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

Nikola Jokić has the most career assists per game by a center as a starter, with 7.8 per game.

NAMEAPGGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7.8
769
32.6
22.9
11.3
1.3
0.7
8.7
15.6
56.1
1.2
3.3
36.2
4.2
5.1
82.4
64.2
2.7
8.6
3.1
25,051
17,592
8,709
5,988
1,014
563
2,367
2,076
+4465
2Lachlan Olbrich
L. Olbrich
7.5
2
31.1
8.0
12.0
1.5
0.5
3.5
7.0
50.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
48.1
5.0
7.0
1.5
62
16
24
15
3
1
3
3
-14
3Domantas 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
4Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
4.9
296
31.5
18.5
9.4
1.1
0.9
7.3
14.0
52.1
0.4
1.4
28.7
3.4
4.9
70.1
57.0
3.1
6.2
2.7
9,322
5,467
2,769
1,464
322
264
799
960
+296
5Derik Queen
D. Queen
4.6
48
27.8
13.4
8.1
1.1
1.1
5.1
10.3
49.8
0.3
1.0
32.7
2.9
3.7
78.5
56.6
1.7
6.4
2.6
1,333
645
388
219
53
51
127
133
-231
6Ousmane Dieng
O. Dieng
4.5
21
30.8
12.6
5.1
0.8
0.4
5.1
11.7
43.5
1.5
4.8
31.7
0.9
1.3
67.9
51.3
0.9
4.3
2.8
647
265
108
94
16
8
59
43
-216
7Alexander 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
8Alvan 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
9John 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
10Jeff 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
11Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
3.7
472
33.0
17.9
9.7
1.2
0.9
6.8
13.2
51.4
0.5
1.5
32.1
3.8
5.1
75.4
57.9
2.3
7.4
2.2
15,557
8,457
4,593
1,754
560
406
1,051
1,126
+1048
12Brad 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
13Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
3.7
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,610
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
14Chris 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
15Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
3.4
96
31.6
25.5
11.5
1.1
3.5
9.0
18.1
49.8
2.6
7.2
35.5
4.9
5.9
83.1
61.5
1.9
9.6
2.7
3,035
2,450
1,107
330
107
338
263
236
+651
16Aleksej 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
17Marc 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
18Vlade 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
19Kelly 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
20Jack 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
21Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
3.4
160
26.7
9.6
9.8
1.0
1.1
4.1
6.7
61.6
0.0
0.2
9.4
1.4
2.1
67.4
63.5
3.1
6.7
1.6
4,274
1,538
1,571
541
161
168
252
456
+1091
22Bill 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
23Fred 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
24Pau 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
25DeMarcus 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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More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

2 - 4

98

Final

110

MIN Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.6

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.7

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

113.6

Proctor

Tyrese Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Thunder

125.2

Knicks

124.0

Spurs

117.1

Celtics

113.7

Cavaliers

112.7

Raptors

111.7
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

104.8

Spurs

106.9

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

19.2

Thunder

14.1

Spurs

10.2

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Cavaliers

-0.3

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

668.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

629.4

Mobley

Evan Mobley

627.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

660

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

639.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

Williams

Amari Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Jordan Goodwin
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

42.0

Smith

Jabari Smith Jr.

41.0

Durant

Kevin Durant
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.62

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.60

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

56-40

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Pelicans

45-37
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-57

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
LAC LAC
@
MIL MIL
127-113
Sun
3/29
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
118-135
Sun
3/29
WAS WAS
@
POR POR
88-123
Sun
3/29
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
114-99
Sun
3/29
SAC SAC
@
BKN BKN
99-116

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/23
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Mon
5/25
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/27
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM