who is the oldest nba player to average 9 assists per game

Steve Nash is the oldest with 9.0+ assists per game in a season. He was 37 years old in 2011-12.

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Who is the oldest NBA player to average 9 or higher assists per game in a regular season?
NAMEAGEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Steve Nash
S. Nash
37
10.7
2011-12
PHX PHX
62
31.6
12.5
3.0
0.6
0.1
4.8
9.0
53.2
0.9
2.3
39.0
2.0
2.3
89.4
62.5
0.4
2.6
3.7
1,961
772
186
664
38
8
229
53
+175
2James Harden
J. Harden
36
9.2
2025-26
LAC LAC
5
33.2
21.8
4.8
1.4
0.2
6.6
14.0
47.1
2.8
8.2
34.1
5.8
6.4
90.6
64.8
0.2
4.6
4.0
166
109
24
46
7
1
20
9
+13
3Chris Paul
C. Paul
36
10.8
2021-22
PHX PHX
65
32.9
14.7
4.4
1.9
0.3
5.6
11.3
49.3
1.0
3.1
31.7
2.6
3.1
83.7
58.1
0.3
4.0
2.4
2,139
958
283
702
121
20
153
134
+460
4Steve Nash
S. Nash
36
11.4
2010-11
PHX PHX
75
33.3
14.7
3.5
0.6
0.1
5.3
10.8
49.2
1.1
2.7
39.5
3.0
3.3
91.2
60.1
0.5
2.9
3.5
2,497
1,106
260
855
48
4
265
87
+287
5Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
36
9.1
2009-10
DAL DAL
80
36.0
10.3
5.6
1.8
0.4
3.6
8.4
42.3
2.2
5.2
42.5
1.0
1.2
80.8
57.7
0.6
5.0
2.4
2,881
824
445
724
145
35
195
142
+271
6LeBron James
L. James
35
10.2
2019-20
LAL LAL
67
34.6
25.3
7.8
1.2
0.5
9.6
19.4
49.3
2.2
6.3
34.8
3.9
5.7
69.3
57.7
1.0
6.9
3.9
2,316
1,698
525
684
78
36
261
118
+441
7Steve Nash
S. Nash
35
11.0
2009-10
PHX PHX
81
32.8
16.5
3.3
0.5
0.1
6.2
12.2
50.7
1.5
3.6
42.6
2.6
2.8
93.8
61.5
0.4
2.9
3.6
2,660
1,333
268
892
42
12
295
108
+379
8Steve Nash
S. Nash
34
9.7
2008-09
PHX PHX
74
33.6
15.7
3.0
0.7
0.1
5.8
11.5
50.3
1.5
3.3
43.9
2.6
2.8
93.3
61.5
0.3
2.8
3.4
2,484
1,160
223
717
55
10
248
108
+245
9Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
34
10.1
2007-08
TOT
80
36.3
10.8
7.5
1.7
0.3
3.8
9.9
38.5
1.5
3.9
38.1
1.7
2.1
81.8
49.9
1.2
6.3
3.3
2,906
864
600
806
136
26
266
165
+21
10John Stockton
J. Stockton
34
10.5
1996-97
UTA UTA
82
35.3
14.4
2.8
2.0
0.2
5.1
9.3
54.8
0.9
2.2
42.2
3.4
4.0
84.6
65.6
0.5
2.2
3.0
2,896
1,183
228
860
166
15
248
194
+658
11Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
34
9.6
1971-72
SEA SEA
80
37.4
18.0
4.2
6.0
12.8
46.6
6.0
7.8
77.4
55.3
2,989
1,438
338
766
209
12James Harden
J. Harden
33
10.7
2022-23
PHI PHI
58
36.8
21.0
6.1
1.2
0.5
6.4
14.5
44.1
2.8
7.2
38.5
5.4
6.2
86.7
60.7
0.7
5.4
3.4
2,135
1,216
354
618
71
31
195
112
+277
13LeBron James
L. James
33
9.1
2017-18
CLE CLE
82
36.9
27.5
8.6
1.4
0.9
10.5
19.3
54.2
1.8
5.0
36.7
4.7
6.5
73.1
62.1
1.2
7.5
4.2
3,026
2,251
709
747
116
71
347
136
+104
14Steve Nash
S. Nash
33
11.1
2007-08
PHX PHX
81
34.3
16.9
3.5
0.7
0.1
6.0
11.9
50.4
2.2
4.7
47.0
2.7
3.0
90.6
64.1
0.3
3.1
3.6
2,780
1,371
282
898
53
5
295
113
+548
15Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
33
9.2
2006-07
NJN NJN
80
36.7
13.0
8.2
1.6
0.3
4.6
11.4
40.6
1.6
4.5
34.3
2.2
2.9
77.8
51.6
1.7
6.5
2.7
2,933
1,041
655
736
127
23
213
146
+87
16John Stockton
J. Stockton
33
11.2
1995-96
UTA UTA
82
35.5
14.7
2.8
1.7
0.2
5.4
10.0
53.8
1.2
2.7
42.2
2.9
3.4
83.0
64.2
0.7
2.1
3.0
2,915
1,209
226
916
140
15
246
207
17Jerry West
J. West
33
9.7
1971-72
LAL LAL
77
38.6
25.8
4.2
9.5
20.0
47.7
6.7
8.2
81.4
54.6
2,973
1,985
327
747
209
18Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
33
9.2
1970-71
SEA SEA
71
37.2
19.8
4.5
6.6
15.8
41.9
6.5
8.1
80.3
50.9
2,641
1,403
319
654
201
19James Harden
J. Harden
32
10.3
2021-22
TOT
65
37.2
22.0
7.7
1.3
0.6
6.3
15.3
41.0
2.3
6.9
33.0
7.2
8.2
87.7
58.3
0.8
6.8
4.4
2,419
1,432
500
667
82
36
284
153
+173
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
32
11.7
2020-21
WAS WAS
65
36.4
22.2
11.5
1.4
0.4
8.4
19.0
43.9
1.3
4.2
31.5
4.2
6.4
65.6
50.9
1.7
9.9
4.8
2,369
1,445
750
763
89
23
312
190
-87
21Steve Nash
S. Nash
32
11.6
2006-07
PHX PHX
76
35.3
18.6
3.5
0.8
0.1
6.8
12.8
53.2
2.1
4.5
45.5
2.9
3.3
89.9
65.4
0.4
3.1
3.8
2,682
1,412
269
884
57
6
287
117
+609
22Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
32
9.9
1998-99
WAS WAS
44
37.1
15.7
4.8
1.7
0.1
5.7
13.7
41.6
0.3
1.0
28.6
4.0
5.4
74.6
48.8
1.3
3.5
3.2
1,632
690
212
434
76
5
142
91
-18
23John Stockton
J. Stockton
32
12.3
1994-95
UTA UTA
82
35.0
14.7
3.1
2.4
0.3
5.2
9.6
54.2
1.2
2.8
44.9
3.0
3.7
80.4
65.1
0.7
2.4
3.3
2,867
1,206
251
1,011
194
22
267
215
24Jerry West
J. West
32
9.5
1970-71
LAL LAL
69
41.2
26.9
4.6
9.7
19.6
49.4
7.6
9.1
83.2
57.1
2,845
1,859
320
655
180
25Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
32
9.1
1969-70
SEA SEA
75
37.4
17.8
5.0
6.0
14.2
42.0
5.8
7.4
78.8
50.9
2,802
1,334
378
683
212

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