most assist before turning 26 years old by a center

Nikola Jokić has the most career assists by a center younger than 26, with 2,338 assists.

NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
2,338
409
29.5
17.7
9.7
5.7
1.1
0.7
6.8
12.9
52.9
1.0
2.8
34.4
3.1
3.8
83.0
60.9
2.6
7.1
2.6
12,051
7,228
3,969
467
283
1,055
1,170
+1475
2Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
1,605
358
29.3
16.9
8.6
4.5
1.0
0.9
6.6
12.8
51.8
0.4
1.4
28.1
3.3
4.7
69.9
57.0
2.9
5.7
2.6
10,498
6,049
3,086
374
322
921
1,130
+72
3Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
1,305
354
36.3
18.5
9.1
3.7
0.7
0.6
6.9
13.2
52.1
0.0
0.0
10.0
4.7
6.6
72.4
57.6
2.0
7.1
3.0
12,857
6,543
3,233
263
227
1,068
957
4Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
1,258
420
34.3
22.9
11.5
3.0
0.8
1.4
8.5
16.2
52.6
1.6
4.0
39.7
4.3
5.1
83.6
62.0
3.1
8.5
2.6
14,414
9,618
4,850
337
594
1,103
1,405
+240
5DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
1,136
415
31.6
20.2
10.8
2.7
1.4
1.2
7.4
16.0
46.0
0.2
0.7
29.0
5.3
7.2
72.8
52.6
3.0
7.7
3.4
13,106
8,366
4,473
586
484
1,417
1,605
-649
6Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
1,083
354
28.6
14.0
8.4
3.1
1.0
0.9
5.4
9.8
55.0
0.0
0.2
11.1
3.2
4.3
74.5
59.9
2.2
6.2
2.1
10,120
4,949
2,965
353
304
726
902
+648
7Spencer Hawes
S. Hawes
993
500
24.9
9.7
6.4
2.0
0.4
1.1
4.1
8.7
46.5
0.5
1.3
36.1
1.1
1.5
70.3
51.4
1.7
4.7
1.6
12,436
4,830
3,200
203
542
803
1,348
-1466
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
968
382
37.6
27.0
12.4
2.5
0.8
2.8
10.8
18.8
57.7
0.0
0.0
6.7
5.3
10.0
53.4
58.3
4.1
8.3
3.0
14,376
10,324
4,749
316
1,065
1,134
1,354
+616
9Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
790
486
28.2
12.7
9.1
1.6
0.6
1.3
5.1
8.0
63.0
0.0
0.2
17.1
2.6
3.6
71.1
66.2
2.9
6.3
1.4
13,724
6,185
4,441
294
630
670
986
+258
10Al Horford
A. Horford
766
317
33.7
12.8
9.5
2.4
0.8
1.1
5.3
9.9
53.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.2
2.9
76.1
57.4
2.6
6.8
1.6
10,679
4,056
3,003
241
356
497
896
+457
11Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
765
383
27.3
11.9
8.3
2.0
0.6
0.7
4.5
8.8
50.9
0.7
2.3
31.6
2.2
3.0
72.9
58.6
2.3
6.0
1.5
10,446
4,565
3,173
247
281
583
1,108
-700
12Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
726
374
31.1
13.1
8.4
1.9
0.8
2.8
5.0
10.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
3.1
4.3
73.1
55.2
2.0
6.4
2.7
11,627
4,918
3,135
293
1,044
993
1,195
13Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
716
306
30.4
14.0
8.9
2.3
1.2
0.7
5.6
10.9
51.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.9
70.0
55.4
3.1
5.8
2.0
9,305
4,274
2,711
353
213
605
729
-674
14Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
702
245
32.6
16.2
8.9
2.9
0.8
1.5
6.5
11.9
54.8
0.5
1.6
30.1
2.6
3.8
69.6
59.5
2.2
6.7
1.9
7,985
3,962
2,177
202
379
455
597
+889
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
694
342
36.1
22.7
11.9
2.0
1.9
3.0
8.9
17.1
51.9
0.0
0.0
8.3
4.9
7.4
67.0
55.8
4.5
7.4
3.0
12,341
7,769
4,074
641
1,042
1,039
1,385
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
636
202
30.6
24.1
11.5
3.1
0.7
1.8
8.0
16.8
47.9
1.2
3.6
32.2
6.8
8.6
79.4
58.6
2.4
9.1
3.5
6,183
4,864
2,324
151
367
712
683
+1051
17Oliver Miller
O. Miller
632
258
25.9
9.3
6.7
2.4
1.1
1.9
3.9
7.2
54.6
0.0
0.1
13.9
1.4
2.2
64.4
56.9
2.0
4.6
2.1
6,670
2,391
1,717
274
502
554
843
18Dwight Howard
D. Howard
631
403
36.5
20.0
13.5
1.6
1.0
2.4
6.9
11.7
59.5
