Steve Nash had the most assists in 2004-05, with 861 assists.

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04-05 NBA top assists by a player

	NAME	AST	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Steve Nash S. Nash	861	2004-05	PHX	75	34.3	15.5	3.3	11.5	1.0	0.1	5.7	11.4	50.2	1.3	2.9	43.1	2.8	3.2	88.7	60.6	0.8	2.6	3.3	2,573	1,165	249	74	6	245	136	+664
2	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	668	2004-05	NYK	82	40.0	21.7	3.0	8.1	1.5	0.1	7.4	16.0	46.2	1.4	4.0	35.4	5.6	6.7	83.4	57.5	0.6	2.4	2.8	3,281	1,781	248	122	6	233	186	-27
3	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	596	2004-05	PHI	75	42.3	30.7	4.0	7.9	2.4	0.1	10.3	24.2	42.4	1.4	4.5	30.8	8.7	10.5	83.5	53.2	0.7	3.3	4.6	3,174	2,302	299	180	9	344	140	+12
4	Brevin Knight B. Knight	591	2004-05	CHA	66	29.5	10.1	2.6	9.0	2.0	0.1	3.8	8.9	42.2	0.0	0.3	15.0	2.5	3.0	85.2	49.5	0.3	2.3	2.2	1,944	666	170	131	5	147	192	-157
5	LeBron James L. James	577	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	27.2	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	177	52	262	146	+152
6	Andre Miller A. Miller	569	2004-05	DEN	82	34.8	13.6	4.1	6.9	1.5	0.1	5.2	10.9	47.7	0.1	0.5	15.4	3.1	3.7	83.8	54.1	1.2	2.9	2.7	2,852	1,113	338	121	8	220	204	+173
7	Steve Francis S. Francis	547	2004-05	ORL	78	38.2	21.3	5.8	7.0	1.4	0.4	7.2	17.1	42.3	0.5	1.6	29.9	6.4	7.8	82.3	52.1	1.6	4.2	4.1	2,978	1,663	450	112	28	317	273	-51
8	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	545	2004-05	NJN	66	36.9	14.4	7.4	8.3	1.9	0.1	5.2	13.0	39.8	2.0	5.4	36.0	2.2	2.9	74.0	50.6	1.4	6.0	2.5	2,435	951	488	123	9	167	110	+234
9	Mike Bibby M. Bibby	541	2004-05	SAC	80	38.6	19.6	4.2	6.8	1.6	0.4	7.0	15.8	44.3	1.6	4.6	36.0	4.0	5.2	77.5	54.3	1.0	3.2	2.5	3,084	1,571	332	124	30	203	191	+180
10	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	520	2004-05	MIA	77	38.6	24.1	5.2	6.8	1.6	1.1	8.2	17.1	47.8	0.2	0.6	28.9	7.5	9.9	76.2	56.1	1.4	3.7	4.2	2,974	1,854	397	121	82	321	230	+397
11	Rafer Alston R. Alston	514	2004-05	TOR	80	34.0	14.2	3.5	6.4	1.5	0.1	5.0	12.2	41.4	1.7	4.9	35.7	2.4	3.2	74.0	52.2	0.5	3.0	2.1	2,717	1,136	279	118	7	170	212	-77
12	Kirk Hinrich K. Hinrich	494	2004-05	CHI	77	36.4	15.7	3.9	6.4	1.6	0.3	5.8	14.6	39.7	1.9	5.3	35.5	2.2	2.8	79.2	49.5	0.4	3.5	2.3	2,800	1,206	304	122	21	176	244	-21
13	Tony Parker T. Parker	491	2004-05	SAS	80	34.2	16.6	3.7	6.1	1.2	0.1	6.7	14.0	48.2	0.5	2.0	27.6	2.6	4.0	65.0	52.8	0.6	3.1	2.7	2,735	1,331	298	98	4	215	167	+508
14	Mo Williams M. Williams	484	2004-05	MIL	80	28.2	10.2	3.1	6.1	0.9	0.1	4.0	9.2	43.8	0.4	1.2	32.3	1.7	2.0	85.0	50.4	0.6	2.4	2.5	2,254	814	244	74	11	196	221	-115
15	Luke Ridnour L. Ridnour	483	2004-05	SEA	82	31.4	10.0	2.5	5.9	1.1	0.3	3.6	9.0	40.5	0.8	2.2	37.6	1.9	2.2	88.3	50.4	0.7	1.8	1.8	2,571	824	204	94	23	149	185	-2
16	Gary Payton G. Payton	469	2004-05	BOS	77	33.0	11.3	3.1	6.1	1.1	0.2	4.4	9.4	46.8	0.5	1.7	32.6	2.0	2.6	76.1	53.7	0.6	2.4	1.9	2,541	873	236	88	12	148	121	+51
17	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	466	2004-05	MIN	82	38.1	22.2	13.5	5.7	1.5	1.4	8.3	16.6	50.2	0.1	0.3	24.0	5.4	6.7	81.1	56.7	3.0	10.5	2.7	3,121	1,817	1,108	121	112	222	207	+142
18	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	464	2004-05	DET	80	35.8	16.5	3.4	5.8	1.0	0.1	5.1	11.4	44.2	2.1	4.8	42.6	4.3	4.8	89.8	60.9	0.6	2.8	2.3	2,866	1,316	271	81	9	180	194	+352
19	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	458	2004-05	POR	81	34.1	15.8	3.8	5.7	1.1	0.0	5.6	14.4	39.2	2.2	6.0	36.9	2.2	2.5	91.5	51.0	0.7	3.1	2.0	2,762	1,277	310	86	2	164	158	-214
20	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	448	2004-05	HOU	78	40.8	25.7	6.2	5.7	1.7	0.7	9.2	21.3	43.1	1.8	5.6	32.6	5.5	7.1	77.4	52.6	0.9	5.3	2.6	3,182	2,003	484	135	52	201	167	+292
21	Jason Terry J. Terry	429	2004-05	DAL	80	30.0	12.4	2.4	5.4	1.4	0.2	4.7	9.3	50.1	1.3	3.1	42.0	1.8	2.2	84.4	60.6	0.5	1.9	1.8	2,401	993	188	109	15	147	177	+466
22	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	411	2004-05	WAS	80	40.9	25.5	4.7	5.1	1.7	0.3	8.2	19.0	43.1	2.6	7.0	36.5	6.5	8.0	81.4	56.5	1.0	3.7	3.0	3,274	2,038	378	139	23	242	245	+95
23	Rick Brunson R. Brunson	410	2004-05	LAC	80	24.3	5.5	2.3	5.1	1.0	0.1	2.1	5.5	37.6	0.6	1.6	36.9	0.7	0.9	77.0	46.0	0.3	2.1	1.6	1,945	437	187	82	7	125	106	-40
24	Jason Williams J. Williams	399	2004-05	MEM	71	27.5	10.1	1.7	5.6	1.1	0.1	3.7	9.1	41.3	1.5	4.6	32.4	1.1	1.4	79.2	52.2	0.3	1.5	1.8	1,952	719	122	75	5	130	91	+78
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	398	2004-05	LAL	66	40.7	27.6	5.9	6.0	1.3	0.8	8.7	20.1	43.3	2.0	5.9	33.9	8.2	10.1	81.6	56.3	1.4	4.5	4.1	2,689	1,819	392	86	53	270	174	-117