best assist leaders in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Chris Paul had the most assists per game, with 9.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
best assist with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders in the 2000s
NAMEAPGGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris Paul
C. Paul
9.9
300
37.2
19.4
4.8
2.4
0.1
6.8
14.5
47.0
0.9
2.5
34.4
4.9
5.8
84.9
56.8
0.8
4.0
2.6
11,169
5,827
1,433
2,966
726
23
776
769
+603
2Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
9.2
760
37.3
14.0
7.0
1.9
0.3
5.0
12.3
40.2
1.5
4.2
34.8
2.6
3.3
81.1
50.9
1.3
5.7
3.1
28,311
10,649
5,327
7,029
1,472
236
2,331
1,438
+2576
3Steve Nash
S. Nash
9.1
753
33.7
16.2
3.2
0.8
0.1
5.8
11.8
49.4
1.6
3.7
43.6
2.9
3.2
90.5
61.2
0.6
2.6
3.0
25,394
12,219
2,420
6,886
614
65
2,288
1,311
+4078
4Deron Williams
D. Williams
8.7
310
34.9
16.2
2.9
1.0
0.2
6.0
12.9
46.7
1.1
2.9
35.8
3.2
4.0
79.8
55.5
0.4
2.5
2.9
10,821
5,028
899
2,691
301
73
898
821
+624
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
8.3
328
29.5
12.0
2.8
1.7
0.2
4.3
8.5
50.2
0.5
1.3
38.4
2.9
3.5
84.0
59.5
0.6
2.1
2.4
9,670
3,920
906
2,719
564
76
772
779
+1481
6Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
8.2
181
35.2
15.8
3.5
1.9
0.3
6.4
14.0
45.3
0.5
1.4
36.6
2.6
2.9
90.1
51.6
0.7
2.8
2.1
6,370
2,859
629
1,476
347
57
382
345
+615
7Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
7.4
648
37.9
19.7
3.0
1.2
0.1
7.0
15.9
43.8
1.1
3.5
32.2
4.6
5.8
79.5
53.2
0.7
2.4
3.0
24,560
12,746
1,960
4,808
792
87
1,917
1,508
-970
8Andre Miller
A. Miller
7.4
815
34.9
14.6
4.2
1.4
0.2
5.4
11.7
46.0
0.1
0.7
21.0
3.7
4.6
80.2
53.2
1.2
3.0
2.7
28,462
11,896
3,434
6,020
1,121
171
2,200
2,026
-64
9Baron Davis
B. Davis
7.3
673
35.4
16.9
4.0
1.9
0.4
6.1
14.9
40.9
1.7
5.3
32.3
2.9
4.2
69.7
50.2
1.0
3.0
2.8
23,825
11,364
2,705
4,901
1,292
286
1,875
1,947
+1028
10Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
7.0
398
30.2
10.4
3.4
1.7
0.3
3.9
9.9
39.5
0.9
2.8
30.7
1.7
2.4
71.3
47.4
0.8
2.7
2.9
12,016
4,144
1,368
2,786
660
128
1,145
1,076
+582
11Jose Calderon
J. Calderon
6.7
291
27.2
9.7
2.4
0.9
0.1
3.7
7.5
49.9
0.7
1.7
38.3
1.6
1.7
89.4
58.8
0.3
2.1
1.6
7,918
2,812
705
1,960
266
22
480
477
+8
12LeBron James
L. James
6.7
472
40.6
27.5
7.0
1.8
0.9
9.8
20.9
47.1
1.4
4.1
32.8
6.5
8.8
73.8
55.5
1.3
5.7
3.3
19,142
12,993
3,307
3,159
830
405
1,541
951
+1669
13Raymond Felton
R. Felton
6.7
319
35.4
13.6
3.4
1.4
0.2
5.0
12.5
39.9
1.0
3.1
31.8
2.6
3.4
78.5
48.7
0.7
2.7
2.7
11,296
4,343
1,078
2,127
442
60
853
736
-441
14Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
6.7
394
37.9
25.2
4.9
1.8
1.0
8.8
18.2
48.3
0.4
1.5
28.5
7.2
9.3
77.2
56.5
1.2
3.6
3.8
14,925
9,922
1,925
2,625
720
379
1,497
1,019
+1026
15Gary Payton
G. Payton
6.6
631
35.4
16.3
4.1
1.3
0.2
6.4
14.2
45.4
1.0
2.9
32.4
2.5
3.3
74.8
52.1
0.8
3.3
2.1
22,352
10,310
2,563
4,150
842
134
1,296
1,298
+656
16Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
6.5
370
24.8
6.7
3.1
0.8
0.1
2.5
6.0
42.1
0.7
2.1
35.8
0.9
1.1
78.1
51.3
0.6
2.5
1.9
9,189
2,462
1,156
2,410
299
22
704
543
-172
17T.J. Ford
T.J. Ford
6.5
327
29.8
12.4
3.3
1.2
0.1
4.7
10.8
43.5
0.3
1.1
31.8
2.6
3.2
82.5
50.7
0.7
2.6
2.7
9,729
4,039
1,083
2,129
408
34
871
778
-23
18Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
6.4
640
32.2
17.1
3.5
1.0
0.2
6.4
13.9
46.2
0.6
1.9
33.8
3.6
4.2
86.7
54.4
0.6
2.9
2.4
20,607
10,961
2,263
4,120
645
99
1,543
1,749
+1216
19Derrick Rose
D. Rose
6.3
81
37.0
16.8
3.9
0.8
0.2
7.1
14.9
47.5
0.2
0.9
22.2
2.4
3.1
78.8
51.6
1.2
2.7
2.5
3,000
1,361
317
512
66
18
202
125
-121
20Jason Williams
J. Williams
6.3
629
30.8
11.3
2.4
1.2
0.1
4.2
10.5
39.8
1.7
5.1
32.6
1.3
1.5
82.3
50.5
0.3
2.1
2.2
19,385
7,078
1,501
3,962
774
55
1,395
936
-247
21Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
6.2
682
41.8
28.1
3.6
2.2
0.2
9.7
22.9
42.4
1.1
3.6
31.1
7.5
9.5
79.3
51.8
0.7
2.9
3.6
28,534
19,154
2,471
4,227
1,521
106
2,450
1,198
+1187
22Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
6.1
440
34.1
13.9
3.4
1.3
0.3
5.0
12.0
41.5
1.6
4.2
38.0
2.2
2.8
81.4
52.3
0.4
3.0
2.3
15,019
6,097
1,492
2,674
570
124
1,003
1,395
+82
23Mike Bibby
M. Bibby
6.0
752
36.1
16.6
3.4
1.3
0.2
6.1
13.9
44.0
1.6
4.2
37.8
2.8
3.5
80.8
53.9
0.6
2.8
2.4
27,167
12,515
2,529
4,537
956
129
1,777
1,432
+620
24Ramon Sessions
R. Sessions
6.0
96
27.3
11.6
3.4
1.0
0.1
4.1
9.3
44.4
0.1
0.4
22.0
3.3
4.1
79.2
52.3
0.8
2.7
2.0
2,623
1,114
327
579
100
10
188
184
-70
25Steve Francis
S. Francis
6.0
576
37.6
18.1
5.6
1.5
0.4
6.2
14.4
42.9
1.0
2.9
34.1
4.8
6.1
79.7
53.3
1.7
3.9
3.5
21,632
10,446
3,215
3,473
846
223
2,030
1,813
+51

