most assists per game by bench player ever

Magic Johnson has averaged the most career assists per game by a player off the bench, with 7.4 per game.

	NAME	APG	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7.4	28	26.7	12.9	5.0	1.0	0.4	3.9	8.4	45.8	0.5	1.6	28.9	4.7	5.6	83.4	59.0	1.3	3.8	3.1	748	360	140	208	27	11	86	43
2	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	7.0	1	30.7	22.0	7.0	2.0	1.0	10.0	15.0	66.7	2.0	4.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		73.3	1.0	6.0	1.0	31	22	7	7	2	1	1	0	+2
3	Ja Morant J. Morant	6.5	2	21.6	17.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	7.0	12.5	56.0	0.5	2.0	25.0	3.0	3.5	85.7	62.3	0.0	3.0	1.5	43	35	6	13	2	2	3	3	+41
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	6.4	204	20.0	6.7	1.7	1.7	0.1	2.4	4.8	49.1	0.1	0.3	19.0	1.9	2.4	77.7	56.7	0.4	1.3	1.8	4,074	1,359	338	1,310	350	29	375	526
5	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	6.1	20	25.0	12.2	5.9	1.5	0.4	4.5	10.5	43.1	1.3	4.4	29.9	1.9	2.5	75.5	52.7	1.5	4.5	2.5	501	243	118	121	29	7	49	49	-29
6	John Wall J. Wall	5.8	43	23.2	12.1	2.9	0.8	0.4	4.1	10.0	41.2	0.8	2.6	31.0	3.0	4.1	74.3	51.2	0.4	2.5	2.4	997	521	124	248	36	18	105	88	-79
7	Chris Paul C. Paul	5.6	56	21.5	6.5	3.2	1.0	0.0	2.6	6.3	41.1	1.0	2.9	33.1	0.4	0.5	79.3	50.3	0.3	2.9	1.2	1,206	365	179	315	56	1	68	95	+38
8	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	5.6	48	24.9	10.4	1.3			3.5	7.9	43.9	0.1	0.4	15.8	3.5	4.6	75.5	52.8				1,196	501	64	268				74
9	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	5.5	168	24.6	12.6	4.7	1.1	0.4	4.6	11.1	41.4	0.9	3.1	29.3	2.4	3.5	69.1	49.5	1.3	3.4	2.7	4,133	2,111	791	918	179	72	446	347	-110
10	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	5.3	13	27.0	16.0	2.7	1.2	0.2	5.4	12.1	44.6	1.0	2.0	50.0	4.2	6.5	65.5	53.6	0.7	2.0	2.3	351	208	35	69	16	2	30	24	-76
11	Ricky Rubio R. Rubio	5.3	95	22.3	7.3	3.0	1.2	0.1	2.5	6.9	35.3	0.8	2.7	28.5	1.6	2.0	80.7	46.5	0.3	2.7	1.9	2,121	693	289	504	115	13	179	182	+171
12	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	5.3	14	26.2	11.9	3.4	1.0	0.1	4.6	11.6	40.1	0.4	1.9	23.1	2.1	2.9	75.0	46.2	0.9	2.5	1.9	367	166	47	74	14	1	26	32	-72
13	Muggsy Bogues M. Bogues	5.3	333	21.0	5.2	1.9	1.2	0.1	2.1	4.9	42.7	0.1	0.3	20.6	0.9	1.1	82.6	47.7	0.5	1.4	1.3	6,984	1,719	637	1,757	413	17	424	483	-158
14	Isaiah Collier I. Collier	5.0	49	19.8	5.7	2.1	0.8	0.3	2.0	4.8	42.2	0.3	1.3	27.4	1.2	1.9	65.9	50.0	0.3	1.9	2.3	970	277	105	247	40	14	113	97	-244
15	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	5.0	28	19.9	5.9	1.3	0.8	0.0	2.6	6.4	40.6	0.3	0.7	36.8	0.4	0.7	57.9	43.5	0.3	1.0	1.8	558	164	35	141	21	0	50	35
16	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	5.0	1	26.5	11.0	4.0	1.0	3.0	5.0	12.0	41.7	1.0	4.0	25.0	0.0	0.0		45.8	1.0	3.0	2.0	27	11	4	5	1	3	2	0	+12
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	5.0	8	27.3	24.3	7.6	0.6	0.8	8.8	16.8	52.2	1.1	2.6	42.9	5.6	6.5	86.5	61.8	2.4	5.3	1.3	218	194	61	40	5	6	10	19
18	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	5.0	121	21.3	10.1	1.7		0.0	3.9	8.4	45.8	0.3	0.9	34.6	2.1	2.8	74.1	52.2	0.5	1.3		2,573	1,222	207	604		3		206
19	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	4.9	39	28.8	12.1	3.2	1.4	0.5	4.6	9.9	46.5	2.2	5.0	42.9	0.7	0.8	81.3	58.6	0.8	2.4	1.5	1,125	470	125	190	56	21	59	55	-163
20	T.J. McConnell	4.7	633	19.7	7.5	2.7	1.1	0.2	3.4	6.4	52.1	0.2	0.7	34.7	0.5	0.7	77.9	55.4	0.5	2.2	1.5	12,439	4,717	1,730	2,966	715	114	938	842	-218
21	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	4.7	81	23.1	12.4	2.8	1.0	0.3	4.8	10.9	43.7	1.1	3.2	33.3	1.8	2.3	79.6	52.1	0.6	2.2	2.1	1,873	1,006	228	379	84	23	171	160	+78
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4.7	3	22.1	19.3	6.3	1.0	1.0	6.7	11.3	58.8	1.7	2.7	62.5	4.3	5.0	86.7	71.4	0.3	6.0	3.3	66	58	19	14	3	3	10	6	+43
23	Scoot Henderson S. Henderson	4.6	86	25.4	12.0	2.8	0.8	0.2	4.1	10.2	40.1	1.3	4.0	32.8	2.5	3.1	81.0	52.0	0.7	2.1	2.5	2,187	1,035	243	394	72	19	214	246	-38
24	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	4.5	97	22.5	9.5	1.9	0.9	0.1	3.3	8.9	37.0	1.6	4.5	34.9	1.3	1.8	74.3	48.8	0.2	1.6	1.7	2,183	918	183	440	86	12	162	170	+165
25	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	4.5	423	22.0	5.1	3.5	1.8	0.4	2.0	4.6	43.6	0.5	1.4	34.8	0.7	1.0	63.6	50.9	0.9	2.7	1.5	9,288	2,161	1,486	1,902	768	155	624	1,197	+248

