fewest games to reach 2000 career assists in nba history

Cade Cunningham has the fewest games with 2,000+ assists, with 272 games.

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fewest regular-season games by a player to reach 2000 or more career assists in NBA history

	NAME	GP	AST	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	272	2,164	33.8	22.5	5.4	8.0	1.1	0.7	8.4	18.6	44.9	1.9	5.7	34.0	3.8	4.5	84.0	54.5	0.8	4.6	3.8	9,186	6,119	1,476	307	179	1,030	778	+8
2	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	303	2,224	31.0	20.8	5.7	7.3	1.4	0.3	7.3	17.5	41.8	3.2	8.8	36.5	2.9	3.4	84.7	54.6	1.2	4.5	3.2	9,391	6,304	1,726	427	93	971	922	+12
3	Ja Morant J. Morant	327	2,428	31.7	22.4	4.6	7.4	1.0	0.3	8.1	17.3	46.6	1.3	4.3	31.1	4.9	6.4	77.3	55.7	0.9	3.7	3.4	10,370	7,331	1,513	335	92	1,108	555	+770
4	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	333	2,947	33.0	17.5	3.7	8.8	1.5	0.6	6.3	13.3	47.7	2.6	6.6	39.2	2.3	2.7	85.5	60.6	0.6	3.0	2.1	10,997	5,842	1,218	490	199	711	440	-26
5	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	334	2,197	29.7	14.6	7.6	6.6	0.9	0.5	5.7	12.4	46.1	1.3	3.7	33.7	1.8	2.4	76.4	54.0	1.6	6.0	2.8	9,927	4,861	2,548	298	167	948	554	-284
6	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	383	2,754	31.1	13.1	7.4	7.2	1.5	0.7	5.4	9.7	55.8	0.0	0.1	13.9	2.3	3.8	59.2	57.6	1.7	5.7	3.0	11,910	5,021	2,840	568	255	1,151	1,059	+840
7	Micheal Williams M. Williams	413	2,385	25.2	11.0	2.5	5.8	1.7	0.2	3.6	7.7	46.4	0.1	0.5	22.7	3.7	4.3	86.8	57.3	0.7	1.8	2.3	10,403	4,533	1,050	717	95	938	1,073	-4
8	Darius Garland D. Garland	427	2,859	32.9	18.9	2.6	6.7	1.1	0.1	6.9	15.2	45.4	2.4	6.1	38.9	2.7	3.1	86.6	56.9	0.5	2.1	2.9	14,037	8,049	1,122	490	52	1,257	787	+977
9	T.J. Ford	429	2,495	27.7	11.2	3.1	5.8	1.2	0.1	4.3	9.8	43.3	0.3	1.0	28.9	2.4	2.9	81.5	50.3	0.7	2.4	2.4	11,882	4,797	1,331	496	55	1,047	972	-180
10	Slick Watts S. Watts	437	2,678	26.3	8.9	3.2	6.1	2.2	0.3	3.7	8.9	41.3				1.6	2.7	59.7	44.4	1.0	2.2	1.8	11,513	3,901	1,398	961	111	239	1,314
11	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	446	2,057	37.6	21.8	2.8	4.6	1.1	0.1	8.9	19.5	45.5				4.0	5.0	80.5	50.2	0.6	2.0		16,787	9,732	1,271	247	33		1,075
12	Bob Davies B. Davies	462	2,250	31.3	14.3	2.9	4.9			5.0	13.1	37.8				4.4	5.7	75.9	45.6				8,617	6,594	980				1,566
13	Malcolm Brogdon M. Brogdon	463	2,156	29.1	15.3	4.1	4.7	0.8	0.2	5.6	12.1	46.3	1.6	4.2	38.8	2.4	2.8	87.4	57.2	0.8	3.4	1.7	13,479	7,077	1,917	370	108	789	846	+491
14	Armond Hill A. Hill	468	2,194	25.2	6.9	2.0	4.7	1.2	0.1	2.5	6.0	40.8	0.0	0.1	7.7	2.0	2.4	82.9	48.7	0.5	1.5	2.2	11,785	3,214	917	548	61	833	1,445
15	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	474	2,480	24.4	11.4	1.9	5.2	1.0	0.1	4.7	10.3	45.4	0.0	0.3	13.2	2.0	2.6	78.2	49.9	0.5	1.4	2.0	11,586	5,380	901	472	34	958	923
16	Jeremy Lin J. Lin	480	2,042	25.5	11.6	2.8	4.3	1.1	0.4	3.9	9.1	43.3	0.9	2.7	34.2	2.8	3.5	80.9	54.8	0.4	2.4	2.3	12,218	5,567	1,338	519	175	1,085	1,060	+15
