4,000 career frontcourt stars: only 1 active player, O'Neal on the list, Olajuwon only 8th
As the world's highest basketball stage, the players who can be called "rebounding monsters" here are mostly famous superstars in history, such as Wilt Chamberlain, who grabbed 23924 rebounds, Dennis Rodman, who won the rebounding king award 7 times in his career, are all historical stars respected by thousands of people, and their ability to rebound at the peak is also the absolute dominant level in the league.
But in the history of the NBA, career stars who grabbed 10,000+ rebounds are not small, including Duncan, Garnett, these well-known stars, a total of 40 people have achieved this achievement, but the real can grab more than 4,000 frontcourt rebounds in the game, but there are only 9 people, even if Duncan ranks 6th in the historical rebounding list, the total number of career frontcourt boards is only 3859, which shows how difficult it is to grab 4000 frontcourt rebounds.
Next, let's get to know these inner giants who have grabbed more than 4,000 frontcourt rebounds in their careers!
9th, Warcraft
Dwight Howard, the 2004 draft champion, averaged 16.2 points and 12.1 rebounds per game in his career, was a 5-time rebounding champion, in 17 years of his career, Howard grabbed a total of 14271 rebounds, and this included 4033 frontcourt rebounds, ranking 9th in NBA history, it is worth mentioning that Howard is the only active player to have 4000 frontcourt rebounds.
No. 8, Big Dreams
Hakim Olajuwon, the leader of the 84 Diamond Generation, averaged 21.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game in his career, and in 19 seasons, Olajuwon won the next rebounding king award twice, and grabbed a total of 13748 rebounds, including 4034 frontcourt rebounds, ranking 8th in NBA history.
7th, Evergreen
Kevin Willis, also a player of the 84 Diamond generation, the Eagles all-time star, career average of 12.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, is a 45-year-old super veteran who is still playing in the league, in 21 seasons, Willis has grabbed a total of 11901 rebounds, of which 4132 are frontcourt rebounds, and ranks 7th in NBA history in this data, is an absolute frontcourt rebounding monster!
6th place, big shark
Shaquille O'Neal, entered the NBA in 1992, the most dominant center player in history, in 19 seasons of his career, O'Neal averaged 23.7 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, although for various reasons, O'Neal has never won the honor of rebounding king in his career, but he still ranks 6th in NBA history with a high of 4209 frontcourt rebounds.
5th, Fliggy
Charles Barkley, the 5th pick of the 84 Diamond Generation, the Suns' all-time leader, averaged 22.1 points and 11.7 rebounds per game in his career, in 16 seasons, Barkley grabbed a total of 12546 rebounds, ranking 19th in history, and in terms of frontcourt rebounds, Barkley also ranked 5th in history with a high of 4260 data, this more than 30% frontcourt rebounding rate, but also made Barkley one of the top frontcourt rebounding gods in history!
No. 4, Big Bug
Dennis Rodman, a second-round show player in 1986, one of the Bulls Iron Triangle, averaged 7.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per game in his career, is a famous rebounding monster in the NBA, in 14 seasons, Rodman won the next rebounding king award seven times, and a total of 4329 frontcourt rebounds, ranking fourth in history.
3rd place, Buck
Buck Williams, NBA superstar of the eighties and nineties, the Nets and trail Blazers double team history, career average of 12.8 points and 10 rebounds per game, 17 years of career, although Buck has never won the award of the rebounding king, but with a reserved attitude to the game, he still grabbed 4526 frontcourt rebounds, ranking third in NBA history.
2nd place, Chieftain
Robert Parrish, entered the NBA in 1976, the Celtics all-time star, career average of 14.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, is a veteran oilman who has been in the league for 21 years, with a long and long career bonus, Parrish career totaled 14715 rebounds, ranking 8th in NBA history, at the same time, he also occupied the second place in history with 4598 frontcourt rebounds.
No. 1, Lone Warrior
Moses Malone, the ancient god of the NBA in the 70s and 80s, averaged 20.6 points and 12.2 rebounds per game in his career, and was a six-time rebounding champion, in a 19-year career, Malone grabbed a total of 16212 rebounds, ranking fifth in history, and at the same time, he also dominated the first place in the history of this data with a high of 6731 frontcourt rebounds.
More importantly, Malone is also the only superstar in history to steal more than 5,000 frontcourt rebounds, compared to other interior players, Malone's ability to rebound in the frontcourt can definitely be said to be the only existence in history!
It is worth mentioning that Jabbar, who ranks third in the historical rebounding list, has only 2975 rebounds in the front court of his personal career, and even the top 30 in history have not been able to enter, which shows that sometimes there is a certain difference between simple rebounding and rebound dominance.
Who else do you think has any hope of breaking the 4,000 frontcourt rebound mark? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss~