Youngest NBA Players To 12,500 Rebounds
Who was the youngest player to reach 12,500 rebounds?
Wilt Chamberlain is the youngest player to reach 12,500 rebounds, accomplishing it at the age of 29 years and 139 days old. He reached his 12,500th rebound on Jan 7, 1966.
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Which active player is on pace to next make the Top 50 list for "Youngest To 12,500 Rebounds"?
Based on their career production, the active player most likely to next make the "Youngest to 12,500 Rebounds" leaderboard is Andre Drummond, who is currently 32 years and 280 days old with 11,513 REB.
Which active players are in contention for the "Youngest Player To 12,500 Rebounds" leaderboard?
The following players are all at least two-thirds to the total and theoretically on-pace to make this leaderboard:
| Player | Current REB | Current Age |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Drummond | 11,513 | 32-280 |
| Rudy Gobert | 10,572 | 33-325 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 10,707 | 35-205 |
| Nikola Jokic | 8,977 | 31-087 |
Note: All stats on this leaderboard are shown at the conclusion of the game, so when a player shows up on this leaderboard with more than 12,500 rebounds, the value you are seeing is their total stats at the end of the game in which they crossed the 12,500 rebounds threshold. This is necessary because many older NBA games only have the full-game boxscore stats, there is no play-by-play data.