what nba centers averaged the most assists in a single season before 1999

Before 1998-99, Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most assists per game by a center in a season, with 8.6 per game in 1967-68.

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	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	8.6	1967-68	PHI	82	46.8	24.3	23.8			10.0	16.8	59.5				4.3	11.4	38.0	55.7				3,836	1,992	1,952	702				160
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	7.8	1966-67	PHI	81	45.5	24.1	24.2			9.7	14.2	68.3				4.8	10.8	44.1	63.7				3,682	1,956	1,957	630				143
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	5.8	1966-67	BOS	81	40.7	13.3	21.0			4.9	10.7	45.4				3.5	5.8	61.0	50.0				3,297	1,075	1,700	472				258
4	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	5.7	1979-80	KCK	81	29.8	9.2	8.0	1.4	1.3	3.7	8.4	44.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.3	74.1	49.0	2.1	5.8	2.6	2,412	743	645	460	111	109	211	307
5	Alvan Adams A. Adams	5.6	1975-76	PHX	80	33.2	19.0	9.1	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	450	121	116		274
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5.4	1978-79	LAL	80	39.5	23.8	12.8	1.0	4.0	9.7	16.8	57.7				4.4	5.9	73.6	61.2	2.6	10.2	3.5	3,157	1,903	1,025	431	76	316	282	230
7	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	5.3	1974-75	KCO	81	41.7	11.5	14.2	1.7	2.1	4.8	11.3	42.7				1.8	2.4	75.4	46.4	2.8	11.4		3,378	928	1,149	428	139	168		274
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	5.3	1964-65	BOS	78	44.4	14.1	24.1			5.5	12.6	43.8				3.1	5.5	57.3	47.2				3,466	1,102	1,878	410				204
9	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	5.2	1978-79	KCK	82	32.0	10.6	8.6	1.3	1.7	4.3	8.5	50.2				2.0	2.8	73.9	54.4	2.2	6.4	3.0	2,627	867	702	430	106	141	245	309
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5.2	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	24.6			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
11	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	5.2	1975-76	WAS	78	37.5	9.6	13.3	1.1	0.8	4.1	7.3	56.1				1.5	2.5	58.5	57.4	3.5	9.8		2,922	750	1,036	404	84	59		203
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5.0	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	36.9	22.3			15.1	28.7	52.4				6.8	12.7	53.1	53.7				3,689	2,948	1,787	403				182
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5.0	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	16.9	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
14	Bill Walton B. Walton	5.0	1977-78	POR	58	33.3	18.9	13.2	1.0	2.5	7.9	15.2	52.2				3.1	4.2	72.0	55.4	2.0	11.2	3.6	1,929	1,097	766	291	60	146	206	145
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5.0	1972-73	MIL	76	42.8	30.2	16.1			12.9	23.3	55.4				4.3	6.1	71.3	58.0				3,254	2,292	1,224	379				208
16	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	4.9	1980-81	KCK	82	27.2	6.9	7.1	1.2	1.5	2.9	6.5	44.2	0.0	0.1	20.0	1.1	1.4	78.6	48.3	1.6	5.5	2.2	2,228	567	584	399	95	120	182	302
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	4.9	1968-69	BOS	77	42.7	9.9	19.3			3.6	8.4	43.3				2.6	5.0	52.6	46.7				3,291	762	1,484	374				231
18	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	4.8	1970-71	CHI	82	28.9	10.8	13.8			4.4	9.0	48.5				2.0	2.8	72.4	52.6				2,370	882	1,133	397				275
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4.8	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	27.0	14.5	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	56.4	3.5	11.0		3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
20	David Robinson D. Robinson	4.8	1993-94	SAS	80	40.5	29.8	10.7	1.7	3.3	10.5	20.7	50.7	0.1	0.4	34.5	8.7	11.6	74.9	57.7	3.0	7.7	3.2	3,241	2,383	855	381	139	265	253	228
21	Bill Russell B. Russell	4.8	1965-66	BOS	78	43.4	12.9	22.8			5.0	12.1	41.5				2.9	5.2	55.1	44.8				3,386	1,005	1,779	371				221
22	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	4.8	1982-83	POR	80	37.7	15.7	9.4	0.9	1.4	6.3	12.9	48.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	5.0	62.1	52.0	2.3	7.1	3.5	3,017	1,259	753	380	68	110	281	213
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	4.7	1963-64	BOS	78	44.6	15.0	24.7			6.0	13.8	43.3				3.0	5.5	55.0	46.1				3,482	1,168	1,930	370				190
24	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	4.7	1976-77	KCK	82	31.6	10.6	9.0	1.5	1.6	4.0	9.4	42.2				2.6	3.4	76.2	48.4	2.3	6.6		2,595	869	734	386	119	133		292
25	Alvan Adams A. Adams	4.7	1982-83	PHX	80	30.6	14.2	6.9	1.4	0.9	6.0	12.3	48.6	0.0	0.0	33.3	2.3	2.7	82.9	52.7	2.0	4.8	3.0	2,447	1,135	548	376	114	74	242	287

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