nba rookies with most assist 2021

LaMelo Ball had the most assists by a rookie in 2020-21, with 313 assists.

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NAMEASTSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
313
2020-21
CHA CHA
51
28.8
15.7
5.9
6.1
1.6
0.4
5.7
13.2
43.6
1.8
5.1
35.2
2.5
3.2
75.8
53.9
1.2
4.7
2.8
1,468
803
302
81
18
145
136
-84
2Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
309
2020-21
SAC SAC
58
30.1
13.0
3.0
5.3
1.3
0.5
5.0
10.7
47.2
2.1
5.1
40.9
0.8
1.0
85.7
58.5
0.7
2.3
1.6
1,746
753
173
77
28
92
83
-180
3Facundo Campazzo
F. Campazzo
232
2020-21
DEN DEN
65
21.9
6.1
2.1
3.6
1.2
0.2
1.8
4.8
38.1
1.2
3.3
35.2
1.2
1.4
87.9
55.8
0.3
1.7
1.1
1,425
396
134
79
14
73
132
+78
4Theo Maledon
T. Maledon
227
2020-21
OKC OKC
65
27.4
10.1
3.2
3.5
0.9
0.2
3.5
9.4
36.8
1.6
4.8
33.5
1.6
2.1
74.8
48.9
0.4
2.9
2.2
1,778
658
211
56
11
141
126
-621
5Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
211
2020-21
MIN MIN
72
32.1
19.3
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
82
36
160
129
-228
6Cole Anthony
C. Anthony
192
2020-21
ORL ORL
47
27.1
12.9
4.7
4.1
0.6
0.4
4.7
11.7
39.7
1.2
3.7
33.7
2.3
2.8
83.2
49.6
0.8
3.9
2.3
1,273
605
221
30
18
106
98
-322
7Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
178
2020-21
HOU HOU
70
29.2
11.3
5.3
2.5
1.2
0.5
4.5
8.9
50.6
0.9
2.8
30.8
1.5
2.1
69.4
57.6
1.9
3.5
1.4
2,043
794
374
85
36
98
222
-189
8Saben Lee
S. Lee
174
2020-21
DET DET
48
16.3
5.6
2.0
3.6
0.7
0.3
2.1
4.4
47.1
0.2
0.5
34.8
1.3
1.9
68.5
53.6
0.4
1.6
1.1
781
267
97
32
13
55
76
-89
9Killian Hayes
K. Hayes
138
2020-21
DET DET
26
25.8
6.8
2.7
5.3
1.0
0.4
2.7
7.7
35.3
0.8
2.8
27.8
0.5
0.7
82.4
42.2
0.2
2.4
3.2
670
176
69
27
10
83
57
-130
10Malachi Flynn
M. Flynn
137
2020-21
TOR TOR
47
19.7
7.5
2.5
2.9
0.8
0.1
2.7
7.2
37.4
1.1
3.6
32.1
1.0
1.2
80.4
48.4
0.2
2.3
0.9
927
353
116
38
7
43
68
-99
11Isaac Okoro
I. Okoro
128
2020-21
CLE CLE
67
32.4
9.6
3.1
1.9
0.9
0.4
3.5
8.3
42.0
0.9
3.2
29.0
1.7
2.3
72.6
51.4
1.0
2.1
1.3
2,173
646
206
62
24
86
185
-407
12Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
127
2020-21
NYK NYK
64
19.4
11.4
2.1
2.0
0.5
0.2
3.6
9.1
39.5
1.8
4.7
38.9
2.4
2.7
89.1
55.7
0.4
1.8
0.9
1,243
731
137
30
12
58
114
+182
13Kira Lewis Jr.
K. Lewis Jr.
124
2020-21
NOP NOP
54
16.7
6.4
1.3
2.3
0.7
0.2
2.4
6.2
38.6
0.7
2.2
33.3
0.8
0.9
84.3
47.7
0.2
1.1
0.6
904
343
71
38
10
34
88
+23
14Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
120
2020-21
PHI PHI
61
15.3
8.0
1.7
2.0
0.4
0.2
3.2
7.0
46.2
0.5
1.7
30.1
1.0
1.1
87.1
53.1
0.2
1.5
0.7
935
488
104
26
13
41
79
-52
15Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
120
2020-21
BOS BOS
66
19.2
7.7
2.4
1.8
0.6
0.1
2.8
6.3
44.0
1.5
3.8
41.1
0.6
0.7
88.9
58.2
0.5
1.9
0.8
1,267
510
158
37
9
53
104
+40
16Desmond Bane
D. Bane
118
2020-21
MEM MEM
68
22.3
9.2
3.1
1.7
0.6
0.2
3.4
7.3
46.9
1.7
4.0
43.2
0.6
0.7
81.6
60.0
0.5
2.6
0.9
1,519
625
210
41
16
59
125
+12
17Chuma Okeke
C. Okeke
101
2020-21
ORL ORL
45
25.2
7.8
4.0
2.2
1.1
0.5
3.0
7.2
41.7
1.1
3.1
34.8
0.7
0.9
75.0
51.1
0.9
3.1
0.8
1,133
349
181
48
22
38
48
-184
18Patrick Williams
P. Williams
99
2020-21
CHI CHI
71
27.9
9.2
4.6
1.4
0.9
0.6
3.6
7.4
48.3
0.8
1.9
39.1
1.3
1.8
72.8
56.2
0.9
3.7
1.4
1,983
655
327
64
46
98
126
-292
19Aleksej Pokusevski
A. Pokusevski
97
2020-21
OKC OKC
45
24.2
8.2
4.7
2.2
0.4
0.9
3.1
9.1
34.1
1.3
4.6
28.0
0.7
0.9
73.8
43.0
0.7
4.0
2.2
1,090
367
212
20
42
99
58
-393
20Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
95
2020-21
DET DET
70
27.3
12.2
4.5
1.4
0.7
0.2
4.0
9.9
40.4
2.5
6.6
38.0
1.8
2.1
84.4
56.7
0.6
3.9
0.9
1,909
857
318
52
14
60
110
-213
21Naji Marshall
N. Marshall
88
2020-21
NOP NOP
32
21.9
7.7
4.6
2.8
0.8
0.3
2.6
6.5
39.2
0.9
2.6
34.9
1.7
2.3
70.7
50.8
0.5
4.2
1.2
700
246
148
26
10
38
58
-28
22RJ Hampton
RJ Hampton
87
2020-21
TOT
51
17.4
6.9
3.5
1.7
0.4
0.2
2.7
6.1
43.5
0.5
1.7
31.0
1.1
1.6
67.1
50.7
0.6
2.9
1.0
888
354
179
21
10
53
61
-284
23Xavier Tillman
X. Tillman
75
2020-21
MEM MEM
59
18.4
6.6
4.3
1.3
0.7
0.6
2.8
5.1
55.9
0.4
1.1
33.8
0.6
0.9
64.2
60.5
1.3
3.1
0.8
1,085
390
256
44
33
45
116
+33
24Jaden McDaniels
J. McDaniels
71
2020-21
MIN MIN
63
24.0
6.8
3.7
1.1
0.6
1.0
2.6
5.8
44.7
1.1
3.1
36.4
0.4
0.7
60.0
55.2
0.8
2.9
0.7
1,511
427
232
35
60
47
172
-103
25Nico Mannion
N. Mannion
70
2020-21
GSW GSW
30
12.1
4.1
1.5
2.3
0.5
0.0
1.3
3.8
34.2
0.7
2.0
36.7
0.8
0.9
82.1
48.7
0.2
1.3
1.0
364
123
46
16
1
31
29
-76
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Team Leaders

