List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders


This article provides two lists:

Assist leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season assists recorded.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration

RankPlayerPosTeam played for Total assistsGames
played
Assists
per game
average
1*PGUtah Jazz 15,8061,50410.5
2*PGDallas Mavericks
Phoenix Suns
New Jersey Nets
New York Knicks
12,0911,3918.7
3*PGPhoenix Suns
Dallas Mavericks
Los Angeles Lakers
10,3351,2178.5
4PGNew York Knicks
Los Angeles Clippers
Indiana Pacers
Denver Nuggets
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Houston Rockets
10,3341,2968.0
5*PGLos Angeles Lakers 10,14190611.2
6*PGCincinnati Royals
Milwaukee Bucks
9,8871,0409.5
7^PGNew Orleans Hornets
Los Angeles Clippers
Houston Rockets
Oklahoma City Thunder
9,6141,015
8^SFCleveland Cavaliers
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Lakers
9,3051,259
9*PGDetroit Pistons 9,0619799.3
10*PGSeattle SuperSonics
Milwaukee Bucks
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics
Miami Heat
8,9661,3356.7
11PGCleveland Cavaliers
Los Angeles Clippers
Denver Nuggets
Philadelphia 76ers
Portland Trail Blazers
Washington Wizards
Sacramento Kings
Minnesota Timberwolves
San Antonio Spurs
8,5241,3046.5
12PGNew York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs
Portland Trail Blazers
Washington Bullets/Wizards
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
Orlando Magic
Toronto Raptors
Houston Rockets
7,9871,0947.3
13*PGPhiladelphia 76ers
San Antonio Spurs
New York Knicks
Atlanta Hawks
New Jersey Nets
7,3921,1016.7
14^PGOklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets
7,275875
15^PGBoston Celtics
Dallas Mavericks
Sacramento Kings
Chicago Bulls
New Orleans Pelicans
Los Angeles Lakers
7,215873
16*PGSt. Louis Hawks
Seattle SuperSonics
Cleveland Cavaliers
Portland Trail Blazers
7,2111,0776.7
17PGPortland Trail Blazers
Minnesota Timberwolves
Miami Heat
San Antonio Spurs
7,1601,2745.6
18PGGolden State Warriors
Miami Heat
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Indiana Pacers
7,0958678.2
19PGSan Antonio Spurs
Charlotte Hornets
7,0361,254
20*PGBoston Celtics
Cincinnati Royals
6,9559247.5
21*PGPhiladelphia/San Francisco Warriors
Chicago Bulls
Cincinnati Royals
Milwaukee Bucks
6,9178927.8
22PGUtah Jazz
New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets
Dallas Mavericks
Cleveland Cavaliers
6,8198458.1
23PGWashington Bullets
Charlotte Hornets
Golden State Warriors
Toronto Raptors
6,7268897.6
24PGCleveland Cavaliers
Phoenix Suns
6,7117359.1
25PGDallas Mavericks
New York Knicks
Orlando Magic
Los Angeles Lakers
6,5771,1995.5
26*PGCincinnati Royals/Kansas City Kings
New York Nets
Buffalo Braves
Boston Celtics
Milwaukee Bucks
6,4768767.4
27PGMinnesota Timberwolves
New Jersey Nets
Phoenix Suns
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
6,4718467.6
28PGHouston Rockets
Golden State Warriors
Washington Bullets
San Antonio Spurs
Milwaukee Bucks
Seattle SuperSonics
6,4549287.0
29PGChicago Bulls
Kansas City/Sacramento Kings
Atlanta Hawks
Orlando Magic
New Jersey Nets
6,4531,0266.3
30PGLos Angeles Lakers
San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers
6,3867688.3
31*SGLos Angeles Lakers 6,3061,3464.7
32*PGLos Angeles Lakers 6,2389326.7
33*SFChicago Bulls
Houston Rockets
Portland Trail Blazers
6,1351,1785.2
34*SGPortland Trail Blazers
Houston Rockets
6,1251,0865.6
35*SF/SGBoston Celtics 6,1141,2704.8
36PGCharlotte Hornets/New Orleans Hornets
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks
6,0258357.2
37PGNew Jersey Nets
Atlanta Hawks
Golden State Warriors
5,9728896.7
38PGHouston Rockets
Phoenix Suns
Dallas Mavericks
New Jersey Nets
Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves
Los Angeles Clippers
Boston Celtics
5,9399936.0
39PGSeattle SuperSonics
Denver Nuggets
San Antonio Spurs
Houston Rockets
Golden State Warriors
Dallas Mavericks
5,8461,0545.5
40PG/SGLos Angeles Lakers
Denver Nuggets
Dallas Mavericks
Golden State Warriors
Portland Trail Blazers
San Antonio Spurs
5,7778806.6
41SGMiami Heat
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
5,7011,054
42*SF/PFBoston Celtics 5,6958976.3
43*CMilwaukee Bucks
Los Angeles Lakers
5,6601,5603.6
44^PGMemphis Grizzlies
Houston Rockets
Toronto Raptors
5,638911
45PG/SGBoston Celtics
Toronto Raptors
Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
Los Angeles Clippers
5,6361,0435.4
46*SGChicago Bulls
Washington Wizards
5,6331,0725.3
47*SG/PGPhiladelphia 76ers
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Memphis Grizzlies
5,6249146.2
48PGVancouver Grizzlies
Sacramento Kings
Atlanta Hawks
Washington Wizards
Miami Heat
New York Knicks
5,5171,0015.5
49*PG/SGSeattle SuperSonics
Phoenix Suns
Boston Celtics
5,4991,1005.0
50*PF/CMinnesota Timberwolves
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
5,4451,4623.7

