which center has the most assists before the age of 26

Nikola Jokić has the most career assists by a center younger than 26, with 2,338 assists.

	NAME	AST	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	2,338	409	29.5	17.7	9.7	5.7	1.1	0.7	6.8	12.9	52.9	1.0	2.8	34.4	3.1	3.8	83.0	60.9	2.6	7.1	2.6	12,051	7,228	3,969	467	283	1,055	1,170	+1475
2	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	1,605	358	29.3	16.9	8.6	4.5	1.0	0.9	6.6	12.8	51.8	0.4	1.4	28.1	3.3	4.7	69.9	57.0	2.9	5.7	2.6	10,498	6,049	3,086	374	322	921	1,130	+72
3	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	1,305	354	36.3	18.5	9.1	3.7	0.7	0.6	6.9	13.2	52.1	0.0	0.0	10.0	4.7	6.6	72.4	57.6	2.0	7.1	3.0	12,857	6,543	3,233	263	227	1,068	957
4	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,258	420	34.3	22.9	11.5	3.0	0.8	1.4	8.5	16.2	52.6	1.6	4.0	39.7	4.3	5.1	83.6	62.0	3.1	8.5	2.6	14,414	9,618	4,850	337	594	1,103	1,405	+240
5	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	1,136	415	31.6	20.2	10.8	2.7	1.4	1.2	7.4	16.0	46.0	0.2	0.7	29.0	5.3	7.2	72.8	52.6	3.0	7.7	3.4	13,106	8,366	4,473	586	484	1,417	1,605	-649
6	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	1,083	354	28.6	14.0	8.4	3.1	1.0	0.9	5.4	9.8	55.0	0.0	0.2	11.1	3.2	4.3	74.5	59.9	2.2	6.2	2.1	10,120	4,949	2,965	353	304	726	902	+648
7	Spencer Hawes S. Hawes	993	500	24.9	9.7	6.4	2.0	0.4	1.1	4.1	8.7	46.5	0.5	1.3	36.1	1.1	1.5	70.3	51.4	1.7	4.7	1.6	12,436	4,830	3,200	203	542	803	1,348	-1466
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	968	382	37.6	27.0	12.4	2.5	0.8	2.8	10.8	18.8	57.7	0.0	0.0	6.7	5.3	10.0	53.4	58.3	4.1	8.3	3.0	14,376	10,324	4,749	316	1,065	1,134	1,354	+616
9	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	790	486	28.2	12.7	9.1	1.6	0.6	1.3	5.1	8.0	63.0	0.0	0.2	17.1	2.6	3.6	71.1	66.2	2.9	6.3	1.4	13,724	6,185	4,441	294	630	670	986	+258
10	Al Horford A. Horford	766	317	33.7	12.8	9.5	2.4	0.8	1.1	5.3	9.9	53.7	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.2	2.9	76.1	57.4	2.6	6.8	1.6	10,679	4,056	3,003	241	356	497	896	+457
11	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	765	383	27.3	11.9	8.3	2.0	0.6	0.7	4.5	8.8	50.9	0.7	2.3	31.6	2.2	3.0	72.9	58.6	2.3	6.0	1.5	10,446	4,565	3,173	247	281	583	1,108	-700
12	Benoit Benjamin B. Benjamin	726	374	31.1	13.1	8.4	1.9	0.8	2.8	5.0	10.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	3.1	4.3	73.1	55.2	2.0	6.4	2.7	11,627	4,918	3,135	293	1,044	993	1,195
13	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	716	306	30.4	14.0	8.9	2.3	1.2	0.7	5.6	10.9	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.9	70.0	55.4	3.1	5.8	2.0	9,305	4,274	2,711	353	213	605	729	-674
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	694	342	36.1	22.7	11.9	2.0	1.9	3.0	8.9	17.1	51.9	0.0	0.0	8.3	4.9	7.4	67.0	55.8	4.5	7.4	3.0	12,341	7,769	4,074	641	1,042	1,039	1,385
15	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	692	243	32.6	16.1	8.9	2.8	0.8	1.6	6.5	11.9	54.7	0.4	1.5	29.1	2.6	3.7	69.7	59.4	2.2	6.7	1.9	7,922	3,916	2,163	199	378	453	592	+877
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	636	202	30.6	24.1	11.5	3.1	0.7	1.8	8.0	16.8	47.9	1.2	3.6	32.2	6.8	8.6	79.4	58.6	2.4	9.1	3.5	6,183	4,864	2,324	151	367	712	683	+1051
17	Oliver Miller O. Miller	632	258	25.9	9.3	6.7	2.4	1.1	1.9	3.9	7.2	54.6	0.0	0.1	13.9	1.4	2.2	64.4	56.9	2.0	4.6	2.1	6,670	2,391	1,717	274	502	554	843
18	Dwight Howard D. Howard	631	403	36.5	20.0	13.5	1.6	1.0	2.4	6.9	11.7	59.5	0.0	0.1	4.5	6.1	10.3	59.2	61.7	3.7	9.8	3.4	14,710	8,049	5,442	403	977	1,373	1,334	+2248
19	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	626	542	30.8	14.1	13.7	1.2	1.3	1.6	6.0	11.0	54.3	0.0	0.1	14.7	2.1	4.8	44.8	53.8	4.8	8.9	1.8	16,710	7,661	7,424	726	845	969	1,706	-367
20	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	621	318	23.1	11.8	8.1	2.0	0.9	1.3	4.7	9.6	49.2	0.0	0.2	9.6	2.4	3.5	67.3	53.0	2.5	5.5	2.1	7,356	3,749	2,562	272	416	654	995	+519
21	Andrew Bogut A. Bogut	611	261	33.5	13.7	9.8	2.3	0.7	1.6	5.9	11.1	52.9	0.0	0.1	6.3	2.0	3.4	58.9	54.6	3.0	6.8	2.1	8,737	3,584	2,548	177	414	556	858	-156
22	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	607	331	26.0	11.6	7.4	1.8	0.8	1.1	4.5	8.0	56.9	0.7	1.9	35.7	1.9	2.5	76.4	64.2	2.5	4.9	1.2	8,606	3,855	2,457	264	374	387	998	+290
23	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	604	324	30.1	14.5	9.8	1.9	0.8	0.9	6.5	12.7	51.1	0.0	0.1	26.9	1.5	2.1	73.1	53.3	3.0	6.8	1.7	9,749	4,711	3,175	248	284	557	891	-877
24	Steve Stipanovich S. Stipanovich	592	251	29.5	13.0	7.4	2.4	0.9	0.9	5.0	10.5	47.7	0.0	0.1	16.2	3.0	3.8	77.8	53.4	1.8	5.6	2.0	7,416	3,266	1,860	223	228	498	865
25	Vlade Divac V. Divac	588	323	27.0	11.1	7.9	1.8	1.3	1.5	4.3	8.5	50.7	0.1	0.4	26.2	2.4	3.4	69.7	55.5	2.6	5.4	2.0	8,732	3,583	2,565	417	473	645	1,062

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

Nikola Jokić has the most career assists by a center younger than 26, with 2,338 assists.

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3,694

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