which rookie has the most assists per game in nba finals

Magic Johnson has averaged the most assists per game by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 8.7 per game.

NAME APG SEASON SERIES TM GP MPG PPG RPG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
8.7
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
42.7
21.5
11.2
2.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
129
67
52
16
2
30
17
2 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman
M. Abdul-Rahman
5.2
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
20.0
8.8
3.0
3.0
9.2
32.6
2.8
3.6
77.8
40.8
100
44
15
26
15
3 Johnny Davis
J. Davis
5.0
1976-77
NBA Finals
POR POR
6
32.7
10.7
3.3
1.8
0.0
4.0
9.3
42.9
2.7
3.3
80.0
49.4
1.2
2.2
196
64
20
30
11
0
18
4 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
4.7
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
38.7
23.0
10.2
1.3
0.8
9.8
20.2
48.8
3.3
4.2
80.0
52.3
2.8
7.3
232
138
61
28
8
5
22
5 Luke Walton
L. Walton
4.5
2003-04
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
4
19.3
3.3
3.0
1.5
0.5
1.3
3.3
38.5
0.3
1.5
16.7
0.5
0.5
100.0
46.8
0.8
2.3
1.8
77
13
12
18
6
2
7
15
+9
6 Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
4.1
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
34.3
13.6
5.0
4.9
10.6
45.9
3.9
5.6
69.2
52.1
240
95
35
29
26
7 Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
3.3
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
30.5
14.2
4.3
1.8
0.2
5.2
12.0
43.1
3.8
4.3
88.5
50.9
1.2
3.2
183
85
26
20
11
1
19
8 Tyler Herro
T. Herro
3.0
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
34.6
14.7
4.2
0.5
0.0
5.3
14.5
36.8
1.8
5.0
36.7
2.2
2.7
81.3
46.8
0.2
4.0
2.3
208
88
25
18
3
0
14
7
-46
9 Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
2.9
1993-94
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
7
22.6
10.0
3.1
1.3
0.3
2.7
6.4
42.2
1.0
2.3
43.8
3.6
3.9
92.6
61.5
0.9
2.3
2.6
158
70
22
20
9
2
18
22
10 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
2.5
2006-07
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
4
34.8
10.8
1.8
1.5
0.0
4.5
10.3
43.9
1.5
4.8
31.6
0.3
0.3
100.0
51.9
0.3
1.5
0.0
139
43
7
10
6
0
0
8
-6
11 Phil Smith
P. Smith
2.5
1974-75
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
24.0
10.8
3.0
0.8
1.3
4.0
9.8
41.0
2.8
4.5
61.1
45.8
1.3
1.8
96
43
12
10
3
5
13
12 Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
2.1
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
36.7
13.0
3.0
5.3
11.1
47.4
2.4
2.6
94.4
53.0
257
91
21
15
24
13 Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
2.0
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
6
28.7
8.7
4.5
2.2
0.5
2.7
7.7
34.8
0.5
2.3
21.4
2.8
3.5
81.0
47.1
1.5
3.0
1.7
172
52
27
12
13
3
10
18
+52
14 Marc Iavaroni
M. Iavaroni
2.0
1982-83
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
4
24.8
5.8
5.5
0.3
0.8
2.5
4.3
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
2.0
37.5
56.0
1.8
3.8
1.3
99
23
22
8
1
3
5
15
15 Dean Meminger
D. Meminger
2.0
1971-72
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
5
21.8
3.8
3.4
1.4
3.6
38.9
1.0
2.0
50.0
42.4
109
19
17
10
13
16 Joe Ellis
J. Ellis
2.0
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
1
4.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
4
2
1
2
2
17 Fred LaCour
F. LaCour
2.0
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
2
19.0
5.0
2.0
1.5
7.5
20.0
2.0
2.5
80.0
29.1
38
10
4
4
5
18 Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
2.0
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
5
33.6
12.4
6.0
4.6
13.2
34.8
3.2
4.0
80.0
41.4
168
62
30
10
23
19 Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
1.8
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
22.6
10.5
3.5
0.0
0.2
4.0
8.5
47.1
1.5
3.8
39.1
1.0
1.0
100.0
58.7
0.5
3.0
1.3
135
63
21
11
0
1
8
10
-12
20 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
1.8
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
4
18.5
8.5
4.0
3.3
9.8
33.3
2.0
2.8
72.7
38.8
74
34
16
7
5
21 David Rivers
D. Rivers
1.7
1988-89
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
3
8.7
4.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
4.0
33.3
0.0
0.7
0.0
1.3
1.7
80.0
42.3
0.0
1.0
1.3
26
12
3
5
0
0
4
6
22 Matt Guokas
M. Guokas
1.7
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
17.0
5.2
2.5
2.3
4.5
51.9
0.5
1.0
50.0
52.3
102
31
15
10
13
23 Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
1.5
1977-78
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
6
10.7
3.7
4.2
0.7
0.0
1.2
3.0
38.9
1.3
1.3
100.0
51.1
1.2
3.0
0.8
64
22
25
9
4
0
5
7
24 Clyde Lee
C. Lee
1.4
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
5
18.2
6.4
7.2
3.0
8.8
34.1
0.4
1.6
25.0
33.7
91
32
36
7
13
25 Oliver Miller
O. Miller
1.3
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
17.8
5.0
4.2
0.7
2.0
2.0
4.5
44.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.0
1.3
75.0
49.1
1.7
2.5
1.2
107
30
25
8
4
12
7
20
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68
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68
14
.829
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Rockets Rockets
52
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.634
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Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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