which nba player had the most assists in 1972

Lenny Wilkens had the most assists in 1971-72, with 766 assists.

	NAME	AST	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	PF
1	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	766	1971-72	SEA	80	37.4	18.0	4.2	9.6	6.0	12.8	46.6	6.0	7.8	77.4	55.3	2,989	1,438	338	209
2	Jerry West J. West	747	1971-72	LAL	77	38.6	25.8	4.2	9.7	9.5	20.0	47.7	6.7	8.2	81.4	54.6	2,973	1,985	327	209
3	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	701	1971-72	CIN	76	43.1	28.2	2.9	9.2	9.7	19.9	48.6	8.9	10.8	82.2	57.2	3,272	2,145	222	198
4	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	614	1971-72	BOS	82	45.1	27.5	8.2	7.5	10.9	23.9	45.8	5.6	6.7	83.4	51.2	3,698	2,252	672	183
5	Archie Clark A. Clark	613	1971-72	TOT	77	42.7	25.2	3.5	8.0	9.2	19.7	47.0	6.7	8.7	77.1	53.6	3,285	1,938	268	194
6	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	542	1971-72	TOT	79	30.6	11.5	4.5	6.9	4.2	9.6	43.9	3.0	3.8	79.0	50.7	2,415	905	357	239
7	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	491	1971-72	MIL	64	37.3	17.4	5.0	7.7	6.5	13.9	47.2	4.3	5.2	83.6	54.0	2,390	1,114	323	116
8	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	471	1971-72	GSW	80	40.2	21.5	5.6	5.9	8.6	18.3	46.7	4.4	5.5	79.4	51.8	3,214	1,720	444	260
9	Butch Beard B. Beard	456	1971-72	CLE	68	35.8	15.4	4.1	6.7	5.8	12.5	46.4	3.8	5.0	76.0	52.4	2,434	1,048	276	213
10	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	446	1971-72	NYK	77	40.6	23.2	6.7	5.8	8.7	17.0	51.2	5.8	7.2	80.8	57.6	3,126	1,788	513	185
11	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	443	1971-72	PHI	75	38.7	23.3	12.2	5.9	8.8	19.0	46.1	5.7	8.0	71.2	51.5	2,900	1,744	918	295
12	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	416	1971-72	BOS	79	41.3	23.1	5.6	5.3	9.7	22.6	43.1	3.6	4.3	83.1	47.1	3,261	1,825	446	227
13	John Johnson J. Johnson	415	1971-72	CLE	82	37.1	17.0	7.7	5.1	6.8	15.7	43.3	3.4	4.3	78.5	48.3	3,041	1,391	631	268
14	Rick Adelman R. Adelman	413	1971-72	POR	80	30.6	10.1	2.9	5.2	4.1	9.4	43.7	1.9	2.5	75.1	48.1	2,445	809	229	209
15	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	406	1971-72	BUF	72	33.2	15.8	3.0	5.6	6.3	13.9	45.1	3.3	4.2	78.2	50.3	2,389	1,137	213	230
16	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	393	1971-72	ATL	66	34.9	19.3	3.9	6.0	7.0	16.3	42.7	5.4	6.6	81.1	50.2	2,302	1,275	256	207
17	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	393	1971-72	HOU	82	31.0	18.2	3.1	4.8	7.0	15.3	45.5	4.3	4.8	89.0	52.2	2,538	1,491	258	298
18	Herm Gilliam H. Gilliam	377	1971-72	ATL	82	28.5	10.2	4.1	4.6	4.2	9.4	44.6	1.8	2.1	83.8	49.1	2,337	835	335	232
19	Bob Weiss B. Weiss	377	1971-72	CHI	82	29.9	11.3	2.1	4.6	4.4	10.1	43.0	2.6	3.1	83.5	49.2	2,450	928	170	212
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	370	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6	14.3	24.9	57.4	6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3	3,583	2,822	1,346	235
21	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	365	1971-72	LAL	82	37.1	25.9	3.6	4.5	10.1	20.7	48.7	5.8	6.8	85.0	54.8	3,040	2,127	295	210
22	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	350	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3	9.6	22.4	42.7	5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6	3,245	2,009	943	186
23	Paul Silas P. Silas	343	1971-72	PHX	80	38.5	17.5	11.9	4.3	6.1	12.9	47.0	5.4	7.0	77.3	54.9	3,082	1,403	955	201
24	Stu Lantz S. Lantz	337	1971-72	HOU	81	38.2	18.5	4.3	4.2	6.9	15.8	43.5	4.8	5.7	83.8	50.6	3,097	1,501	345	211
25	Lucius Allen L. Allen	333	1971-72	MIL	80	29.0	13.5	3.2	4.2	5.5	10.9	50.5	2.5	3.2	76.4	54.7	2,316	1,080	254	214