0.0
0.1
4.5
6.1
10.3
59.2
61.7
3.7
9.8
3.4
14,710
8,049
5,442
403
977
1,373
1,334
+2248
19Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
626
542
30.8
14.1
13.7
1.2
1.3
1.6
6.0
11.0
54.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
2.1
4.8
44.8
53.8
4.8
8.9
1.8
16,710
7,661
7,424
726
845
969
1,706
-367
20Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
621
318
23.1
11.8
8.1
2.0
0.9
1.3
4.7
9.6
49.2
0.0
0.2
9.6
2.4
3.5
67.3
53.0
2.5
5.5
2.1
7,356
3,749
2,562
272
416
654
995
+519
21Andrew Bogut
A. Bogut
611
261
33.5
13.7
9.8
2.3
0.7
1.6
5.9
11.1
52.9
0.0
0.1
6.3
2.0
3.4
58.9
54.6
3.0
6.8
2.1
8,737
3,584
2,548
177
414
556
858
-156
22Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
607
331
26.0
11.6
7.4
1.8
0.8
1.1
4.5
8.0
56.9
0.7
1.9
35.7
1.9
2.5
76.4
64.2
2.5
4.9
1.2
8,606
3,855
2,457
264
374
387
998
+290
23Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
604
324
30.1
14.5
9.8
1.9
0.8
0.9
6.5
12.7
51.1
0.0
0.1
26.9
1.5
2.1
73.1
53.3
3.0
6.8
1.7
9,749
4,711
3,175
248
284
557
891
-877
24Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
592
251
29.5
13.0
7.4
2.4
0.9
0.9
5.0
10.5
47.7
0.0
0.1
16.2
3.0
3.8
77.8
53.4
1.8
5.6
2.0
7,416
3,266
1,860
223
228
498
865
25Vlade Divac
V. Divac
588
323
27.0
11.1
7.9
1.8
1.3
1.5
4.3
8.5
50.7
0.1
0.4
26.2
2.4
3.4
69.7
55.5
2.6
5.4
2.0
8,732
3,583
2,565
417
473
645
1,062
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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

28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

27.1

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

7.9

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

3.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley
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

107.8

Nnaji

Zeke Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Knicks

123.4

Thunder

119.3

Spurs

115.5

Celtics

113.7

Raptors

111.7

Cavaliers

111.5
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

104.0

Spurs

106.2

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

19.4

Spurs

9.3

Thunder

7.4

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Raptors

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

914

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

691

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

903.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

703.3

Castle

Stephon Castle
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

1.55

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.55

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

59-42

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

55-42
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

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
NYK NYK
@
OKC OKC
100-111
Sun
3/29
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
93-116
Mon
3/30
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
109-119
Mon
3/30
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
102-112
Mon
3/30
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
131-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
6/5
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Mon
6/8
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Wed
6/10
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Sat
6/13
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Tue
6/16
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM