which active player has the most assists per game since 1980

Since 1979-80, Trae Young has averaged the most assists per game by an active player, with 9.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
Which active player has the most assists per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games since 1980?
NAMEAPGGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Trae Young
T. Young
9.8
488
34.3
25.2
3.5
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.5
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.8
0.6
2.9
4.2
16,760
12,309
1,697
4,787
509
75
2,061
850
-145
2Chris Paul
C. Paul
9.2
1,360
33.6
16.9
4.4
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,690
23,027
5,989
12,523
2,725
222
3,099
3,196
+6099
3Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
8.8
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
1.5
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
10,997
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8.2
454
34.9
28.7
8.6
1.2
0.4
9.7
20.7
46.8
3.1
8.8
34.9
6.2
8.3
75.2
58.9
0.9
7.7
3.9
15,864
13,043
3,927
3,733
561
204
1,793
1,037
+1258
5Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
8.0
1,244
33.3
21.1
7.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.6
4.8
6.2
77.2
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,365
26,302
8,718
9,960
1,965
407
4,846
3,173
+3036
6LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
7.5
237
32.0
21.1
6.0
1.5
0.3
7.4
17.7
42.2
3.1
8.4
36.4
3.1
3.8
83.6
54.6
1.3
4.8
3.3
7,574
4,999
1,426
1,769
350
77
791
748
-381
7Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
7.4
215
33.8
22.1
5.4
1.0
0.6
8.3
18.7
44.6
1.9
5.7
33.8
3.6
4.2
84.7
53.9
0.8
4.6
3.8
7,266
4,753
1,160
1,597
222
132
820
608
-475
8LeBron James
L. James
7.4
1,562
37.8
27.0
7.5
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
59,042
42,184
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
5,471
2,781
+7389
9Ja Morant
J. Morant
7.4
314
31.9
22.6
4.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
17.4
46.7
1.3
4.3
31.2
5.0
6.4
77.0
55.7
0.9
3.8
3.4
10,007
7,085
1,473
2,317
322
86
1,057
526
+793
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7.3
751
31.8
21.8
10.9
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.0
1.1
3.1
35.9
3.9
4.8
82.4
63.8
2.7
8.3
2.9
23,849
16,346
8,220
5,451
962
542
2,193
2,014
+4157
11James Harden
J. Harden
7.2
1,157
34.8
24.0
5.6
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
40,216
27,825
6,504
8,370
1,723
656
4,287
2,870
+4624
12Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
7.2
383
31.1
13.1
7.4
1.5
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
13Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
6.7
900
36.2
25.1
4.3
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
14Darius Garland
D. Garland
6.7
382
33.2
18.9
2.7
1.2
0.1
6.9
15.2
45.3
2.3
6.1
38.8
2.7
3.1
86.7
56.8
0.5
2.1
3.0
12,693
7,204
1,015
2,558
447
44
1,127
703
+893
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
6.4
1,033
34.1
24.8
4.7
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
3.9
4.3
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,190
25,572
4,844
6,571
1,564
269
3,208
2,322
+6186
16Isaiah Collier
I. Collier
6.3
71
25.9
8.7
3.3
0.9
0.2
3.3
7.8
42.2
0.6
2.4
24.9
1.5
2.2
68.2
49.4
0.5
2.9
2.9
1,839
615
235
446
66
16
208
149
-403
17Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
6.2
1,044
32.9
15.8
4.2
1.4
0.5
6.2
13.4
46.2
1.5
4.1
36.9
1.9
2.4
78.8
54.6
1.0
3.2
2.6
34,387
16,539
4,373
6,498
1,482
537
2,693
2,214
+2956
18Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
6.2
287
29.4
14.3
7.6
0.9
0.5
5.8
12.4
46.5
1.2
3.5
33.2
1.6
2.1
76.3
53.7
1.7
5.8
2.7
8,435
4,104
2,170
1,767
249
142
777
478
-61
19De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
6.1
531
33.3
21.5
3.9
1.4
0.4
7.9
16.9
47.0
1.5
4.6
33.0
4.1
5.5
74.6
55.7
0.6
3.3
2.7
17,660
11,399
2,082
3,262
756
221
1,449
1,383
-513
20Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
6.0
1,174
31.2
13.9
4.2
1.3
0.3
4.5
10.6
42.3
1.9
5.1
36.8
3.1
3.8
81.5
56.9
0.8
3.5
2.2
36,683
16,359
4,961
7,100
1,500
351
2,628
3,161
+2833
21Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
5.8
293
31.1
11.3
5.4
1.5
0.6
4.2
10.5
39.7
2.3
6.3
36.1
0.7
1.1
59.9
51.3
1.0
4.4
2.4
9,110
3,297
1,591
1,710
444
179
695
609
+172
22Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
5.8
524
26.5
9.8
4.0
1.2
0.3
4.1
9.1
44.4
0.4
1.3
28.6
1.3
2.1
62.3
48.6
1.0
3.0
2.2
13,894
5,121
2,086
3,033
612
162
1,143
1,036
-1318
23D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
5.7
636
29.7
17.2
3.4
1.1
0.3
6.2
14.5
42.7
2.5
6.9
36.4
2.4
3.0
79.5
54.5
0.5
2.9
2.6
18,906
10,963
2,140
3,628
670
208
1,661
1,212
-1002
24Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
5.7
550
31.3
14.9
3.4
1.4
0.5
5.0
12.5
40.1
2.5
6.8
37.1
2.3
2.7
86.2
54.4
0.4
3.0
1.7
17,192
8,204
1,884
3,121
757
253
910
1,205
+1913
25Mike Conley
M. Conley
5.6
1,179
31.2
14.0
2.9
1.4
0.2
4.9
11.2
43.8
1.6
4.2
38.9
2.5
3.1
82.6
55.7
0.5
2.5
1.9
36,749
16,516
3,472
6,653
1,609
245
2,190
2,287
+2727

More Hawks Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.1

22nd

DRTG

114.8

15th

NETRTG

-0.7

19th

3P%

34.7

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
2.0
8
Raptors Raptors
4
4
.500
2.5
9
Hawks Hawks
3
4
.429
3.0
10
Magic Magic
3
4
.429
3.0
11
Celtics Celtics
3
5
.375
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/7
TOR TOR
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sat
11/8
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
ATL ATL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Thu
11/13
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Last Game
ORL Magic

3 - 5

112

Final

127

ATL Hawks

4 - 4

Tue 4 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
1.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
5
2
.714
0.5
4
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
0.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
OKC OKC
@
LAC LAC
11:00 PM
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
UTA UTA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
WAS WAS
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM