highest average assists per game in nba history by a center

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most career assists per game by a center, with 7.5 per game.

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	NAME	APG	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	7.5	810	32.0	22.2	11.1	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	56.1	1.1	3.2	36.2	4.1	5.0	82.5	64.1	2.7	8.4	3.0	25,904	18,009	8,977	6,080	1,041	589	2,419	2,168	+4626
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4.4	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				47,859	31,419	23,924	4,643				2,075
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	4.3	963	42.3	15.1	22.5			5.9	13.4	44.0				3.3	5.8	56.1	47.1				40,726	14,522	21,620	4,100				2,592
4	Alvan Adams A. Adams	4.1	988	27.5	14.1	7.0	1.3	0.8	5.8	11.6	49.8	0.0	0.0	13.3	2.5	3.2	78.8	54.1	2.0	5.0	2.6	27,203	13,910	6,937	4,012	1,289	808	2,194	3,214
5	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	3.9	984	36.4	10.8	14.0	1.1	0.6	4.4	8.7	50.9	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.9	3.0	63.3	53.7	3.5	8.4	1.9	35,832	10,624	13,769	3,822	628	367	579	2,762
6	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	3.8	766	38.6	17.6	13.6	1.1	0.9	7.5	16.3	46.0	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.4	78.3	49.6	3.0	9.8	2.2	29,565	13,516	10,444	2,910	599	488	543	2,920
7	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	3.7	1,002	31.8	10.3	9.7	1.3	1.5	4.3	9.7	44.1	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.7	2.4	73.8	48.0	2.2	6.9	2.2	31,873	10,303	9,687	3,754	999	1,160	978	3,473
8	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	3.7	548	36.5	19.0	9.5	0.8	0.7	7.0	13.1	53.2	0.0	0.0	14.3	5.0	6.7	74.7	59.0	2.2	7.3	2.8	20,029	10,389	5,227	2,028	422	397	1,511	1,466
9	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3.7	491	31.9	27.6	10.8	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.2	9.9	83.0	61.2	2.2	8.6	3.4	15,640	13,557	5,291	1,814	434	787	1,660	1,454	+2659
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3.6	1,560	36.8	24.6	11.2	0.9	2.6	10.2	18.1	55.9	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.3	6.0	72.1	59.2	2.4	7.6	2.7	57,446	38,387	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,657
11	Bill Walton B. Walton	3.4	468	28.3	13.3	10.5	0.8	2.2	5.5	10.5	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.6	66.0	55.1	2.4	8.2	2.7	13,250	6,215	4,923	1,590	380	1,034	865	1,298
12	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	3.4	891	32.2	14.0	7.4	0.9	1.4	5.2	10.8	48.1	0.5	1.3	36.0	3.2	4.1	77.6	55.7	1.6	5.8	2.0	28,719	12,514	6,604	2,996	792	1,254	1,755	2,551	+1139
13	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	3.4	577	30.5	16.0	9.0	1.1	0.8	6.0	11.7	51.6	0.4	1.3	31.6	3.5	4.6	75.4	58.1	2.2	6.8	2.0	17,607	9,209	5,190	1,934	621	472	1,171	1,347	+1028
14	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	3.3	943	33.7	16.0	10.0	1.1	1.0	5.9	12.7	46.2	0.2	0.7	33.1	4.0	4.7	84.8	54.0	2.3	7.7	2.4	31,782	15,059	9,429	3,075	1,001	928	2,243	3,263
15	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	3.2	641	35.7	17.5	7.5			5.8	13.4	43.6				5.9	7.7	76.1	52.2				18,071	11,234	4,325	2,079				1,667
16	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	3.2	734	32.1	16.5	9.6	0.5	1.5	6.4	12.4	51.2	0.2	0.5	40.2	3.5	4.5	78.0	57.1	2.5	7.1	1.9	23,578	12,090	7,033	2,332	343	1,097	1,396	1,482	+1469
17	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	3.2	635	22.7	7.2	9.0	0.4	0.5	2.9	6.5	45.3				1.4	2.0	67.5	49.1	1.8	4.0	1.2	14,387	4,596	5,745	2,007	110	138	26	1,811
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	3.1	721	33.7	22.8	11.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.2	1.7	4.3	39.8	4.4	5.3	83.9	62.4	2.8	8.3	2.7	24,317	16,403	8,037	2,264	589	813	1,936	2,456	+1656
19	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	3.1	959	33.5	20.1	10.1	1.1	1.5	8.1	15.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	3.9	5.1	76.7	55.9	2.6	6.8	2.6	32,103	19,248	9,698	3,007	777	1,100	1,112	3,048
20	Vlade Divac V. Divac	3.1	1,134	29.8	11.8	8.2	1.1	1.4	4.6	9.3	49.5	0.1	0.4	23.5	2.5	3.7	69.2	54.3	2.5	5.7	2.2	33,838	13,398	9,326	3,541	1,288	1,631	2,470	3,609	+2228
21	Al Horford A. Horford	3.1	1,117	31.2	12.8	7.8	0.8	1.2	5.3	10.3	51.1	0.9	2.3	37.8	1.4	1.8	76.4	57.5	1.9	5.9	1.4	34,877	14,279	8,710	3,477	845	1,290	1,532	2,325	+3421
22	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	3.0	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	1.3	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	0.7	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	7.6	3.3	19,508	12,802	6,664	1,979	874	742	2,149	2,421	-554
23	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	2.9	726	30.5	16.3	9.7	0.7	1.9	6.4	12.7	50.7	0.0	0.1	12.7	3.4	4.8	71.3	55.0	2.4	7.4	2.0	22,128	11,807	7,071	2,133	496	1,370	1,453	1,471	+4069
24	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	2.9	1,037	31.2	17.1	10.3	0.8	0.9	7.3	14.6	49.7	1.0	2.7	35.0	1.6	2.0	77.3	55.0	2.5	7.9	1.7	32,325	17,684	10,708	3,026	860	885	1,754	2,486	-1519
25	Joakim Noah J. Noah	2.8	672	27.7	8.8	9.0	0.8	1.3	3.3	6.8	49.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.9	70.0	54.0	3.2	5.8	1.7	18,646	5,881	6,058	1,907	534	874	1,133	1,874	+589

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2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	L	PCT	GB
11	Warriors	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0		0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.4

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000
4	Lakers	1	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0	0		0.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most career assists per game by a center, with 7.5 per game.

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45.0

45.0

38.0

18.0

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13.0

12.0

11.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

4.0

9.0

7.0

6.0

116.0

111.1

103.6

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

66.5

64.4

61.2

72

66.8

61.5

40.5

40.2

40.0

41.0

40.0

38.0

2.02

2.01

1.95

2.18

2.09

1.96

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NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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