most assists in nba before turning 23 by a forward

LeBron James has the most career assists by a forward younger than 23, with 1,766 assists.

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most assists in NBA before turning 23 years old by a forward

	NAME	AST	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	LeBron James L. James	1,766	263	41.7	28.6	7.1	6.7	1.8	0.8	10.3	21.6	47.6	1.4	4.2	33.0	6.7	9.2	72.6	55.8	1.2	5.9	3.3	10,964	7,534	1,856	473	202	857	556	+858
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1,230	339	32.1	15.8	7.1	3.6	1.2	1.3	5.8	11.5	50.3	0.4	1.4	27.5	3.9	5.2	74.3	57.4	1.4	5.7	2.3	10,886	5,364	2,407	394	445	796	1,006	-243
3	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	990	211	35.0	16.6	7.4	4.7	1.1	1.0	6.5	13.7	47.4	1.1	3.4	31.1	2.6	3.4	76.4	54.7	2.4	5.0	2.2	7,389	3,504	1,563	238	204	455	480	+97
4	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	966	209	34.4	22.4	7.2	4.6	0.8	0.6	7.7	17.3	44.6	1.4	4.6	31.7	5.6	7.6	73.2	54.4	1.1	6.1	2.9	7,191	4,688	1,496	175	124	614	439	-219
5	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	931	286	36.0	16.2	8.4	3.3	1.4	1.8	6.8	14.1	48.6	0.1	0.3	26.6	2.4	3.4	73.0	52.1	2.6	5.7	2.1	10,290	4,639	2,394	408	527	612	764	+344
6	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	886	302	36.5	24.1	5.7	2.9	1.1	0.5	8.6	18.9	45.5	0.6	2.2	27.9	6.3	7.9	79.8	53.9	2.0	3.7	3.1	11,029	7,286	1,709	330	136	923	886	+323
7	Lamar Odom L. Odom	880	181	36.5	16.3	7.5	4.9	1.0	1.4	6.0	13.4	44.5	0.9	2.8	30.9	3.5	5.0	69.5	52.1	1.7	5.9	3.4	6,602	2,942	1,363	188	253	619	618	-574
8	Josh Smith J. Smith	836	312	33.0	13.6	7.4	2.7	1.1	2.6	5.1	11.4	44.5	0.3	1.3	26.5	3.1	4.5	70.2	50.9	2.1	5.3	2.5	10,288	4,251	2,314	358	797	783	938	-875
9	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	783	231	31.9	17.8	4.6	3.4	1.0	0.3	6.6	13.8	47.9	1.4	4.2	33.2	3.2	3.7	85.0	57.5	1.0	3.6	1.8	7,375	4,103	1,066	221	79	423	515	+11
10	John Williams J. Williams	779	242	27.3	11.9	5.7	3.2	1.6	0.6	4.7	10.2	46.4	0.1	0.6	22.2	2.3	3.2	72.4	51.3	1.7	4.0	1.7	6,614	2,885	1,383	388	134	423	603
11	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	676	177	30.1	13.5	7.5	3.8	1.4	0.9	5.4	10.1	53.4	0.3	1.3	21.1	2.5	3.5	72.2	58.4	2.7	4.8	1.9	5,332	2,395	1,327	241	155	341	410	+587
12	Antoine Walker A. Walker	665	206	37.8	19.7	9.4	3.2	1.5	0.7	7.8	18.4	42.2	1.0	3.0	33.2	3.2	5.1	62.3	47.7	3.2	6.2	3.1	7,787	4,059	1,936	310	141	641	675	-1026
13	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	655	200	31.8	15.8	5.1	3.3	0.8	0.6	5.7	12.7	44.9	1.2	3.4	36.4	3.2	4.3	73.8	54.2	0.8	4.2	2.3	6,357	3,166	1,010	156	117	454	500	-552
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	650	234	39.2	27.8	7.0	2.8	1.3	0.9	9.3	19.6	47.1	1.6	4.3	37.2	7.7	8.7	88.4	59.2	1.0	6.0	3.1	9,162	6,504	1,638	296	213	714	464	+201
15	Luol Deng L. Deng	640	283	33.4	15.6	6.4	2.3	1.0	0.5	6.3	13.1	48.0	0.2	0.8	27.2	2.9	3.8	76.3	53.1	1.8	4.6	1.7	9,448	4,427	1,809	274	154	494	510	+541
16	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	634	231	36.8	21.1	7.4	2.7	1.1	1.0	7.5	16.2	46.1	0.2	0.6	33.1	6.0	7.6	78.6	54.0	2.7	4.7	3.2	8,492	4,880	1,711	258	228	728	598	-1488
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	629	255	32.3	18.2	6.1	2.5	1.2	0.7	6.6	14.6	45.3	1.9	4.8	39.5	3.1	3.7	83.6	56.2	0.8	5.3	1.8	8,235	4,648	1,546	300	187	467	531	+1270
18	Darius Miles D. Miles	621	309	27.3	9.8	5.3	2.0	0.8	1.2	4.1	8.6	47.1	0.0	0.3	12.0	1.6	2.7	59.2	49.7	1.5	3.9	2.0	8,447	3,019	1,652	256	358	615	702	-513
19	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	595	171	37.0	21.8	4.4	3.5	1.0	0.1	7.9	18.7	41.9	1.3	4.2	31.2	4.8	6.6	72.5	50.3	1.4	2.9	3.0	6,321	3,728	744	178	25	516	421
20	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	576	210	30.8	12.5	4.3	2.7	2.0	0.6	4.5	10.9	41.5	0.8	2.5	31.4	2.6	3.7	70.1	49.6	0.9	3.4	2.2	6,470	2,620	910	424	130	454	653	-658
21	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	564	244	25.1	8.6	5.6	2.3	0.8	0.4	3.2	7.2	44.1	1.0	3.1	31.4	1.3	1.7	73.6	53.9	0.8	4.8	1.2	6,127	2,096	1,364	185	99	290	609	-347
22	Jeremy Sochan J. Sochan	559	228	24.0	9.9	5.4	2.5	0.7	0.4	4.0	8.4	47.0	0.6	2.2	28.6	1.3	1.8	72.5	53.4	1.7	3.7	1.5	5,483	2,250	1,230	167	97	342	499	-725
23	Elton Brand E. Brand	526	216	37.8	19.7	10.5	2.4	0.9	1.7	7.5	15.3	48.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.7	6.6	70.9	54.0	4.3	6.3	2.7	8,173	4,245	2,273	197	371	590	700	-1073
24	Mike Miller M. Miller	477	194	32.7	14.1	4.6	2.5	0.7	0.3	5.2	12.1	43.1	1.8	4.8	38.0	1.8	2.4	77.6	53.5	0.8	3.8	1.6	6,339	2,737	886	134	58	304	484	+367
25	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	470	208	38.1	20.3	9.4	2.3	0.7	1.3	7.1	14.4	49.3	0.1	0.3	25.0	6.1	7.7	78.3	57.1	2.7	6.8	2.4	7,920	4,228	1,956	155	270	490	560	+51

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.5

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Towns

10.7

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

122.3

119.3

114.9

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.3

8.8

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

970.8

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

694.6

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

958

Wembanyama

729.3

Castle

719.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.54

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

50-37-1

51-38

59-43

47-36

56-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0