That’s where the Jazz rank in the NBA in defensive rebounding percentage, the number of opponent missed shots that they’re able to grab instead of the other team. It’s a title that deserves recognition, yes, but it also invites scrutiny: when an NBA team is the best in the league at something, 29 other teams are naturally going to try to figure out what’s going on. So let’s dig in: how are the Jazz so good at rebounding, anyway?
The Jazz get 76.1 percent of opponent missed shots this season, number one in the league by nearly a full percentage point over the next closest team, the Milwaukee Bucks.