centers with most assists in history before turning 25

Nikola Jokić has the most career assists by a center younger than 25, with 1,966 assists.

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centers with most assists in history before turning 25 years old
NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1,966
363
28.9
16.9
9.7
5.4
1.1
0.7
6.5
12.4
52.2
0.9
2.7
34.2
3.0
3.6
82.5
60.2
2.6
7.0
2.5
10,499
6,141
3,509
402
258
898
1,034
+1299
2Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
1,295
305
28.8
16.5
8.6
4.2
1.0
0.9
6.4
12.4
51.6
0.4
1.4
28.6
3.3
4.7
70.4
57.1
2.9
5.7
2.5
8,782
5,021
2,619
314
264
756
956
+3
3Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
1,052
278
35.7
17.6
8.6
3.8
0.7
0.7
6.6
12.6
52.1
0.0
0.0
14.3
4.5
6.3
71.6
57.3
2.0
6.7
3.1
9,911
4,898
2,403
189
181
857
766
4Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
992
358
34.4
22.7
11.8
2.8
0.8
1.5
8.6
16.0
53.4
1.4
3.6
39.6
4.1
5.0
83.1
62.2
3.1
8.6
2.5
12,306
8,113
4,209
278
523
904
1,180
+255
5DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
922
350
31.0
18.9
10.6
2.6
1.4
1.1
7.0
15.1
46.3
0.0
0.2
15.9
4.9
6.7
73.1
52.3
3.2
7.5
3.3
10,860
6,618
3,726
485
392
1,168
1,369
-691
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
859
341
38.0
27.0
12.6
2.5
0.8
2.8
10.9
18.8
57.8
0.0
0.0
7.1
5.3
9.9
53.6
58.4
4.1
8.4
3.0
12,941
9,208
4,282
283
964
1,022
1,219
+220
7Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
843
279
27.0
12.3
8.2
3.0
0.9
0.9
4.7
8.4
55.4
0.0
0.2
11.9
2.9
4.0
72.3
60.2
2.1
6.0
1.9
7,522
3,420
2,277
265
243
539
694
+531
8Spencer Hawes
S. Hawes
753
420
23.7
9.0
6.0
1.8
0.4
1.1
3.9
8.3
46.7
0.3
0.9
31.5
1.0
1.4
68.3
50.4
1.8
4.3
1.5
9,966
3,777
2,540
159
448
630
1,111
-983
9Al Horford
A. Horford
742
306
33.8
12.8
9.6
2.4
0.8
1.1
5.3
9.9
53.6
0.0
0.0
27.3
2.2
2.9
76.2
57.4
2.7
6.9
1.6
10,331
3,920
2,926
231
342
481
875
+405
10Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
702
245
32.6
16.2
8.9
2.9
0.8
1.5
6.5
11.9
54.8
0.5
1.6
30.1
2.6
3.8
69.6
59.5
2.2
6.7
1.9
7,985
3,962
2,177
202
379
455
597
+889
11Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
631
315
27.6
12.5
8.5
2.0
0.6
0.8
4.8
9.2
51.7
0.8
2.3
33.4
2.3
3.1
72.7
59.4
2.3
6.2
1.6
8,688
3,947
2,681
195
240
506
909
-687
12Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
589
310
22.9
11.6
8.0
1.9
0.8
1.3
4.7
9.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.3
3.5
66.6
52.9
2.5
5.5
2.0
7,103
3,608
2,480
261
400
635
956
+523
13Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
580
409
27.6
12.0
8.9
1.4
0.6
1.3
4.7
7.5
63.0
0.0
0.3
18.1
2.5
3.5
70.4
66.1
2.8
6.0
1.3
11,282
4,914
3,630
241
549
549
839
+58
14Dwight Howard
D. Howard
545
344
36.2
19.4
13.3
1.6
0.9
2.4
6.7
11.3
59.4
0.0
0.0
6.3
5.9
10.0
58.7
61.5
3.6
9.7
3.4
12,440
6,663
4,574
319
837
1,158
1,141
+1886
15Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
543
296
30.7
13.1
8.1
1.8
0.8
2.8
5.0
10.0
49.6
0.0
0.1
6.7
3.1
4.2
73.1
54.8
1.9
6.2
2.7
9,074
3,865
2,412
231
838
790
961
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
539
261
36.1
22.2
11.6
2.1
1.7
3.1
8.7
16.6
52.3
0.0
0.0
16.7
4.8
7.3
65.4
55.8
4.7
6.9
2.9
9,415
5,785
3,030
447
812
769
1,063
17Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
538
227
30.8
13.5
8.9
2.4
1.2
0.6
5.4
10.5
51.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.0
68.7
55.0
3.2
5.7
2.1
6,991
3,064
2,015
281
146
476
566
-563
18Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
514
463
30.4
13.6
13.4
1.1
1.3
1.5
5.8
10.6
54.5
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.0
4.7
42.1
53.4
4.7
8.7
1.7
14,063
6,291
6,192
590
707
794
1,434
-543
19Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
495
303
30.6
16.7
10.4
1.6
0.7
1.0
7.3
12.2
59.7
0.1
0.3
26.3
2.0
2.6
75.5
62.2
3.0
7.4
1.7
9,281
5,046
3,152
205
299
520
854
+326
20Andrew Bogut
A. Bogut
486
189
33.9
13.2
9.5
2.6
0.8
1.2
5.6
10.4
53.8
0.0
0.1
7.7
2.0
3.4
57.9
55.3
2.9
6.6
2.3
6,404
2,495
1,799
142
220
427
632
-354
21Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
483
128
29.2
15.2
9.4
3.8
0.8
0.5
5.8
11.2
51.9
0.4
1.4
31.8
3.0
4.1
73.8
58.1
2.3
7.1
2.5
3,732
1,940
1,206
100
61
320
401
-62
22Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
470
317
33.3
17.8
7.4
1.5
0.6
1.7
6.9
13.6
50.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.9
5.0
78.7
56.2
2.8
4.6
2.1
10,570
5,645
2,341
176
549
650
889
-880
23Jalen Duren
J. Duren
468
225
26.8
12.1
10.4
2.1
0.7
0.9
5.0
7.6
65.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
70.3
67.6
3.5
6.9
1.8
6,035
2,732
2,329
147
213
405
688
-385
24Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
461
151
30.6
23.9
11.3
3.1
0.7
2.0
8.1
16.8
47.9
1.1
3.6
31.1
6.7
8.5
79.0
58.2
2.3
9.0
3.7
4,620
3,616
1,709
103
300
557
512
+898
25Andrew Bynum
A. Bynum
461
392
26.0
11.7
7.8
1.2
0.3
1.6
4.7
8.2
56.6
0.0
0.0
11.1
2.4
3.5
68.7
60.0
2.4
5.4
1.6
10,175
4,597
3,076
127
628
610
997
+909
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