most assists by a rookie forward in the nba finals

Luke Walton has the most assists by a rookie forward in an NBA Finals, with 18 assists.

NAME AST SEASON SERIES TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Luke Walton
L. Walton
18
2003-04
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
4
19.3
3.3
3.0
4.5
1.5
0.5
1.3
3.3
38.5
0.3
1.5
16.7
0.5
0.5
100.0
46.8
0.8
2.3
1.8
77
13
12
6
2
7
15
+9
2 Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
9
1977-78
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
6
10.7
3.7
4.2
1.5
0.7
0.0
1.2
3.0
38.9
1.3
1.3
100.0
51.1
1.2
3.0
0.8
64
22
25
4
0
5
7
3 Marc Iavaroni
M. Iavaroni
8
1982-83
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
4
24.8
5.8
5.5
2.0
0.3
0.8
2.5
4.3
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
2.0
37.5
56.0
1.8
3.8
1.3
99
23
22
1
3
5
15
4 Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
7
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
20.0
7.8
6.5
1.2
1.0
0.5
3.3
6.5
51.3
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.5
46.7
51.5
3.2
3.3
1.8
120
47
39
6
3
11
21
5 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
7
1977-78
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
7
32.4
13.7
8.0
1.0
0.6
0.7
5.1
12.9
40.0
3.4
4.3
80.0
46.5
2.6
5.4
1.6
227
96
56
4
5
11
35
6 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
7
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
4
18.5
8.5
4.0
1.8
3.3
9.8
33.3
2.0
2.8
72.7
38.8
74
34
16
5
7 Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
6
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
26.7
15.8
4.3
1.0
1.3
1.0
7.3
12.8
57.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.5
77.8
58.7
2.5
1.8
1.0
160
95
26
8
6
6
15
8 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
6
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
5
40.0
11.2
13.0
1.2
3.0
9.2
32.6
5.2
6.6
78.8
46.3
200
56
65
15
9 Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
6
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
23.8
9.6
9.0
1.2
4.2
8.2
51.2
1.2
2.6
46.2
51.4
119
48
45
21
10 Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
5
2001-02
NBA Finals
NJN NJN
4
24.3
6.8
4.5
1.3
1.0
0.0
2.8
5.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.8
45.5
52.2
0.5
4.0
0.8
97
27
18
4
0
3
7
-1
11 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
5
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
13.8
4.7
3.3
0.8
0.0
0.7
2.0
5.2
38.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.2
57.1
41.1
1.7
1.7
1.0
83
28
20
0
4
6
13
12 Jordan Bell
J. Bell
4
2017-18
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
13.5
5.8
3.3
1.0
0.3
0.5
2.5
3.5
71.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.8
1.5
50.0
69.1
1.0
2.3
0.0
54
23
13
1
2
0
4
+10
13 Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
4
1989-90
NBA Finals
POR POR
5
16.4
3.8
2.4
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.6
6.4
25.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.6
1.2
50.0
27.4
1.0
1.4
0.4
82
19
12
4
4
2
15
14 Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
4
1974-75
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
26.8
11.5
9.8
1.0
1.8
0.8
4.5
14.0
32.1
2.5
3.0
83.3
37.5
3.3
6.5
107
46
39
7
3
9
15 Fred LaCour
F. LaCour
4
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
2
19.0
5.0
2.0
2.0
1.5
7.5
20.0
2.0
2.5
80.0
29.1
38
10
4
5
16 Scott Williams
S. Williams
3
1990-91
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
4
11.3
2.0
2.3
0.8
0.0
0.3
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
60.2
0.5
1.8
0.3
45
8
9
0
1
1
9
17 Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
3
1974-75
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
4
11.8
4.0
2.3
0.8
1.5
0.5
1.5
3.0
50.0
1.0
1.8
57.1
53.1
0.8
1.5
47
16
9
6
2
9
18 Gene Guarilia
G. Guarilia
3
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
5.4
0.2
2.6
0.6
0.0
2.2
0.0
0.2
0.2
100.0
4.4
27
1
13
3
19 Sam Hauser
S. Hauser
2
2021-22
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
2.2
0.6
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.6
33.3
0.2
0.4
50.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11
3
0
0
0
0
0
+4
20 Wally Walker
W. Walker
2
1976-77
NBA Finals
POR POR
3
6.7
6.3
0.0
0.7
1.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
0.3
0.7
50.0
73.8
0.0
0.0
20
19
0
3
0
2
21 Bill Hewitt
B. Hewitt
2
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
4
23.3
4.0
5.5
0.5
1.8
5.8
30.4
0.5
0.8
66.7
32.9
93
16
22
12
22 Joe Ellis
J. Ellis
2
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
1
4.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
4
2
1
2
23 Leroy Ellis
L. Ellis
2
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
13.2
3.0
3.5
0.3
1.2
2.3
50.0
0.7
1.2
57.1
52.7
79
18
21
13
24 Dillon Jones
D. Jones
1
2024-25
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
3
3.3
1.3
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.3
0.3
0.3
10
4
2
0
0
1
2
+3
25 Olivier-Maxence Prosper
O. Prosper
1
2023-24
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
2
4.0
0.0
1.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
8
0
3
0
0
0
0
-4
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