most assists per game in a career by a forward in 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, LeBron James averaged the most assists per game by a forward, with 6.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
most assists per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in a career by a forward in 2000s
NAMEAPGGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
6.9
393
40.8
28.9
7.3
1.8
0.9
10.2
21.3
48.0
1.5
4.4
33.3
6.9
9.4
73.6
56.7
1.3
6.0
3.2
16,020
11,339
2,875
2,694
700
347
1,268
802
+1813
2Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
5.0
164
39.7
19.3
5.6
1.8
0.5
6.9
14.8
46.4
1.1
3.5
31.9
4.5
6.3
72.2
55.1
1.1
4.5
2.7
6,511
3,171
917
825
302
85
436
339
+132
3Boris Diaw
B. Diaw
4.7
317
32.2
11.3
5.3
0.7
0.7
4.8
9.3
51.2
0.4
0.9
37.4
1.4
2.0
71.5
55.5
1.5
3.8
2.2
10,204
3,586
1,685
1,505
208
215
713
805
+925
4Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
4.7
293
39.1
20.1
6.2
1.0
0.2
7.6
18.0
42.0
1.3
3.6
37.5
3.6
4.4
81.5
50.3
0.9
5.3
2.6
11,469
5,882
1,814
1,389
306
55
768
718
+726
5Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
4.7
295
31.2
10.9
5.1
1.5
0.5
4.1
9.5
43.7
0.9
2.7
31.6
1.8
2.4
75.2
52.0
1.1
4.0
2.5
9,201
3,227
1,513
1,398
438
145
726
715
+829
6Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
4.7
769
38.2
21.6
12.1
1.3
1.6
8.5
17.1
49.9
0.2
0.7
28.6
4.4
5.6
79.4
55.4
2.6
9.4
2.6
29,345
16,638
9,288
3,603
1,037
1,206
2,003
1,882
+3322
7Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
4.6
204
36.2
21.4
6.3
1.4
1.2
7.8
18.1
42.9
1.1
3.6
31.7
4.7
6.3
74.6
51.3
1.5
4.8
2.4
7,389
4,363
1,292
936
284
244
481
456
+353
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4.4
142
36.1
21.2
5.9
1.5
0.5
8.7
20.1
43.1
0.2
0.8
24.1
3.7
4.6
80.5
48.0
0.9
5.0
2.4
5,124
3,015
836
621
208
65
335
290
+22
9Brad Miller
B. Miller
4.3
72
36.4
14.1
10.3
0.9
1.2
5.2
10.2
51.0
0.2
0.5
31.6
3.6
4.6
77.8
57.9
2.7
7.7
2.0
2,621
1,014
743
312
68
86
144
247
+499
10Chris Webber
C. Webber
4.3
492
37.2
21.4
9.8
1.4
1.2
8.9
19.2
46.1
0.2
0.6
26.7
3.5
4.9
71.6
50.1
2.4
7.4
2.7
18,324
10,534
4,804
2,128
697
586
1,317
1,527
+1331
11Lamar Odom
L. Odom
4.2
665
36.5
15.1
8.8
1.0
1.0
5.6
12.1
46.3
0.7
2.4
31.4
3.2
4.5
70.1
53.7
2.0
6.8
2.7
24,264
10,057
5,859
2,813
637
696
1,826
2,178
+653
12Karl Malone
K. Malone
4.2
366
36.0
21.8
8.5
1.4
0.7
7.8
16.1
48.1
0.0
0.1
30.2
6.2
7.9
78.5
55.5
1.6
6.9
2.9
13,191
7,982
3,129
1,548
510
243
1,051
994
+1303
13Vince Carter
V. Carter
4.2
316
38.2
25.7
5.6
1.3
0.8
9.4
20.5
45.8
1.7
4.4
39.0
5.2
6.6
78.9
54.9
1.7
3.9
2.3
12,059
8,133
1,785
1,333
415
252
730
977
+600
14Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
4.1
169
30.0
16.5
3.3
0.9
0.3
5.5
13.6
40.6
1.0
3.1
32.4
4.5
5.3
84.9
52.0
0.8
2.5
2.8
5,074
2,795
554
693
152
50
471
290
+219
15Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
3.9
477
37.0
22.2
6.0
1.5
0.6
7.3
15.9
45.8
1.5
4.1
37.3
6.2
7.8
79.7
57.6
0.9
5.1
2.9
17,656
10,611
2,855
1,854
711
267
1,392
1,381
+1552
16Jalen Rose
J. Rose
3.8
499
34.8
17.9
4.0
0.8
0.4
6.6
14.8
44.4
1.1
2.9
37.2
3.6
4.4
83.3
53.4
0.5
3.4
2.4
17,364
8,937
1,980
1,911
397
185
1,189
1,354
-825
17Anthony Mason
A. Mason
3.8
309
37.7
11.3
8.2
0.8
0.3
4.2
8.5
48.7
0.0
0.0
33.3
3.0
4.0
74.8
55.0
1.7
6.5
1.8
11,649
3,491
2,531
1,170
243
88
548
785
+146
18Antoine Walker
A. Walker
3.6
687
34.6
16.9
7.2
1.1
0.5
6.5
15.9
41.1
1.7
5.3
32.4
2.1
3.3
63.7
48.6
1.8
5.4
2.7
23,744
11,588
4,955
2,505
775
328
1,863
1,841
-180
19Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
3.6
476
37.9
17.0
3.9
1.2
0.3
6.4
15.3
41.6
1.1
3.2
34.7
3.1
3.8
82.0
49.9
0.7
3.2
2.4
18,028
8,074
1,843
1,711
552
128
1,124
863
+334
20Grant Hill
G. Hill
3.5
361
32.9
17.1
5.5
1.2
0.6
6.5
13.0
49.8
0.3
0.8
32.0
3.9
4.8
81.1
56.6
1.1
4.4
2.2
11,882
6,156
2,002
1,253
420
206
790
814
+725
21Stephen Jackson
S. Jackson
3.4
438
32.7
15.9
3.9
1.3
0.3
5.6
13.4
41.7
1.6
4.6
34.3
3.1
3.9
80.9
52.6
0.9
3.0
2.5
14,306
6,977
1,697
1,482
571
145
1,108
1,089
-56
22Ricky Davis
R. Davis
3.3
360
31.1
13.4
3.7
1.0
0.2
5.1
11.2
45.4
1.0
2.6
38.3
2.3
2.9
78.6
53.8
0.7
3.0
2.2
11,197
4,835
1,329
1,180
351
87
777
755
-1411
23Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3.3
534
37.6
22.2
12.1
0.8
2.5
8.4
16.8
49.9
0.0
0.2
22.9
5.4
7.8
68.7
54.8
3.2
8.9
2.8
20,073
11,874
6,472
1,747
429
1,318
1,503
1,432
+4041
24Toni Kukoc
T. Kukoc
3.2
434
23.5
9.4
3.7
0.9
0.3
3.4
8.0
42.4
0.9
2.7
33.4
1.8
2.5
70.6
52.1
0.8
2.8
1.7
10,218
4,094
1,597
1,403
385
136
732
702
+413
25Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
3.2
604
34.8
16.1
5.1
2.1
0.6
5.7
13.6
42.2
1.2
3.5
34.2
3.5
4.8
72.3
51.3
1.2
3.9
2.3
21,037
9,722
3,092
1,915
1,244
375
1,372
1,776
+923

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60
22
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2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
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.646
7.0
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.634
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63
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17
65
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64
18
.780
2
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20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
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7
Suns Suns - x
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.549
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8
42
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.512
22.0
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37
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