The secrets behind Angel Reese's legendary rebounding
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- Angel Reese grabbed her 1,000th career rebound in 79 WNBA games, 10 games faster than WNBA all-time leader Tina Charles, and now has 1,207 career rebounds
- Reese leads the WNBA this season with 384 rebounds (12.0 per game) and, if she maintains her pace over Atlanta's 11 remaining games, would set the league's single-season record and become the first player to crack 500 rebounds
- Reese has set a Dream franchise record with 22 double-doubles this season, and all three of her WNBA seasons rank in the top 10 for single-season rebounds in league history
- Reese's 446 rebounds as a 2024 rookie rank second all-time behind A'ja Wilson's 451, the only player ahead of her on the single-season list
- Reese has logged 49 'mebounds' this season — offensive rebounds of her own missed shots — fueling online criticism that her totals are inflated by shooting struggles, a charge she brushes off: 'If I miss and I know where it's going, I'm going to go get it again'
- Reese's physical toolkit includes a 6-5¾ wingspan, rare palming ability, a quick first step, and underrated strength that Dream coach Karl Smesko credits with an '8 to 10 feet either way' rebounding radius
Why it matters: Reese is rewriting the WNBA's rebounding record book in just her third professional season, and the source notes she needs only 243 more games at her current pace to overtake Tina Charles' all-time mark of 4,262. A 500-rebound season would be uncharted territory — no WNBA player has reached that threshold — and her 'mebound' totals are putting a spotlight on how offensive rebounding of one's own misses is perceived and valued.
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