Nikola Jokić has averaged the most assists per game in the first quarter this season, with 3.8 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA leaders in first quarter assists this regular season

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	3.8	2025-26	DEN	23	11.1	8.7	4.3	0.6	0.2	3.4	5.3	64.2	0.6	1.3	43.3	1.2	1.5	82.4	72.1	1.0	3.3	1.2	255	199	98	88	13	5	27	12	+103
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	2.9	2025-26	LAL	17	11.4	13.1	2.9	0.7	0.3	4.2	8.4	50.7	1.6	4.1	40.6	2.9	3.9	75.8	64.9	0.4	2.5	1.6	194	222	49	49	12	5	28	14	+12
3	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	2.8	2025-26	CHI	21	8.4	4.8	2.5	0.3	0.1	1.7	3.4	50.7	0.4	0.9	44.4	1.0	1.1	87.5	61.9	0.2	2.3	0.9	177	101	53	59	6	3	18	9	-33
4	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	2.8	2025-26	DET	21	9.1	4.9	1.4	0.5	0.2	1.9	4.3	43.3	0.6	1.8	32.4	0.6	0.6	100.0	53.5	0.2	1.2	0.8	192	102	29	58	11	5	16	16	+22
5	Ja Morant J. Morant	2.8	2025-26	MEM	12	8.1	6.6	1.8	0.2	0.0	2.1	4.4	47.2	0.4	1.3	31.3	2.0	2.2	92.3	61.3	0.3	1.4	1.3	97	79	21	33	2	0	16	8	-9
6	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	2.7	2025-26	MIA	23	8.0	3.0	1.1	0.3	0.0	1.2	2.3	53.8	0.3	0.9	40.0	0.3	0.4	60.0	62.1	0.1	1.0	0.4	185	70	26	63	6	1	9	14	+42
7	Kevin Porter Jr. K. Porter Jr.	2.3	2025-26	MIL	6	8.6	5.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	1.7	2.7	62.5	1.0	1.5	66.7	0.7	0.8	80.0	82.4	0.3	0.3	1.3	52	30	4	14	6	0	8	4	+7
8	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	2.3	2025-26	PHI	23	10.2	8.4	1.3	0.5	0.2	2.8	6.0	46.4	1.3	3.2	41.9	1.5	1.8	83.3	62.0	0.0	1.2	0.7	234	194	29	52	12	5	16	12	+25
9	Darius Garland D. Garland	2.2	2025-26	CLE	9	7.4	3.1	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.9	2.4	36.4	0.3	1.0	33.3	1.0	1.2	81.8	52.2	0.0	0.9	0.4	66	28	8	20	2	0	4	4	+7
10	Keyonte George K. George	2.2	2025-26	UTA	23	9.0	5.6	1.4	0.2	0.1	2.0	4.6	43.4	0.7	2.1	34.7	0.8	0.9	95.0	55.7	0.1	1.3	0.8	207	128	33	51	5	3	18	13	-43
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	2.2	2025-26	OKC	23	11.0	7.8	1.5	0.5	0.2	2.6	5.2	50.0	0.3	1.0	33.3	2.2	2.5	89.5	61.7	0.2	1.3	0.7	253	179	35	51	11	5	17	12	+69
12	Devin Booker D. Booker	2.2	2025-26	PHX	22	11.0	7.5	1.6	0.2	0.0	2.6	6.0	43.9	0.5	2.0	26.7	1.7	1.9	90.2	55.0	0.3	1.3	0.7	243	165	36	48	4	1	16	12	+31
13	James Harden J. Harden	2.2	2025-26	LAC	23	11.0	10.6	1.9	0.5	0.1	3.3	6.0	54.3	1.5	3.2	47.9	2.6	3.0	86.8	72.7	0.1	1.8	0.9	253	244	44	50	12	3	20	13	+21
14	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	2.1	2025-26	CHA	16	8.4	6.3	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.3	5.1	44.4	1.0	2.4	42.1	0.8	0.8	100.0	58.2	0.3	1.4	0.8	134	101	27	34	5	1	13	11	-29
15	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	2.1	2025-26	SAC	24	6.8	3.4	1.4	0.3	0.0	1.3	2.9	44.9	0.6	1.4	44.1	0.2	0.4	44.4	55.5	0.2	1.2	0.8	162	81	33	50	7	1	19	8	-67
16	Tolu Smith T. Smith	2.0	2025-26	DET	1	4.7	4.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	5	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2.0	2025-26	MIL	17	7.6	5.8	2.4	0.2	0.2	2.4	3.8	62.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.1	1.6	67.9	64.9	0.4	1.9	0.9	129	99	40	34	4	4	15	12	+60
18	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	1.9	2025-26	HOU	19	9.0	5.6	2.3	0.6	0.1	2.2	4.6	47.7	0.2	0.8	25.0	0.9	1.2	81.8	54.3	0.8	1.5	0.6	172	106	44	37	11	1	12	10	+38
19	Andrew Nembhard A. Nembhard	1.9	2025-26	IND	16	8.4	5.1	0.6	0.3	0.1	1.9	3.9	49.2	0.8	1.8	41.4	0.4	0.6	70.0	60.1	0.2	0.4	0.5	134	81	9	31	5	1	8	8	-31
20	Stephon Castle S. Castle	1.9	2025-26	SAS	14	8.5	4.7	1.6	0.4	0.1	1.8	3.4	52.1	0.2	1.1	18.8	0.9	1.1	81.3	60.0	0.2	1.4	1.3	119	66	22	27	6	1	18	8	+59
21	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	1.9	2025-26	ATL	22	8.7	6.5	3.0	0.4	0.0	2.4	4.0	59.8	0.6	1.2	48.1	1.1	1.4	80.6	70.5	0.3	2.6	1.0	192	142	65	41	9	0	22	10	+18
22	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	1.9	2025-26	NYK	21	11.9	10.1	1.2	0.4	0.0	3.4	7.1	48.0	1.2	2.8	43.1	2.1	2.3	89.8	62.1	0.1	1.1	0.8	251	213	26	39	8	0	17	5	+100
23	Jordan Poole J. Poole	1.9	2025-26	NOP	7	8.0	5.3	0.6	0.1	0.0	1.7	3.7	46.2	1.0	2.4	41.2	0.9	0.9	100.0	64.6	0.1	0.4	1.0	56	37	4	13	1	0	7	6	-12
24	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	1.9	2025-26	LAL	20	8.8	5.5	1.5	0.2	0.1	1.7	4.1	40.7	0.3	1.8	17.1	1.9	2.1	90.2	55.0	0.2	1.4	0.9	176	109	30	37	3	1	17	7	+33
25	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	1.8	2025-26	POR	12	8.0	2.8	1.7	0.3	0.1	1.1	3.4	31.7	0.3	1.3	25.0	0.3	0.4	80.0	39.4	0.4	1.3	0.9	96	34	20	22	3	1	11	3	-8