highest career average assists per game by a center nba as a starter

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most career assists per game by a center as a starter, with 7.7 per game.

	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	7.7	747	32.5	22.8	11.3	1.3	0.7	8.7	15.5	56.1	1.2	3.3	36.4	4.2	5.1	82.4	64.2	2.7	8.6	3.1	24,258	17,031	8,411	5,739	982	542	2,282	2,020	+4295
2	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	6.5	248	34.7	18.9	12.9	0.9	0.5	7.4	13.1	57.0	0.6	1.8	35.8	3.4	4.7	72.3	62.5	3.3	9.6	3.1	8,608	4,689	3,208	1,622	222	119	766	805	+1
3	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	4.9	274	31.4	18.3	9.5	1.1	0.9	7.2	14.0	51.7	0.4	1.4	28.3	3.5	5.0	70.3	56.7	3.2	6.3	2.7	8,614	5,024	2,590	1,341	305	243	730	880	+279
4	Derik Queen D. Queen	4.5	45	27.0	12.7	7.6	1.1	1.0	4.9	9.8	49.7	0.3	1.0	33.3	2.7	3.4	77.9	56.3	1.6	6.0	2.5	1,215	573	343	204	48	45	114	125	-219
5	Alexander Volkov A. Volkov	4.3	31	28.7	11.5	4.7	1.4	0.6	4.2	9.2	45.3	0.5	1.7	31.5	2.6	3.8	68.9	52.9	1.8	2.9	1.9	890	357	145	134	42	19	58	98
6	Alvan Adams A. Adams	4.1	267	28.7	13.4	6.4	1.4	0.7	5.5	11.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.4	2.9	83.3	54.6	1.9	4.5	2.7	7,658	3,572	1,722	1,101	367	190	708	928
7	John Butler Jr. J. Butler Jr.	4.0	1	36.5	12.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	4.0	11.0	36.4	2.0	6.0	33.3	2.0	2.0	100.0	50.5	0.0	2.0	1.0	37	12	2	4	2	2	1	2	-6
8	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	3.9	118	39.1	20.2	11.5		0.8	7.3	12.6	57.6	0.0	0.1	11.1	5.7	7.9	71.9	62.8	3.5	8.1		4,618	2,383	1,362	464		100		439
9	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	3.7	546	36.6	19.0	9.6	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	19,990	10,357	5,219	2,026	422	396	1,507	1,461
10	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	3.7	450	32.9	17.6	9.7	1.2	0.9	6.7	13.0	51.9	0.4	1.2	33.0	3.7	4.9	75.2	58.0	2.3	7.3	2.3	14,784	7,922	4,359	1,668	525	392	1,022	1,086	+964
11	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3.7	484	31.8	27.6	10.8	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.1	1.2	3.5	33.8	8.2	9.9	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	15,407	13,375	5,225	1,784	431	773	1,643	1,438	+2617
12	Chris Webber C. Webber	3.6	155	34.6	18.9	9.0	1.3	1.9	8.0	15.5	51.2	0.4	1.4	29.7	2.5	4.5	55.7	53.8	3.1	5.9	2.6	5,365	2,923	1,398	563	208	293	400	533	+24
13	Paul Reed P. Reed	3.5	8	27.7	13.9	7.8	2.1	1.8	6.0	10.0	60.0	0.5	1.5	33.3	1.4	2.0	68.8	63.8	3.5	4.3	2.0	222	111	62	28	17	14	16	24	+85
14	Ousmane Dieng O. Dieng	3.5	2	36.0	17.5	8.5	1.5	2.0	6.5	11.0	59.1	3.5	6.0	58.3	1.0	2.0	50.0	73.7	1.0	7.5	1.5	72	35	17	7	3	4	3	7	+30
15	Aleksej Pokusevski A. Pokusevski	3.4	40	29.1	11.0	6.1	0.7	0.9	4.2	11.3	36.9	1.6	5.2	30.6	1.0	1.3	75.5	46.0	1.0	5.1	2.7	1,165	438	243	136	26	35	109	64	-297
16	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	3.4	866	32.6	14.3	7.5	0.9	1.4	5.3	11.0	48.1	0.5	1.4	35.7	3.2	4.1	77.9	55.7	1.6	5.9	2.0	28,254	12,362	6,485	2,944	777	1,234	1,736	2,500	+1135
17	Vlade Divac V. Divac	3.4	979	31.5	12.4	8.5	1.2	1.5	4.8	9.7	49.8	0.1	0.4	24.2	2.7	3.8	69.3	54.5	2.6	5.9	2.3	30,835	12,179	8,366	3,328	1,138	1,450	2,242	3,187	+2167
18	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	3.4	229	27.9	12.4	6.4	1.0	0.5	4.4	8.9	49.8	1.3	3.6	36.6	2.3	2.8	81.5	61.5	1.4	5.1	2.2	6,398	2,845	1,476	778	223	121	493	750	-273
19	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	3.4	76	32.2	25.1	11.4	1.1	3.5	8.9	18.1	48.9	2.6	7.4	35.8	4.7	5.7	82.2	60.7	1.9	9.5	2.9	2,450	1,904	865	258	83	267	221	198	+361
20	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	3.4	575	33.6	16.0	9.5			5.8	12.5	46.1	0.3			4.1	4.8	86.0	54.6	2.2	7.2	2.3	19,340	9,190	5,439	1,950			1,316	2,093
21	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	3.4	146	27.3	10.0	9.9	1.0	1.1	4.3	6.9	62.1	0.0	0.2	10.0	1.4	2.1	68.3	64.1	3.1	6.7	1.6	3,984	1,458	1,442	490	146	156	237	427	+980
22	Bill Walton B. Walton	3.3	117	29.6	13.0	9.9			5.5	10.0	55.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.3	60.9	56.9				3,460	1,520	1,158	391				359
23	Fred Roberts F. Roberts	3.3	6	30.3	11.5	2.3	1.8	0.3	4.8	8.5	56.9	0.2	0.5	33.3	1.7	2.5	66.7	59.9	0.7	1.7	2.0	182	69	14	20	11	2	12	10
24	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	3.3	671	33.5	17.2	9.9	0.5	1.6	6.7	13.0	51.4	0.2	0.5	37.0	3.7	4.7	78.1	57.1	2.6	7.3	2.0	22,479	11,549	6,644	2,216	329	1,048	1,335	1,396	+1391
25	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	3.3	561	32.1	21.4	11.0	1.4	1.2	7.6	16.5	46.2	0.7	2.0	33.5	5.5	7.4	73.9	54.1	2.7	8.2	3.5	18,007	12,025	6,147	1,852	808	697	1,974	2,150	-394

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Jokić

RPG

12.5

Jokić

APG

10.4

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.9

1st

DRTG

117.1

21st

NETRTG

4.8

7th

3P%

39.3

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	42	16	.724	2.0
3	Rockets	36	21	.632	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/27	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Celtics

38 - 20

Final

103

Nuggets

37 - 22

Wed 25 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.6

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.6

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.3

119.1

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.2

112.3

112.4

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.3

7.9

7.3

6.6

5.8

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

13-47

15-44

15-42

16-41

17-42

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,797.9

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,673.6

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,849

Jokić

2,839.8

Johnson

2,826.5

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

37-22

35-23-1

34-25

33-25

32-25-1

33-26

Worst Record ATS

23-37

25-35

24-33

25-34

24-32-1

25-33-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5
7	Magic	31	26	.544	12.0
8	Heat	31	28	.525	13.0
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.5
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	16.0
11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	20.0
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	27.0
14	Nets	15	42	.263	28.0
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	29.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	42	16	.724	2.0
3	Rockets	36	21	.632	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5
7	Suns	33	26	.559	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	16.5
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	22.5
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	27.5
15	Kings	13	47	.217	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/23	LAL	@	DAL	116-110
Fri 1/23	MIA	@	UTA	147-116
Sat 1/24	SAC	@	DET	116-139
Sat 1/24	GSW	@	MIN	111-85
Sat 1/24	NOP	@	SAS	104-95

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	MIA	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/26	CHA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 2/26	SAS	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 2/26	HOU	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Thu 2/26	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most career assists per game by a center as a starter, with 7.7 per game.

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28.8

12.5

10.4

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

32.5

31.8

29.6

12.5

11.7

11.5

10.4

9.8

8.6

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.9

2.0

1.9

3.6

3.5

3.5

68.6

67.9

67.8

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,797.9

2,685.1

2,673.6

2,849

2,839.8

2,826.5

37.7

36.8

33.7

38.4

37.2

36.5

1.82

1.59

1.53

1.94

1.69

1.53

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