highest assists per game by a nba center on a season since 1975

Since 1974-75, Nikola Jokić has averaged the most assists per game by a center in a season, with 11.0 per game this season.

Interpreted as:
highest assists per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a NBA center on a season since 1975
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
11.0
2025-26
32
34.6
29.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.5
2.1
4.8
43.5
6.3
7.4
85.3
71.3
3.0
9.1
3.5
1,106
948
389
351
44
25
113
89
+304
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
10.2
2024-25
70
36.7
29.6
12.7
1.8
0.6
11.2
19.5
57.6
2.0
4.7
41.7
5.2
6.4
80.0
66.3
2.9
9.9
3.3
2,571
2,071
892
716
127
45
230
160
+594
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
9.8
2022-23
69
33.7
24.5
11.8
1.3
0.7
9.4
14.8
63.2
0.8
2.2
38.3
4.9
6.0
82.2
70.1
2.4
9.4
3.6
2,323
1,690
817
678
87
47
247
174
+640
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
9.0
2023-24
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
58.3
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
238
195
+684
5Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
8.3
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
6Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
8.2
2023-24
82
35.7
19.4
13.7
0.9
0.6
7.7
13.0
59.4
0.4
1.1
37.9
3.6
5.1
70.4
63.7
3.6
10.1
3.3
2,928
1,593
1,120
673
74
48
272
250
+69
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7.9
2021-22
74
33.4
27.1
13.8
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
58.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,475
2,004
1,019
584
109
63
281
191
+442
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7.3
2018-19
80
31.3
20.1
10.8
1.4
0.7
7.7
15.1
51.1
1.0
3.4
30.7
3.6
4.4
82.1
58.9
2.9
8.0
3.1
2,504
1,604
865
580
108
55
248
228
+315
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7.0
2019-20
73
32.0
19.9
9.7
1.2
0.6
7.7
14.7
52.8
1.1
3.5
31.4
3.4
4.1
81.7
60.5
2.3
7.5
3.1
2,335
1,456
711
512
85
44
226
222
+255
10Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
6.7
2020-21
62
36.0
20.3
12.0
1.2
0.5
7.8
14.6
53.5
0.8
2.6
32.1
3.9
5.3
73.2
60.1
2.4
9.5
3.4
2,231
1,260
742
415
75
33
213
203
-91
11Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
6.5
2025-26
28
34.3
21.8
9.0
1.5
1.0
8.3
16.3
51.2
0.7
2.3
31.7
4.4
6.0
73.4
57.6
2.9
6.0
3.3
961
610
251
182
41
27
92
93
+195
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
6.1
2017-18
75
32.5
18.5
10.7
1.2
0.8
6.7
13.5
49.9
1.5
3.7
39.6
3.5
4.2
85.0
60.3
2.6
8.1
2.8
2,436
1,385
803
458
90
61
210
212
+367
13Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
6.0
2024-25
70
34.7
19.1
13.9
0.7
0.4
7.5
12.8
59.0
0.9
2.2
41.7
3.1
4.1
75.4
65.5
3.8
10.1
2.9
2,429
1,337
972
423
48
26
202
229
+145
14Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
5.7
1979-80
81
29.8
9.2
8.0
1.4
1.3
3.7
8.4
44.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.3
74.1
49.0
2.1
5.8
2.6
2,412
743
645
460
111
109
211
307
15Alvan Adams
A. Adams
5.6
1975-76
80
33.2
19.0
9.1
1.5
1.5
7.9
16.8
46.9
3.3
4.4
73.5
50.7
2.7
6.4
2,656
1,519
727
450
121
116
274
16Joakim Noah
J. Noah
5.4
2013-14
80
35.3
12.6
11.3
1.2
1.5
4.8
10.0
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.2
73.7
53.1
3.5
7.7
2.4
2,820
1,007
900
431
99
121
194
245
+232
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5.4
1978-79
80
39.5
23.8
12.8
1.0
4.0
9.7
16.8
57.7
4.4
5.9
73.6
61.2
2.6
10.2
3.5
3,157
1,903
1,025
431
76
316
282
230
18Vlade Divac
V. Divac
5.3
2003-04
81
28.6
9.9
5.7
0.7
1.0
3.9
8.2
47.0
0.0
0.2
15.4
2.1
3.2
65.4
51.1
1.7
4.0
2.1
2,317
800
463
432
57
77
173
222
+349
19Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
5.3
1974-75
81
41.7
11.5
14.2
1.7
2.1
4.8
11.3
42.7
1.8
2.4
75.4
46.4
2.8
11.4
3,378
928
1,149
428
139
168
274
20Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
5.2
1978-79
82
32.0
10.6
8.6
1.3
1.7
4.3
8.5
50.2
2.0
2.8
73.9
54.4
2.2
6.4
3.0
2,627
867
702
430
106
141
245
309
21Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
5.2
1975-76
78
37.5
9.6
13.3
1.1
0.8
4.1
7.3
56.1
1.5
2.5
58.5
57.4
3.5
9.8
2,922
750
1,036
404
84
59
203
22Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
5.1
2019-20
72
33.6
15.9
10.2
1.1
1.3
6.1
11.0
55.7
0.0
0.2
14.3
3.7
5.3
69.1
59.8
2.4
7.8
2.8
2,417
1,146
735
368
82
93
204
182
+244
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5.0
1975-76
82
41.2
27.7
16.9
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
24Bill Walton
B. Walton
5.0
1977-78
58
33.3
18.9
13.2
1.0
2.5
7.9
15.2
52.2
3.1
4.2
72.0
55.4
2.0
11.2
3.6
1,929
1,097
766
291
60
146
206
145
25Al Horford
A. Horford
5.0
2016-17
68
32.3
14.0
6.8
0.8
1.3
5.6
11.8
47.3
1.3
3.6
35.5
1.6
2.0
80.0
55.3
1.4
5.4
1.7
2,193
952
465
337
52
86
115
138
+215

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

124.5

1st

DRTG

118.4

25th

NETRTG

6.1

5th

3P%

40.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
25
10
.714
4.0
3
22
11
.667
6.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
23
13
.639
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
9:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/13
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

24 - 12

125

Final

124

PHI 76ers

19 - 15

Mon 5 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
27
9
.750
2
23
12
.657
3.5
3
23
13
.639
4.0
4
22
15
.595
5.5
5
19
15
.559
7.0
6
20
16
.556
7.0
7
20
16
.556
7.0
8
20
17
.541
7.5
9
17
19
.472
10.0
10
17
21
.447
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.0
12
13
23
.361
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.5
14
9
25
.265
17.0
15
6
30
.167
21.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
10
.714
4.0
3
22
11
.667
6.0
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
23
13
.639
6.5
7
21
15
.583
8.5
8
19
18
.514
11.0
9
17
20
.459
13.0
10
15
20
.429
14.0
11
13
22
.371
16.0
12
13
23
.361
16.5
13
12
23
.343
17.0
14
8
28
.222
21.5
15
8
29
.216
22.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/4
@
98-107
Thu
12/4
@
116-101
Thu
12/4
@
98-117
Thu
12/4
@
111-132
Fri
12/5
@
101-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
8:00 PM