most assists per game by a rookie season since 2016

Since 2015-16, Ben Simmons has averaged the most assists per game by a rookie, with 8.2 per game in 2017-18.

Interpreted as:

most assists per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a rookie season since 2016

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	8.2	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	15.8	8.1	1.7	0.9	6.7	12.3	54.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.0	55.7	1.8	6.3	3.4	2,732	1,279	659	661	140	70	278	211	+387
2	Trae Young T. Young	8.1	2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	19.1	3.7	0.9	0.2	6.5	15.5	41.8	1.9	6.0	32.4	4.2	5.1	82.9	53.9	0.8	2.9	3.8	2,503	1,549	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
3	Ja Morant J. Morant	7.3	2019-20	MEM	67	31.0	17.8	3.9	0.9	0.3	6.7	14.0	47.7	0.9	2.7	33.5	3.6	4.6	77.6	55.6	0.8	3.1	3.3	2,074	1,193	259	488	58	18	220	110	-17
4	Isaiah Collier I. Collier	6.3	2024-25	UTA	71	25.9	8.7	3.3	0.9	0.2	3.3	7.8	42.2	0.6	2.4	24.9	1.5	2.2	68.2	49.4	0.5	2.9	2.9	1,839	615	235	446	66	16	208	149	-403
5	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	6.1	2020-21	CHA	51	28.8	15.7	5.9	1.6	0.4	5.7	13.2	43.6	1.8	5.1	35.2	2.5	3.2	75.8	53.9	1.2	4.7	2.8	1,468	803	302	313	81	18	145	136	-84
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	6.0	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	21.2	7.8	1.1	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.7	2.3	7.1	32.7	4.8	6.7	71.3	54.5	1.2	6.6	3.4	2,318	1,526	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
7	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	5.6	2021-22	DET	64	32.6	17.4	5.5	1.2	0.7	6.7	16.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.4	2.2	2.6	84.5	50.4	0.9	4.6	3.7	2,088	1,114	354	356	78	43	234	200	-275
8	Emmanuel Mudiay E. Mudiay	5.5	2015-16	DEN	68	30.4	12.8	3.4	1.0	0.5	4.8	13.3	36.4	1.1	3.4	31.9	2.1	3.1	67.0	43.7	0.5	2.9	3.2	2,068	872	232	372	65	35	217	141	-118
9	Scoot Henderson S. Henderson	5.4	2023-24	POR	62	28.5	14.0	3.1	0.8	0.2	5.0	12.9	38.5	1.4	4.3	32.5	2.7	3.3	81.9	48.9	0.9	2.3	3.4	1,765	868	194	336	48	13	212	195	-495
10	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	5.3	2020-21	SAC	58	30.1	13.0	3.0	1.3	0.5	5.0	10.7	47.2	2.1	5.1	40.9	0.8	1.0	85.7	58.5	0.7	2.3	1.6	1,746	753	173	309	77	28	92	83	-180
11	Jaden Ivey J. Ivey	5.2	2022-23	DET	74	31.1	16.3	3.9	0.8	0.2	5.5	13.3	41.6	1.6	4.7	34.3	3.6	4.8	74.7	52.8	1.0	2.9	3.2	2,304	1,204	288	387	61	17	237	242	-642
12	Dennis Smith Jr. D. Smith Jr.	5.2	2017-18	DAL	69	29.7	15.2	3.8	1.0	0.3	5.9	14.8	39.5	1.5	4.9	31.3	1.9	2.8	69.4	47.3	0.7	3.0	2.8	2,049	1,048	260	358	71	18	194	152	-329
13	VJ Edgecombe	5.0	2025-26	PHI	6	39.0	20.3	5.0	1.5	0.3	7.7	15.5	49.5	2.7	6.3	42.1	2.3	2.8	82.4	60.7	1.5	3.5	2.0	234	122	30	30	9	2	12	19	+41
14	Andrew Nembhard A. Nembhard	4.5	2022-23	IND	75	27.6	9.5	2.7	0.9	0.2	3.8	8.6	44.1	1.2	3.5	35.0	0.7	0.8	79.0	52.8	0.5	2.2	1.7	2,073	709	199	341	70	13	126	179	-263
15	T.J. McConnell	4.5	2015-16	PHI	81	19.8	6.1	3.1	1.2	0.1	2.7	5.7	47.0	0.4	1.1	34.8	0.3	0.5	63.4	51.1	0.5	2.6	1.7	1,606	493	250	367	95	10	140	114	-277
16	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	4.4	2024-25	WAS	82	30.0	9.8	4.2	0.7	0.3	3.7	9.1	40.1	1.7	5.0	33.9	0.8	1.0	81.2	51.4	0.4	3.8	1.7	2,458	807	341	364	54	21	141	190	-798
17	Keyonte George K. George	4.4	2023-24	UTA	75	27.0	13.0	2.8	0.5	0.1	4.3	10.9	39.1	2.0	5.9	33.4	2.5	3.0	84.8	53.3	0.2	2.6	2.5	2,023	974	211	332	36	7	188	91	-374
18	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	4.4	2017-18	SAC	73	27.8	11.6	2.8	1.0	0.3	4.5	10.9	41.2	0.6	2.1	30.7	1.9	2.7	72.3	47.8	0.5	2.3	2.4	2,026	844	204	320	70	20	173	163	-414
19	Vasilije Micić V. Micić	4.4	2023-24	TOT	60	19.6	7.0	1.5	0.5	0.1	2.7	6.2	43.0	0.7	2.6	27.9	1.0	1.3	81.3	52.4	0.2	1.2	1.7	1,176	422	88	262	31	7	99	68	-74
20	Malcolm Brogdon M. Brogdon	4.2	2016-17	MIL	75	26.4	10.2	2.8	1.1	0.2	3.9	8.5	45.7	1.0	2.6	40.4	1.5	1.7	86.5	55.5	0.6	2.2	1.5	1,982	767	213	317	84	12	113	140	+87
21	Jamal Shead J. Shead	4.2	2024-25	TOR	75	19.6	7.1	1.5	0.8	0.1	2.7	6.7	40.5	1.0	3.0	32.3	0.7	0.9	76.8	49.9	0.4	1.1	1.6	1,467	533	115	316	58	10	117	158	-234
22	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	4.2	2021-22	SAC	75	27.7	11.5	2.2	0.7	0.3	4.7	11.2	41.8	1.3	4.3	31.6	0.7	1.1	65.9	48.9	0.4	1.8	1.5	2,076	861	166	313	55	24	114	141	-273
23	Stephon Castle S. Castle	4.1	2024-25	SAS	81	26.7	14.7	3.7	0.9	0.3	5.2	12.2	42.8	1.2	4.1	28.5	3.1	4.2	72.4	52.2	1.1	2.6	2.2	2,162	1,190	297	332	74	22	177	164	-239
24	Darius Garland D. Garland	3.9	2019-20	CLE	59	30.9	12.3	1.9	0.7	0.1	4.7	11.8	40.1	1.8	5.0	35.5	1.1	1.2	87.5	49.8	0.5	1.4	2.6	1,824	728	111	229	42	4	151	92	-295
25	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	3.9	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142