which frontcourt nba player has the most assists in a game

Nikola Jokić has the most assists by a big man in a game, with 22 assists versus the Suns on March 7.

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Which frontcourt NBA player has the most assists in a regular-season game?

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	22	3/7/2025	DEN	vs	PHX	45	31	21	3	0	13	22	59.1	3	7	42.9	2	3	66.7	66.5	4	17	4	3	+8
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	21	2/2/1968	PHI	vs	DET	48	22	25			9	13	69.2				4	12	33.3	60.2				0
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	20	4/3/2025	MIL	@	PHI	39	35	17	2	0	12	19	63.2	1	1	100.0	10	11	90.9	73.4	2	15	2	0	+23
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	19	2/24/2025	DEN	@	IND	39	18	9	3	1	9	14	64.3	0	1	0.0	0	0		64.3	0	9	4	1	+17
5	Draymond Green D. Green	19	4/23/2021	GSW	vs	DEN	33	2	12	0	0	1	3	33.3	0	2	0.0	0	0		33.3	1	11	6	1	+11
6	Draymond Green D. Green	19	2/26/2021	GSW	vs	CHA	36	11	12	1	1	5	8	62.5	1	3	33.3	0	0		68.8	1	11	5	4	+23
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	19	3/19/1968	PHI	vs	CIN	53	22	27			10	22	45.5				2	10	20.0	41.7				1
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	11/17/2023	DEN	@	NOP	36	26	16	1	1	10	20	50.0	1	8	12.5	5	5	100.0	58.6	2	14	4	2	+5
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	12/28/2020	DEN	vs	HOU	34	19	12	3	1	8	11	72.7	1	1	100.0	2	3	66.7	77.1	4	8	3	2	+20
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	2/1/2025	DEN	@	CHA	37	28	13	4	1	9	17	52.9	2	7	28.6	8	9	88.9	66.8	1	12	4	2	-2
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	1/23/2025	DEN	vs	SAC	37	35	22	1	2	12	19	63.2	2	3	66.7	9	10	90.0	74.8	3	19	1	5	+11
12	Julius Randle J. Randle	17	3/18/2021	NYK	vs	ORL	40	18	10	1	0	8	20	40.0	1	5	20.0	1	2	50.0	43.1	0	10	2	3	+9
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	2/15/2018	DEN	@	MIL	34	30	15	1	2	11	14	78.6	3	3	100.0	5	5	100.0	92.6	4	11	8	5	+11
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	17	2/17/1967	PHI		CIN	48	15	22			5	6	83.3				5	7	71.4	82.6				3
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	11/6/2024	DEN	vs	OKC	39	23	20	2	2	9	20	45.0	1	3	33.3	4	6	66.7	50.8	7	13	5	2	+8
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	10/29/2024	DEN	@	BKN	41	29	18	0	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		11	13	84.6	66.8	6	12	1	3	+8
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	3/31/2024	DEN	vs	CLE	35	26	18	1	0	11	18	61.1	1	2	50.0	3	5	60.0	64.4	4	14	3	2	+37
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	2/25/2024	DEN	@	GSW	37	32	16	4	1	13	24	54.2	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	62.1	2	14	2	3	+20
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	1/7/2024	DEN	vs	DET	25	4	7	0	5	2	3	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	0	7	2	4	+16
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	16	12/19/2023	MIL	vs	SAS	34	11	14	2	1	4	12	33.3	0	2	0.0	3	6	50.0	37.6	2	12	3	1	+13
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	12/1/2023	DEN	@	PHX	35	21	5	1	2	9	18	50.0	0	3	0.0	3	6	50.0	50.9	1	4	3	4	+6
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	2/7/2023	DEN	vs	MIN	28	20	12	1	1	8	10	80.0	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	82.0	1	11	1	1	+40
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	2/2/2023	DEN	vs	GSW	33	22	14	1	1	9	13	69.2	0	0		4	5	80.0	72.4	2	12	3	0	+26
24	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	16	1/13/2023	SAC	vs	HOU	37	19	15	2	2	6	14	42.9	0	3	0.0	7	10	70.0	51.6	5	10	2	3	+26
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	1/9/2023	DEN	vs	LAL	35	14	11	1	1	5	5	100.0	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	110.8	2	9	4	2	+10