highest assists per game for centers in 2022

Nikola Jokić had the most assists per game by a center in 2021-22, with 7.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest assists per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games for centers in 2022
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola 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
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
4.2
2021-22
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
2,296
2,079
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
3Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
3.6
2021-22
74
33.4
24.6
9.8
1.0
1.1
8.7
16.4
52.9
2.0
4.9
41.0
5.2
6.3
82.2
64.0
2.6
7.2
3.1
2,475
1,818
727
269
72
83
226
267
+274
4Steven Adams
S. Adams
3.4
2021-22
76
26.3
6.9
10.0
0.9
0.8
2.8
5.1
54.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.6
54.3
56.0
4.6
5.4
1.5
1,998
528
760
256
65
60
115
153
+353
5Al Horford
A. Horford
3.4
2021-22
69
29.1
10.2
7.7
0.7
1.3
3.9
8.2
46.7
1.3
3.8
33.6
1.2
1.4
84.2
57.4
1.6
6.1
0.9
2,005
701
530
232
49
92
65
130
+386
6Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
3.2
2021-22
73
33.1
17.6
11.0
1.0
1.0
7.5
15.8
47.3
1.4
4.5
31.4
1.3
1.7
76.0
53.3
1.9
9.1
1.9
2,417
1,288
804
236
70
71
136
181
-52
7Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
3.1
2021-22
73
24.5
6.5
7.7
0.8
0.7
2.8
4.4
64.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
2.3
39.2
60.3
2.4
5.3
1.4
1,792
477
565
226
61
52
100
224
+5
8Jakob Poeltl
J. Poeltl
2.8
2021-22
68
29.0
13.5
9.3
0.7
1.7
6.0
9.8
61.8
0.0
0.0
100.0
1.4
2.8
49.5
61.3
3.9
5.5
1.6
1,969
915
634
189
45
118
109
212
+117
9Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
2.8
2021-22
62
29.9
15.0
10.5
0.6
0.7
5.8
11.0
52.5
1.1
3.5
32.7
2.3
3.3
69.1
60.1
2.2
8.2
1.9
1,852
931
648
171
36
43
117
169
-134
10Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
2.6
2021-22
72
20.7
9.6
5.5
0.8
0.9
3.5
7.3
47.4
0.4
1.6
24.8
2.3
3.2
71.1
55.2
1.9
3.5
2.0
1,489
692
393
185
59
68
145
214
-309
11Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
2.6
2021-22
74
30.3
17.8
11.4
0.6
0.8
6.9
12.7
54.4
0.8
2.1
36.1
3.2
3.9
82.0
61.7
3.1
8.3
2.4
2,240
1,314
843
190
41
60
179
247
+67
12Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
2.5
2021-22
69
33.8
15.0
8.3
0.8
1.7
6.1
12.0
50.8
0.3
1.3
25.0
2.4
3.7
66.3
54.9
2.1
6.2
1.9
2,331
1,034
570
174
56
115
133
147
+94
13Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
2.4
2021-22
68
17.9
8.3
4.9
0.7
1.1
3.4
5.4
62.6
0.2
0.4
46.7
1.3
1.9
68.9
66.4
1.7
3.2
1.2
1,216
563
332
160
50
77
84
167
+169
14Aleksej Pokusevski
A. Pokusevski
2.1
2021-22
61
20.2
7.6
5.2
0.6
0.6
3.0
7.5
40.8
0.9
3.2
28.9
0.6
0.8
70.0
48.5
1.2
4.0
1.5
1,233
464
318
131
39
38
94
88
-44
15Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
2.0
2021-22
TOT
71
23.1
13.1
6.1
0.4
0.6
5.0
7.8
64.5
0.1
0.2
23.5
3.0
4.2
71.6
68.0
2.1
4.0
1.0
1,640
932
431
145
29
43
72
137
+82
16Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
2.0
2021-22
61
29.6
10.0
9.6
0.9
2.2
4.4
6.0
73.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.5
72.2
74.5
3.9
5.7
1.0
1,804
607
588
121
56
134
63
137
+370
17Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1.8
2021-22
TOT
73
19.7
7.9
9.3
1.1
0.9
3.4
5.9
57.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.2
52.4
57.4
3.1
6.2
1.6
1,437
580
680
131
78
68
115
192
+40
18Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
1.6
2021-22
76
24.4
10.3
8.5
0.5
1.0
4.1
6.5
62.6
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.0
72.7
66.0
2.9
5.6
1.5
1,851
785
644
120
36
77
114
203
-130
19Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
1.4
2021-22
58
29.5
17.2
10.2
0.7
0.7
7.6
12.0
63.4
0.1
0.3
36.8
1.8
2.4
74.6
65.6
2.6
7.7
1.6
1,713
997
593
84
40
40
91
142
+344
20Moritz Wagner
M. Wagner
1.4
2021-22
63
15.2
9.0
3.7
0.3
0.2
3.1
6.3
49.7
1.0
3.2
32.8
1.7
2.0
80.6
62.3
0.7
3.0
0.9
959
564
232
87
20
13
56
123
-150
21Clint Capela
C. Capela
1.2
2021-22
74
27.6
11.1
11.9
0.7
1.3
5.0
8.2
61.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.3
47.3
60.4
3.8
8.1
0.6
2,041
820
877
92
55
93
44
166
+125
22Mo Bamba
M. Bamba
1.2
2021-22
71
25.7
10.6
8.1
0.5
1.7
4.2
8.7
48.0
1.5
4.0
38.1
0.8
1.0
78.1
58.2
2.1
6.0
1.1
1,824
756
572
85
38
118
77
182
-373
23Drew Eubanks
D. Eubanks
1.2
2021-22
TOT
71
17.5
7.7
5.4
0.4
0.6
3.1
5.2
59.6
0.1
0.3
21.7
1.4
1.8
76.2
63.8
1.8
3.5
1.1
1,245
546
382
85
31
40
81
122
-327
24Dwight Powell
D. Powell
1.2
2021-22
82
21.9
8.7
4.9
0.5
0.5
3.3
4.9
67.1
0.2
0.5
35.1
2.0
2.6
78.3
72.5
2.1
2.8
0.8
1,798
717
404
97
37
39
64
220
+74
25Isaiah Stewart
I. Stewart
1.2
2021-22
71
25.6
8.3
8.7
0.3
1.1
3.5
6.9
51.0
0.2
0.6
32.6
1.0
1.5
71.8
55.0
3.2
5.5
1.2
1,816
589
617
82
22
78
85
211
-367

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

122.9

1st

DRTG

118.2

25th

NETRTG

4.7

7th

3P%

39.8

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/20
@
10:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
9:30 PM
Sun
1/25
@
3:30 PM
Tue
1/27
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

16 - 27

110

Final

87

DEN Nuggets

29 - 14

Sun 18 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
25
19
.568
7.5
5
23
18
.561
8.0
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
22
21
.512
10.0
9
20
22
.476
11.5
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
7
26
17
.605
9.5
8
25
19
.568
11.0
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/22
@
136-127
Mon
12/22
@
108-128
Wed
12/24
@
124-126
Wed
12/24
@
117-102
Wed
12/24
@
116-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
9:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
10:00 PM