most assists by a center in nba history before turning 37

Nikola Jokić has the most career assists by a center younger than 37, with 5,451 assists.

Interpreted as:
most assists by a center in NBA history before turning 37 years old
NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5,451
751
31.8
21.8
10.9
7.3
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.0
1.1
3.1
35.9
3.9
4.8
82.4
63.8
2.7
8.3
2.9
23,848
16,346
8,220
962
542
2,193
2,014
+4157
2Vlade Divac
V. Divac
3,526
1,127
29.9
11.9
8.3
3.1
1.1
1.4
4.6
9.3
49.5
0.1
0.4
23.5
2.6
3.7
69.2
54.3
2.5
5.7
2.2
33,745
13,370
9,303
1,286
1,631
2,460
3,590
+2261
3Al Horford
A. Horford
3,063
946
32.2
13.5
8.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
5.6
10.9
51.7
0.7
1.8
37.8
1.6
2.1
75.9
57.3
2.0
6.1
1.5
30,493
12,807
7,705
740
1,126
1,395
2,100
+2625
4Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
2,996
891
32.2
14.0
7.4
3.4
0.9
1.4
5.2
10.8
48.1
0.5
1.3
36.0
3.2
4.1
77.6
55.7
1.6
5.8
2.0
28,721
12,514
6,604
792
1,254
1,755
2,551
+1139
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2,887
1,092
37.3
23.4
11.7
2.6
1.8
3.3
9.3
18.1
51.4
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.8
6.7
71.7
55.6
3.5
8.3
3.2
40,734
25,586
12,805
2,007
3,613
3,453
4,044
+520
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2,879
1,096
35.9
24.9
11.3
2.6
0.6
2.4
9.9
16.9
58.1
0.0
0.0
5.0
5.2
9.8
52.8
58.5
3.7
7.7
2.8
39,313
27,270
12,411
686
2,601
3,106
3,794
+4619
7Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
2,838
978
31.4
17.2
10.5
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.7
49.8
0.9
2.7
35.0
1.6
2.1
77.1
55.0
2.5
8.0
1.7
30,695
16,835
10,244
825
846
1,681
2,372
-1451
8David Robinson
D. Robinson
2,380
923
35.3
21.9
10.8
2.6
1.4
3.1
7.8
15.0
51.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.4
8.7
73.7
58.5
3.2
7.7
2.5
32,595
20,244
9,989
1,336
2,843
2,334
2,709
+2114
9Brad Miller
B. Miller
2,158
796
27.5
10.9
6.9
2.7
0.7
0.6
3.9
8.1
47.7
0.2
0.7
33.0
3.0
3.7
80.7
56.3
1.9
4.9
1.5
21,916
8,710
5,456
571
506
1,223
2,136
+624
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
2,059
652
34.1
23.0
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.3
1.7
4.3
40.0
4.4
5.3
83.8
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
22,204
15,023
7,228
528
778
1,765
2,220
+1320
11Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
2,042
627
34.1
17.9
10.0
3.3
0.5
1.6
6.9
13.4
51.7
0.2
0.4
42.0
3.9
4.9
78.2
57.4
2.7
7.3
2.0
21,406
11,197
6,277
314
1,003
1,272
1,332
+1445
12Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
2,028
548
36.5
19.0
9.5
3.7
0.8
0.7
7.0
13.1
53.2
0.0
0.0
14.3
5.0
6.7
74.7
59.0
2.2
7.3
2.8
20,029
10,389
5,227
422
397
1,513
1,466
13Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
2,010
615
32.6
15.4
9.1
3.3
5.6
12.1
46.0
0.3
3.9
4.6
85.9
54.5
2.1
7.0
2.2
20,062
9,460
5,619
1,372
2,181
14DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
1,979
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
19,509
12,802
6,664
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
15Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,926
914
36.5
23.4
10.5
2.1
1.0
2.8
9.2
17.9
51.0
0.0
0.1
16.8
5.1
6.8
74.5
55.9
2.5
8.0
3.2
33,345
21,380
9,600
936
2,527
2,946
3,232
+446
16Joakim Noah
J. Noah
1,907
672
27.7
8.8
9.0
2.8
0.8
1.3
3.3
6.8
49.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.9
70.0
54.0
3.2
5.8
1.7
18,645
5,881
6,058
534
874
1,133
1,874
+589
17Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
1,902
754
21.8
7.9
6.7
2.5
0.7
0.8
3.1
5.2
60.1
0.0
0.1
4.3
1.7
2.9
58.7
61.4
2.0
4.7
1.4
16,437
5,958
5,085
511
610
1,047
2,002
-431
18Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
1,721
510
30.3
15.5
8.9
3.4
1.1
0.8
5.9
11.2
53.0
0.2
0.7
32.0
3.4
4.5
75.1
58.7
2.2
6.6
2.1
15,445
7,883
4,515
540
425
1,065
1,235
+783
19Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
1,685
294
32.7
17.5
11.9
5.7
0.8
0.5
6.9
12.2
56.2
0.6
1.5
36.4
3.2
4.3
73.0
61.8
3.1
8.8
2.9
9,606
5,138
3,491
244
140
840
926
+89
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1,672
456
31.8
27.6
11.0
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.1
1.2
3.5
34.0
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.3
2.2
8.8
3.4
14,498
12,592
5,008
413
742
1,558
1,377
+2483
21Alvan Adams
A. Adams
1,629
460
24.7
11.3
5.5
3.5
1.2
0.6
4.6
9.3
49.6
0.0
0.0
16.7
2.1
2.5
82.9
54.4
1.7
3.8
2.3
11,376
5,215
2,547
548
276
1,045
1,459
22Kelly Olynyk
K. Olynyk
1,610
584
23.1
10.6
5.3
2.8
0.9
0.5
3.8
7.8
49.3
1.2
3.1
37.0
1.8
2.3
78.7
60.5
1.2
4.0
1.7
13,487
6,196
3,079
498
283
995
1,697
+215
23Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
1,601
1,098
30.3
15.9
6.1
1.5
0.6
1.9
6.0
12.2
49.6
1.0
2.8
35.2
2.8
3.5
79.7
57.8
2.0
4.1
1.6
33,312
17,413
6,701
633
2,047
1,742
2,853
+977
24Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
1,540
744
32.7
14.0
10.2
2.1
5.7
11.3
50.1
0.1
2.5
2.9
84.5
55.3
24,324
10,396
7,573
2,485
25Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,520
514
31.5
17.7
10.1
3.0
0.7
1.9
7.0
13.7
51.0
0.0
0.1
12.2
3.7
5.2
70.8
55.3
2.5
7.6
2.1
16,208
9,096
5,199
343
1,002
1,073
1,047
+3040
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