Progressive list of assists leaders

This is a progressive list of assists leaders showing how the record increased through the years.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration

BOSBoston CelticsDETDetroit PistonsMILMilwaukee BucksPORPortland Trail BlazersTORToronto Raptors
BUFBuffalo BravesFTWFort Wayne PistonsNJNNew Jersey NetsPROProvidence SteamrollersUTAUtah Jazz
CHIChicago BullsHOUHouston RocketsNOHNew Orleans HornetsROCRochester RoyalsWASWashington Wizards
CHSChicago StagsINDIndiana PacersNYKNew York KnicksSACSacramento KingsWSBWashington Bullets
CINCincinnati RoyalsKCOKansas City-Omaha KingsOKCOklahoma City ThunderSASSan Antonio Spurs--
CLECleveland CavaliersLACLos Angeles ClippersPHIPhiladelphia 76ersSDCSan Diego Clippers--
DALDallas MavericksLALLos Angeles LakersPHOPhoenix SunsSEASeattle SuperSonics--
DENDenver NuggetsMIAMiami HeatPHWPhiladelphia WarriorsSFWSan Francisco Warriors--

SeasonYear-by-year leaderASTActive player leaderASTCareer recordASTSingle-season recordASTSeason
Ernie CalverleyPRO202Ernie CalverleyPRO202Ernie CalverleyPRO202Ernie CalverleyPRO202
1947–48Howie DallmarPHW120Ernie CalverleyPRO321Ernie CalverleyPRO321Ernie CalverleyPRO2021947–48
1948–49Bob Davies*ROC321Ernie CalverleyPRO572Ernie CalverleyPRO572Bob Davies*ROC3211948–49
1949–50Dick McGuire*NYK386Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
770Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
770Dick McGuire*NYK3861949–50
1950–51Andy Phillip*PHW414Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
1,184Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
1,184Andy Phillip*PHW4141950–51
1951–52Andy Phillip*PHW539Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
1,723Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
1,723Andy Phillip*PHW5391951–52
1952–53Bob Cousy*BOS547Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
2,120Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
2,120Bob Cousy*BOS5471952–53
1953–54Bob Cousy*BOS518Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
2,569Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
2,569Bob Cousy*BOS5471953–54
1954–55Bob Cousy*BOS557Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
3,060Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
3,060Bob Cousy*BOS5571954–55
1955–56Bob Cousy*BOS642Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
3,470Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
3,470Bob Cousy*BOS6421955–56
1956–57Bob Cousy*BOS478Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
3,638Andy Phillip*
CHS 1949–50
PHW 1950–52
FTW 1952–56
BOS 1956–57
3,638Bob Cousy*BOS6421956–57
1957–58Bob Cousy*BOS463Bob Cousy*BOS3,987Bob Cousy*BOS3,987Bob Cousy*BOS6421957–58
1958–59Bob Cousy*BOS557Bob Cousy*BOS4,544Bob Cousy*BOS4,544Bob Cousy*BOS6421958–59
1959–60Bob Cousy*BOS715Bob Cousy*BOS5,259Bob Cousy*BOS5,259Bob Cousy*BOS7151959–60
1960–61Oscar Robertson*CIN690Bob Cousy*BOS5,846Bob Cousy*BOS5,846Bob Cousy*BOS7151960–61
1961–62Oscar Robertson*CIN899Bob Cousy*BOS6,430Bob Cousy*BOS6,430Oscar Robertson*CIN8991961–62
1962–63Guy Rodgers*SFW825Bob Cousy*BOS 6,945Bob Cousy*BOS6,945Oscar Robertson*CIN8991962–63
1963–64Oscar Robertson*CIN868Guy Rodgers*SFW3,444Bob Cousy*BOS6,945Oscar Robertson*CIN8991963–64
1964–65Oscar Robertson*CIN861Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1964–70
MIL 1970–74
4,076Bob Cousy*BOS6,945Oscar Robertson*CIN8991964–65
1965–66Oscar Robertson*CIN847Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1964–70
MIL 1970–74
4,923Bob Cousy*BOS6,945Oscar Robertson*CIN8991965–66
1966–67Guy Rodgers*CHI908Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1964–70
MIL 1970–74
5,768Bob Cousy*BOS6,945Guy Rodgers*CHI9081966–67
1967–68Wilt Chamberlain*PHI702Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1964–70
MIL 1970–74
6,401Bob Cousy*BOS6,945Guy Rodgers*CHI9081967–68
1968–69Oscar Robertson*CIN772Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1964–70
MIL 1970–74
7,173Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
7,173Guy Rodgers*CHI9081968–69
1969–70Lenny Wilkens*SEA683Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1964–70
MIL 1970–74
7,731Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
7,731Guy Rodgers*CHI9081969–70
1970–71Norm Van LierCIN832Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1964–70
MIL 1970–74
8,399Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
8,399Guy Rodgers*CHI9081970–71
1971–72Lenny Wilkens*SEA766Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1964–70
MIL 1970–74
8,890Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
8,890Guy Rodgers*CHI9081971–72
1972–73Tiny Archibald*KCO910Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1964–70
MIL 1970–74
9,441Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,441Tiny Archibald*KCO9101972–73
1973–74Ernie DiGregorioBUF663Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1964–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Tiny Archibald*KCO9101973–74
1974–75Kevin PorterWSB650Lenny Wilkens*POR7,211Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Tiny Archibald*KCO9101974–75
1975–76Slick WattsSEA661John Havlicek*BOS5,386Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Tiny Archibald*KCO9101975–76
1976–77Don BuseIND685John Havlicek*BOS5,786Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Tiny Archibald*KCO9101976–77
1977–78Kevin Porter
DET & NJN 1977–78
DET 1978–79
837John Havlicek*BOS6,114Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Tiny Archibald*KCO9101977–78
1978–79Kevin Porter
DET & NJN 1977–78
DET 1978–79
1,099Norm Van LierMIL5,217Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Kevin PorterDET1,0991978–79
1979–80Micheal Ray RichardsonNYK832Walt Frazier*CLE5,040Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Kevin PorterDET1,0991979–80
1980–81Kevin PorterWSB734Tiny Archibald*
BOS 1980–83
MIL 1983–84
5,366Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Kevin PorterDET1,0991980–81
1981–82Johnny MooreSAS762Tiny Archibald*
BOS 1980–83
MIL 1983–84
5,907Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Kevin PorterDET1,0991981–82
1982–83Magic Johnson*LAL829Tiny Archibald*
BOS 1980–83
MIL 1983–84
6,316Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Kevin PorterDET1,0991982–83
1983–84
Isiah Thomas*DET
Norm NixonSDC
914Tiny Archibald*
BOS 1980–83
MIL 1983–84
6,476Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Kevin PorterDET1,0991983–84
1984–85Isiah Thomas*DET1,123Norm NixonLAC5,471Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Isiah Thomas*DET1,1231984–85
1985–86Magic Johnson*LAL907Norm NixonLAC6,047Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Isiah Thomas*DET1,1231985–86
1986–87Magic Johnson*LAL977Magic Johnson*LAL6,179Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887Isiah Thomas*DET1,1231986–87
1987–88John Stockton*UTA1,128Magic Johnson*LAL7,037Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887John Stockton*UTA1,1281987–88
1988–89John Stockton*UTA1,118Magic Johnson*LAL8,025Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887John Stockton*UTA1,1281988–89