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.1

Murphy

Trey Murphy III

RPG

7.0

Queen

Derik Queen

APG

3.9

Queen

Derik Queen
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

21st

DRTG

118.8

26th

NETRTG

-4.4

23rd

3P%

34.5

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
31
35
.470
20.0
11
23
41
.359
27.0
12
Pelicans Pelicans
22
45
.328
29.5
13
21
44
.323
29.5
14
20
46
.303
31.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/13
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/16
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/18
@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/19
@
8:00 PM
Sat
3/21
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
TOR Raptors

36 - 29

111

Final

122

NOP Pelicans

22 - 45

Wed 11 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
46
18
.719
2
43
22
.662
3.5
3
42
25
.627
5.5
4
40
26
.606
7.0
5
36
28
.563
10.0
6
37
29
.561
10.0
7
36
29
.554
10.5
8
35
30
.538
11.5
9
34
31
.523
12.5
10
34
33
.507
13.5
11
27
37
.422
19.0
12
27
38
.415
19.5
13
17
48
.262
29.5
14
16
48
.250
30.0
15
15
50
.231
31.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
51
15
.773
2
48
17
.738
2.5
3
40
25
.615
10.5
4
40
25
.615
10.5
5
40
26
.606
11.0
6
40
26
.606
11.0
7
38
27
.585
12.5
8
33
32
.508
17.5
9
32
33
.492
18.5
10
31
35
.470
20.0
11
23
41
.359
27.0
12
22
45
.328
29.5
13
21
44
.323
29.5
14
20
46
.303
31.0
15
Kings Kings - e
16
51
.239
35.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
2/6
@
99-105
Fri
2/6
@
109-103
Fri
2/6
@
132-126
Fri
2/6
@
115-122
Sat
2/7
@
111-89

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:30 PM