most total assists in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson had the most assists, with 8,025 assists.

Interpreted as:
most total assists by a player in the 1980s
NAMEASTGPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
8,025
716
26,417
13,943
5,303
1,464
310
5,062
9,543
53.0
117
490
23.9
3,702
4,439
83.4
60.6
1,328
3,975
2,800
1,685
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
3.9
2Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
6,220
635
23,276
12,862
2,372
1,338
181
4,918
10,632
46.3
212
762
27.8
2,814
3,697
76.1
52.5
657
1,715
2,437
2,105
36.7
20.3
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
3.8
3Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
5,781
771
26,174
9,744
2,284
1,768
260
3,900
7,368
52.9
40
160
25.0
1,904
2,397
79.4
57.8
544
1,740
1,777
1,736
33.9
12.6
3.0
7.5
2.3
0.3
2.3
4Reggie Theus
R. Theus
5,239
787
26,545
14,729
2,671
968
171
5,420
11,429
47.4
160
696
23.0
3,729
4,511
82.7
54.9
946
1,725
2,712
2,313
33.7
18.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
3.4
5Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
5,096
605
21,326
9,554
1,521
848
47
4,100
8,658
47.4
100
340
29.4
1,254
1,613
77.7
51.0
384
1,137
1,886
1,474
35.2
15.8
2.5
8.4
1.4
0.1
3.1
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
4,396
717
27,560
17,899
7,319
1,300
603
7,058
14,042
50.3
455
1,206
37.7
3,328
3,783
88.0
57.0
1,568
5,751
2,261
1,906
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
3.2
7Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
4,381
783
27,325
11,954
3,078
1,055
456
4,492
10,068
44.6
79
440
18.0
2,891
3,529
81.9
51.4
952
2,126
1,976
2,265
34.9
15.3
3.9
5.6
1.3
0.6
2.5
8Rickey Green
R. Green
4,346
669
18,200
7,208
1,448
1,140
41
2,904
6,061
47.9
29
137
21.2
1,371
1,668
82.2
53.0
365
1,083
1,272
1,102
27.2
10.8
2.2
6.5
1.7
0.1
1.9
9John Lucas
J. Lucas
4,223
633
16,059
6,413
1,340
791
34
2,466
5,498
44.9
218
719
30.3
1,263
1,649
76.6
51.5
300
1,040
1,250
1,021
25.4
10.1
2.1
6.7
1.2
0.1
2.0
10Brad Davis
B. Davis
4,036
715
18,523
6,713
1,442
622
113
2,533
4,869
52.0
208
634
32.8
1,439
1,716
83.9
59.7
267
1,175
1,135
1,648
25.9
9.4
2.0
5.6
0.9
0.2
1.6
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
3,941
410
11,296
4,340
920
948
65
1,567
2,976
52.7
51
197
25.9
1,155
1,403
82.3
60.4
228
692
1,052
1,142
27.6
10.6
2.2
9.6
2.3
0.2
2.6
12Fat Lever
F. Lever
3,847
557
18,065
8,059
3,330
1,287
166
3,305
7,292
45.3
83
307
27.0
1,366
1,783
76.6
49.9
1,070
2,260
1,181
1,398
32.4
14.5
6.0
6.9
2.3
0.3
2.1
13Johnny Moore
J. Moore
3,784
467
12,914
4,772
1,496
985
113
1,951
4,217
46.3
86
340
25.3
784
1,096
71.5
50.8
375
1,121
1,124
1,270
27.7
10.2
3.2
8.1
2.1
0.2
2.4
14Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3,686
484
17,371
7,784
2,823
1,363
188
3,219
6,996
46.0
124
564
22.0
1,222
1,742
70.1
50.1
903
1,920
1,713
1,671
35.9
16.1
5.8
7.6
2.8
0.4
3.5
15Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
3,660
558
17,806
8,769
1,777
817
146
3,149
6,843
46.0
295
886
33.3
2,176
2,622
83.0
54.8
462
1,315
1,599
1,360
31.9
15.7
3.2
6.6
1.5
0.3
2.9
16Alex English
A. English
3,596
811
29,208
21,018
4,780
848
634
8,664
16,997
51.0
16
77
20.8
3,674
4,385
83.8
55.5
2,086
2,694
2,294
2,286
36.0
25.9
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
2.8
17Gus Williams
G. Williams
3,464
511
17,149
9,540
1,329
1,034
176
3,895
8,457
46.1
108
454
23.8
1,642
2,196
74.8
50.6
490
839
1,267
916
33.6
18.7
2.6
6.8
2.0
0.3
2.5
18Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
3,451
790
21,777
7,208
2,542
965
487
2,820
5,930
47.6
378
1,103
34.3
1,190
1,435
82.9
54.9
682
1,860
1,337
2,122
27.6
9.1
3.2
4.4
1.2
0.6
1.7
19Rory Sparrow
R. Sparrow
3,449
628
17,930
6,112
1,403
684
78
2,625
5,591
47.0
59
256
23.0
803
991
81.0
50.7
356
1,047
1,276
1,529
28.6
9.7
2.2
5.5
1.1
0.1
2.0
20Larry Drew
L. Drew
3,367
586
16,541
7,553
1,133
729
40
3,084
6,577
46.9
72
291
24.7
1,313
1,642
80.0
51.7
242
891
1,421
1,154
28.2
12.9
1.9
5.7
1.2
0.1
2.4
21Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
3,339
700
16,248
6,684
1,164
929
120
2,549
5,666
45.0
141
603
23.4
1,445
1,733
83.4
52.0
294
870
1,324
1,489
23.2
9.5
1.7
4.8
1.3
0.2
1.9
22Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
3,262
441
13,189
5,562
1,547
902
207
1,920
4,170
46.0
73
242
30.2
1,649
2,135
77.2
54.4
442
1,105
1,076
1,543
29.9
12.6
3.5
7.4
2.0
0.5
2.4
23John Bagley
J. Bagley
3,181
525
14,173
5,023
1,471
656
46
2,027
4,647
43.6
103
412
25.0
866
1,103
78.5
48.9
348
1,123
1,257
877
27.0
9.6
2.8
6.1
1.2
0.1
2.4
24Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
3,028
523
15,549
6,278
2,324
823
349
2,326
4,731
49.2
54
231
23.4
1,572
2,112
74.4
55.5
762
1,562
1,374
1,587
29.7
12.0
4.4
5.8
1.6
0.7
2.6
25Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
2,995
775
17,904
7,479
1,365
908
95
2,964
6,268
47.3
176
544
32.4
1,375
1,773
77.6
53.1
506
859
1,501
1,813
23.1
9.7
1.8
3.9
1.2
0.1
1.9

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