most assists by guard 1980s minimum 12000 minutes

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson had the most assists by a guard when playing 12,000+ minutes, with 8,025 assists.

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Data note: Minutes Played: player season data complete from 1951-52

	NAME	AST	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	8,025	26,417	716	36.9	19.5	7.4	11.2	2.0	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.0	0.2	0.7	23.9	5.2	6.2	83.4	60.6	1.9	5.6	3.9	13,943	5,303	1,464	310	2,800	1,685
2	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	6,220	23,276	635	36.7	20.3	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	7.7	16.7	46.3	0.3	1.2	27.8	4.4	5.8	76.1	52.5	1.0	2.7	3.8	12,862	2,372	1,338	181	2,437	2,105
3	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	5,781	26,174	771	33.9	12.6	3.0	7.5	2.3	0.3	5.1	9.6	52.9	0.1	0.2	25.0	2.5	3.1	79.4	57.8	0.7	2.3	2.3	9,744	2,284	1,768	260	1,777	1,736
4	Reggie Theus R. Theus	5,239	26,545	787	33.7	18.7	3.4	6.7	1.2	0.2	6.9	14.5	47.4	0.2	0.9	23.0	4.7	5.7	82.7	54.9	1.2	2.2	3.4	14,729	2,671	968	171	2,712	2,313
5	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	5,096	21,326	605	35.2	15.8	2.5	8.4	1.4	0.1	6.8	14.3	47.4	0.2	0.6	29.4	2.1	2.7	77.7	51.0	0.6	1.9	3.1	9,554	1,521	848	47	1,886	1,474
6	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	4,381	27,325	783	34.9	15.3	3.9	5.6	1.3	0.6	5.7	12.9	44.6	0.1	0.6	18.0	3.7	4.5	81.9	51.4	1.2	2.7	2.5	11,954	3,078	1,055	456	1,976	2,265
7	Rickey Green R. Green	4,346	18,200	669	27.2	10.8	2.2	6.5	1.7	0.1	4.3	9.1	47.9	0.0	0.2	21.2	2.0	2.5	82.2	53.0	0.5	1.6	1.9	7,208	1,448	1,140	41	1,272	1,102
8	John Lucas J. Lucas	4,223	16,059	633	25.4	10.1	2.1	6.7	1.2	0.1	3.9	8.7	44.9	0.3	1.1	30.3	2.0	2.6	76.6	51.5	0.5	1.6	2.0	6,413	1,340	791	34	1,250	1,021
9	Brad Davis B. Davis	4,036	18,523	715	25.9	9.4	2.0	5.6	0.9	0.2	3.5	6.8	52.0	0.3	0.9	32.8	2.0	2.4	83.9	59.7	0.4	1.6	1.6	6,713	1,442	622	113	1,135	1,648
10	Fat Lever F. Lever	3,847	18,065	557	32.4	14.5	6.0	6.9	2.3	0.3	5.9	13.1	45.3	0.1	0.6	27.0	2.5	3.2	76.6	49.9	1.9	4.1	2.1	8,059	3,330	1,287	166	1,181	1,398
11	Johnny Moore J. Moore	3,784	12,914	467	27.7	10.2	3.2	8.1	2.1	0.2	4.2	9.0	46.3	0.2	0.7	25.3	1.7	2.3	71.5	50.8	0.8	2.4	2.4	4,772	1,496	985	113	1,124	1,270
12	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3,686	17,371	484	35.9	16.1	5.8	7.6	2.8	0.4	6.7	14.5	46.0	0.3	1.2	22.0	2.5	3.6	70.1	50.1	1.9	4.0	3.5	7,784	2,823	1,363	188	1,713	1,671
13	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	3,660	17,806	558	31.9	15.7	3.2	6.6	1.5	0.3	5.6	12.3	46.0	0.5	1.6	33.3	3.9	4.7	83.0	54.8	0.8	2.4	2.9	8,769	1,777	817	146	1,599	1,360
14	Gus Williams G. Williams	3,464	17,149	511	33.6	18.7	2.6	6.8	2.0	0.3	7.6	16.5	46.1	0.2	0.9	23.8	3.2	4.3	74.8	50.6	1.0	1.6	2.5	9,540	1,329	1,034	176	1,267	916
15	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	3,451	21,777	790	27.6	9.1	3.2	4.4	1.2	0.6	3.6	7.5	47.6	0.5	1.4	34.3	1.5	1.8	82.9	54.9	0.9	2.4	1.7	7,208	2,542	965	487	1,337	2,122
16	Rory Sparrow R. Sparrow	3,449	17,930	628	28.6	9.7	2.2	5.5	1.1	0.1	4.2	8.9	47.0	0.1	0.4	23.0	1.3	1.6	81.0	50.7	0.6	1.7	2.0	6,112	1,403	684	78	1,276	1,529
17	Larry Drew L. Drew	3,367	16,541	586	28.2	12.9	1.9	5.7	1.2	0.1	5.3	11.2	46.9	0.1	0.5	24.7	2.2	2.8	80.0	51.7	0.4	1.5	2.4	7,553	1,133	729	40	1,421	1,154
18	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	3,339	16,248	700	23.2	9.5	1.7	4.8	1.3	0.2	3.6	8.1	45.0	0.2	0.9	23.4	2.1	2.5	83.4	52.0	0.4	1.2	1.9	6,684	1,164	929	120	1,324	1,489
19	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	3,262	13,189	441	29.9	12.6	3.5	7.4	2.0	0.5	4.4	9.5	46.0	0.2	0.5	30.2	3.7	4.8	77.2	54.4	1.0	2.5	2.4	5,562	1,547	902	207	1,076	1,543
20	John Bagley J. Bagley	3,181	14,173	525	27.0	9.6	2.8	6.1	1.2	0.1	3.9	8.9	43.6	0.2	0.8	25.0	1.6	2.1	78.5	48.9	0.7	2.1	2.4	5,023	1,471	656	46	1,257	877
21	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	2,995	17,904	775	23.1	9.7	1.8	3.9	1.2	0.1	3.8	8.1	47.3	0.2	0.7	32.4	1.8	2.3	77.6	53.1	0.7	1.1	1.9	7,479	1,365	908	95	1,501	1,813
22	Ray Williams R. Williams	2,912	14,542	493	29.5	16.2	3.8	5.9	2.0	0.4	6.3	13.9	45.0	0.2	0.8	23.7	3.5	4.4	81.1	51.3	1.3	2.5	3.2	8,001	1,870	962	174	1,572	1,680
23	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	2,841	15,687	518	30.3	15.6	2.3	5.5	1.0	0.1	6.1	13.1	47.0	0.2	0.6	32.6	3.1	4.0	78.3	52.7	0.7	1.6	2.6	8,090	1,199	540	74	1,336	1,233
24	Derek Harper D. Harper	2,828	14,636	483	30.3	12.9	2.6	5.9	1.9	0.4	5.2	10.6	48.8	0.6	1.7	33.0	2.1	2.8	74.3	54.9	0.7	1.9	1.9	6,249	1,270	899	182	911	1,081
25	Darnell Valentine D. Valentine	2,729	12,554	555	22.6	8.6	2.1	4.9	1.5	0.1	3.2	7.3	43.4	0.1	0.2	26.5	2.2	2.8	78.2	50.4	0.6	1.5	2.0	4,791	1,146	812	46	1,114	1,188

