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Most rebounds in a team's first 20 games of an NBA season since 1969-70

Wilt Chamberlain (1970-71 LAL) leads with 408 rebounds through LAL's first 20 games of 1970-71, first of 22,197 player-seasons since 1969-70.

Players with the most rebounds through their team's first 20 games of a season since 1969-70. 22,197 careers have the whole window.

2,825 player-seasons from before 1969-70 sit out: the box score didn't record rebounds in every game until then.

739 player-seasons sit out: a game inside the window has no line recorded.

Most rebounds in a team's first 20 games of an NBA season since 1969-70
#PlayerSeasonsValue
1Wilt Chamberlain (1970-71 LAL)1970-71408
2Wilt Chamberlain (1971-72 LAL)1971-72399
3Dennis Rodman (1993-94 SAS)1993-94376
4Elvin Hayes (1973-74 CAP)1973-74372
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1975-76 LAL)1975-76371
6Nate Thurmond (1969-70 SFW)1969-70352
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971-72 MIL)1971-72347
8Kevin Willis (1991-92 ATL)1991-92345
9Jerry Lucas (1970-71 SFW)1970-71342
10Andre Drummond (2019-20 DET)2019-20341
11Andre Drummond (2015-16 DET)2015-16340
12Elvin Hayes (1969-70 SDR)1969-70336
13Gus Johnson (1969-70 BLT)1969-70333
14Bill Walton (1976-77 POR)1976-77330
T15Andre Drummond (2018-19 DET)2018-19327
T15Wes Unseld (1972-73 BLT)1972-73327
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1970-71 MIL)1970-71325
T18Moses Malone (1982-83 PHI)1982-83322
T18Wilt Chamberlain (1972-73 LAL)1972-73322
20Truck Robinson (1977-78 NOJ)1977-78321
T21Moses Malone (1979-80 HOU)1979-80317
T21Sam Lacey (1974-75 KCK)1974-75317
T23Moses Malone (1978-79 HOU)1978-79315
T23Wes Unseld (1970-71 BLT)1970-71315
25Willis Reed (1970-71 NYK)1970-71312

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