Bill Russell, one of the NBA's greatest players, is the all-time leader for career rebounds in Finals history. He pulled down a total of 1718 rebounds over the span of 70 games - the most played in Finals history.
Wilt Chamberlain, ranks second with 862 career rebounds - far fewer than Russell's - but his Finals average of 24.63 is higher than Russell's 23.54.
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LeBron James, the only active player in the top 10 with 561 career rebounds, ranks fourth all-time.
| Rank | Player | Career rebounds | Finals average |
| 1. | Bill Russell | 1718 | 23.54 |
| 2. | Wilt Chamberlain | 862 | 24.63 |
| 3. | Elgin Baylor | 593 | 13.48 |
| 4. | LeBron James | 561 | 10.2 |
| 5. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 507 | 9.05 |
| 6. | Tom Heinsohn | 473 | 9.09 |
| 7. | Tim Duncan | 452 | 13.29 |
| 8. | Bob Pettit | 416 | 16.64 |
| 9. | Magic Johnson | 397 | 7.94 |
| 10. | Shaquille O'Neal | 393 | 13.1 |
The next active player, after James, on the all-time charts is Draymond Green, who ranks 21st with 252 career rebounds.
There are only two other active players in the Top 50 all-time in Tristan Thompson (tied 33rd, 199) and Kawhi Leonard (45th, 169).
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