nba center most assist as starter

Nikola Jokić has the most career assists by a center as a starter, with 5,988 assists.

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NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5,988
769
32.6
22.9
11.3
7.8
1.3
0.7
8.7
15.6
56.1
1.2
3.3
36.2
4.2
5.1
82.4
64.2
2.7
8.6
3.1
25,051
17,592
8,709
1,014
563
2,366
2,075
+4465
2Vlade Divac
V. Divac
3,328
979
31.5
12.4
8.5
3.4
1.2
1.5
4.8
9.7
49.8
0.1
0.4
24.2
2.7
3.8
69.3
54.5
2.6
5.9
2.3
30,835
12,179
8,366
1,138
1,450
2,242
3,187
+2167
3Al Horford
A. Horford
3,315
1,030
32.0
13.3
8.0
3.2
0.8
1.2
5.5
10.7
51.4
0.8
2.1
38.2
1.5
1.9
76.3
57.5
1.9
6.1
1.4
32,923
13,659
8,236
804
1,208
1,465
2,214
+3221
4Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,012
1,186
36.4
22.3
11.3
2.5
1.8
3.2
8.9
17.4
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
6.3
71.4
55.4
3.3
8.0
3.0
43,188
26,482
13,452
2,116
3,747
3,602
4,268
+429
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3,011
1,197
34.8
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.8
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,672
28,414
13,007
737
2,719
3,287
4,116
+4831
6Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
2,944
866
32.6
14.3
7.5
3.4
0.9
1.4
5.3
11.0
48.1
0.5
1.4
35.7
3.2
4.1
77.9
55.7
1.6
5.9
2.0
28,254
12,362
6,485
777
1,234
1,736
2,500
+1135
7Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
2,899
957
32.0
17.6
10.6
3.0
0.8
0.9
7.5
15.1
49.8
1.0
2.9
35.0
1.6
2.1
77.9
55.2
2.5
8.1
1.8
30,647
16,887
10,172
810
821
1,676
2,310
-1651
8David Robinson
D. Robinson
2,438
985
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.5
34,218
20,752
10,470
1,387
2,949
2,414
2,826
+2454
9Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
2,263
720
33.7
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
84.0
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,292
16,384
8,025
588
811
1,932
2,452
+1656
10Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
2,216
671
33.5
17.2
9.9
3.3
0.5
1.6
6.7
13.0
51.4
0.2
0.5
37.0
3.7
4.7
78.1
57.1
2.6
7.3
2.0
22,479
11,549
6,644
329
1,048
1,335
1,396
+1391
11Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2,132
724
30.5
16.3
9.7
2.9
0.7
1.9
6.4
12.7
50.7
0.0
0.1
12.7
3.4
4.8
71.3
55.1
2.4
7.4
2.0
22,092
11,785
7,057
496
1,370
1,450
1,468
+4071
12Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
2,081
1,059
35.5
21.8
10.2
2.0
1.0
2.6
8.5
16.9
50.5
0.0
0.1
16.2
4.7
6.4
74.2
55.4
2.4
7.8
3.1
37,556
23,089
10,808
1,030
2,705
3,242
3,666
+464
13Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
2,026
546
36.6
19.0
9.6
3.7
0.8
0.7
7.0
13.1
53.2
0.0
0.0
14.3
5.0
6.7
74.7
59.0
2.2
7.3
2.8
19,990
10,357
5,219
422
396
1,507
1,461
14Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
1,950
575
33.6
16.0
9.5
3.4
5.8
12.5
46.1
0.3
4.1
4.8
86.0
54.6
2.2
7.2
2.3
19,340
9,190
5,439
1,316
2,093
15DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
1,852
561
32.1
21.4
11.0
3.3
1.4
1.2
7.6
16.5
46.2
0.7
2.0
33.5
5.5
7.4
73.9
54.1
2.7
8.2
3.5
18,007
12,025
6,147
808
697
1,974
2,150
-395
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1,808
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,608
13,544
5,280
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2646
17Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
1,754
472
33.0
17.9
9.7
3.7
1.2
0.9
6.8
13.2
51.4
0.5
1.5
32.1
3.8
5.1
75.4
57.9
2.3
7.4
2.2
15,557
8,457
4,593
560
406
1,051
1,126
+1048
18Brad Miller
B. Miller
1,745
545
32.1
12.8
8.0
3.2
0.8
0.7
4.6
9.5
48.3
0.2
0.7
34.1
3.4
4.2
80.6
56.4
2.2
5.8
1.8
17,510
6,974
4,372
460
389
966
1,651
+246
19Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
1,662
1,105
30.5
15.8
6.1
1.5
0.6
1.9
6.0
12.1
49.7
1.0
2.9
35.5
2.7
3.4
79.6
58.0
1.9
4.1
1.6
33,697
17,475
6,690
641
2,059
1,731
2,842
+1134
20Joakim Noah
J. Noah
1,638
512
31.3
9.9
10.1
3.2
0.9
1.5
3.8
7.7
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.2
71.5
54.4
3.6
6.5
1.9
16,001
5,065
5,168
449
747
957
1,503
+595
21Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
1,622
248
34.7
18.9
12.9
6.5
0.9
0.5
7.4
13.1
57.0
0.6
1.8
35.8
3.4
4.7
72.3
62.5
3.3
9.6
3.1
8,608
4,689
3,208
222
119
766
805
+1
22Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
1,542
526
26.4
12.8
9.8
2.9
1.0
1.1
5.0
10.0
50.6
0.3
0.9
29.6
2.4
3.7
66.5
55.2
2.7
7.1
2.3
13,905
6,726
5,138
523
582
1,214
1,739
+746
23Alperen Şengün
A. Şengün
1,464
296
31.5
18.5
9.4
4.9
1.1
0.9
7.3
14.0
52.1
0.4
1.4
28.7
3.4
4.9
70.1
57.0
3.1
6.2
2.7
9,322
5,467
2,769
322
264
799
960
+296
24Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
1,437
665
34.1
14.7
10.8
2.2
6.0
11.9
50.0
0.1
2.7
3.2
84.2
55.3
22,688
9,796
7,212
2,296
25Marcus Camby
M. Camby
1,430
677
31.4
10.0
10.8
2.1
1.1
2.6
4.1
8.6
47.4
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.8
2.6
69.2
51.1
2.7
8.1
1.4
21,261
6,762
7,327
724
1,742
974
1,901
+581
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PPG

27.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

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TEAMWLPCTGB
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64
18
.780
2
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
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10/22
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10/24
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9:00 PM
Mon
10/26
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10:00 PM
Wed
10/28
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8:00 PM
Fri
10/30
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
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98

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110

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EasternWLPCTGB
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22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
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53
29
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52
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.634
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46
36
.561
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46
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45
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.549
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45
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32
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51
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20
62
.244
40.0
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19
63
.232
41.0
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17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
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53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
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49
33
.598
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.549
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42
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.512
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.512
22.0
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3/30
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122-113
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110-114

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