highest assist per game average for an nba rookie 2018

Ben Simmons had the most assists per game by a rookie in 2017-18, with 8.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest assist per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games average for an NBA rookie 2018
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
8.2
2017-18
PHI PHI
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
2Dennis Smith Jr.
D. Smith Jr.
5.2
2017-18
DAL DAL
69
29.7
15.2
3.8
1.0
0.3
5.9
14.8
39.5
1.5
4.9
31.3
1.9
2.8
69.4
47.3
0.7
3.0
2.8
2,049
1,048
260
358
71
18
194
152
-329
3De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
4.4
2017-18
SAC SAC
73
27.8
11.6
2.8
1.0
0.3
4.5
10.9
41.2
0.6
2.1
30.7
1.9
2.7
72.3
47.8
0.5
2.3
2.4
2,026
844
204
320
70
20
173
163
-414
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
3.7
2017-18
UTA UTA
79
33.4
20.5
3.7
1.5
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
2.4
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
5Bogdan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
3.3
2017-18
SAC SAC
78
27.9
11.8
2.9
0.9
0.2
4.4
9.9
44.6
1.7
4.2
39.2
1.3
1.5
84.0
55.6
0.4
2.5
1.6
2,175
917
223
258
72
16
125
172
-362
6Frank Ntilikina
F. Ntilikina
3.2
2017-18
NYK NYK
78
21.9
5.9
2.3
0.8
0.2
2.3
6.4
36.4
0.6
2.0
31.8
0.6
0.9
72.1
43.7
0.5
1.8
1.7
1,706
463
177
250
65
18
131
181
-101
7Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
1.8
2017-18
LAL LAL
77
31.2
16.1
6.3
0.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.0
2.1
5.6
36.6
1.9
2.7
70.7
54.9
1.1
5.1
1.8
2,401
1,242
483
141
49
34
140
160
-126
8Luke Kennard
L. Kennard
1.7
2017-18
DET DET
73
20.0
7.6
2.4
0.6
0.2
2.8
6.4
44.3
1.1
2.7
41.5
0.9
1.0
85.5
56.0
0.3
2.1
0.9
1,463
558
176
124
44
13
69
86
+118
9Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
1.6
2017-18
MEM MEM
82
28.6
11.0
3.1
0.9
0.2
4.1
9.4
44.0
1.1
3.2
35.6
1.5
2.0
74.7
53.1
0.6
2.5
1.5
2,343
898
257
135
73
17
124
233
-243
10Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
1.6
2017-18
BOS BOS
80
30.5
13.9
5.0
1.0
0.7
5.0
10.4
47.5
1.3
3.0
43.4
2.7
3.2
82.6
58.6
0.6
4.4
1.4
2,443
1,112
402
128
83
58
114
170
+344
11Josh Jackson
J. Jackson
1.5
2017-18
PHX PHX
77
25.4
13.1
4.6
1.0
0.5
5.1
12.1
41.7
0.7
2.8
26.3
2.3
3.6
63.4
48.0
1.2
3.3
1.9
1,958
1,012
351
119
80
35
146
218
-529
12Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
1.5
2017-18
MIA MIA
69
19.8
6.9
5.5
0.5
0.6
2.5
4.9
51.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.6
72.1
57.0
1.7
3.8
1.0
1,368
477
381
101
32
41
66
138
-34
13Malik Monk
M. Monk
1.4
2017-18
CHA CHA
63
13.5
6.7
1.0
0.3
0.1
2.4
6.7
36.0
1.3
3.9
34.2
0.5
0.6
84.2
47.7
0.1
0.9
0.8
853
421
66
91
20
9
49
60
-190
14Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
1.4
2017-18
UTA UTA
69
16.7
5.0
3.4
0.5
0.2
1.7
4.1
42.3
0.6
1.7
35.6
0.9
1.1
80.3
54.0
0.4
3.1
0.8
1,149
343
236
95
36
16
55
105
+195
15John Collins
J. Collins
1.3
2017-18
ATL ATL
74
24.0
10.5
7.3
0.6
1.1
4.2
7.4
57.6
0.2
0.6
34.0
1.8
2.5
71.5
62.0
2.4
4.9
1.4
1,776
777
541
98
47
80
105
215
-217
16Josh Hart
J. Hart
1.3
2017-18
LAL LAL
63
23.2
7.9
4.2
0.7
0.3
2.8
6.0
46.9
1.2
3.1
39.6
1.0
1.5
70.2
59.6
0.7
3.5
0.7
1,460
496
263
80
47
16
47
107
-80
17Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
1.2
2017-18
CHI CHI
68
29.7
15.2
7.5
0.6
0.6
5.5
12.7
43.4
2.1
5.9
36.2
2.1
2.4
84.3
55.2
1.2
6.3
1.2
2,020
1,033
508
79
39
40
83
103
-387
18Justin Jackson
J. Jackson
1.1
2017-18
SAC SAC
68
22.1
6.7
2.8
0.4
0.2
2.7
6.2
44.2
0.8
2.7
30.8
0.4
0.5
72.2
52.1
0.4
2.4
0.6
1,506
453
187
74
28
13
40
81
-236
19Sindarius Thornwell
S. Thornwell
0.9
2017-18
LAC LAC
73
15.8
3.9
1.9
0.7
0.3
1.4
3.2
42.9
0.3
0.8
37.7
0.8
1.2
67.0
51.9
0.5
1.5
0.7
1,156
282
140
68
48
25
53
125
-105
20Wes Iwundu
W. Iwundu
0.9
2017-18
ORL ORL
62
16.5
3.7
2.2
0.5
0.2
1.5
3.5
42.7
0.1
0.7
19.6
0.5
0.8
72.3
48.0
0.6
1.6
0.5
1,020
229
137
57
33
12
30
81
-105
21Daniel Theis
D. Theis
0.9
2017-18
BOS BOS
63
14.9
5.3
4.3
0.5
0.8
2.0
3.7
54.1
0.3
0.9
31.0
1.0
1.3
75.3
61.6
1.4
2.9
0.9
936
331
274
56
30
48
56
157
-5
22Zach Collins
Z. Collins
0.8
2017-18
POR POR
66
15.8
4.4
3.3
0.3
0.5
1.7
4.4
39.8
0.5
1.7
31.0
0.4
0.6
64.3
47.5
0.7
2.7
0.9
1,046
292
221
52
17
31
58
133
+16
23OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
0.7
2017-18
TOR TOR
74
20.0
5.9
2.5
0.7
0.2
2.2
4.7
47.1
1.0
2.7
37.1
0.5
0.8
62.9
58.7
0.6
1.9
0.6
1,481
438
184
55
52
14
45
130
+291
24Maxi Kleber
M. Kleber
0.7
2017-18
DAL DAL
72
16.8
5.4
3.3
0.4
0.7
2.1
4.3
48.9
0.6
1.8
31.3
0.6
0.8
74.6
57.6
1.0
2.3
0.4
1,206
386
234
51
26
47
30
114
-131
25Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
0.7
2017-18
BKN BKN
72
20.0
8.2
5.4
0.4
1.2
3.3
5.5
58.9
0.1
0.2
33.3
1.6
2.0
77.6
63.6
2.0
3.4
1.1
1,441
587
388
49
28
88
82
147
-145

More 76ers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.3

7th

DRTG

117.8

25th

NETRTG

2.5

13th

3P%

43.0

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
2
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
2
0
1.000
3
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
0.5
4
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
0.5
5
Knicks Knicks
2
1
.667
0.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/27
ORL ORL
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Tue
10/28
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
PHI PHI
@
BKN BKN
6:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

1 - 1

121

Final

125

PHI 76ers

2 - 0

Sat 25 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
3
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
3
0
1.000
3
Warriors Warriors
2
1
.667
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
2
1
.667
1.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
2
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
2
0
1.000
3
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
0.5
4
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
0.5
5
Knicks Knicks
2
1
.667
0.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
2
1
.667
0.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/27
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
10/27
ORL ORL
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Mon
10/27
BOS BOS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Mon
10/27
TOR TOR
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Mon
10/27
ATL ATL
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM