most assists per game per 36 minutes in a season with at least 42 games played

James Harden has the most assists per game / minutes played / 36 with 42+ games played in a season, with 0.24 in 2020-21.

Interpreted as:
most assists per game per 36 minutes by a player in a season with at least 42 games played
NAMEAPG/(MIN/36)GPAPGMINSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
0.24
44
10.8
1,609
2020-21
TOT
36.6
24.6
7.9
1.2
0.8
7.8
16.7
46.6
2.8
7.6
36.2
6.3
7.3
86.1
61.8
0.8
7.1
4.0
1,083
348
475
53
33
177
99
+102
2John Paxson
J. Paxson
0.24
49
3.0
458
1983-84
SAS SAS
9.3
2.9
0.7
0.2
0.0
1.2
2.8
44.5
0.1
0.4
18.2
0.3
0.5
61.5
47.8
0.1
0.6
0.7
142
33
149
10
2
32
47
3Gary Grant
G. Grant
0.24
44
10.0
1,529
1989-90
LAC LAC
34.8
13.1
4.4
2.5
0.1
5.5
11.8
46.6
0.1
0.5
23.8
2.0
2.6
77.9
50.7
1.3
3.1
4.7
575
195
442
108
5
206
120
4Jeff Teague
J. Teague
0.23
42
8.2
1,264
2018-19
MIN MIN
30.1
12.1
2.5
1.0
0.4
4.2
9.9
42.3
0.8
2.5
33.3
2.9
3.6
80.4
52.8
0.4
2.1
2.3
510
106
343
43
18
97
90
+2
5Chris Paul
C. Paul
0.22
45
10.7
1,712
2009-10
NOH NOH
38.0
18.7
4.2
2.1
0.2
7.0
14.2
49.3
1.2
2.8
40.9
3.6
4.2
84.7
58.4
0.4
3.8
2.5
841
191
480
96
8
112
118
+9
6Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
0.22
42
7.6
1,250
2018-19
NOP NOP
29.8
10.6
5.2
1.0
0.4
4.3
9.8
43.4
0.8
2.5
31.4
1.3
1.8
74.3
50.2
1.2
4.1
2.7
446
220
320
44
17
112
81
-69
7Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
0.22
44
9.9
1,632
1998-99
WAS WAS
37.1
15.7
4.8
1.7
0.1
5.7
13.7
41.6
0.3
1.0
28.6
4.0
5.4
74.6
48.8
1.3
3.5
3.2
690
212
434
76
5
142
91
-18
8Robert Pack
R. Pack
0.22
42
6.9
1,144
1994-95
DEN DEN
27.2
12.1
2.7
1.5
0.1
4.0
9.4
43.0
0.7
1.7
41.7
3.3
4.2
78.3
53.7
0.5
2.2
3.2
507
113
290
61
6
134
101
9Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
0.22
53
11.7
1,957
2011-12
BOS BOS
36.9
11.9
4.8
1.8
0.1
4.8
10.8
44.8
0.2
0.8
23.8
2.0
3.4
59.7
48.3
1.2
3.7
3.6
630
257
620
95
3
193
99
+196
10John Lucas
J. Lucas
0.21
63
10.7
1,807
1983-84
SAS SAS
28.7
10.9
2.9
1.5
0.1
4.4
9.4
46.2
0.3
1.1
27.5
1.9
2.5
76.4
51.9
0.4
2.5
2.3
689
180
673
92
5
147
123
11Ish Smith
I. Smith
0.21
43
2.3
398
2022-23
DEN DEN
9.3
2.5
1.3
0.2
0.2
1.2
3.0
39.7
0.0
0.3
16.7
0.0
0.1
50.0
40.7
0.1
1.1
1.0
108
54
100
8
7
44
33
-36
12John Lucas
J. Lucas
0.21
47
6.8
1,158
1984-85
HOU HOU
24.6
11.4
1.8
1.3
0.0
4.4
9.5
46.2
0.4
1.4
31.8
2.2
2.7
79.8
53.3
0.4
1.4
2.2
536
85
318
62
2
102
78
13Avery Johnson
A. Johnson
0.21
43
1.7
291
1988-89
SEA SEA
6.8
1.6
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.7
1.9
34.9
0.0
0.2
11.1
0.2
0.4
56.3
37.8
0.3
0.3
0.4
68
24
73
21
3
18
34
14Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
0.21
46
8.0
1,369
2018-19
LAL LAL
29.8
9.2
5.3
1.2
0.2
3.8
9.4
40.5
1.1
3.1
35.9
0.5
0.8
63.9
47.3
0.7
4.5
2.8
424
243
367
57
7
127
100
-247
15Johnny Moore
J. Moore
0.21
59
9.6
1,650
1983-84
SAS SAS
28.0
10.1
3.0
2.1
0.3
3.9
8.8
44.6
0.5
1.5
32.2
1.8
2.4
75.5
51.4
0.6
2.4
2.4
595
178
566
123
20
143
168
16Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
0.21
45
7.2
1,246
2019-20
NYK NYK
27.7
10.0
4.7
1.6
0.4
4.3
9.8
43.9
0.3
1.5
20.3
1.1
1.9
57.0
47.0
1.2
3.6
2.1
449
212
323
70
17
96
89
-84
17Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
0.21
45
4.4
770
2020-21
TOT
17.1
5.4
2.4
0.8
0.1
2.1
4.8
44.2
0.8
2.0
40.4
0.4
0.4
94.1
54.4
0.4
2.0
1.8
242
110
199
37
4
79
53
+21
18Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
0.21
49
7.9
1,382
1998-99
IND IND
28.2
7.6
3.8
0.9
0.1
2.8
6.7
41.9
0.7
2.1
31.1
1.3
1.6
82.3
51.3
0.7
3.1
2.0
373
184
386
42
3
99
58
+196
19Ronnie Lester
R. Lester
0.2
43
3.9
687
1983-84
CHI CHI
16.0
5.4
1.1
0.7
0.1
1.8
4.4
41.5
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.7
2.0
86.2
51.3
0.5
0.6
1.7
232
46
168
30
6
72
59
20Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
0.2
47
7.7
1,352
1994-95
PHX PHX
28.8
15.5
2.4
1.0
0.4
5.2
11.1
47.0
0.1
0.6
15.4
5.0
6.1
81.0
56.1
0.7
1.8
2.2
730
115
360
47
18
105
88
21Kendall Marshall
K. Marshall
0.2
54
8.8
1,564
2013-14
LAL LAL
29.0
8.0
2.9
0.9
0.1
3.1
7.8
40.6
1.3
3.3
39.9
0.4
0.7
52.8
49.4
0.3
2.6
2.8
430
155
477
48
4
150
76
-171
22Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
0.2
48
9.3
1,657
1990-91
DET DET
34.5
16.2
3.3
1.6
0.2
6.0
13.9
43.5
0.4
1.4
29.2
3.7
4.8
78.2
50.7
0.7
2.6
3.9
776
160
446
75
10
185
118
23Trae Young
T. Young
0.2
54
10.8
1,942
2023-24
ATL ATL
36.0
25.7
2.8
1.3
0.2
8.0
18.7
43.0
3.2
8.7
37.2
6.4
7.5
85.5
58.5
0.4
2.3
4.4
1,389
149
583
72
11
235
109
-116
24Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
0.2
56
10.4
1,883
2022-23
IND IND
33.6
20.7
3.7
1.6
0.4
7.4
15.0
49.0
2.9
7.2
40.0
3.1
3.6
87.1
62.4
0.6
3.1
2.5
1,160
205
585
91
25
141
69
-35
25Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
0.2
42
6.1
1,105
2022-23
BKN BKN
26.3
6.9
6.3
1.3
0.6
3.2
5.6
56.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.4
43.9
55.9
1.0
5.3
2.3
291
263
256
54
24
97
139
+40
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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140
Thu
11/13
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
133-127
Thu
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
MEM MEM
@
CLE CLE
100-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM