![]() During his run with the Cavaliers thus far, Drummond continued to be one of the most dominant big men on the glass in the modern NBA.įor the 599 career games he’s played in the regular season, Drummond averages 13.8 rebounds per game. While sharing a frontcourt with the likes of former Pistons forward Greg Monroe and currently injured Detroit star big man Blake Griffin, Drummond was a true force to be reckoned with on the glass. The two names among modern NBA big men that come to mind amid the conversation of the best rebounders are the Cleveland Cavaliers recently acquired center Andre Drummond and Brooklyn Nets veteran center DeAndre Jordan ![]() However, it is intriguing to see how a Hall-of-Famer and seven time rebounding champ like Rodman compares to the best rebounders in the modern NBA. He did match that mark in five different regular seasons while leading the entire NBA, but to do that in the playoffs is so much more difficult. During the 1989 playoff run with the Pistons, Rodman posted a career-best defensive rebounding percentage at an astounding 32.8. On four occasions, he led the league in total rebounding percentage in the playoffs. In the playoffs, Rodman could be a real monster on the glass too. But it was interesting that he never once led the NBA in offensive or defensive rebounds per game, despite getting seven rebounding titles. Rodman led the league in rebounds per game seven times, which nabbed him his seven career rebounding titles. He added seven seasons of leading the NBA in offensive and then defensive rebounding percentage to that mark for his career too. On eight occasions, he had the NBA’s best total rebounding percentage. His 100 defensive rating was also pretty stellar given his role on teams like the Bulls and Detroit Pistons.Īmong those advanced stats, obviously the most impressive of the bunch is the rebounding percentage for Rodman. That led to Rodman posting a career rebounding percentage of 23.4, a 0.9 defensive box plus/minus rating, 89.8 total win shares, and a 1.1 steal percentage and 1.2 block percentage. But he also averaged 13.1 rebounds per game in his career in the regular season, along with 0.7 steals and 0.6 blocks. In his NBA career, Rodman averaged just 7.3 points per game and 1.8 assists in the regular season. Rodman is an especially tricky case since the bulk of his per game production came in the way of defensive numbers and rebounds. And this is where someone like the Chicago Bulls all-time greats Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, etc. The all-encompassing advanced stats are usually more proficient to breaking down a player’s game in the modern NBA, since the numbers are weighted toward how the game is played today compared to any of the past decades previous to the 2000’s. By Andrew Miller 3 years ago The Chicago Bulls defensive standout and Hall-of-Fame forward Dennis Rodman does have some comparable stats to that of Cleveland big man Andre Drummond.Īdvanced metrics are a tricky thing in this day and age of the NBA when compared to how the game used to be played.
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