most assist before turning 28 years old by a center

Nikola Jokić has the most career assists by a center younger than 28, with 3,796 assists.

NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3,796
578
30.7
20.1
10.4
6.6
1.2
0.7
7.7
14.0
55.1
1.0
2.9
34.8
3.7
4.4
82.9
63.0
2.6
7.9
2.8
17,722
11,625
6,040
692
412
1,643
1,601
+2684
2Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
1,879
498
36.5
19.2
9.5
3.8
0.8
0.7
7.1
13.2
53.6
0.0
0.0
14.3
5.0
6.7
74.3
59.2
2.2
7.3
2.8
18,191
9,541
4,719
381
361
1,403
1,321
3DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
1,725
535
32.4
21.5
11.0
3.2
1.4
1.2
7.7
16.7
46.0
0.6
1.7
33.8
5.6
7.6
73.7
53.8
2.8
8.2
3.6
17,309
11,518
5,884
765
653
1,928
2,066
-596
4Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
1,698
503
30.2
15.4
8.8
3.4
1.1
0.8
5.9
11.1
53.2
0.2
0.6
31.5
3.3
4.5
75.0
58.7
2.2
6.6
2.1
15,210
7,726
4,451
532
423
1,049
1,223
+725
5Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
1,649
521
34.1
23.0
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.3
8.5
16.2
52.4
1.7
4.2
39.4
4.4
5.2
83.6
62.2
2.9
8.2
2.7
17,762
11,978
5,796
419
686
1,403
1,772
+649
6Alperen 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
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,357
514
37.6
27.2
12.4
2.6
0.8
2.7
10.9
18.9
57.6
0.0
0.0
5.9
5.4
10.1
53.1
58.1
4.0
8.4
2.9
19,334
13,971
6,372
394
1,396
1,495
1,775
+1668
8Vlade Divac
V. Divac
1,255
484
29.4
12.4
8.6
2.6
1.3
1.6
4.8
9.5
50.8
0.1
0.5
23.1
2.7
3.8
71.1
55.8
2.7
5.9
2.2
14,206
6,009
4,170
609
783
1,079
1,652
9Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
1,238
218
32.0
17.0
11.2
5.7
0.9
0.5
6.7
12.1
55.4
0.4
1.3
34.3
3.2
4.4
72.4
60.7
2.8
8.4
2.9
6,970
3,714
2,434
189
113
622
673
+4
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,096
497
36.7
23.3
12.5
2.2
2.0
3.4
9.2
17.9
51.4
0.0
0.1
7.4
4.9
7.1
68.4
55.4
4.3
8.2
3.2
18,232
11,579
6,236
988
1,684
1,587
1,991
11Al Horford
A. Horford
1,082
420
34.3
14.0
9.5
2.6
0.8
1.1
5.9
11.0
54.1
0.0
0.1
34.5
2.1
2.9
73.5
57.2
2.6
6.9
1.7
14,393
5,883
4,004
346
478
708
1,115
+694
12Spencer Hawes
S. Hawes
1,081
573
23.9
9.2
6.0
1.9
0.4
1.0
3.8
8.3
45.9
0.5
1.5
35.1
1.0
1.4
69.9
51.1
1.6
4.5
1.5
13,710
5,255
3,458
227
595
864
1,521
-1557
13Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
1,048
624
28.1
13.1
9.2
1.7
0.7
1.2
5.2
8.1
64.1
0.0
0.2
15.9
2.6
3.7
71.1
67.0
2.8
6.3
1.3
17,539
8,148
5,715
426
750
842
1,208
+985
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1,035
315
31.0
25.7
11.3
3.3
0.8
1.7
8.4
17.3
48.6
1.2
3.5
33.5
7.7
9.5
81.1
59.9
2.3
9.0
3.4
9,779
8,098
3,556
266
523
1,059
977
+1752
15Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
1,024
460
29.8
14.8
9.8
2.2
0.8
0.9
6.6
13.2
49.9
0.2
0.7
31.8
1.5
2.0
73.0
52.8
2.7
7.1
1.7
13,715
6,821
4,518
386
424
790
1,221
-1066
16Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
1,017
438
27.8
13.1
8.2
2.3
1.1
0.6
5.3
10.1
52.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.6
71.0
56.0
2.8
5.4
1.9
12,169
5,749
3,593
489
274
839
992
-752
17Oliver Miller
O. Miller
943
384
25.0
8.2
6.4
2.5
1.0
1.7
3.4
6.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
11.9
1.3
2.0
63.6
55.2
2.1
4.4
2.1
9,609
3,131
2,463
389
643
800
1,220
-312
18Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
938
403
31.2
13.2
7.8
2.3
1.0
0.9
5.0
10.3
48.4
0.0
0.1
17.9
3.2
4.0
79.6
54.7
1.9
5.9
1.9
12,591
5,323
3,131
413
382
775
1,435
19Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
923
426
20.0
7.1
6.7
2.2
0.8
0.9
3.0
5.0
59.6
0.1
0.3
23.9
1.1
1.6
67.5
62.3
2.3
4.4
1.2
8,513
3,016
2,866
320
387
494
1,080
+1586
20Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
919
461
27.6
11.9
8.1
2.0
0.7
0.7
4.4
8.7
51.0
0.8
2.4
31.6
2.3
3.0
74.0
59.1
2.3
5.9
1.5
12,735
5,487
3,750
307
330
683
1,375
-610
21Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
903
411
23.9
12.2
8.5
2.2
0.9
1.2
4.8
9.7
50.0
0.1
0.3
23.2
2.4
3.6
67.2
54.1
2.6
6.0
2.1
9,815
5,015
3,513
372
489
870
1,287
+656
22Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
899
506
31.0
13.3
8.6
1.8
0.8
2.6
5.1
10.3
49.7
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.1
4.2
72.3
54.7
2.0
6.6
2.8
15,678
6,739
4,338
388
1,296
1,396
1,562
23Dwight Howard
D. Howard
880
554
36.5
19.5
13.4
1.6
1.1
2.4
6.9
11.7
58.9
0.0
0.1
5.6
5.8
10.2
56.7
60.5
3.6
9.8
3.3
20,202
10,811
7,442
583
1,315
1,839
1,860
+2632
24Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
872
645
30.7
14.5
13.7
1.4
1.4
1.5
6.1
11.4
53.8
0.0
0.2
13.5
2.3
4.8
47.0
53.8
4.7
9.0
2.0
19,830
9,358
8,839
898
987
1,296
2,056
-663
25Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
869
341
33.6
13.2
8.0
2.5
0.9
1.6
4.9
9.4
52.2
0.0
0.1
17.2
3.3
4.5
74.0
57.8
2.3
5.7
1.9
11,467
4,487
2,725
311
537
643
1,125
+369
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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