Mark Jackson has the most assists by a rookie, with 868 assists in 1987-88.

NAME	AST	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Mark Jackson	868	1987-88	NYK	82	39.6	13.6	4.8	10.6	2.5	0.1	3.1	5.3	12.4	43.2	0.4	1.5	25.4	2.5	3.2	77.4	3,249	1,114	396	205	6	258	244
Oscar Robertson	690	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	30.5	10.1	9.7				10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	3,032	2,165	716				219
Tim Hardaway	689	1989-90	GSW	79	33.7	14.7	3.9	8.7	2.1	0.2	3.3	5.9	12.5	47.1	0.3	1.1	27.4	2.7	3.5	76.4	2,663	1,162	310	165	12	260	232
Phil Ford	681	1978-79	KCK	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	4.1	5.9	12.7	46.5				4.1	5.1	81.3	2,723	1,260	182	174	6	323	245
Ernie DiGregorio	663	1973-74	BUF	81	35.9	15.2	2.7	8.2	0.7	0.1		6.5	15.6	42.1				2.1	2.4	90.2	2,910	1,234	219	59	9		242
Ennis Whatley	662	1983-84	CHI	80	27.0	8.4	2.5	8.3	1.5	0.2	3.4	3.3	7.0	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.5	73.0	2,159	668	197	119	17	268	223
Ben Simmons	661	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	15.8	8.1	8.2	1.7	0.9	3.4	6.7	12.3	54.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.0	2,732	1,279	659	140	70	278	211	+387
Brevin Knight	656	1997-98	CLE	80	31.0	9.0	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2	2.4	3.3	7.4	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.1	2,483	723	253	196	18	194	271	+298
Trae Young	653	2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	19.1	3.7	8.1	0.9	0.2	3.8	6.5	15.5	41.8	1.9	6.0	32.4	4.2	5.1	82.9	2,503	1,549	301	72	15	308	140	-336
Damon Stoudamire	653	1995-96	TOR	70	40.9	19.0	4.0	9.3	1.4	0.3	3.8	6.9	16.1	42.6	1.9	4.8	39.5	3.4	4.2	79.7	2,865	1,331	281	98	19	267	166
Jamaal Tinsley	647	2001-02	IND	80	30.5	9.4	3.7	8.1	1.7	0.5	3.4	3.6	9.5	38.0	0.5	2.2	24.0	1.6	2.3	70.4	2,442	751	298	138	40	270	248	+43
Sherman Douglas	619	1989-90	MIA	81	30.5	14.3	2.5	7.6	1.8	0.1	3.0	5.7	11.6	49.4	0.1	0.4	16.1	2.8	4.0	68.7	2,470	1,155	206	145	10	246	187
Chris Paul	611	2005-06	NOK	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	2.3	5.2	12.1	43.0	0.6	2.3	28.2	5.1	6.0	84.7	2,808	1,258	400	175	6	183	218	-181
Jason Kidd	607	1994-95	DAL	79	33.8	11.7	5.4	7.7	1.9	0.3	3.2	4.2	10.8	38.5	0.9	3.3	27.2	2.4	3.5	69.8	2,668	922	430	151	24	250	146
Nate McMillan	583	1986-87	SEA	71	27.8	5.3	4.7	8.2	1.8	0.6	2.2	2.0	4.2	47.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	2.0	61.7	1,972	373	331	125	45	155	238
John Wall	574	2010-11	WAS	69	37.8	16.4	4.6	8.3	1.8	0.5	3.8	5.8	14.1	40.9	0.5	1.7	29.6	4.4	5.7	76.6	2,606	1,131	317	121	35	261	175	-440
Allen Iverson	567	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	4.4	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	3,045	1,787	312	157	24	337	233	-439
Isiah Thomas	565	1981-82	DET	72	33.8	17.0	2.9	7.8	2.1	0.2	4.2	6.3	14.8	42.4	0.2	0.8	28.8	4.2	6.0	70.4	2,433	1,225	209	150	17	299	253
Magic Johnson	563	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	4.0	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	2,795	1,387	596	187	41	305	218
Kelvin Ransey	555	1980-81	POR	80	30.4	15.2	2.4	6.9	1.1	0.1	2.9	6.6	14.5	45.2	0.0	0.4	9.7	2.1	2.7	74.9	2,431	1,217	195	88	9	232	201
Pooh Richardson	554	1989-90	MIN	82	31.5	11.4	2.6	6.8	1.6	0.3	1.7	5.2	11.3	46.1	0.3	1.0	27.7	0.8	1.3	58.9	2,581	938	217	133	25	141	143
Norm Nixon	553	1977-78	LAL	81	34.3	13.7	3.0	6.8	1.7	0.1	3.1	6.1	12.3	49.7				1.4	2.0	71.4	2,779	1,107	239	138	7	251	259
Anfernee Hardaway	544	1993-94	ORL	82	36.8	16.0	5.4	6.6	2.3	0.6	3.6	6.2	13.3	46.6	0.6	2.3	26.7	3.0	4.0	74.2	3,015	1,313	439	190	51	292	205
Elfrid Payton	533	2014-15	ORL	82	30.4	8.9	4.3	6.5	1.7	0.2	2.5	3.7	8.6	42.5	0.1	0.5	26.2	1.4	2.6	55.1	2,489	731	349	142	20	203	193	-204
Damian Lillard	531	2012-13	POR	82	38.6	19.0	3.1	6.5	0.9	0.2	3.0	6.7	15.7	42.9	2.3	6.1	36.8	3.3	3.9	84.4	3,167	1,562	257	74	19	243	172	-62