who has the most assists in nba history before turning 23

LeBron James has the most career assists by a player younger than 23, with 2,231 assists.

Interpreted as:
Who has the most assists in NBA history before turning 23 years old?
NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
2,231
342
41.2
26.9
6.7
6.5
1.8
0.8
9.7
21.0
46.4
1.3
3.9
32.4
6.1
8.4
73.1
54.4
1.2
5.5
3.3
14,086
9,188
2,288
603
260
1,130
705
+714
2Chris Paul
C. Paul
2,105
222
36.8
18.2
4.5
9.5
2.3
0.1
6.4
14.0
45.6
0.9
2.6
33.7
4.6
5.5
84.0
55.5
0.8
3.7
2.5
8,167
4,046
1,001
510
13
545
557
+253
3Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
2,090
249
37.5
18.8
2.9
8.4
1.2
0.2
6.6
15.7
42.0
1.3
3.9
33.0
4.4
5.7
76.5
51.7
0.8
2.1
3.4
9,329
4,686
722
307
44
836
649
-10
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1,942
245
33.7
26.1
8.5
7.9
1.0
0.4
8.9
19.6
45.5
2.7
8.1
33.2
5.6
7.6
73.6
56.9
1.1
7.5
4.1
8,258
6,384
2,085
256
98
995
555
+403
5Trae Young
T. Young
1,807
204
33.1
24.1
3.9
8.9
0.9
0.2
7.6
17.7
43.1
2.4
7.1
34.3
6.4
7.4
86.1
57.4
0.7
3.3
4.2
6,748
4,921
801
190
35
858
355
-297
6Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,757
246
33.9
17.8
4.8
7.1
1.5
0.3
6.2
14.8
42.1
0.4
1.4
27.4
4.9
6.0
81.6
50.9
1.8
3.0
3.5
8,328
4,371
1,179
373
80
858
602
+123
7Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
1,726
298
32.8
13.4
3.6
5.8
1.4
0.3
5.3
12.2
43.7
1.0
2.7
37.4
1.7
2.2
78.1
50.8
0.9
2.7
2.7
9,789
3,994
1,064
425
97
801
663
+103
8Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
1,703
280
29.3
14.1
7.5
6.1
0.9
0.5
5.7
12.3
46.4
1.1
3.5
33.0
1.6
2.0
76.4
53.5
1.7
5.8
2.7
8,195
3,942
2,100
243
140
752
464
-97
9Mike Bibby
M. Bibby
1,675
214
37.9
14.7
3.5
7.8
1.5
0.1
5.8
13.1
44.5
0.9
2.7
35.0
2.2
2.8
76.6
51.5
0.7
2.8
3.0
8,103
3,153
746
317
32
641
441
-1120
10Tony Parker
T. Parker
1,668
314
33.0
14.0
3.0
5.3
1.0
0.1
5.5
11.9
45.8
0.8
2.5
31.5
2.3
3.3
69.7
52.4
0.5
2.5
2.4
10,353
4,404
948
319
22
743
655
+1529
11Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1,604
240
37.1
20.9
3.9
6.7
0.9
0.4
8.2
17.4
46.8
0.7
2.2
30.9
3.9
4.8
81.5
53.5
1.0
2.9
2.9
8,897
5,006
940
208
96
697
357
+340
12Baron Davis
B. Davis
1,590
243
32.5
12.6
3.7
6.5
1.8
0.4
4.7
11.0
42.2
1.1
3.5
32.5
2.1
3.4
62.8
50.1
1.1
2.6
2.5
7,908
3,053
907
431
101
607
702
+472
13Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,548
163
37.4
22.1
4.0
9.5
8.6
18.3
46.7
0.4
4.6
6.4
72.2
52.3
6,100
3,602
655
642
14John Wall
J. Wall
1,477
184
35.8
16.9
4.4
8.0
1.5
0.7
6.0
14.1
42.3
0.3
1.1
24.3
4.7
6.0
78.5
50.4
0.6
3.8
3.7
6,594
3,113
813
281
129
673
429
-653
15Darius Garland
D. Garland
1,461
221
33.9
18.1
2.6
6.6
1.1
0.1
6.7
15.1
44.3
2.2
5.7
38.1
2.6
2.9
87.4
55.3
0.5
2.1
3.1
7,485
4,010
579
247
22
684
398
+31
16Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
1,454
186
33.1
15.9
3.6
7.8
1.6
0.5
5.8
12.3
47.6
2.3
5.6
40.7
1.9
2.2
85.1
59.9
0.7
2.9
2.3
6,152
2,958
674
298
100
420
264
-534
17Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
1,410
248
34.6
21.0
3.5
5.7
1.4
0.3
7.6
16.8
45.3
1.8
4.6
38.8
4.0
4.6
86.2
55.8
0.7
2.8
2.8
8,570
5,210
880
348
81
699
552
-173
18LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
1,364
184
31.9
20.0
6.2
7.4
1.6
0.3
7.1
16.7
42.7
2.9
7.6
37.4
2.9
3.4
83.4
54.9
1.3
4.9
3.3
5,869
3,675
1,147
286
63
602
570
-274
19Ja Morant
J. Morant
1,337
187
32.2
21.2
4.5
7.1
1.0
0.3
7.8
16.4
47.4
1.2
3.6
32.7
4.4
5.9
75.4
55.7
1.0
3.5
3.3
6,016
3,961
836
181
53
619
283
+280
20Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
1,328
213
29.7
10.5
3.9
6.2
1.4
0.3
4.3
9.8
43.9
0.4
1.2
28.7
1.5
2.5
59.3
47.9
1.1
2.8
2.3
6,324
2,232
829
295
66
499
478
-470
21Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
1,271
160
34.0
16.4
8.5
7.9
1.6
0.8
6.8
12.2
55.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.8
4.8
58.3
57.0
2.0
6.5
3.5
5,432
2,616
1,356
252
131
552
420
+503
22De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
1,258
205
30.3
16.2
3.4
6.1
1.4
0.4
6.0
13.2
45.1
0.9
2.8
32.8
3.3
4.7
71.8
53.0
0.5
2.9
2.7
6,206
3,320
704
277
90
558
512
-467
23Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1,241
302
34.4
22.9
5.2
4.1
1.4
0.6
8.2
18.4
44.6
2.6
7.4
35.3
3.9
4.9
79.3
55.8
0.7
4.5
2.8
10,392
6,920
1,567
413
182
850
620
+489
24Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,238
145
35.4
13.9
6.1
8.5
2.1
0.3
5.0
13.1
38.3
1.2
4.1
30.1
2.7
3.9
69.3
47.1
2.2
3.9
3.5
5,136
2,019
878
298
43
513
278
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1,230
339
32.1
15.8
7.1
3.6
1.2
1.3
5.8
11.5
50.3
0.4
1.4
27.5
3.9
5.2
74.3
57.4
1.4
5.7
2.3
10,886
5,364
2,407
394
445
796
1,006
-243
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