NBA hustle stats leaders, 2017-18
Robert Covington led the NBA in deflections in 2017-18, 315. Kyle Lowry drew the most charges, 38. Russell Westbrook recovered the most loose balls, 171.
Deflections, 2017-18
Passes and dribbles a defender got a hand to.
| # | Player | Team | DEFL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Covington | PHI | 315 | 80 games |
| 2 | Paul George | OKC | 309 | 79 games |
| 3 | Thaddeus Young | IND | 292 | 81 games |
| 4 | Victor Oladipo | IND | 283 | 75 games |
| 5 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | 266 | 80 games |
| 6 | Jrue Holiday | NOP | 257 | 81 games |
| 7 | Andre Drummond | DET | 250 | 78 games |
| 8 | Eric Bledsoe | MIL | 249 | 73 games |
| 9 | Ben Simmons | PHI | 234 | 81 games |
| 10 | Ricky Rubio | UTA | 231 | 77 games |
| 11 | Khris Middleton | MIL | 222 | 82 games |
| 12 | Otto Porter Jr. | WAS | 222 | 77 games |
| 13 | Draymond Green | GSW | 217 | 70 games |
| 14 | Josh Richardson | MIA | 216 | 81 games |
| 15 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | WAS | 216 | 81 games |
Charges drawn, 2017-18
Offensive fouls drawn by taking a charge.
| # | Player | Team | CHG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Lowry | TOR | 38 | 78 games |
| 2 | Ersan Ilyasova | PHI | 32 | 69 games |
| 3 | DeMarcus Cousins | NOP | 24 | 48 games |
| 4 | Kemba Walker | CHA | 24 | 80 games |
| 5 | Quincy Acy | BKN | 22 | 70 games |
| 6 | Marcin Gortat | WAS | 21 | 82 games |
| 7 | Marreese Speights | ORL | 19 | 48 games |
| 8 | Anthony Tolliver | DET | 18 | 79 games |
| 9 | Aron Baynes | BOS | 17 | 81 games |
| 10 | Jerami Grant | OKC | 17 | 81 games |
| 11 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | 17 | 82 games |
| 12 | Dennis Schroder | ATL | 16 | 67 games |
| 13 | Kelly Olynyk | MIA | 15 | 76 games |
| 14 | Manu Ginobili | SAS | 15 | 63 games |
| 15 | Gorgui Dieng | MIN | 14 | 79 games |
Loose balls recovered, 2017-18
Loose balls a player came up with.
| # | Player | Team | LB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | 171 | 80 games |
| 2 | Ben Simmons | PHI | 148 | 81 games |
| 3 | Paul George | OKC | 142 | 79 games |
| 4 | Jrue Holiday | NOP | 133 | 81 games |
| 5 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | 131 | 75 games |
| 6 | Damian Lillard | POR | 122 | 73 games |
| 7 | Thaddeus Young | IND | 120 | 81 games |
| 8 | Victor Oladipo | IND | 120 | 75 games |
| 9 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | 115 | 82 games |
| 10 | Ricky Rubio | UTA | 115 | 77 games |
| 11 | CJ McCollum | POR | 113 | 81 games |
| 12 | Anthony Davis | NOP | 111 | 75 games |
| 13 | Jimmy Butler III | MIN | 110 | 59 games |
| 14 | E'Twaun Moore | NOP | 109 | 82 games |
| 15 | Eric Bledsoe | MIL | 107 | 73 games |
Screen assists, 2017-18
Screens that led straight to a teammate's basket.
| # | Player | Team | SCR AST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Adams | OKC | 370 | 76 games |
| 2 | Marcin Gortat | WAS | 365 | 82 games |
| 3 | Andre Drummond | DET | 364 | 78 games |
| 4 | Rudy Gobert | UTA | 346 | 56 games |
| 5 | Dwight Howard | CHA | 338 | 81 games |
| 6 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | 321 | 75 games |
| 7 | DeAndre Jordan | LAC | 307 | 77 games |
| 8 | Jusuf Nurkic | POR | 294 | 79 games |
| 9 | Anthony Davis | NOP | 291 | 75 games |
| 10 | Domantas Sabonis | IND | 280 | 74 games |
| 11 | Ed Davis | POR | 280 | 78 games |
| 12 | Robin Lopez | CHI | 263 | 64 games |
| 13 | Alex Len | PHX | 261 | 69 games |
| 14 | Myles Turner | IND | 260 | 65 games |
| 15 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 250 | 73 games |
Contested shots, 2017-18
Shots a defender closed out on.
| # | Player | Team | CONT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | 1,185 | 82 games |
| 2 | Anthony Davis | NOP | 1,071 | 75 games |
| 3 | Steven Adams | OKC | 1,021 | 76 games |
| 4 | Clint Capela | HOU | 958 | 74 games |
| 5 | LaMarcus Aldridge | SAS | 945 | 75 games |
| 6 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | 943 | 75 games |
| 7 | Brook Lopez | LAL | 932 | 74 games |
| 8 | Jusuf Nurkic | POR | 922 | 79 games |
| 9 | Al Horford | BOS | 884 | 72 games |
| 10 | Andre Drummond | DET | 875 | 78 games |
| 11 | Dragan Bender | PHX | 872 | 82 games |
| 12 | Taj Gibson | MIN | 867 | 82 games |
| 13 | Thaddeus Young | IND | 851 | 81 games |
| 14 | Jonas Valanciunas | TOR | 848 | 77 games |
| 15 | Rudy Gobert | UTA | 842 | 56 games |
Box outs, 2017-18
Times a player sealed off an opponent for a rebound (tracked from 2017-18).
| # | Player | Team | BOX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Adams | OKC | 872 | 76 games |
| 2 | DeAndre Jordan | LAC | 728 | 77 games |
| 3 | Enes Freedom | NYK | 722 | 71 games |
| 4 | Andre Drummond | DET | 715 | 78 games |
| 5 | LaMarcus Aldridge | SAS | 709 | 75 games |
| 6 | Ed Davis | POR | 701 | 78 games |
| 7 | Marcin Gortat | WAS | 683 | 82 games |
| 8 | Jusuf Nurkic | POR | 681 | 79 games |
| 9 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | 634 | 82 games |
| 10 | Dwight Howard | CHA | 625 | 81 games |
| 11 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | 610 | 75 games |
| 12 | Derrick Favors | UTA | 591 | 77 games |
| 13 | Jonas Valanciunas | TOR | 573 | 77 games |
| 14 | Robin Lopez | CHI | 573 | 64 games |
| 15 | Taj Gibson | MIN | 564 | 82 games |
From NBA.com's hustle stats, season totals.