most assists per game by an nba player since 1980

Since 1979-80, Magic Johnson has averaged the most assists per game, with 11.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
most assists per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by an NBA player since 1980
NAMEAPGGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
11.2
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
10.5
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
3Trae Young
T. Young
9.8
493
34.3
25.2
3.5
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.4
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.9
0.6
2.8
4.2
16,901
12,413
1,702
4,837
515
75
2,077
861
-158
4Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
9.3
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
1.9
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
5Chris Paul
C. Paul
9.2
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
6Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
9.1
735
34.1
17.9
3.3
1.5
0.2
6.1
12.5
49.3
0.2
0.7
30.5
5.4
6.4
84.1
58.5
0.7
2.6
3.1
25,061
13,127
2,404
6,711
1,082
176
2,258
1,541
+348
7John Wall
J. Wall
8.9
647
34.9
18.7
4.2
1.6
0.7
6.8
15.7
43.0
1.0
3.1
32.2
4.2
5.4
77.6
51.7
0.6
3.6
3.7
22,588
12,088
2,704
5,735
1,045
439
2,412
1,394
-125
8Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
8.8
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
1.5
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
10,997
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
9Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
8.7
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
10Steve Nash
S. Nash
8.5
1,217
31.3
14.3
3.0
0.7
0.1
5.2
10.6
49.0
1.4
3.2
42.8
2.5
2.8
90.4
60.5
0.5
2.5
2.9
38,069
17,387
3,642
10,335
899
102
3,478
1,982
+5043
11Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
8.4
605
35.2
15.8
2.5
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
21,326
9,554
1,521
5,096
848
47
1,886
1,474
12Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8.3
492
35.0
29.0
8.6
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
34.9
6.4
8.5
75.4
59.0
0.9
7.6
4.0
17,203
14,257
4,210
4,060
617
222
1,956
1,130
+1265
13Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
8.2
867
35.3
17.7
3.3
1.6
0.1
6.5
15.1
43.1
1.8
5.0
35.5
2.9
3.8
78.2
53.0
0.6
2.7
2.9
30,626
15,373
2,855
7,095
1,428
129
2,481
2,027
+1691
14Deron Williams
D. Williams
8.1
845
34.2
16.3
3.1
1.0
0.2
5.8
13.0
44.5
1.4
3.9
35.7
3.4
4.1
82.2
55.2
0.4
2.7
2.8
28,865
13,804
2,619
6,819
867
206
2,402
2,132
+1013
15Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
8.0
1,296
30.2
9.6
3.8
1.2
0.1
3.7
8.3
44.7
0.6
1.7
33.2
1.7
2.2
77.0
52.2
1.0
2.8
2.4
39,121
12,489
4,963
10,334
1,608
117
3,155
2,230
+402
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
8.0
1,289
33.1
20.9
7.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,693
27,001
8,973
10,267
2,023
414
5,006
3,285
+2671
17Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
7.9
957
29.9
9.8
4.5
1.6
0.1
4.1
8.9
45.6
0.5
1.4
32.4
1.2
1.9
61.1
50.1
1.0
3.6
2.7
28,570
9,337
4,349
7,584
1,518
125
2,586
1,997
+1331
18Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
7.8
255
33.9
22.7
5.4
1.1
0.6
8.4
18.7
44.9
1.9
5.7
33.7
3.9
4.7
84.0
54.5
0.8
4.6
3.8
8,654
5,779
1,386
1,982
284
164
967
731
-132
19Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
7.6
846
37.7
19.3
3.0
1.2
0.1
6.8
15.7
43.3
1.2
3.6
32.5
4.5
5.7
78.4
52.8
0.7
2.3
3.0
31,891
16,297
2,516
6,471
1,022
121
2,547
2,014
-1016
20Kevin Porter
K. Porter
7.6
162
26.4
10.2
1.3
1.1
0.1
4.1
8.3
50.0
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.9
2.4
78.5
54.5
0.4
0.9
2.7
4,281
1,645
211
1,237
179
21
436
467
21Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
7.6
484
35.9
16.1
5.8
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
17,371
7,784
2,823
3,686
1,363
188
1,713
1,671
22Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
7.6
889
28.6
7.7
2.6
1.5
0.0
3.2
7.0
45.8
0.1
0.4
27.8
1.2
1.4
82.7
50.6
0.6
2.0
1.6
25,429
6,858
2,318
6,726
1,369
39
1,433
1,582
-40
23Johnny Moore
J. Moore
7.4
520
25.8
9.4
3.0
2.0
0.2
3.8
8.4
46.0
0.2
0.7
25.1
1.5
2.2
71.2
50.5
0.8
2.2
2.2
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
24Ja Morant
J. Morant
7.4
327
31.7
22.4
4.6
1.0
0.3
8.1
17.3
46.6
1.3
4.3
31.1
4.9
6.4
77.3
55.7
0.9
3.7
3.4
10,370
7,331
1,513
2,428
335
92
1,108
555
+770
25LeBron James
L. James
7.4
1,598
37.7
26.9
7.5
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,242
42,975
11,940
11,838
2,384
1,171
5,582
2,830
+7366

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Team Leaders

PPG

32.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.5

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

10th

DRTG

117.6

23rd

NETRTG

-0.1

16th

3P%

35.0

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
Lakers Lakers
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/20
@
10:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
6:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
10:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
9:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

19 - 35

104

Final

124

LAL Lakers

33 - 21

Thu 12 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121
Fri
1/16
@
120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
Fri
1/16
@
116-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:30 PM