most assists by a small forward in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Larry Bird had the most assists by a small forward, with 4,396 assists.

NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
4,396
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
2Alex English
A. English
3,596
811
36.0
25.9
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
5.4
83.8
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
29,208
21,018
4,780
848
634
2,294
2,286
3Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
2,252
602
33.6
24.1
5.6
3.7
0.9
0.4
9.4
19.1
49.2
0.4
1.4
30.4
4.9
6.5
74.2
54.7
2.2
3.5
3.0
20,222
14,488
3,395
518
231
1,814
1,819
4Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
2,206
684
36.8
26.5
5.4
3.2
0.9
0.1
9.4
17.1
55.0
0.0
0.1
16.7
7.8
9.5
82.0
62.5
2.2
3.3
3.0
25,201
18,157
3,721
647
92
2,039
1,833
5Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,843
468
34.4
23.3
6.9
3.9
1.9
1.7
9.2
17.7
51.9
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.9
6.3
77.0
56.9
2.6
4.3
3.0
16,114
10,918
3,227
892
807
1,398
1,288
6Rodney McCray
R. McCray
1,814
473
33.7
12.5
6.8
3.8
0.8
0.7
4.8
9.4
51.2
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.8
3.8
75.8
56.5
2.3
4.5
2.0
15,952
5,913
3,232
395
327
948
1,076
7Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
1,786
449
34.4
19.6
6.6
4.0
1.3
0.6
8.2
15.9
51.3
0.0
0.2
14.9
3.3
4.5
73.0
54.8
2.6
4.0
2.4
15,446
8,798
2,951
573
282
1,089
1,133
8Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
1,701
626
31.3
18.9
4.9
2.7
0.7
0.2
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.3
1.0
31.5
3.0
3.7
82.0
53.2
1.9
3.1
2.1
19,590
11,825
3,081
455
129
1,331
1,815
9Bernard King
B. King
1,689
535
33.5
22.6
5.3
3.2
0.9
0.2
9.0
16.7
53.8
0.0
0.1
14.9
4.6
6.2
74.8
58.2
1.7
3.6
3.1
17,948
12,100
2,841
508
129
1,633
1,787
10Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
1,602
502
32.5
19.9
4.2
3.2
1.1
0.2
7.3
15.2
48.0
0.2
0.5
34.7
5.1
6.1
84.1
55.6
1.6
2.6
2.7
16,290
10,001
2,088
536
104
1,361
1,216
11Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
1,555
644
30.4
13.9
6.4
2.4
1.2
0.3
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.1
0.4
33.8
1.9
2.4
79.9
51.3
1.8
4.6
1.4
19,585
8,942
4,142
789
213
898
1,550
12Purvis Short
P. Short
1,510
528
32.0
19.9
4.8
2.9
1.2
0.2
8.0
16.8
47.4
0.2
0.7
29.0
3.7
4.5
82.6
52.9
1.9
2.9
2.4
16,902
10,486
2,542
635
122
1,250
1,627
13Junior Bridgeman
J. Bridgeman
1,366
522
25.6
13.9
3.3
2.6
0.7
0.2
5.8
12.1
47.4
0.1
0.3
24.4
2.3
2.7
85.7
52.1
0.8
2.4
1.6
13,362
7,251
1,698
391
102
855
1,127
14Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
1,357
559
36.9
26.0
6.8
2.4
1.5
0.7
10.0
21.4
46.7
0.2
0.9
26.9
5.8
7.3
80.4
53.0
2.9
3.8
2.7
20,644
14,557
3,784
811
403
1,485
1,196
15Robert Reid
R. Reid
1,351
468
28.4
13.0
4.8
2.9
1.2
0.5
5.6
11.9
46.7
0.1
0.2
22.4
1.8
2.5
73.9
50.0
1.3
3.4
1.6
13,275
6,093
2,241
575
211
757
1,511
16Bill Hanzlik
B. Hanzlik
1,212
398
20.1
7.3
2.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
2.5
5.8
42.7
0.0
0.2
17.6
2.3
2.9
78.3
51.5
0.9
1.8
1.6
8,005
2,893
1,083
398
93
628
1,228
17James Worthy
J. Worthy
1,205
393
34.6
19.4
5.7
3.1
1.2
0.9
8.2
14.8
55.3
0.0
0.2
5.6
3.1
4.0
77.4
58.8
1.9
3.7
2.2
13,584
7,639
2,227
457
338
852
947
18Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
1,080
455
33.1
18.7
4.7
2.4
1.1
0.3
8.0
15.3
52.4
0.0
0.1
13.5
2.6
3.4
75.9
55.4
1.8
3.0
1.9
15,060
8,492
2,159
502
144
880
1,193
19Orlando Woolridge
O. Woolridge
1,052
522
29.1
16.7
4.6
2.0
0.6
0.7
6.2
11.9
52.2
0.0
0.1
12.8
4.3
5.7
74.2
57.8
1.7
2.9
2.2
15,174
8,724
2,407
336
384
1,168
1,399
20Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
984
141
35.0
15.1
5.1
7.0
1.7
0.7
5.5
11.0
50.1
0.2
0.5
30.7
4.0
5.3
74.9
56.9
1.8
3.4
3.1
4,933
2,130
725
239
103
433
471
21Albert King
A. King
978
410
25.3
13.6
4.6
2.4
0.9
0.4
5.7
12.1
47.1
0.1
0.3
24.0
2.1
2.7
79.5
51.2
1.6
3.0
2.4
10,393
5,595
1,895
383
171
982
1,289
22Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
950
679
33.8
20.9
5.8
1.4
0.7
0.5
8.8
18.0
49.2
0.0
0.1
21.6
3.1
4.0
78.2
52.8
2.1
3.7
1.8
22,961
14,161
3,917
479
371
1,198
1,797
23Chuck Person
C. Person
893
241
36.4
19.1
7.2
3.7
1.0
0.2
8.0
16.9
47.3
0.7
2.2
32.9
2.5
3.3
74.5
52.2
2.0
5.2
3.0
8,775
4,610
1,729
246
42
729
856
24Scott Wedman
S. Wedman
871
509
24.0
11.3
3.7
1.7
0.8
0.3
5.0
10.5
47.7
0.2
0.5
33.5
1.1
1.5
74.5
50.5
1.2
2.5
1.2
12,203
5,739
1,904
387
163
619
1,292
25Calvin Natt
C. Natt
846
410
32.8
16.9
7.0
2.1
0.9
0.3
6.6
12.6
52.9
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.6
4.7
75.6
57.7
2.4
4.6
2.2
13,437
6,931
2,888
377
142
900
1,002

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TEAMWLPCTGB
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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
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53
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.646
7.0
4
52
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.634
8.0
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46
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45
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45
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31
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20
62
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40.0
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19
63
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17
65
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43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
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45
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8
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9
42
40
.512
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10
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11
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