most assists per 36 minutes in a career center

36 by a center, with 8.45.

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	NAME	AST/(MIN/36)	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.45	6,080	25,904	810	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	56.1	1.1	3.2	36.2	4.1	5.0	82.5	64.1	2.7	8.4	3.0	18,009	8,977	1,041	589	2,419	2,168	+4626
2	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	5.5	1,605	10,499	358	29.3	16.9	8.6	4.5	1.0	0.9	6.6	12.8	51.8	0.4	1.4	28.1	3.3	4.7	69.9	57.0	2.9	5.7	2.6	6,049	3,086	374	322	921	1,130	+72
3	Alvan Adams A. Adams	5.31	4,012	27,203	988	27.5	14.1	7.0	4.1	1.3	0.8	5.8	11.6	49.8	0.0	0.0	13.3	2.5	3.2	78.8	54.1	2.0	5.0	2.6	13,910	6,937	1,289	808	2,194	3,214
4	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	5.02	2,007	14,387	635	22.7	7.2	9.0	3.2	0.4	0.5	2.9	6.5	45.3				1.4	2.0	67.5	49.1	1.8	4.0	1.2	4,596	5,745	110	138	26	1,811
5	Bill Walton B. Walton	4.32	1,590	13,250	468	28.3	13.3	10.5	3.4	0.8	2.2	5.5	10.5	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.6	66.0	55.1	2.4	8.2	2.7	6,215	4,923	380	1,034	865	1,298
6	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	4.31	1,659	13,849	626	22.1	10.1	5.0	2.7	0.8	0.5	3.6	7.4	49.3	1.1	3.0	36.8	1.7	2.2	78.5	60.4	1.2	3.9	1.6	6,329	3,155	513	286	1,019	1,736	+177
7	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	4.24	3,754	31,873	1,002	31.8	10.3	9.7	3.7	1.3	1.5	4.3	9.7	44.1	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.7	2.4	73.8	48.0	2.2	6.9	2.2	10,303	9,687	999	1,160	978	3,473
8	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	4.17	1,808	15,607	490	31.9	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.3	9.9	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	13,544	5,280	432	784	1,656	1,451	+2646
9	Mason Plumlee M. Plumlee	4.16	1,991	17,231	798	21.6	7.8	6.7	2.5	0.7	0.8	3.1	5.1	59.9	0.0	0.1	4.2	1.7	2.8	58.9	61.3	2.0	4.6	1.4	6,232	5,308	540	639	1,104	2,095	-461
10	Rich Kelley R. Kelley	4.16	1,679	14,543	656	22.2	8.0	7.4	2.6	0.9	1.0	2.8	5.7	49.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.1	78.9	57.1	2.4	4.9	2.4	5,270	4,831	588	648	1,208	2,094
11	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	3.95	1,930	17,576	576	30.5	16.0	9.0	3.4	1.1	0.8	6.0	11.7	51.6	0.4	1.2	31.7	3.5	4.6	75.4	58.1	2.2	6.8	2.0	9,194	5,183	618	472	1,169	1,345	+1056
12	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	3.88	1,664	15,429	631	24.5	11.8	8.9	2.6	0.9	1.1	4.6	9.2	50.2	0.2	0.8	29.4	2.3	3.5	66.1	54.8	2.5	6.4	2.2	7,438	5,644	588	669	1,362	1,990	+698
13	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	3.84	3,822	35,832	984	36.4	10.8	14.0	3.9	1.1	0.6	4.4	8.7	50.9	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.9	3.0	63.3	53.7	3.5	8.4	1.9	10,624	13,769	628	367	579	2,762
14	Vlade Divac V. Divac	3.77	3,541	33,838	1,134	29.8	11.8	8.2	3.1	1.1	1.4	4.6	9.3	49.5	0.1	0.4	23.5	2.5	3.7	69.2	54.3	2.5	5.7	2.2	13,398	9,326	1,288	1,631	2,470	3,609	+2228
15	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	3.76	2,996	28,719	891	32.2	14.0	7.4	3.4	0.9	1.4	5.2	10.8	48.1	0.5	1.3	36.0	3.2	4.1	77.6	55.7	1.6	5.8	2.0	12,514	6,604	792	1,254	1,755	2,551	+1139
16	Dennis Awtrey D. Awtrey	3.73	1,467	14,159	733	19.3	4.8	4.6	2.0	0.4	0.3	1.9	4.1	45.9	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.6	65.2	50.0	1.3	2.9	1.1	3,516	3,342	186	182	245	1,702
17	Joakim Noah J. Noah	3.68	1,907	18,646	672	27.7	8.8	9.0	2.8	0.8	1.3	3.3	6.8	49.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.9	70.0	54.0	3.2	5.8	1.7	5,881	6,058	534	874	1,133	1,874	+589
18	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	3.65	1,979	19,508	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	0.7	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	7.6	3.3	12,802	6,664	874	742	2,149	2,421	-554
19	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	3.65	2,028	20,029	548	36.5	19.0	9.5	3.7	0.8	0.7	7.0	13.1	53.2	0.0	0.0	14.3	5.0	6.7	74.7	59.0	2.2	7.3	2.8	10,389	5,227	422	397	1,511	1,466
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	3.62	4,100	40,726	963	42.3	15.1	22.5	4.3			5.9	13.4	44.0				3.3	5.8	56.1	47.1				14,522	21,620				2,592
21	Al Horford A. Horford	3.59	3,475	34,860	1,116	31.2	12.8	7.8	3.1	0.8	1.2	5.3	10.3	51.1	0.9	2.3	37.9	1.4	1.8	76.4	57.5	1.9	5.9	1.4	14,279	8,706	844	1,290	1,531	2,325	+3434
22	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	3.56	2,332	23,578	734	32.1	16.5	9.6	3.2	0.5	1.5	6.4	12.4	51.2	0.2	0.5	40.2	3.5	4.5	78.0	57.1	2.5	7.1	1.9	12,090	7,033	343	1,097	1,396	1,482	+1469
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3.55	5,660	57,446	1,560	36.8	24.6	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.6	10.2	18.1	55.9	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.3	6.0	72.1	59.2	2.4	7.6	2.7	38,387	17,440	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,657
24	Brad Miller B. Miller	3.54	2,158	21,916	796	27.5	10.9	6.9	2.7	0.7	0.6	3.9	8.1	47.7	0.2	0.7	33.0	3.0	3.7	80.7	56.3	1.9	4.9	1.5	8,710	5,456	571	506	1,223	2,136	+624
25	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	3.54	2,910	29,565	766	38.6	17.6	13.6	3.8	1.1	0.9	7.5	16.3	46.0	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.4	78.3	49.6	3.0	9.8	2.2	13,516	10,444	599	488	543	2,920

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Nikola Jokić has the most career assists / minutes played / 36 by a center, with 8.45.

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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