which center has the most assists per 36 minutes in a season

Nikola Jokić has the most assists / minutes played / 36 by a center in a season, with 11.34 this season.

Interpreted as:
Which center has the most assists per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in a season?
NAMEAST/(MIN/36)ASTMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
11.34
253
803
2025-26
DEN DEN
23
34.9
29.2
12.3
11.0
1.3
0.8
10.5
17.1
61.2
2.1
5.0
41.4
6.1
7.2
85.5
71.9
3.0
9.3
3.5
671
282
31
18
80
64
+223
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
10.51
678
2,323
2022-23
DEN DEN
69
33.7
24.5
11.8
9.8
1.3
0.7
9.4
14.8
63.2
0.8
2.2
38.3
4.9
6.0
82.2
70.1
2.4
9.4
3.6
1,690
817
87
47
247
174
+640
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
10.03
716
2,571
2024-25
DEN DEN
70
36.7
29.6
12.7
10.2
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
2,071
892
127
45
230
160
+594
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
9.31
708
2,737
2023-24
DEN DEN
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
9.0
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
58.3
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,085
976
108
68
238
195
+684
5Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
8.67
599
2,487
2020-21
DEN DEN
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
1,898
780
95
48
222
192
+384
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
8.49
584
2,475
2021-22
DEN DEN
74
33.4
27.1
13.8
7.9
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
58.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,004
1,019
109
63
281
191
+442
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
8.34
580
2,504
2018-19
DEN DEN
80
31.3
20.1
10.8
7.3
1.4
0.7
7.7
15.1
51.1
1.0
3.4
30.7
3.6
4.4
82.1
58.9
2.9
8.0
3.1
1,604
865
108
55
248
228
+315
8Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
8.27
673
2,928
2023-24
SAC SAC
82
35.7
19.4
13.7
8.2
0.9
0.6
7.7
13.0
59.4
0.4
1.1
37.9
3.6
5.1
70.4
63.7
3.6
10.1
3.3
1,593
1,120
74
48
272
250
+69
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
7.89
512
2,335
2019-20
DEN DEN
73
32.0
19.9
9.7
7.0
1.2
0.6
7.7
14.7
52.8
1.1
3.5
31.4
3.4
4.1
81.7
60.5
2.3
7.5
3.1
1,456
711
85
44
226
222
+255
10Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
7.13
135
682
2025-26
HOU HOU
19
35.9
23.1
9.1
7.1
1.3
1.0
8.5
16.8
50.5
1.1
2.7
38.5
5.1
6.8
73.8
58.2
2.9
6.2
3.3
438
173
25
19
62
64
+136
11Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
6.87
460
2,412
1979-80
KCK KCK
81
29.8
9.2
8.0
5.7
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
743
645
111
109
211
307
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
6.77
458
2,436
2017-18
DEN DEN
75
32.5
18.5
10.7
6.1
1.2
0.8
6.7
13.5
49.9
1.5
3.7
39.6
3.5
4.2
85.0
60.3
2.6
8.1
2.8
1,385
803
90
61
210
212
+367
13Vlade Divac
V. Divac
6.71
432
2,317
2003-04
SAC SAC
81
28.6
9.9
5.7
5.3
0.7
1.0
3.9
8.2
47.0
0.0
0.2
15.4
2.1
3.2
65.4
51.1
1.7
4.0
2.1
800
463
57
77
173
222
+349
14Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
6.7
415
2,231
2020-21
IND IND
62
36.0
20.3
12.0
6.7
1.2
0.5
7.8
14.6
53.5
0.8
2.6
32.1
3.9
5.3
73.2
60.1
2.4
9.5
3.4
1,260
742
75
33
213
203
-91
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
6.59
702
3,836
1967-68
PHI PHI
82
46.8
24.3
23.8
8.6
10.0
16.8
59.5
4.3
11.4
38.0
55.7
1,992
1,952
160
16Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
6.45
399
2,228
1980-81
KCK KCK
82
27.2
6.9
7.1
4.9
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
567
584
95
120
182
302
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
6.34
359
2,038
2016-17
DEN DEN
73
27.9
16.7
9.8
4.9
0.8
0.8
6.8
11.7
57.8
0.6
1.9
32.4
2.6
3.1
82.5
64.0
2.9
6.9
2.3
1,221
718
61
55
171
214
+298
18Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
6.27
423
2,429
2024-25
SAC SAC
70
34.7
19.1
13.9
6.0
0.7
0.4
7.5
12.8
59.0
0.9
2.2
41.7
3.1
4.1
75.4
65.5
3.8
10.1
2.9
1,337
972
48
26
202
229
+145
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
6.16
630
3,682
1966-67
PHI PHI
81
45.5
24.1
24.2
7.8
9.7
14.2
68.3
4.8
10.8
44.1
63.7
1,956
1,957
143
20Alvan Adams
A. Adams
6.1
450
2,656
1975-76
PHX PHX
80
33.2
19.0
9.1
5.6
1.5
1.5
7.9
16.8
46.9
3.3
4.4
73.5
50.7
2.7
6.4
1,519
727
121
116
274
21Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
6.03
397
2,370
1970-71
CHI CHI
82
28.9
10.8
13.8
4.8
4.4
9.0
48.5
2.0
2.8
72.4
52.6
882
1,133
275
22Alvan Adams
A. Adams
6.03
344
2,054
1980-81
PHX PHX
75
27.4
14.9
7.3
4.6
1.4
0.9
6.1
11.6
52.6
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.5
76.8
56.7
2.1
5.2
3.0
1,115
546
106
69
226
226
23Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
5.89
430
2,627
1978-79
KCK KCK
82
32.0
10.6
8.6
5.2
1.3
1.7
4.3
8.5
50.2
2.0
2.8
73.9
54.4
2.2
6.4
3.0
867
702
106
141
245
309
24Alvan Adams
A. Adams
5.82
324
2,005
1985-86
PHX PHX
78
25.7
10.8
6.1
4.2
1.3
0.6
4.4
8.7
50.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.6
78.3
54.7
1.9
4.2
2.6
841
477
103
46
206
272
25Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
5.7
317
2,001
1972-73
NYK NYK
71
28.2
9.9
7.2
4.5
4.4
8.6
51.3
1.1
1.4
80.0
54.0
704
510
157
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