Chicago Bulls’ Andre Drummond Makes Bold Statement: ‘I’ll Go Down as Best Rebounder Ever’

Now that’s one bold statement.

Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond believes he has already cemented himself as one of the best rebounders the league has ever seen.

Of course there was a guy on the Bulls once named Dennis Rodman, who is arguably the greatest rebounder of all time. But let’s get back to what Drummond recently said.

“I think I’m already there,” Drummond told CT Insider’s Mike Anthony. “I’m on my way. By the time I retire, I’ll go down as the best rebounder ever – if not already.”

Great Jim Calhoun anecdote in this piece. Andre Drummond said he skipped some classes at UConn after declaring for the NBA draft in 2012. Calhoun made him run the Gampel Pavilion steps at 6 a.m. and told him, "You're still a student here. Act like it."https://t.co/w84yJmH3iq

— Mike Anthony (@ManthonyHearst) August 21, 2022

Drummond currently ranks 46th all time in career rebounds with 9,519 in 718 games. He sits behind active players such as Denver Nuggets center DeAndre Jordan and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, the latter of whom ranks 38th. However, Drummond’s per-game average of 13.3 rebounds brings him to 11th, the highest mark for an active player.

The former Pistons big man has led the NBA in rebounding on four occasions, once in 2015-2016 with 14.8 per game. He then led the league for three seasons straight from 2017-2020, including 16 per game in 2017-2018. Drummond spent eight seasons with the Detroit Pistons before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2020. Since then, the 29-year-old has spent time with the Cavs, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Brooklyn Nets.

That’s a lot of teams for a guy who considers himself the GOAT of rebounding.  Chicago signed Drummond to a two-year, $6.6-million deal in the offseason.

When it comes to rebounding, sometimes it’s less about the numbers, and more about the impact on the game.

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