thunder players with 8+ assists per game in a season before 2023-2024

Lenny Wilkens averaged 8.2 assists per game for the Seattle SuperSonics in 1968-69.

	NAME	APG	SEASON	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	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	8.2	1968-69	SEA	82	42.2	22.4	6.2			7.9	17.8	44.0				6.7	8.7	77.0	51.7				3,463	1,835	511	674				294
2	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	9.1	1969-70	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
3	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	9.2	1970-71	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
4	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	9.6	1971-72	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
5	Slick Watts S. Watts	8.1	1975-76	SEA	82	33.9	13.0	4.5	3.2	0.2	5.3	12.4	42.7				2.4	4.2	57.8	45.7	1.4	3.1		2,776	1,065	365	661	261	16		270
6	Gus Williams G. Williams	8.0	1982-83	SEA	80	34.5	20.0	2.6	2.3	0.3	8.3	17.3	47.7	0.0	0.5	4.7	3.5	4.6	75.1	51.7	0.9	1.7	2.9	2,761	1,600	205	643	182	26	230	117
7	Gus Williams G. Williams	8.4	1983-84	SEA	80	35.2	18.7	2.6	2.4	0.3	7.5	16.3	45.8	0.1	0.3	16.0	3.7	5.0	75.0	50.6	0.8	1.7	2.9	2,818	1,497	204	675	189	25	232	151
8	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	8.2	1986-87	SEA	71	27.8	5.3	4.7	1.8	0.6	2.0	4.2	47.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	2.0	61.7	51.4	1.4	3.2	2.2	1,972	373	331	583	125	45	155	238
9	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	8.6	1987-88	SEA	82	29.9	7.6	4.1	2.1	0.6	2.9	6.0	47.4	0.1	0.3	37.5	1.8	2.5	70.7	53.2	1.4	2.7	2.3	2,453	624	338	702	169	47	189	238
10	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	9.3	1988-89	SEA	75	31.2	7.1	5.2	2.1	0.6	2.7	6.5	41.0	0.2	0.9	21.4	1.6	2.5	63.0	46.8	1.9	3.3	2.8	2,341	532	388	696	156	42	211	236
11	Gary Payton G. Payton	8.3	1997-98	SEA	82	38.4	19.2	4.6	2.3	0.2	7.1	15.6	45.3	1.6	4.8	33.8	3.4	4.6	74.4	54.4	0.9	3.6	2.8	3,145	1,571	376	679	185	18	229	195	+622
12	Gary Payton G. Payton	8.7	1998-99	SEA	50	40.2	21.7	4.9	2.2	0.2	8.0	18.5	43.4	1.7	5.6	29.5	4.0	5.5	72.1	51.9	1.2	3.6	3.1	2,008	1,084	244	436	109	12	154	115	+26
13	Gary Payton G. Payton	8.9	1999-00	SEA	82	41.8	24.2	6.5	1.9	0.2	9.1	20.3	44.8	2.2	6.3	34.0	3.8	5.2	73.5	53.5	1.2	5.2	2.7	3,425	1,982	529	732	153	18	224	178	+224
14	Gary Payton G. Payton	8.1	2000-01	SEA	79	41.1	23.1	4.6	1.6	0.3	9.2	20.1	45.6	1.3	3.4	37.5	3.4	4.5	76.6	52.2	0.9	3.6	2.6	3,244	1,823	361	642	127	26	209	184	-14
15	Gary Payton G. Payton	9.0	2001-02	SEA	82	40.3	22.1	4.8	1.6	0.3	9.0	19.2	46.7	0.9	2.9	31.4	3.3	4.1	79.7	52.6	1.0	3.9	2.5	3,301	1,815	396	737	131	26	209	179	+199
16	Gary Payton G. Payton	8.8	2002-03	SEA	52	40.8	20.8	4.8	1.8	0.2	8.5	19.1	44.8	0.7	2.2	29.8	3.1	4.5	69.2	49.5	1.1	3.7	2.5	2,123	1,084	248	457	93	12	131	117	-60
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	8.2	2010-11	OKC	82	34.7	21.9	4.6	1.9	0.4	7.5	17.0	44.2	0.4	1.3	33.0	6.5	7.7	84.2	53.8	1.5	3.1	3.9	2,847	1,793	379	670	155	30	316	207	+117
18	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	8.6	2014-15	OKC	67	34.4	28.1	7.3	2.1	0.2	9.4	22.0	42.6	1.3	4.3	29.9	8.1	9.8	83.5	53.6	1.9	5.4	4.4	2,302	1,886	488	574	140	14	293	184	+247
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	10.4	2015-16	OKC	80	34.4	23.5	7.8	2.0	0.3	8.2	18.1	45.4	1.3	4.3	29.6	5.8	7.2	81.2	55.4	1.8	6.0	4.3	2,749	1,878	626	834	163	20	342	200	+635
20	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	10.4	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
21	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	10.3	2017-18	OKC	80	36.4	25.4	10.1	1.8	0.3	9.5	21.1	44.9	1.2	4.1	29.8	5.2	7.1	73.7	52.4	1.9	8.2	4.8	2,914	2,028	804	820	147	20	381	200	+383
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	10.7	2018-19	OKC	73	36.0	22.9	11.1	1.9	0.5	8.6	20.2	42.8	1.6	5.6	29.0	4.1	6.2	65.6	50.1	1.5	9.6	4.5	2,630	1,675	807	784	142	33	325	245	+292