most assists by a center in nba history before turning 27

Nikola Jokić has the most career assists by a center younger than 27, with 3,107 assists.

Interpreted as:
most assists by a center in NBA history before turning 27 years old
NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3,107
505
30.2
19.2
10.2
6.2
1.2
0.7
7.4
13.7
53.8
1.0
3.0
35.1
3.4
4.1
83.1
61.9
2.6
7.6
2.7
15,251
9,712
5,155
588
351
1,378
1,406
+2078
2Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
1,567
427
36.3
19.0
9.4
3.7
0.8
0.7
7.0
13.3
53.0
0.0
0.0
8.3
4.9
6.7
73.4
58.5
2.1
7.2
2.9
15,500
8,109
3,993
328
305
1,253
1,147
3Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
1,559
496
34.2
23.1
11.3
3.1
0.8
1.4
8.5
16.2
52.7
1.6
4.1
39.6
4.4
5.3
83.4
62.4
3.0
8.3
2.7
16,951
11,468
5,595
398
672
1,331
1,687
+512
4DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
1,468
487
32.0
21.2
10.8
3.0
1.4
1.2
7.6
16.6
45.9
0.4
1.3
33.0
5.5
7.5
73.6
53.3
2.9
7.9
3.5
15,571
10,308
5,267
686
577
1,686
1,883
-674
5Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
1,361
425
29.5
14.9
8.7
3.2
1.0
0.9
5.7
10.5
54.3
0.0
0.2
21.9
3.4
4.5
74.7
59.4
2.2
6.5
2.1
12,537
6,316
3,702
434
370
888
1,061
+698
6Alperen 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
7Spencer 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
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,066
423
37.6
27.2
12.3
2.5
0.8
2.7
10.9
18.9
57.8
0.0
0.0
6.7
5.4
10.1
53.6
58.4
4.0
8.2
3.0
15,888
11,508
5,192
347
1,144
1,252
1,476
+1044
9Al Horford
A. Horford
1,006
391
34.4
13.7
9.6
2.6
0.8
1.1
5.8
10.7
53.9
0.0
0.0
33.3
2.1
2.8
73.9
57.1
2.6
7.0
1.6
13,435
5,345
3,760
319
434
644
1,059
+621
10Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
948
568
28.2
12.8
9.2
1.7
0.7
1.2
5.1
8.0
64.1
0.0
0.2
16.4
2.5
3.6
71.2
67.0
2.9
6.4
1.4
16,020
7,288
5,239
371
703
767
1,113
+772
11Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
903
387
28.8
13.5
8.4
2.3
1.1
0.6
5.4
10.5
51.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.7
70.7
55.7
2.9
5.5
1.9
11,128
5,225
3,243
445
251
745
897
-537
12Vlade Divac
V. Divac
901
402
28.6
11.9
8.4
2.2
1.3
1.6
4.6
9.2
50.4
0.1
0.5
23.3
2.5
3.5
70.9
55.3
2.7
5.7
2.1
11,492
4,766
3,387
518
630
845
1,357
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
881
424
36.3
23.0
12.2
2.1
1.9
3.2
9.1
17.5
51.7
0.0
0.1
9.1
4.9
7.3
67.2
55.6
4.4
7.8
3.1
15,391
9,768
5,187
821
1,356
1,330
1,701
14Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
837
447
31.3
13.3
8.7
1.9
0.8
2.7
5.1
10.2
49.9
0.0
0.0
6.3
3.1
4.3
72.6
55.0
2.0
6.7
2.8
13,982
5,962
3,891
352
1,195
1,251
1,397
15Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
821
402
29.9
14.7
9.9
2.0
0.8
0.9
6.5
13.0
50.4
0.1
0.3
32.2
1.5
2.1
72.0
52.8
2.8
7.1
1.7
12,006
5,890
3,985
327
363
679
1,079
-963
16Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
778
599
31.0
14.5
13.8
1.3
1.4
1.6
6.1
11.3
54.2
0.0
0.2
14.6
2.2
4.8
46.1
54.0
4.8
9.1
2.0
18,589
8,671
8,288
835
938
1,172
1,907
-558
17Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
775
389
27.3
11.9
8.3
2.0
0.6
0.7
4.5
8.8
50.9
0.7
2.3
31.9
2.2
3.0
72.8
58.7
2.3
6.0
1.5
10,614
4,628
3,222
252
285
594
1,133
-718
18Dwight Howard
D. Howard
771
477
36.7
20.0
13.5
1.6
1.1
2.4
7.0
11.9
59.2
0.0
0.1
6.5
5.9
10.3
57.5
60.9
3.7
9.8
3.4
17,503
9,537
6,457
505
1,148
1,613
1,565
+2452
19Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
768
329
30.7
13.1
7.7
2.3
1.0
1.0
5.0
10.3
48.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
3.2
4.0
79.5
54.4
1.9
5.8
1.9
10,104
4,318
2,523
327
321
627
1,157
20Oliver Miller
O. Miller
761
326
24.8
8.5
6.4
2.3
1.0
1.8
3.6
6.6
54.2
0.0
0.1
13.2
1.3
2.0
64.0
56.5
2.0
4.4
2.1
8,081
2,770
2,094
335
578
678
1,050
-8
21Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
757
379
19.5
6.8
6.4
2.0
0.7
0.9
2.8
4.8
59.2
0.1
0.3
25.5
1.1
1.6
68.6
62.2
2.2
4.2
1.1
7,376
2,584
2,423
272
351
412
962
+1221
22Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
752
240
30.7
24.7
11.5
3.1
0.8
1.7
8.2
16.8
48.6
1.2
3.5
33.0
7.2
9.0
80.4
59.5
2.4
9.1
3.5
7,370
5,933
2,752
195
417
835
783
+1339
23Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
746
355
23.2
11.8
8.2
2.1
0.9
1.3
4.7
9.5
49.4
0.0
0.2
20.7
2.3
3.5
66.8
53.3
2.5
5.7
2.0
8,236
4,173
2,894
310
455
727
1,098
+643
24Andrew Bogut
A. Bogut
727
314
33.8
13.6
10.0
2.3
0.7
1.8
5.8
11.2
52.3
0.0
0.1
5.6
1.9
3.4
56.4
53.7
3.0
7.0
2.1
10,629
4,275
3,137
222
550
664
1,039
-159
25Evan 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
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