NBA hustle stats leaders, 2021-22
Dejounte Murray led the NBA in deflections in 2021-22, 271. Blake Griffin drew the most charges, 26. LaMelo Ball recovered the most loose balls, 82.
Deflections, 2021-22
Passes and dribbles a defender got a hand to.
| # | Player | Team | DEFL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dejounte Murray | SAS | 271 | 68 games |
| 2 | Fred VanVleet | TOR | 254 | 65 games |
| 3 | Matisse Thybulle | PHI | 248 | 66 games |
| 4 | Herbert Jones | NOP | 243 | 77 games |
| 5 | Gary Trent Jr. | TOR | 238 | 70 games |
| 6 | Robert Covington | LAC | 222 | 71 games |
| 7 | Tyrese Haliburton | IND | 212 | 77 games |
| 8 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | 211 | 74 games |
| 9 | LaMelo Ball | CHA | 207 | 75 games |
| 10 | De'Anthony Melton | MEM | 206 | 73 games |
| 11 | Marcus Smart | BOS | 205 | 71 games |
| 12 | Jarred Vanderbilt | MIN | 201 | 74 games |
| 13 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | CHA | 187 | 76 games |
| 14 | Jrue Holiday | MIL | 183 | 66 games |
| 15 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | 180 | 72 games |
Charges drawn, 2021-22
Offensive fouls drawn by taking a charge.
| # | Player | Team | CHG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Griffin | BKN | 26 | 55 games |
| 2 | Kevin Love | CLE | 26 | 74 games |
| 3 | Derrick White | BOS | 25 | 75 games |
| 4 | Garrison Mathews | HOU | 25 | 65 games |
| 5 | Kyle Lowry | MIA | 25 | 63 games |
| 6 | Cody Martin | CHA | 19 | 71 games |
| 7 | Patrick Beverley | MIN | 19 | 57 games |
| 8 | Jae'Sean Tate | HOU | 18 | 78 games |
| 9 | Jalen Brunson | DAL | 17 | 79 games |
| 10 | LeBron James | LAL | 16 | 56 games |
| 11 | Marcus Smart | BOS | 16 | 71 games |
| 12 | Austin Reaves | LAL | 15 | 61 games |
| 13 | Max Strus | MIA | 15 | 67 games |
| 14 | Clint Capela | ATL | 14 | 74 games |
| 15 | John Collins | ATL | 14 | 54 games |
Loose balls recovered, 2021-22
Loose balls a player came up with.
| # | Player | Team | LB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaMelo Ball | CHA | 82 | 75 games |
| 2 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | 80 | 72 games |
| 3 | Pascal Siakam | TOR | 76 | 68 games |
| 4 | Joel Embiid | PHI | 75 | 68 games |
| 5 | Darius Garland | CLE | 74 | 68 games |
| 6 | Marcus Smart | BOS | 74 | 71 games |
| 7 | Fred VanVleet | TOR | 70 | 65 games |
| 8 | Miles Bridges | CHA | 68 | 80 games |
| 9 | Robert Williams III | BOS | 68 | 61 games |
| 10 | Stephen Curry | GSW | 68 | 64 games |
| 11 | Jae'Sean Tate | HOU | 67 | 78 games |
| 12 | Jarred Vanderbilt | MIN | 67 | 74 games |
| 13 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | 67 | 76 games |
| 14 | Devin Booker | PHX | 66 | 68 games |
| 15 | Dorian Finney-Smith | DAL | 66 | 80 games |
Screen assists, 2021-22
Screens that led straight to a teammate's basket.
| # | Player | Team | SCR AST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Adams | MEM | 416 | 76 games |
| 2 | Rudy Gobert | UTA | 413 | 66 games |
| 3 | Jakob Poeltl | SAS | 371 | 68 games |
| 4 | Nikola Vucevic | CHI | 350 | 73 games |
| 5 | Domantas Sabonis | SAC | 340 | 62 games |
| 6 | Ivica Zubac | LAC | 320 | 76 games |
| 7 | Deandre Ayton | PHX | 312 | 58 games |
| 8 | Dwight Powell | DAL | 291 | 82 games |
| 9 | Jonas Valanciunas | NOP | 289 | 74 games |
| 10 | Clint Capela | ATL | 285 | 74 games |
| 11 | Kevon Looney | GSW | 277 | 82 games |
| 12 | Jusuf Nurkic | POR | 276 | 56 games |
| 13 | Daniel Gafford | WAS | 243 | 72 games |
| 14 | Isaiah Stewart | DET | 236 | 71 games |
| 15 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | 236 | 74 games |
Contested shots, 2021-22
Shots a defender closed out on.
| # | Player | Team | CONT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakob Poeltl | SAS | 965 | 68 games |
| 2 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | 902 | 74 games |
| 3 | Rudy Gobert | UTA | 862 | 66 games |
| 4 | Evan Mobley | CLE | 849 | 69 games |
| 5 | Isaiah Stewart | DET | 832 | 71 games |
| 6 | Ivica Zubac | LAC | 829 | 76 games |
| 7 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | MEM | 769 | 78 games |
| 8 | Al Horford | BOS | 756 | 69 games |
| 9 | Nikola Vucevic | CHI | 718 | 73 games |
| 10 | Christian Wood | HOU | 717 | 68 games |
| 11 | Clint Capela | ATL | 717 | 74 games |
| 12 | Miles Bridges | CHA | 715 | 80 games |
| 13 | Jonas Valanciunas | NOP | 712 | 74 games |
| 14 | Kevon Looney | GSW | 704 | 82 games |
| 15 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | 686 | 74 games |
Box outs, 2021-22
Times a player sealed off an opponent for a rebound (tracked from 2017-18).
| # | Player | Team | BOX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Adams | MEM | 290 | 76 games |
| 2 | Mitchell Robinson | NYK | 273 | 72 games |
| 3 | Jonas Valanciunas | NOP | 260 | 74 games |
| 4 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | 246 | 74 games |
| 5 | Nikola Vucevic | CHI | 231 | 73 games |
| 6 | Clint Capela | ATL | 223 | 74 games |
| 7 | Rudy Gobert | UTA | 219 | 66 games |
| 8 | Bobby Portis Jr. | MIL | 211 | 72 games |
| 9 | Kevon Looney | GSW | 208 | 82 games |
| 10 | Ivica Zubac | LAC | 198 | 76 games |
| 11 | Dwight Powell | DAL | 187 | 82 games |
| 12 | Bam Adebayo | MIA | 181 | 56 games |
| 13 | Joel Embiid | PHI | 178 | 68 games |
| 14 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | 173 | 74 games |
| 15 | Montrezl Harrell | CHA | 166 | 71 games |
From NBA.com's hustle stats, season totals.