nba players to average 5 assists as a rookie rookie first team

Bob Davies had 5.35 assists per game played in his rookie season in 1948-49.

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NBA players to average 5 or more assists per game as a rookie rookie first team

	NAME	AST/GP	AST	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Bob Davies B. Davies	5.35	321	60	1948-49	ROC		15.1		5.4			5.3	14.5	36.4				4.5	5.8	77.6	44.1					904					197
2	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	5.68	386	68	1949-50	NYK		8.6		5.7			2.8	8.3	33.7				3.0	4.6	65.2	41.7					584					160
3	Tom Gola T. Gola	5.94	404	68	1955-56	PHI	34.5	10.8	9.1	5.9			3.6	8.7	41.2				3.6	4.9	73.3	49.6				2,346	732	616				272
4	Guy Rodgers G. Rodgers	5.8	261	45	1958-59	PHI	34.8	10.7	6.2	5.8			4.7	11.9	39.4				1.4	2.5	54.5	41.3				1,565	483	281				132
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	9.72	690	71	1960-61	CIN	42.7	30.5	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	2,165	716				219
6	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	6.17	500	81	1969-70	CIN	35.7	9.5	5.0	6.2			3.7	9.2	40.3				2.0	2.8	74.1	45.4				2,895	770	409				329
7	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	5.49	450	82	1970-71	CIN	35.0	16.0	3.0	5.5			5.9	13.4	44.4				4.1	5.4	75.7	50.7				2,867	1,308	242				218
8	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	8.19	663	81	1973-74	BUF	35.9	15.2	2.7	8.2	0.7	0.1	6.5	15.6	42.1				2.1	2.4	90.2	45.9	0.6	2.1		2,910	1,234	219	59	9		242
9	Slick Watts S. Watts	5.66	351	62	1973-74	SEA	23.0	8.0	2.9	5.7	1.9	0.2	3.2	8.2	38.8				1.6	2.5	64.5	42.9	1.2	1.8		1,424	496	182	115	13		207
10	Alvan Adams A. Adams	5.63	450	80	1975-76	PHX	33.2	19.0	9.1	5.6	1.5	1.5	7.9	16.8	46.9				3.3	4.4	73.5	50.7	2.7	6.4		2,656	1,519	727	121	116		274
11	John Lucas J. Lucas	5.65	463	82	1976-77	HOU	30.9	11.1	2.7	5.6	1.5	0.2	4.7	9.9	47.7				1.6	2.1	78.9	51.2	0.7	2.0		2,531	911	219	125	19		174
12	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	6.83	553	81	1977-78	LAL	34.3	13.7	3.0	6.8	1.7	0.1	6.1	12.3	49.7				1.4	2.0	71.4	51.8	0.5	2.4	3.1	2,779	1,107	239	138	7	251	259
13	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	5.26	431	82	1978-79	PHI	29.4	8.4	3.1	5.3	2.1	0.1	3.6	7.0	51.0				1.2	1.7	72.1	54.1	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,409	685	254	174	12	193	198
14	Phil Ford P. Ford	8.62	681	79	1978-79	KCK	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	5.9	12.7	46.5				4.1	5.1	81.3	53.4	0.4	1.9	4.1	2,723	1,260	182	174	6	323	245
15	Reggie Theus R. Theus	5.23	429	82	1978-79	CHI	33.6	16.3	2.8	5.2	1.1	0.2	6.5	13.6	48.0				3.2	4.2	76.1	52.6	1.1	1.7	3.7	2,753	1,338	228	93	18	303	270
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7.31	563	77	1979-80	LAL	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	1,387	596	187	41	305	218
17	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	5.42	417	77	1979-80	HOU	27.6	10.9	2.4	5.4	1.6	0.4	4.3	8.5	50.3	0.0	0.2	15.8	2.3	2.9	81.4	56.0	0.7	1.6	2.7	2,123	843	184	127	28	205	197
18	Wes Matthews W. Matthews	5.2	411	79	1980-81	TOT	28.7	12.4	1.8	5.2	1.4	0.2	4.9	9.9	49.4	0.1	0.3	23.8	2.6	3.2	80.2	54.9	0.6	1.2	3.3	2,266	977	139	107	17	261	242
19	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	6.94	555	80	1980-81	POR	30.4	15.2	2.4	6.9	1.1	0.1	6.6	14.5	45.2	0.0	0.4	9.7	2.1	2.7	74.9	48.4	0.5	1.9	2.9	2,431	1,217	195	88	9	232	201
20	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	7.85	565	72	1981-82	DET	33.8	17.0	2.9	7.8	2.1	0.2	6.3	14.8	42.4	0.2	0.8	28.8	4.2	6.0	70.4	48.7	0.8	2.1	4.2	2,433	1,225	209	150	17	299	253
21	Fat Lever F. Lever	5.26	426	81	1982-83	POR	24.9	7.8	2.8	5.3	1.9	0.2	3.2	7.3	43.1	0.1	0.2	33.3	1.4	2.0	73.0	47.7	1.0	1.7	1.7	2,020	633	225	153	15	137	179
22	Ennis Whatley E. Whatley	8.28	662	80	1983-84	CHI	27.0	8.4	2.5	8.3	1.5	0.2	3.3	7.0	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.5	73.0	51.9	0.8	1.7	3.4	2,159	668	197	119	17	268	223
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5.87	481	82	1984-85	CHI	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	196	69	291	285
24	John Stockton J. Stockton	5.06	415	82	1984-85	UTA	18.2	5.6	1.3	5.1	1.3	0.1	1.9	4.1	47.1	0.0	0.1	18.2	1.7	2.4	73.6	54.8	0.3	1.0	1.8	1,490	458	105	109	11	150	203
25	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	8.21	583	71	1986-87	SEA	27.8	5.3	4.7	8.2	1.8	0.6	2.0	4.2	47.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	2.0	61.7	51.4	1.4	3.2	2.2	1,972	373	331	125	45	155	238

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Wed 10/21	SAC	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 10/23	POR	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MEM	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
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Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
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Bob Davies had 5.35 assists per game played in his rookie season in 1948-49.

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