most assists in first 82 games

Ticha Penicheiro had the most assists in her first 82 games, with 609 assists.

Interpreted as:
most assists by a player in first 82 games
NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ticha Penicheiro
T. Penicheiro
609
82
34.6
6.9
4.3
7.4
2.1
0.1
2.1
6.4
33.5
0.3
1.4
19.8
2.4
3.7
64.3
43.2
0.6
3.7
3.6
2,834
568
353
176
12
292
225
+48
2Teresa Weatherspoon
T. Weatherspoon
525
82
33.6
6.9
3.8
6.4
3.0
0.0
2.4
5.6
42.6
0.5
1.7
27.5
1.6
2.6
63.5
51.0
0.7
3.0
3.1
2,759
566
309
242
3
256
225
+276
3Sue Bird
S. Bird
499
82
34.0
13.1
2.7
6.1
1.5
0.1
4.6
10.8
42.2
1.6
4.3
38.2
2.3
2.6
89.2
54.7
0.5
2.2
3.2
2,792
1,072
225
127
6
264
122
+256
4Sabrina Ionescu
S. Ionescu
485
82
31.1
15.0
6.3
5.9
0.9
0.3
5.0
12.3
40.4
2.2
6.4
34.1
2.8
3.1
91.7
54.7
0.8
5.5
3.0
2,551
1,230
518
71
28
250
157
-120
5Dawn Staley
D. Staley
484
82
34.3
9.9
2.2
5.9
1.2
0.0
3.3
8.7
38.3
1.0
3.0
32.9
2.3
2.5
90.0
50.6
0.5
1.7
2.9
2,815
815
181
97
4
235
188
-203
6Nikki Teasley
N. Teasley
474
82
31.5
8.7
3.8
5.8
1.0
0.3
2.6
6.9
38.0
1.5
4.1
37.4
2.0
2.3
83.8
55.0
0.8
3.1
2.8
2,583
715
315
85
25
227
179
+347
7Michele Timms
M. Timms
413
82
31.7
8.7
3.1
5.0
1.8
0.1
2.8
8.5
32.7
1.2
3.9
31.7
1.9
2.6
75.7
45.3
0.7
2.4
2.8
2,600
714
251
145
12
228
246
+213
8Jennifer Azzi
J. Azzi
400
82
35.0
9.4
2.6
4.9
0.7
0.3
2.8
6.3
44.6
1.0
2.2
47.2
2.8
3.2
87.4
61.3
0.2
2.4
2.1
2,871
774
217
60
22
169
259
+109
9Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
395
82
30.6
10.8
3.2
4.8
1.2
0.1
3.3
7.4
44.5
0.5
1.6
33.6
3.7
4.7
77.7
56.9
0.7
2.5
2.7
2,505
882
262
102
6
224
196
+276
10Suzie McConnell Serio
S. McConnell Serio
393
82
27.1
6.5
2.0
4.8
1.0
0.1
2.2
5.3
41.2
1.1
3.0
36.4
1.1
1.4
75.2
54.9
0.3
1.7
2.9
2,225
536
167
82
9
235
118
+5
11Temeka Johnson
T. Johnson
392
82
26.1
8.4
2.9
4.8
1.3
0.0
3.4
8.1
41.6
0.2
0.9
23.4
1.4
1.8
78.4
47.1
0.4
2.5
2.4
2,138
686
239
107
3
199
185
-37
12Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
381
82
35.7
22.7
3.7
4.6
1.7
0.4
6.9
15.2
45.8
2.2
5.6
38.4
6.7
7.8
85.2
61.1
0.9
2.8
3.4
2,926
1,863
303
141
29
281
188
+749
13Julie Allemand
J. Allemand
368
82
23.8
5.0
3.0
4.5
0.9
0.2
1.7
4.0
43.3
0.9
2.6
36.2
0.6
0.8
73.9
57.5
0.3
2.7
1.7
1,948
410
246
75
13
138
126
-170
14Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
360
82
30.6
14.7
2.2
4.4
1.4
0.4
4.9
12.3
39.7
0.9
3.0
29.9
4.1
4.8
84.3
51.0
0.7
1.6
2.8
2,508
1,205
182
117
31
227
180
-17
15Shannon Johnson
S. Johnson
357
82
34.3
12.2
4.4
4.4
1.7
0.3
3.9
9.7
40.1
1.1
3.3
34.4
3.3
4.6
71.7
52.0
1.3
3.1
3.1
2,809
1,001
363
136
24
255
203
-3
16Danielle Robinson
D. Robinson
353
82
27.2
9.4
2.7
4.3
1.2
0.1
3.7
7.6
49.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.2
84.7
54.3
0.7
2.0
1.8
2,231
769
218
97
9
148
188
+180
17Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
348
82
25.3
7.6
2.3
4.2
1.0
0.4
3.0
7.4
39.9
0.6
2.0
30.1
1.1
1.5
72.8
47.2
0.2
2.1
2.9
2,071
627
185
86
30
234
213
+140
18Jordin Canada
J. Canada
343
82
22.2
8.0
1.9
4.2
1.5
0.1
3.0
7.6
39.3
0.3
1.5
20.0
1.7
2.3
73.8
46.2
0.3
1.6
2.1
1,816
652
158
120
8
172
114
+96
19Penny Toler
P. Toler
343
82
26.9
10.4
2.9
4.2
1.0
0.1
4.0
9.9
40.9
0.4
1.4
30.6
1.9
2.3
81.2
47.7
0.9
2.0
3.0
2,206
853
236
80
6
242
174
+56
20Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
338
82
34.7
15.0
4.7
4.1
1.5
0.5
5.9
13.5
43.7
0.9
2.9
29.4
2.3
3.2
72.0
50.1
1.3
3.4
2.8
2,845
1,228
382
123
45
228
179
+126
21Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
335
82
33.1
17.7
4.1
4.1
1.2
0.8
6.1
14.6
42.0
2.1
6.0
34.5
3.3
4.3
78.3
53.7
0.7
3.4
2.9
2,712
1,448
340
95
62
238
271
+33
22Debbie Black
D. Black
331
82
28.6
4.9
3.3
4.0
2.1
0.1
1.9
5.1
38.0
0.2
1.1
18.7
0.9
1.3
65.1
43.5
1.0
2.3
1.7
2,346
404
268
173
8
142
236
-105
23Odyssey Sims
O. Sims
328
82
32.7
16.0
3.0
4.0
1.3
0.2
5.3
14.0
37.6
1.2
4.2
29.5
4.3
5.0
85.6
49.5
0.8
2.2
2.5
2,683
1,316
245
104
13
205
204
-113
24Shalee Lehning
S. Lehning
325
82
20.6
3.4
2.3
4.0
0.6
0.1
1.2
2.9
42.7
0.3
1.0
29.3
0.6
1.0
62.8
50.7
0.6
1.7
1.6
1,689
277
191
50
11
130
127
+132
25Lindsey Harding
L. Harding
323
82
30.9
10.5
3.5
3.9
1.2
0.3
3.9
9.7
39.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
2.4
3.3
71.2
46.6
0.6
2.9
2.7
2,536
857
288
95
23
221
177
-55
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Fri
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Fri
5/8
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Sat
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