NBA hustle stats leaders, 2022-23

Fred VanVleet led the NBA in deflections in 2022-23, 262. Jaylin Williams drew the most charges, 43. Tari Eason recovered the most loose balls, 72.

Deflections, 2022-23

Passes and dribbles a defender got a hand to.

Deflections, the top 15
#	Player	Team	DEFL
1	Fred VanVleet	TOR	262	69 games
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	244	68 games
3	OG Anunoby	TOR	241	67 games
4	De'Anthony Melton	PHI	234	77 games
5	Dejounte Murray	ATL	232	72 games
6	Alex Caruso	CHI	227	67 games
7	Herbert Jones	NOP	222	66 games
8	Nikola Jokic	DEN	218	69 games
9	Killian Hayes	DET	216	76 games
10	Anthony Edwards	MIN	204	79 games
11	Jimmy Butler III	MIA	204	64 games
12	Draymond Green	GSW	201	73 games
13	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DEN	200	75 games
14	Paul George	LAC	200	56 games
15	De'Aaron Fox	SAC	196	73 games

Offensive fouls drawn by taking a charge.

Charges drawn, the top 15
#	Player	Team	CHG
1	Jaylin Williams	OKC	43	49 games
2	Kevin Love	MIA	33	60 games
3	Jalen Brunson	NYK	27	68 games
4	Kenrich Williams	OKC	26	53 games
5	Patrick Beverley	CHI	21	67 games
6	Tim Hardaway Jr.	DAL	21	71 games
7	Isaiah Joe	OKC	20	69 games
8	Austin Reaves	LAL	19	64 games
9	Herbert Jones	NOP	19	66 games
10	Moritz Wagner	ORL	17	57 games
11	Caleb Martin	MIA	16	71 games
12	Clint Capela	ATL	16	65 games
13	Andrew Nembhard	IND	15	75 games
14	Blake Griffin	BOS	15	40 games
15	Davion Mitchell	SAC	15	77 games

Loose balls a player came up with.

Loose balls recovered, the top 15
#	Player	Team	LB
1	Tari Eason	HOU	72	82 games
2	Donovan Mitchell	CLE	71	68 games
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	71	68 games
4	Josh Hart	NYK	70	76 games
5	Buddy Hield	IND	67	80 games
6	Jayson Tatum	BOS	66	74 games
7	Fred VanVleet	TOR	64	69 games
8	Caris LeVert	CLE	61	74 games
9	Jaylen Brown	BOS	61	67 games
10	Julius Randle	NYK	61	77 games
11	Jalen Brunson	NYK	60	68 games
12	Kyrie Irving	DAL	60	60 games
13	T.J. McConnell	IND	60	74 games
14	Dejounte Murray	ATL	59	72 games
15	Joel Embiid	PHI	59	66 games

Screens that led straight to a teammate's basket.

Screen assists, the top 15
#	Player	Team	SCR AST
1	Domantas Sabonis	SAC	435	79 games
2	Rudy Gobert	MIN	345	70 games
3	Nikola Vucevic	CHI	343	82 games
4	Bam Adebayo	MIA	331	75 games
5	Ivica Zubac	LAC	325	76 games
6	Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	323	80 games
7	Deandre Ayton	PHX	302	67 games
8	Kevon Looney	GSW	300	82 games
9	Clint Capela	ATL	294	65 games
10	Mason Plumlee	LAC	293	79 games
11	Nikola Jokic	DEN	280	69 games
12	Nic Claxton	BKN	276	76 games
13	Jarrett Allen	CLE	261	68 games
14	Drew Eubanks	POR	258	77 games
15	Alperen Sengun	HOU	253	75 games

Shots a defender closed out on.

Contested shots, the top 15
#	Player	Team	CONT
1	Brook Lopez	MIL	1,360	78 games
2	Nic Claxton	BKN	919	76 games
3	Evan Mobley	CLE	895	79 games
4	Ivica Zubac	LAC	869	76 games
5	Walker Kessler	UTA	801	74 games
6	Kevon Looney	GSW	773	82 games
7	Jarrett Allen	CLE	756	68 games
8	Domantas Sabonis	SAC	752	79 games
9	Draymond Green	GSW	735	73 games
10	Kristaps Porzingis	WAS	733	65 games
11	Rudy Gobert	MIN	708	70 games
12	Jaren Jackson Jr.	MEM	683	63 games
13	Joel Embiid	PHI	673	66 games
14	Jakob Poeltl	TOR	672	72 games
15	Nikola Vucevic	CHI	672	82 games

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

Box outs, the top 15
#	Player	Team	BOX
1	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	184	59 games
2	Jonas Valanciunas	NOP	176	79 games
3	Bam Adebayo	MIA	167	75 games
4	Isaiah Hartenstein	NYK	167	82 games
5	Domantas Sabonis	SAC	164	79 games
6	Kevon Looney	GSW	162	82 games
7	Nikola Vucevic	CHI	156	82 games
8	Ivica Zubac	LAC	145	76 games
9	Brook Lopez	MIL	142	78 games
10	Jakob Poeltl	TOR	142	72 games
11	Daniel Gafford	WAS	141	78 games
12	Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	141	80 games
13	Walker Kessler	UTA	141	74 games
14	Alperen Sengun	HOU	139	75 games
15	Rudy Gobert	MIN	136	70 games

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