PPG

20.2

Miller

Brandon Miller

RPG

8.7

Diabaté

Moussa Diabaté

APG

7.1

Ball

LaMelo Ball
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.4

5th

DRTG

114.4

12th

NETRTG

5.0

8th

3P%

37.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
76ers 76ers
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks
32
50
.390
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/21
CHA CHA
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Fri
10/23
ATL ATL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Sat
10/24
MIA MIA
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Mon
10/26
WAS WAS
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/28
CHA CHA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

1 - 1

90

Final

121

ORL Magic

1 - 1

Fri 17 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

Anthony Edwards
RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

11.6

Clingan

Donovan Clingan
APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić
SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

2.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

1.9

Wallace

Cason Wallace
BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

1.9

Huff

Jay Huff
3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3.8

Ball

LaMelo Ball

3.4

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel
TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

Jalen Duren

67.6

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

67.4

Queta

Neemias Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Nuggets

122.6

Celtics

120.8

Knicks

119.8

Spurs

119.6

Hornets

119.4

Cavaliers

119.2
DRtg Rankings
Thunder

107.7

Pistons

109.7

Spurs

111.3

Celtics

112.7

Raptors

113.0

Rockets

113.2
NetRtg Rankings
Thunder

11.1

Spurs

8.3

Pistons

8.2

Celtics

8.1

Knicks

6.5

Rockets

5.4
Tank Leaderboard
Wizards

17-65

Pacers

19-63

Nets

20-62

Jazz

22-60

Kings

22-60

Grizzlies

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,694

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,474

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.1

Brown

Jaylen Brown

33.4

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard
MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.4

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.4

Durant

Kevin Durant
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.61

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.71

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

61-44

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

57-44
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/30
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
131-105
Mon
3/30
CHI CHI
@
SAS SAS
114-129
Mon
3/30
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
124-94
Mon
3/30
CLE CLE
@
UTA UTA
122-113
Mon
3/30
DET DET
@
OKC OKC
110-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:00 PM
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM