most assists by a rookie forward in a game

John Johnson has the most assists by a rookie forward in a game, with 16 assists against the Buffalo Braves on December 19, 1970.

Interpreted as:
most assists by a rookie forward in a regular-season game
NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Johnson
J. Johnson
16
12/19/1970
vs
45
26
9
8
19
42.1
10
10
100.0
55.6
4
2Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
14
11/28/1997
@
40
12
5
2
0
4
10
40.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
47.5
3
2
3
2
+2
3Antoine Walker
A. Walker
13
4/18/1997
@
46
23
12
2
1
11
26
42.3
0
2
0.0
1
3
33.3
42.1
6
6
3
3
+10
4Willie Anderson
W. Anderson
12
4/15/1989
@
41
9
4
1
2
4
14
28.6
0
0
1
1
100.0
31.2
0
4
8
5
5John Johnson
J. Johnson
12
2/19/1971
vs
44
16
9
7
15
46.7
2
4
50.0
47.7
3
6John Johnson
J. Johnson
12
12/26/1970
vs
43
33
12
8
21
38.1
17
20
85.0
55.4
4
7Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
12
2/22/1970
@
43
24
6
10
20
50.0
4
4
100.0
55.1
4
8Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
12
1/14/1956
vs
45
26
38
11
18
61.1
4
8
50.0
60.4
4
9Jim Tucker
J. Tucker
12
2/20/1955
vs
12
10
6
0
0
3
10Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
11
11/28/2025
@
36
13
7
3
0
5
11
45.5
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
54.7
1
6
1
4
-8
11Jonathan Mogbo
J. Mogbo
11
4/9/2025
vs
38
17
10
3
0
7
16
43.8
1
5
20.0
2
2
100.0
50.4
3
7
4
1
+20
12Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
11
3/5/2001
vs
45
18
15
2
3
7
16
43.8
1
1
100.0
3
4
75.0
50.7
5
10
4
4
+2
13Lamar Odom
L. Odom
11
3/10/2000
vs
36
10
10
1
1
3
10
30.0
1
2
50.0
3
6
50.0
39.6
2
8
2
3
-10
14Grant Hill
G. Hill
11
2/24/1995
@
33
9
5
0
1
4
13
30.8
0
0
1
4
25.0
30.5
0
5
1
5
15Jim Jackson
J. Jackson
11
3/28/1993
vs
34
18
3
1
0
8
15
53.3
0
3
0.0
2
3
66.7
55.1
2
1
2
3
16Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
11
12/5/1992
vs
40
19
12
5
0
8
21
38.1
1
2
50.0
2
2
100.0
43.4
2
10
3
3
17Bob Wilkerson
B. Wilkerson
11
2/6/1977
vs
31
6
5
1
7
14.3
4
4
100.0
34.2
5
18Kenny Sears
K. Sears
11
1/4/1956
20
14
8
4
6
66.7
5
19Jonathan Mogbo
J. Mogbo
10
4/13/2025
@
35
9
14
4
0
4
14
28.6
0
5
0.0
1
2
50.0
30.2
4
10
2
3
+4
20Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
10
4/14/2024
@
40
18
11
3
3
8
9
88.9
0
0
2
3
66.7
87.2
5
6
3
5
+12
21Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
10
1/10/2024
@
21
16
12
0
0
6
16
37.5
0
4
0.0
4
5
80.0
44.0
3
9
0
1
+15
22Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
10
3/12/2022
@
39
25
8
2
1
11
20
55.0
2
4
50.0
1
3
33.3
58.6
3
5
1
3
+15
23Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
10
1/12/2022
@
32
14
6
1
0
6
16
37.5
0
2
0.0
2
2
100.0
41.5
3
3
0
1
-12
24Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
10
5/8/2021
@
29
13
8
1
0
5
18
27.8
1
6
16.7
2
4
50.0
32.9
3
5
1
2
-4
25Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
10
1/14/2021
@
33
13
5
0
2
6
12
50.0
0
1
0.0
1
2
50.0
50.5
3
2
2
2
+17
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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