which active player has the most assists per game in a season since 1980

Since 1979-80, Russell Westbrook has averaged the most assists per game by an active player in a season, with 11.7 per game in 2020-21.

Interpreted as:

Which active player has the most assists per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in a season since 1980?

	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	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	11.7	2020-21	WAS	65	36.4	22.2	11.5	1.4	0.4	8.4	19.0	43.9	1.3	4.2	31.5	4.2	6.4	65.6	50.9	1.7	9.9	4.8	2,369	1,445	750	763	89	23	312	190	-87
2	Trae Young T. Young	11.6	2024-25	ATL	76	36.0	24.2	3.1	1.2	0.2	7.4	18.1	41.1	2.9	8.4	34.0	6.5	7.4	87.5	56.7	0.5	2.6	4.7	2,739	1,841	236	880	91	12	355	145	+34
3	Chris Paul C. Paul	11.6	2007-08	NOH	80	37.6	21.1	4.0	2.7	0.1	7.9	16.1	48.8	1.2	3.1	36.9	4.2	4.9	85.1	57.6	0.8	3.2	2.5	3,006	1,684	321	925	217	4	201	185	+479
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	11.3	2025-26	DEN	6	35.0	22.7	13.2	2.2	1.0	8.8	14.7	60.2	1.5	5.2	29.0	3.5	4.2	84.0	68.7	2.3	10.8	2.7	210	136	79	68	13	6	16	18	+86
5	James Harden J. Harden	11.2	2016-17	HOU	81	36.4	29.1	8.1	1.5	0.5	8.3	18.9	44.0	3.2	9.3	34.7	9.2	10.9	84.7	61.3	1.2	7.0	5.7	2,947	2,356	659	907	121	38	464	215	+425
6	Chris Paul C. Paul	11.0	2008-09	NOH	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	2.8	0.1	8.1	16.1	50.3	0.8	2.3	36.4	5.8	6.7	86.8	59.9	0.9	4.7	3.0	3,002	1,781	432	861	216	10	231	212	+350
7	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	10.9	2023-24	IND	69	32.2	20.1	3.9	1.2	0.7	7.2	15.2	47.7	2.8	7.8	36.4	2.8	3.3	85.5	60.5	0.5	3.4	2.3	2,224	1,389	271	752	83	48	159	75	+294
8	Chris Paul C. Paul	10.8	2021-22	PHX	65	32.9	14.7	4.4	1.9	0.3	5.6	11.3	49.3	1.0	3.1	31.7	2.6	3.1	83.7	58.1	0.3	4.0	2.4	2,139	958	283	702	121	20	153	134	+460
9	Trae Young T. Young	10.8	2023-24	ATL	54	36.0	25.7	2.8	1.3	0.2	8.0	18.7	43.0	3.2	8.7	37.2	6.4	7.5	85.5	58.5	0.4	2.3	4.4	1,942	1,389	149	583	72	11	235	109	-116
10	James Harden J. Harden	10.8	2020-21	TOT	44	36.6	24.6	7.9	1.2	0.8	7.8	16.7	46.6	2.8	7.6	36.2	6.3	7.3	86.1	61.8	0.8	7.1	4.0	1,609	1,083	348	475	53	33	177	99	+102
11	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	10.7	2018-19	OKC	73	36.0	22.9	11.1	1.9	0.5	8.6	20.2	42.8	1.6	5.6	29.0	4.1	6.2	65.6	50.1	1.5	9.6	4.5	2,630	1,675	807	784	142	33	325	245	+292
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	10.7	2013-14	LAC	62	35.0	19.1	4.3	2.5	0.1	6.5	14.0	46.7	1.3	3.4	36.8	4.8	5.6	85.5	58.0	0.6	3.7	2.3	2,171	1,185	268	663	154	4	145	157	+528
13	Chris Paul C. Paul	10.7	2009-10	NOH	45	38.0	18.7	4.2	2.1	0.2	7.0	14.2	49.3	1.2	2.8	40.9	3.6	4.2	84.7	58.4	0.4	3.8	2.5	1,712	841	191	480	96	8	112	118	+9
14	James Harden J. Harden	10.7	2022-23	PHI	58	36.8	21.0	6.1	1.2	0.5	6.4	14.5	44.1	2.8	7.2	38.5	5.4	6.2	86.7	60.7	0.7	5.4	3.4	2,135	1,216	354	618	71	31	195	112	+277
15	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	10.4	2022-23	IND	56	33.6	20.7	3.7	1.6	0.4	7.4	15.0	49.0	2.9	7.2	40.0	3.1	3.6	87.1	62.4	0.6	3.1	2.5	1,883	1,160	205	585	91	25	141	69	-35
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	10.4	2015-16	OKC	80	34.4	23.5	7.8	2.0	0.3	8.2	18.1	45.4	1.3	4.3	29.6	5.8	7.2	81.2	55.4	1.8	6.0	4.3	2,749	1,878	626	834	163	20	342	200	+635
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	10.4	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
18	James Harden J. Harden	10.3	2021-22	TOT	65	37.2	22.0	7.7	1.3	0.6	6.3	15.3	41.0	2.3	6.9	33.0	7.2	8.2	87.7	58.3	0.8	6.8	4.4	2,419	1,432	500	667	82	36	284	153	+173
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	10.3	2017-18	OKC	80	36.4	25.4	10.1	1.8	0.3	9.5	21.1	44.9	1.2	4.1	29.8	5.2	7.1	73.7	52.4	1.9	8.2	4.8	2,914	2,028	804	820	147	20	381	200	+383
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10.2	2024-25	DEN	70	36.7	29.6	12.7	1.8	0.6	11.2	19.5	57.6	2.0	4.7	41.7	5.2	6.4	80.0	66.3	2.9	9.9	3.3	2,571	2,071	892	716	127	45	230	160	+594
21	Chris Paul C. Paul	10.2	2014-15	LAC	82	34.8	19.1	4.6	1.9	0.2	6.9	14.3	48.5	1.7	4.3	39.8	3.5	3.9	90.0	59.6	0.6	4.0	2.3	2,857	1,564	376	838	156	15	190	203	+734
22	LeBron James L. James	10.2	2019-20	LAL	67	34.6	25.3	7.8	1.2	0.5	9.6	19.4	49.3	2.2	6.3	34.8	3.9	5.7	69.3	57.7	1.0	6.9	3.9	2,316	1,698	525	684	78	36	261	118	+441
23	Trae Young T. Young	10.2	2022-23	ATL	73	34.8	26.2	3.0	1.1	0.1	8.2	19.0	42.9	2.1	6.3	33.5	7.8	8.8	88.6	57.3	0.8	2.2	4.1	2,541	1,914	217	741	80	9	300	104	+100
24	Chris Paul C. Paul	10.0	2015-16	LAC	74	32.7	19.5	4.2	2.1	0.2	7.0	15.1	46.2	1.6	4.4	37.1	4.0	4.4	89.6	57.5	0.5	3.7	2.6	2,420	1,446	310	738	152	13	194	185	+553
25	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	9.8	2025-26	CHA	6	33.3	23.3	7.8	1.7	0.2	8.2	19.0	43.0	3.3	10.0	33.3	3.7	4.5	81.5	55.6	1.5	6.3	3.7	200	140	47	59	10	1	22	21	+23