have (+6000) odds or longer.
Who Will Be the NBA Rebounds Leader in 2025-26?
Domantas Sabonis (+180)
It’s tough to bet against Sabonis’ consistency when it comes to collecting rebounds.
The 6-foot-10 Lithuanian has averaged at least 12 boards per game every year since the 2019-20 season, his fourth year in the Association, and he’s led the league in rebounding three seasons in a row.
Sabonis’ dominance on the glass has been even more impressive over the last two seasons. In the 2023-24 campaign, he set a new career-high with 13.7 rebounds per game, a stark rise from the 12.3 he averaged in his first full year in Sacramento.
Then, the 29-year-old topped that mark last season, coming ever so close to averaging 14 rebounds per game (13.9), something that hasn’t been done since Rudy Gobert’s dominant 2021-22 campaign in Utah (14.7).
While there will be challengers for Sabonis’ crown, I’m backing him to retain his title of NBA rebounds leader as my NBA bet of the day.
NBA Rebounds Leader Favorites
Nikola Jokic (+350)
Jokic has never led the NBA in rebounding, but he has come close on several occasions.
Last season, the 6-foot-11 Serbian superstar averaged 12.7 rebounds per game, good for third in the league behind Sabonis and Karl-Anthony Towns. That mark was also the second-best of any season in his career, only falling shy of his 13.8 rebound per game effort in 2021-22.
Jokic played the most minutes in the NBA last season (36.7 per game) among power forwards and centers, so he should have plenty of opportunities to attack the glass.
If you’re looking to back an alternate candidate, Jokic is the obvious answer.
Walker Kessler (+700)
The Utah Jazz center made a significant leap in Year 3, collecting a career-high 12.2 rebounds per game after averaging fewer than nine per game across his first two NBA seasons.
Kessler accomplished that in just 30 minutes per contest, so there’s room to improve if he can continue to grow into the full-time starting role on a young Jazz squad.
That said, I have some reservations about whether that will materialize, especially given the offseason acquisition of Jusuf Nurkic and the summer emergence of Kyle Filipowski.
Backing Kessler in this market comes with upside and risk.
NBA Rebounds Leader Contenders
Ivica Zubac (+900)
Zubac is coming off the most productive season of his career, averaging 16.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game across 80 contests for the Los Angeles Clippers.
While the 7-footer has been a reliable center option for the Clippers for the past handful of seasons, it was a bit surprising to see him take such a leap after averaging around 11 points and nine boards each of the previous three campaigns.
The main reason for that progression was an increased role, as he logged a career-high 32.8 minutes per game. I don’t think the offseason addition of 37-year-old Brook Lopez will hamper that, especially since Zubac seemed to respond well to the additional playing time.
If he continues to progress in a high-volume role, I wouldn’t be surprised if Zubac overcomes these odds.
Karl-Anthony Towns (+1000)
In his first season with the Knicks, Towns set a career-high with 12.8 rebounds per game, finishing second to Sabonis among the NBA’s rebounding leaders.
So, why are his odds so low for this season? The answer is simple: Mitchell Robinson.
The Knicks’ other 7-footer was limited to just 17 regular-season games last season due to injury. However, he showed his value on the glass in the playoffs, grabbing 7.1 rebounds per game in just over 20 minutes of action.
Consequently, Towns’ rebounding average fell to 11.6 during the postseason. That’s more likely where you’ll see him this year, as long as Robinson stays healthy — which certainly isn’t a given given his track record — but I’m not interested at this price.
NBA Rebounds Leader Sleepers
Donovan Clingan (+3000)
Clingan is an intriguing sleeper pick to lead the league in rebounding, but it remains to be seen if he can stay on the court long enough to pad his numbers.
The 7-foot-2 center averaged 7.9 rebounds per game for the Portland Trail Blazers in his rookie campaign despite playing under 20 minutes per contest.
If you project that production out to the 30-minute mark, you’d be looking at somewhere close to 12 rebounds per game. But will that happen?
Foul trouble proved to be a problem at times last season, and Portland made a draft-day trade for 7-foot-1 Yang Hansen, who could eat into some of Clingan’s opportunities.
Jalen Duren (+3000)
Duren has been a rebounding machine for the Detroit Pistons since entering the league, averaging 8.9, 11.6, and 10.3 rebounds per game across his three NBA seasons.
The 6-foot-10 center started 78 games last season, but saw his playing time drop from 29.1 minutes to 26.1 minutes per game.
That said, I don’t really have too many concerns about Duren’s role on this team. He averaged 33.8 minutes during Detroit’s first-round playoff series against the Knicks and grabbed 10.7 rebounds per contest.
It’s easy to forget that Duren is just 21, so he’s still developing and could certainly take a step forward this campaign. For someone who has finished in the top 10 in rebounding each of the past two seasons, these odds are worth the squeeze.
Previous NBA Rebounds Leaders
Here are the last five NBA rebound leaders:
2025: Domantas Sabonis
2024: Domantas Sabonis
2023: Domantas Sabonis
2022: Rudy Gobert
2021: Clint Capela
