most assists by a center in nba history before turning 28

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

Interpreted as:
most assists by a center in NBA history before turning 28 years old
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
6Shaquille 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
7Vlade 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
8Domantas 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
9Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
1,198
291
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
8,283
4,694
2,488
298
250
710
906
-48
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
13Joel 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
14Nikola 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
15Greg 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
16Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
957
573
28.2
12.8
9.2
1.7
0.7
1.2
5.1
8.0
64.1
0.0
0.2
16.2
2.6
3.6
71.3
67.0
2.8
6.4
1.4
16,155
7,358
5,274
378
705
775
1,121
+818
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
19Jusuf 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
20Benoit 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
21Dwight 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
22Andre 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
23Marc 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
24David Robinson
D. Robinson
854
314
37.8
24.2
12.2
2.7
1.8
3.8
8.6
16.2
53.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
6.9
9.4
73.4
59.4
3.6
8.6
3.0
11,872
7,588
3,831
550
1,208
950
981
25Joakim Noah
J. Noah
809
382
28.5
9.3
9.0
2.1
0.8
1.4
3.5
7.0
50.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.1
72.5
55.6
3.3
5.7
1.6
10,904
3,534
3,440
305
544
614
1,073
+513
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Clippers Clippers
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