nba coach with most assists all-time

Gregg Popovich has the most assists by a coach, with 52,733 assists.

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1
Gregg Popovich
52,733
2,263
241.6
101.9
43.1
23.3
7.3
5.6
38.4
82.3
46.6
7.7
20.9
36.8
17.4
23.2
75.2
55.1
10.5
32.7
13.9
546,795
230,554
97,646
16,540
12,596
31,387
43,174
2
Doc Rivers
47,481
2,062
241.7
104.5
42.0
23.0
7.9
4.9
38.5
82.3
46.7
8.6
23.2
37.0
19.0
25.0
75.9
56.0
9.9
32.1
14.5
498,380
215,415
86,651
16,306
10,018
29,996
44,702
3
George Karl
47,422
1,999
241.6
104.8
42.1
23.7
9.1
5.0
39.3
83.3
47.1
5.4
14.9
36.0
20.9
27.7
75.6
54.9
12.2
29.9
15.2
483,035
209,431
84,105
18,189
9,952
30,385
46,119
4
Jerry Sloan
45,722
1,809
241.5
100.6
41.5
25.3
8.2
5.3
37.5
78.5
47.8
3.4
9.7
35.2
22.2
29.1
76.1
55.1
12.0
29.5
15.6
436,860
181,941
75,096
14,850
9,506
28,195
43,416
5
Pat Riley
45,253
1,833
241.6
102.0
42.9
24.7
39.2
82.0
47.9
4.0
19.5
26.0
74.8
54.6
442,795
186,938
78,629
42,314
6
Don Nelson
45,003
1,924
241.7
107.4
42.5
23.4
8.7
5.5
40.8
86.7
47.1
4.7
13.2
35.5
21.1
27.6
76.5
54.4
15.3
465,010
206,732
81,804
16,646
10,547
29,384
45,517
7
Rick Carlisle
44,949
1,935
241.7
103.8
42.0
23.2
7.5
5.0
38.3
83.7
45.8
9.6
26.8
35.9
17.6
22.7
77.7
55.4
10.1
31.9
13.7
467,750
200,886
81,208
14,431
9,592
26,483
39,380
8
Rick Adelman
42,238
1,791
242.0
104.0
44.0
23.6
8.4
4.6
39.0
85.4
45.7
5.8
16.4
35.2
20.2
26.6
76.1
53.5
13.0
31.0
14.9
433,440
186,184
78,849
15,057
8,282
26,719
37,464
9
Lenny Wilkens
39,766
1,689
241.5
100.3
42.5
23.5
38.4
83.1
46.3
3.5
19.9
26.4
75.2
53.0
13.3
29.2
15.4
407,960
169,375
71,701
25,959
35,806
10
Phil Jackson
39,569
1,640
241.8
103.1
43.7
24.1
8.4
5.0
39.5
83.7
47.2
5.1
14.4
35.6
19.0
25.7
73.7
54.2
13.2
30.4
14.1
396,550
169,073
71,619
13,721
8,254
23,059
35,442
11
Larry Brown
38,498
1,703
241.7
98.1
42.8
22.6
37.2
80.5
46.2
3.0
20.7
28.0
73.9
52.9
411,620
167,059
72,845
38,987
12
Erik Spoelstra
33,330
1,441
241.9
104.9
42.2
23.1
7.8
4.7
38.7
82.9
46.7
10.0
27.5
36.2
17.5
22.9
76.8
56.4
9.7
32.5
14.0
348,590
151,207
60,788
11,228
6,827
20,134
27,965
13
Nate McMillan
31,238
1,428
241.6
100.8
41.2
21.9
7.5
4.6
37.9
82.4
46.0
7.7
21.1
36.7
17.3
22.4
77.3
54.6
10.9
30.3
13.5
345,070
143,954
58,877
10,665
6,575
19,250
29,367
14
Mike Dunleavy
29,708
1,329
241.6
97.2
41.4
22.4
7.8
5.1
36.7
80.2
45.7
4.1
12.2
33.7
19.7
26.1
75.7
53.0
12.2
29.2
15.4
321,085
129,171
54,975
10,429
6,762
20,413
29,010
15
Flip Saunders
28,797
1,246
241.7
97.1
41.8
23.1
7.3
5.6
37.2
82.0
45.4
4.5
12.9
35.1
18.1
23.6
76.6
52.6
12.1
29.8
13.8
301,190
120,996
52,110
9,129
6,935
17,174
26,841
16
Mike Fratello
27,547
1,212
241.7
99.6
41.0
22.7
8.4
5.3
37.6
80.5
46.7
3.3
9.4
35.6
21.0
27.8
75.6
53.7
13.1
27.9
15.3
292,980
120,663
49,751
10,212
6,411
18,521
28,310
17
Steve Kerr
27,407
957
241.3
114.1
44.7
28.6
8.4
5.4
42.0
88.3
47.5
13.6
36.0
37.7
16.6
21.1
78.6
58.5
10.2
34.5
14.9
230,880
109,234
42,746
8,084
5,136
14,291
19,365
18
Mike D'Antoni
27,400
1,199
241.5
107.2
42.1
22.9
7.6
4.9
39.1
84.7
46.1
10.6
29.0
36.5
18.6
24.0
77.3
56.3
10.3
31.9
14.4
289,560
128,582
50,518
9,165
5,816
17,235
24,529
19
Alvin Gentry
26,739
1,170
242.0
103.7
42.9
22.9
7.2
5.1
38.8
84.1
46.2
7.8
21.9
35.8
18.2
24.2
75.1
54.7
10.9
32.0
14.8
283,100
121,336
50,164
8,466
5,978
17,271
24,167
20
Chuck Daly
25,191
1,034
241.6
105.3
45.3
24.4
7.7
5.1
41.0
87.1
47.1
1.7
5.4
30.9
21.6
28.4
76.1
52.8
15.2
30.1
15.5
249,835
108,914
46,889
7,957
5,287
16,075
23,938
21
Bill Fitch
25,001
1,066
241.3
104.7
43.8
23.5
41.2
88.3
46.7
2.5
7.9
32.2
19.8
27.0
73.2
52.3
257,265
111,663
46,694
25,925
22
Michael Malone
23,651
904
241.7
111.0
44.8
26.2
7.5
4.5
41.5
87.1
47.6
10.6
29.3
36.3
17.4
22.6
77.0
57.2
11.0
33.8
14.3
218,510
100,374
40,466
6,764
4,074
12,932
17,777
23
Dwane Casey
23,218
1,064
242.1
103.1
42.3
21.8
7.3
4.8
37.8
83.7
45.2
9.1
26.0
35.2
18.3
23.6
77.5
54.8
10.5
31.8
14.1
257,585
109,647
45,042
7,774
5,118
14,999
23,000
24
Tom Thibodeau
23,114
997
241.9
105.0
44.5
23.2
7.4
4.9
38.9
85.1
45.7
9.3
25.7
36.2
17.9
23.2
77.4
55.1
11.7
32.8
13.6
241,205
104,716
44,325
7,329
4,869
13,569
19,048
25
Byron Scott
22,773
1,101
241.5
95.0
41.5
20.7
7.5
4.3
35.6
81.4
43.7
5.8
16.9
34.4
18.1
24.0
75.6
51.7
11.5
30.0
14.0
265,865
104,649
45,737
8,268
4,743
15,396
23,132
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