Monroe: Drummond 'always had that hunger to rebound'

Milwaukee Bucks power forward Greg Monroe went toe to toe in practice every day with his former Detroit Pistons teammate Andre Drummond. Now that Monroe has left Detroit and Drummond has become the team's centerpiece, Monroe is hardly surprised that the center is leading the NBA in rebounding.

"He's always been an outstanding rebounder," Monroe said Monday morning before he faced his former team for the first time in the regular season. "He was getting 20 rebounds when I was there. Ersan (Ilyasova) is kind of a different rebounder than me, so it's not surprising."

Monroe's new team, the Bucks, took down the Pistons Monday night by the score of 109-88. Monroe finished the game with a team-high 20 points and 13 rebounds, but it was his former teammate Drummond who dominated the boards with a game-high 15.

"When you have someone you're playing with that averages 10 rebounds, too, you're going to get a few less rebounds," Monroe said. "There's a lot more rebounds available, so he's gonna get more. It's not surprising to me at all. He's always had that motor. He's always had that hunger to rebound."

The 22-year-old Drummond is averaging a league-leading and career-high 17.6 rebounds on the season, in addition to 18.1 points.