NBA hustle stats leaders, 2018-19

Paul George led the NBA in deflections in 2018-19, 292. Ersan Ilyasova drew the most charges, 49. Paul George recovered the most loose balls, 160.

Deflections, 2018-19

Passes and dribbles a defender got a hand to.

Deflections, the top 15
#	Player	Team	DEFL
1	Paul George	OKC	292	77 games
2	James Harden	HOU	277	78 games
3	Thaddeus Young	IND	263	81 games
4	Marcus Smart	BOS	228	80 games
5	Russell Westbrook	OKC	226	73 games
6	Andre Drummond	DET	225	79 games
7	Mikal Bridges	PHX	223	81 games
8	Ben Simmons	PHI	215	78 games
9	Draymond Green	GSW	212	66 games
10	Joe Ingles	UTA	212	82 games
11	Jrue Holiday	NOP	211	67 games
12	Kelly Oubre Jr.	PHX	208	69 games
13	De'Aaron Fox	SAC	206	81 games
14	Bradley Beal	WAS	202	82 games
15	DeAndre' Bembry	ATL	201	82 games

Offensive fouls drawn by taking a charge.

Charges drawn, the top 15
#	Player	Team	CHG
1	Ersan Ilyasova	MIL	49	67 games
2	Blake Griffin	DET	30	75 games
3	Kemba Walker	CHA	27	82 games
4	Marc Gasol	TOR	27	79 games
5	P.J. Tucker	HOU	24	82 games
6	Kyle Lowry	TOR	23	65 games
7	Thaddeus Young	IND	23	81 games
8	Montrezl Harrell	LAC	19	82 games
9	Aron Baynes	BOS	18	49 games
10	Tim Hardaway Jr.	DAL	18	65 games
11	Jeremy Lin	TOR	16	74 games
12	Ryan Arcidiacono	CHI	16	81 games
13	Devin Harris	DAL	15	65 games
14	Kelly Olynyk	MIA	15	78 games
15	Anthony Tolliver	MIN	14	59 games

Loose balls a player came up with.

Loose balls recovered, the top 15
#	Player	Team	LB
1	Paul George	OKC	160	77 games
2	Bradley Beal	WAS	139	82 games
3	Ben Simmons	PHI	134	78 games
4	Russell Westbrook	OKC	134	73 games
5	Kemba Walker	CHA	133	82 games
6	James Harden	HOU	120	78 games
7	De'Aaron Fox	SAC	119	81 games
8	Mike Conley	MEM	119	70 games
9	Kyrie Irving	BOS	118	67 games
10	Steven Adams	OKC	118	80 games
11	Damian Lillard	POR	116	80 games
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	116	72 games
13	Donovan Mitchell	UTA	111	77 games
14	Pascal Siakam	TOR	111	80 games
15	Trae Young	ATL	111	81 games

Screens that led straight to a teammate's basket.

Screen assists, the top 15
#	Player	Team	SCR AST
1	Rudy Gobert	UTA	478	81 games
2	Jarrett Allen	BKN	374	79 games
3	Jusuf Nurkic	POR	357	72 games
4	Nikola Vucevic	ORL	351	80 games
5	LaMarcus Aldridge	SAS	335	81 games
6	Domantas Sabonis	IND	304	74 games
7	Andre Drummond	DET	302	79 games
8	Willie Cauley-Stein	SAC	302	81 games
9	Deandre Ayton	PHX	301	71 games
10	Nikola Jokic	DEN	295	80 games
11	DeAndre Jordan	NYK	280	69 games
12	Steven Adams	OKC	275	80 games
13	Montrezl Harrell	LAC	265	82 games
14	Cody Zeller	CHA	264	49 games
15	Robin Lopez	CHI	263	74 games

Shots a defender closed out on.

Contested shots, the top 15
#	Player	Team	CONT
1	Brook Lopez	MIL	1,561	81 games
2	Rudy Gobert	UTA	1,282	81 games
3	Jarrett Allen	BKN	1,257	79 games
4	Karl-Anthony Towns	MIN	1,134	77 games
5	Steven Adams	OKC	1,133	80 games
6	LaMarcus Aldridge	SAS	1,103	81 games
7	Andre Drummond	DET	1,025	79 games
8	Montrezl Harrell	LAC	999	82 games
9	Clint Capela	HOU	925	67 games
10	Jusuf Nurkic	POR	923	72 games
11	Deandre Ayton	PHX	917	71 games
12	Myles Turner	IND	893	74 games
13	Derrick Favors	UTA	887	76 games
14	JaVale McGee	LAL	877	75 games
15	Serge Ibaka	TOR	869	73 games

Times a player sealed off an opponent for a rebound (tracked from 2017-18).

Box outs, the top 15
#	Player	Team	BOX
1	LaMarcus Aldridge	SAS	794	81 games
2	Nikola Vucevic	ORL	719	80 games
3	Steven Adams	OKC	713	80 games
4	Ed Davis	BKN	653	81 games
5	Bam Adebayo	MIA	635	82 games
6	Jusuf Nurkic	POR	602	72 games
7	Rudy Gobert	UTA	592	81 games
8	Brook Lopez	MIL	585	81 games
9	Montrezl Harrell	LAC	572	82 games
10	Marc Gasol	TOR	544	79 games
11	Serge Ibaka	TOR	502	73 games
12	Joel Embiid	PHI	499	64 games
13	Robin Lopez	CHI	498	74 games
14	P.J. Tucker	HOU	497	82 games
15	Willie Cauley-Stein	SAC	497	81 games

From NBA.com's hustle stats, season totals.