rookie that put up the most assists per game in the nba finals after 2000

Since 2000-01, Luke Walton has the most assists per game by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 4.5 per game.

NAME APG SEASON SERIES 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 Luke Walton
L. Walton
4.5
2003-04
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
4
19.3
3.3
3.0
1.5
0.5
1.3
3.3
38.5
0.3
1.5
16.7
0.5
0.5
100.0
46.8
0.8
2.3
1.8
77
13
12
18
6
2
7
15
+9
2 Tyler Herro
T. Herro
3.0
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
34.6
14.7
4.2
0.5
0.0
5.3
14.5
36.8
1.8
5.0
36.7
2.2
2.7
81.3
46.8
0.2
4.0
2.3
208
88
25
18
3
0
14
7
-46
3 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
2.5
2006-07
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
4
34.8
10.8
1.8
1.5
0.0
4.5
10.3
43.9
1.5
4.8
31.6
0.3
0.3
100.0
51.9
0.3
1.5
0.0
139
43
7
10
6
0
0
8
-6
4 Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
2.0
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
6
28.7
8.7
4.5
2.2
0.5
2.7
7.7
34.8
0.5
2.3
21.4
2.8
3.5
81.0
47.1
1.5
3.0
1.7
172
52
27
12
13
3
10
18
+52
5 Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
1.8
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
22.6
10.5
3.5
0.0
0.2
4.0
8.5
47.1
1.5
3.8
39.1
1.0
1.0
100.0
58.7
0.5
3.0
1.3
135
63
21
11
0
1
8
10
-12
6 Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
1.3
2001-02
NBA Finals
NJN NJN
4
24.3
6.8
4.5
1.0
0.0
2.8
5.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.8
45.5
52.2
0.5
4.0
0.8
97
27
18
5
4
0
3
7
-1
7 Christian Braun
C. Braun
1.2
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
5
16.3
5.8
2.0
1.0
0.4
2.4
3.4
70.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.0
1.8
55.6
69.2
0.8
1.2
0.6
82
29
10
6
5
2
3
6
-8
8 Jordan Bell
J. Bell
1.0
2017-18
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
13.5
5.8
3.3
0.3
0.5
2.5
3.5
71.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.8
1.5
50.0
69.1
1.0
2.3
0.0
54
23
13
4
1
2
0
4
+10
9 Beno Udrih
B. Udrih
0.8
2004-05
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
5
8.8
2.4
1.0
0.2
0.0
0.8
2.2
36.4
0.4
0.8
50.0
0.4
0.4
100.0
50.5
0.4
0.6
1.6
44
12
5
4
1
0
8
3
-17
10 Raja Bell
R. Bell
0.8
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
5
15.8
2.6
1.8
2.0
0.0
0.8
2.6
30.8
0.0
0.6
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
37.4
0.4
1.4
0.8
79
13
9
4
10
0
4
10
+5
11 Olivier-Maxence Prosper
O. Prosper
0.5
2023-24
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
2
4.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
8
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
-4
12 Nando de Colo
N. de Colo
0.5
2012-13
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
2
2.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
-4
13 Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
0.4
2023-24
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
5
22.8
5.6
8.2
0.8
0.2
2.4
3.4
70.6
0.2
0.2
100.0
0.6
1.4
42.9
69.7
3.2
5.0
1.0
114
28
41
2
4
1
5
11
-10
14 Sam Hauser
S. Hauser
0.4
2021-22
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
2.2
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.6
33.3
0.2
0.4
50.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
+4
15 Patrick McCaw
P. McCaw
0.4
2016-17
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
5
6.8
2.2
2.0
0.2
0.0
0.6
2.2
27.3
0.2
1.0
20.0
0.8
0.8
100.0
43.1
0.8
1.2
0.2
34
11
10
2
1
0
1
2
0
16 Jason Collins
J. Collins
0.3
2001-02
NBA Finals
NJN NJN
4
18.8
4.3
2.5
0.3
0.5
1.3
2.5
50.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.0
87.5
62.9
1.3
1.3
0.8
75
17
10
1
1
2
3
19
+6
17 Courtney Lee
C. Lee
0.2
2008-09
NBA Finals
ORL ORL
5
17.6
5.8
1.4
0.6
0.0
2.4
6.4
37.5
0.4
2.2
18.2
0.6
0.8
75.0
43.0
0.4
1.0
0.6
88
29
7
1
3
0
3
13
-16
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