highest assist average month since 2015

Since 2014-15, James Harden has the most assists, with 1,474 assists in Januaries.

Interpreted as:
highest assist by a player average month since 2015
NAMEASTMONTHGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
1,474
January
164
35.9
25.6
6.5
9.0
1.4
0.8
7.7
17.8
42.9
3.0
8.7
34.4
7.4
8.3
88.2
59.6
0.8
5.6
4.3
5,880
4,206
1,059
228
125
701
400
+393
2James Harden
J. Harden
1,467
March
162
36.9
25.8
6.5
9.1
1.5
0.6
7.6
17.9
42.8
2.7
8.3
32.9
7.8
9.1
86.0
59.1
0.8
5.7
4.0
5,979
4,185
1,047
247
96
640
375
+676
3Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,345
December
161
32.5
20.9
8.0
8.4
1.8
0.3
7.8
17.5
44.6
1.0
3.8
27.4
4.3
5.8
74.0
52.2
1.6
6.4
4.0
5,230
3,369
1,285
286
56
641
412
+571
4Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,340
January
168
32.2
20.8
7.4
8.0
1.5
0.3
7.6
17.5
43.6
1.3
4.2
31.2
4.2
5.7
73.9
51.9
1.6
5.7
3.9
5,409
3,495
1,237
257
55
648
445
+176
5Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,322
March
150
33.7
22.6
7.9
8.8
1.5
0.4
8.0
18.0
44.4
1.6
5.0
32.8
5.0
6.7
74.7
54.0
1.6
6.4
4.1
5,054
3,385
1,190
223
67
621
382
+5
6James Harden
J. Harden
1,260
December
147
36.6
28.6
5.9
8.6
1.6
0.7
8.4
18.7
45.1
3.5
9.0
39.0
8.2
9.5
86.5
62.5
0.7
5.2
4.4
5,385
4,206
860
234
96
646
396
+734
7James Harden
J. Harden
1,228
November
146
36.5
27.9
6.4
8.4
1.7
0.6
8.0
18.5
43.5
3.5
9.4
37.2
8.4
9.6
87.0
61.5
0.8
5.5
4.5
5,332
4,073
929
255
93
663
364
+557
8Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,201
March
143
30.5
15.3
4.2
8.4
1.5
0.2
5.5
11.8
46.9
1.7
4.4
37.4
2.6
2.9
90.7
58.6
0.5
3.7
2.2
4,366
2,192
605
216
27
310
305
+585
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,201
December
137
31.9
15.0
4.5
8.8
1.6
0.2
5.3
12.0
44.3
1.6
4.5
36.3
2.7
3.1
87.4
56.0
0.6
3.9
2.3
4,364
2,051
620
223
29
318
334
+642
10LeBron James
L. James
1,176
January
151
35.5
26.0
7.6
7.8
1.3
0.6
9.8
19.0
51.5
1.8
5.4
33.9
4.7
6.4
73.0
59.7
1.0
6.7
3.7
5,366
3,933
1,150
191
85
553
241
+483
11Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,162
November
142
31.7
20.3
7.4
8.2
1.6
0.3
7.2
16.8
42.8
1.5
4.9
31.6
4.4
5.8
75.2
52.4
1.5
5.9
4.1
4,498
2,879
1,055
228
36
583
387
+102
12LeBron James
L. James
1,148
December
145
35.9
26.6
7.3
7.9
1.4
0.8
10.0
19.6
51.0
1.9
5.6
34.3
4.7
6.4
73.6
59.3
1.1
6.3
3.6
5,210
3,861
1,064
201
111
517
241
+480
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1,110
January
145
32.3
22.9
11.1
7.7
1.4
0.7
8.8
15.5
56.8
1.2
3.2
37.8
4.2
5.0
83.9
65.0
2.9
8.2
3.0
4,677
3,327
1,610
203
108
440
396
+750
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1,099
March
147
33.3
22.8
11.8
7.5
1.3
0.8
8.9
15.6
57.2
1.0
2.9
33.3
4.0
4.9
81.3
64.2
2.7
9.1
3.0
4,901
3,354
1,731
185
120
444
374
+661
15LeBron James
L. James
1,067
March
134
35.7
26.5
8.3
8.0
1.1
0.7
9.9
18.7
53.1
1.9
5.2
35.8
4.8
6.7
71.9
61.2
1.2
7.1
3.5
4,787
3,546
1,111
143
89
470
231
+585
16Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,048
November
131
29.6
13.8
3.9
8.0
1.9
0.2
4.7
10.3
46.2
1.5
4.0
38.1
2.8
3.1
89.4
59.4
0.4
3.5
1.9
3,879
1,806
516
245
26
245
271
+600
17LeBron James
L. James
1,041
November
130
35.5
25.8
7.5
8.0
1.2
0.7
9.6
18.6
51.7
2.2
5.5
39.0
4.4
6.2
71.0
60.5
1.1
6.4
3.6
4,612
3,354
970
155
93
465
206
+558
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1,032
February
124
32.2
22.3
11.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.3
54.9
1.2
3.2
38.2
4.3
5.2
83.8
63.6
2.8
8.9
3.2
3,988
2,768
1,458
156
90
397
350
+865
19Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1,031
December
135
32.0
23.0
10.7
7.6
1.2
0.7
8.8
15.7
55.8
1.2
3.2
37.0
4.3
5.3
81.7
63.9
2.6
8.0
3.1
4,319
3,109
1,438
168
91
413
352
+856
20Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,029
January
115
32.3
17.2
5.1
8.9
1.5
0.3
6.2
12.9
48.4
1.9
4.7
39.4
2.9
3.3
89.1
60.2
0.5
4.6
2.3
3,717
1,983
584
178
32
264
277
+748
21James Harden
J. Harden
1,017
February
120
36.6
26.9
6.5
8.5
1.6
0.7
7.9
17.9
44.1
3.5
9.3
37.9
7.6
8.9
85.6
61.6
0.8
5.7
4.0
4,388
3,229
779
192
81
479
290
+594
22Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
1,000
January
142
36.2
26.9
4.4
7.0
1.1
0.3
8.6
19.2
44.8
3.3
8.8
36.8
6.4
7.1
90.3
60.3
0.6
3.8
2.7
5,136
3,816
627
154
41
383
237
+540
23LeBron James
L. James
997
February
118
35.8
25.7
8.0
8.4
1.2
0.6
9.9
19.0
52.1
2.0
5.7
35.4
3.9
5.6
69.9
59.9
0.9
7.1
4.0
4,221
3,037
945
147
69
470
209
+571
24Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
976
February
115
32.5
22.1
8.1
8.5
1.3
0.3
8.0
18.1
44.6
1.3
4.3
28.9
4.8
6.1
78.5
53.4
1.5
6.6
4.3
3,741
2,546
926
151
33
490
279
+17
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
967
January
147
33.3
26.5
4.6
6.6
1.3
0.3
8.9
18.8
47.2
4.5
10.8
41.8
4.2
4.6
91.6
63.5
0.6
4.0
2.9
4,899
3,897
683
197
42
428
280
+1059
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54
28
.659
10.0
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53
29
.646
11.0
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52
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.634
12.0
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