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PPG

33.6

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RPG

8.5

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APG

8.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

8th

DRTG

118.4

24th

NETRTG

-0.2

16th

3P%

34.6

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	23	12	.657	7.0
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	7.5
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	LAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 1/9	MIL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Mon 1/12	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 1/13	ATL	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

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15 - 19

121

Final

128

Lakers

21 - 11

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.2

113.1

113.3

113.6

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

8.8

7.4

6.2

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-27

9-25

11-22

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,782

Johnson

1,770.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.57

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-23

14-20

15-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	26	9	.743
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	3.0
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.5
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.5
5	76ers	19	14	.576	6.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	6.5
7	Heat	20	16	.556	6.5
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.0
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	9.0
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	10.0
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	11.0
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.0
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	16.5
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	20.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	12	.657	7.0
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	7.5
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	23.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 12/3	UTA	@	BKN	123-110
Wed 12/3	LAL	@	TOR	123-120
Wed 12/3	MIN	@	NOP	125-116
Thu 12/4	MIA	@	ORL	105-106
Thu 12/4	LAL	@	BOS	105-126

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 1/5	NYK	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 1/5	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 1/5	ATL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 1/5	CHA	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Mon 1/5	PHX	@	HOU	8:00 PM

Magic Johnson has averaged the most career assists per game by a player off the bench, with 7.4 per game.

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