17	Phil Ford P. Ford	482	3,083	28.0	11.6	1.8	6.4	1.2	0.1	4.4	9.5	46.7	0.1	0.3	21.0	2.7	3.3	82.0	53.1	0.3	1.4	2.8	13,503	5,594	854	589	29	1,326	1,269
18	Geoff Huston G. Huston	496	2,509	24.7	8.8	1.4	5.1	0.7	0.1	3.7	7.7	48.3	0.0	0.1	25.4	1.4	2.0	70.8	51.7	0.4	1.0	1.8	12,252	4,380	684	331	32	899	844
19	Trae Young T. Young	498	4,868	34.1	25.1	3.4	9.8	1.0	0.2	7.9	18.3	43.3	2.6	7.4	35.2	6.6	7.6	87.2	58.0	0.6	2.8	4.2	17,005	12,489	1,717	518	76	2,090	874	-187
20	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	499	2,052	34.5	16.5	8.0	4.1	1.2	0.8	6.0	12.9	46.7				4.4	5.6	78.5	53.5	1.7	4.5		17,234	8,233	3,971	244	150		1,459
21	Jack George J. George	506	2,169	31.1	10.2	4.2	4.3			3.8	10.3	36.4				2.7	3.8	70.4	42.4				15,760	5,153	2,124				1,242
22	Eric Murdock E. Murdock	508	2,467	23.4	10.1	2.5	4.9	1.6	0.1	3.7	8.5	43.8	0.6	1.7	34.3	2.1	2.6	78.6	52.3	0.7	1.8	2.0	11,882	5,118	1,261	830	69	991	981	-145
23	Winston Garland W. Garland	511	2,421	26.2	9.4	2.8	4.7	1.3	0.2	3.7	8.7	43.0	0.1	0.5	28.1	1.8	2.1	83.0	48.7	0.8	2.0	1.9	13,391	4,799	1,433	674	80	975	1,251
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	514	4,230	35.0	29.2	8.5	8.2	1.3	0.5	9.8	21.0	46.9	3.2	9.0	35.2	6.4	8.5	75.5	59.2	0.9	7.6	4.0	18,000	15,021	4,376	661	237	2,032	1,181	+1423
25	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	517	2,807	29.3	15.5	5.8	5.4	1.5	0.3	6.2	13.6	45.4	1.2	3.6	33.9	2.0	2.5	79.3	52.8	0.9	4.9	2.1	15,134	8,037	3,000	764	142	1,108	934	-303

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Team Leaders

PPG

30.2

Cunningham

RPG

9.2

Duren

APG

7.7

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/11	DET	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

2 - 1

109

Final

116

Cavaliers

1 - 2

Sat 9 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.2

Cunningham

28.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Tatum

10.5

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

James

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

2.0

Holmgren

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Robinson

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

129.0

126.0

115.7

113.7

113.4

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.3

105.6

105.7

107.4

108.5

109.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

19.3

11.3

4.9

3.0

-0.1

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

480.7

Cunningham

443

Towns

427.3

Maxey

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

519

Cunningham

458

Towns

444

Maxey

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.1

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.70

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.65

Wembanyama

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

53-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

38-54

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0