| Rank | Name | Years Played | Rebounds | Championships |
| 1. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1959-60 - 1972-73 | 23924 | 2 |
| 2. | Bill Russell | 1956-57 - 1968-69 | 21620 | 11 |
| 3. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1969-70 - 1988-89 | 17440 | 6 |
| 4. | Elvin Hayes | 1968-69 - 1983-84 | 16279 | 1 |
| 5. | Moses Malone | 1976-77 - 1994-95 | 16212 | 1 |
| 6. | Robert Parish | 1976-77 - 1996-97 | 14715 | 4 |
| 7. | Nate Thurmond | 1963-64 - 1976-77 | 14464 | 0 |
| 8. | Walt Bellamy | 1961-62 - 1974-75 | 14241 | 0 |
| 9. | Wes Unseld | 1968-69 - 1980-81 | 13769 | 1 |
| 10. | Buck Williams | 1981-82 - 1997-98 | 13017 | 0 |
| 11. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 12951 | |
| 12. | Jerry Lucas | 1963-64 - 1973-74 | 12942 | |
| 13. | Bob Pettit | 1954-55 - 1964-65 | 12849 | |
| 14. | Karl Malone | 1985-86 - 1999-00 | 12618 | |
| 15. | Charles Barkley | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 12546 | |
| 16. | Paul Silas | 1964-65 - 1979-80 | 12357 | |
| 17. | Dennis Rodman | 1986-87 - 1999-00 | 11954 | |
| 18. | Elgin Baylor | 1958-59 - 1971-72 | 11463 | |
| 19. | Dolph Schayes | 1949-50 - 1963-64 | 11256 | |
| 20. | Bill Bridges | 1962-63 - 1974-75 | 11054 | |
| 21. | Charles Oakley | 1985-86 - 1999-00 | 11009 | |
| 22. | Jack Sikma | 1977-78 - 1990-91 | 10816 | |
| 23. | Patrick Ewing | 1985-86 - 1999-00 | 10759 | |
| 24. | Kevin Willis | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 10662 | |
| 25. | Dave Cowens | 1970-71 - 1982-83 | 10444 | |
| 26. | Bill Laimbeer | 1980-81 - 1993-94 | 10400 | |
| 27. | Otis Thorpe | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 10225 | |
| 28. | Johnny Kerr | 1954-55 - 1965-66 | 10092 | |
| 29. | Bob Lanier | 1970-71 - 1983-84 | 9698 | |
| 30. | Sam Lacey | 1970-71 - 1982-83 | 9687 | |
| 31. | Dave DeBusschere | 1962-63 - 1973-74 | 9618 | |
| 32. | Bailey Howell | 1959-60 - 1970-71 | 9383 | |
| 33. | Artis Gilmore | 1976-77 - 1987-88 | 9161 | |
| 34. | A.C. Green | 1985-86 - 1999-00 | 9160 | |
| 35. | Johnny Green | 1959-60 - 1972-73 | 9083 | |
| 36. | Larry Bird | 1979-80 - 1991-92 | 8974 | |
| 37. | LeRoy Ellis | 1962-63 - 1975-76 | 8709 | |
| 38. | David Robinson | 1989-90 - 1999-00 | 8651 | |
| 39. | Terry Cummings | 1982-83 - 1999-00 | 8630 | |
| 40. | Michael Cage | 1984-85 - 1997-98 | 8565 | |
| 41. | Dikembe Mutombo | 1992-93 - 1999-00 | 8439 | |
| 42. | Willis Reed | 1964-65 - 1973-74 | 8414 | |
| 43. | Horace Grant | 1987-88 - 1999-00 | 8176 | |
| 44. | Larry Smith | 1980-81 - 1992-93 | 8125 | |
| 45. | Bob McAdoo | 1972-73 - 1985-86 | 8048 | |
| 46. | Larry Foust | 1950-51 - 1961-62 | 8041 | |
| 47. | Happy Hairston | 1964-65 - 1974-75 | 8019 | |
| 48. | John Havlicek | 1962-63 - 1977-78 | 8007 | |
| 49. | Shawn Kemp | 1989-90 - 1999-00 | 7836 | |
| 50. | Oscar Robertson | 1960-61 - 1973-74 | 7804 | |
| Closing in: | ||||
| Sam Perkins | 1984-85 - 1999-00 | 7498 | ||
| Vlade Divac | 1989-90 - 1999-00 | 6913 | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 - 1999-00 | 6615 | ||