most assists by a center in nba history before turning 26

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

Interpreted as:
most assists by a center in NBA history before turning 26 years old
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
2Brad 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
3Karl-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
4Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
1,189
290
28.5
16.1
8.5
4.1
1.0
0.9
6.3
12.1
51.7
0.4
1.3
28.3
3.2
4.6
70.3
57.1
2.9
5.7
2.4
8,253
4,678
2,478
297
248
706
903
-72
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
22Nikola 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
23Steve 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
24Vlade 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
25Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
585
358
30.9
16.7
10.5
1.6
0.7
1.0
7.4
12.5
59.2
0.1
0.3
24.4
1.9
2.4
76.1
61.6
3.1
7.4
1.7
11,065
5,966
3,761
261
341
619
963
+8
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