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In fantasy basketball roto-leagues, one of the most sought-after categories each season has been rebounds. Everyone knows which point guards will lead the league in dimes, but predicting the rebound leaders is much more difficult.
That is why most fantasy owners tend to stockpile big men in order to have a monopoly in the rebounding category. In recent seasons, though, more and more big men have become reliable rebounding options. This year, for instance, has seen a drastic increase in rebounds among the top-tier fantasy forwards.
Let’s take a quick look at the players averaging double-digit rebounds over the last two seasons to see how much boards have increased from last year.
2012 Rebounding Totals:
|
Player |
Rebounds/Game |
|
1. Dwight Howard, LAL |
12.4 |
|
2. Nikola Vucevic, ORL |
11.9 |
|
3. Omer Asik, HOU |
11.7 |
|
4. Zach Randolph, MEM |
11.2 |
|
David Lee, GS |
11.2 |
|
6. Reggie Evans, BKN |
11.1 |
|
7. J.J. Hickson, POR |
10.4 |
|
8. Al Horford, ATL |
10.2 |
2013 Rebounding Totals:
|
Player |
Rebounds/Game |
|
1. DeAndre Jordan, LAC |
13.5 |
|
2. Kevin Love, MIN |
13.0 |
|
3. Andre Drummond, DET |
12.7 |
|
4. Dwight Howard, HOU |
12.6 |
|
5. DeMarcus Cousins, SAC |
11.7 |
|
6. LeMarcus Aldridge, POR |
11.3 |
|
7. Joakim Noah, CHI |
11.0 |
|
8. Zach Randolph, MEM |
10.4 |
|
9. Andrew Bogut, GS |
10.3 |
|
10. Blake Griffin, LAC |
10.2 |
|
Anderson Varejao, CLE |
10.2 |
There always seems to be a handful of players that are able to grab double-digit rebounds each game, but boards have increased drastically this fantasy season. It seems that every fantasy owner has at least one guy that is grabbing 10-plus boards per game and it has somewhat diluted the rebounding category as a result.
Either way, rebounding is up this year and fantasy fans certainly aren’t complaining.
Adam McGill is the Senior Fantasy Sports Writer at Rant Sports. Follow him on Twitter @adammcgill83, like him on Facebook, or add him to you networks on Google here or here.