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38.3

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RPG

10.5

Kessler

APG

8.1

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Team Rankings

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122.1

2nd

DRTG

114.9

20th

NETRTG

7.2

8th

3P%

39.7

2nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Heat

2 - 5

117

Final

138

Lakers

6 - 2

Mon 2 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.3

Dončić

30.0

Curry

29.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.9

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.0

Young

9.0

Jokić

8.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.9

Dunn

2.8

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.9

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.5

Murray

4.5

Curry

TS% Leaders

78.8

Stewart

77.6

Camara

76.2

Gafford

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122.6

122.1

121.4

120.9

119.2

117.1

DRtg Rankings

102.4

105.4

105.5

107.0

108.7

108.9

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

12.7

11.8

11.2

10.9

9.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-6

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FanDuel Points Leaders

439.7

Dončić

399.5

Wembanyama

378.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

467

Dončić

394

Antetokounmpo

387.3

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

39.3

Dončić

34.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

34.5

Wembanyama

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38.3

Murray

37.4

Maxey

37.0

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

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1.87

Dončić

1.77

Wembanyama

1.77

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7-1

6-1

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-6

2-5

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	7	1	.875
2	Pistons	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Celtics	5	2	.714	1.5
4	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
5	Raptors	4	3	.571	2.5
6	Cavaliers	4	3	.571	2.5
7	Hawks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Knicks	3	4	.429	3.5
9	Hornets	3	5	.375	4.0
10	Heat	2	5	.286	4.5
11	Magic	2	5	.286	4.5
12	Pacers	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Bulls	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Bucks	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Nets	1	6	.143	5.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	7	1	.875
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5
7	Warriors	5	3	.625	2.0
8	Timberwolves	5	3	.625	2.0
9	Mavericks	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Nuggets	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	3	4	.429	3.5
12	Suns	1	4	.200	4.5
13	Clippers	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Kings	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Jazz	1	6	.143	5.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	ATL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson had the most assists by a guard when playing 12,000+ minutes, with 8,025 assists.

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399.5

378.6

467

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387.3

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