1989–90John Stockton*UTA1,134Magic Johnson*LAL8,932Oscar Robertson*
CIN 1968–70
MIL 1970–74
9,887John Stockton*UTA1,1341989–90
1990–91John Stockton*UTA1,164Magic Johnson*LAL9,921Magic Johnson*LAL9,921John Stockton*UTA1,1641990–91
1991–92John Stockton*UTA1,126Isiah Thomas*DET7,991Magic Johnson*LAL9,921John Stockton*UTA1,1641991–92
1992–93John Stockton*UTA987Isiah Thomas*DET8,662Magic Johnson*LAL9,921John Stockton*UTA1,1641992–93
1993–94John Stockton*UTA1,031John Stockton*UTA9,383Magic Johnson*LAL9,921John Stockton*UTA1,1641993–94
1994–95John Stockton*UTA1,011John Stockton*UTA10,394John Stockton*UTA10,394John Stockton*UTA1,1641994–95
1995–96John Stockton*UTA916John Stockton*UTA11,310John Stockton*UTA11,310John Stockton*UTA1,1641995–96
1996–97Mark JacksonDEN & IND935John Stockton*UTA12,170John Stockton*UTA12,170John Stockton*UTA1,1641996–97
1997–98Rod StricklandWAS801John Stockton*UTA12,713John Stockton*UTA12,713John Stockton*UTA1,1641997–98
1998–99Jason Kidd*PHO539John Stockton*UTA13,087John Stockton*UTA13,087John Stockton*UTA1,1641998–99
1999–00Gary Payton*SEA732John Stockton*UTA13,790John Stockton*UTA13,790John Stockton*UTA1,1641999–00
2000–01Jason Kidd*PHO753John Stockton*UTA 14,503John Stockton*UTA14,503John Stockton*UTA1,1642000–01
2001–02Andre MillerCLE882John Stockton*UTA15,177John Stockton*UTA15,177John Stockton*UTA1,1642001–02
2002–03Jason Kidd*NJN711John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642002–03
2003–04Stephon MarburyPHO719Mark JacksonHOU10,334John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642003–04
2004–05Steve Nash*PHO861Gary Payton*
BOS 2004–05
MIA 2005–07
8,508John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642004–05
2005–06Steve Nash*PHO826Gary Payton*
BOS 2004–05
MIA 2005–07
8,765John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642005–06
2006–07Steve Nash*PHO884Gary Payton*
BOS 2004–05
MIA 2005–07
8,966John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642006–07
2007–08Chris Paul^NOH925Jason Kidd*
NJN 2007–08
DAL 2008–12
NYK 2012–13
9,497John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642007–08
2008–09Chris Paul^NOH861Jason Kidd*
NJN 2007–08
DAL 2008–12
NYK 2012–13
10,199John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642008–09
2009–10Steve Nash*PHO892Jason Kidd*
NJN 2007–08
DAL 2008–12
NYK 2012–13
10,923John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642009–10
2010–11Steve Nash*PHO855Jason Kidd*
NJN 2007–08
DAL 2008–12
NYK 2012–13
11,578John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642010–11
2011–12Steve Nash*PHO664Jason Kidd*
NJN 2007–08
DAL 2008–12
NYK 2012–13
11,842John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642011–12
2012–13Greivis VásquezNOH704Jason Kidd*
NJN 2007–08
DAL 2008–12
NYK 2012–13
12,091John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642012–13
2013–14John Wall^WAS721Steve Nash*LAL10,335John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642013–14
2014–15Chris Paul^LAC838Andre Miller
SAC 2014–15
MIN 2015–16
SAS 2016
8,437John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642014–15
2015–16Rajon Rondo^SAC839Andre Miller
SAC 2014–15
MIN 2015–16
SAS 2016
8,524John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642015–16
2016–17James Harden^HOU907Chris Paul^
LAC 2016–17
HOU 2017–19
OKC 2019–20
8,251John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642016–17
2017–18Russell Westbrook^OKC820Chris Paul^
LAC 2016–17
HOU 2017–19
OKC 2019–20
8,708John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642017–18
2018–19Russell Westbrook^OKC784Chris Paul^
LAC 2016–17
HOU 2017–19
OKC 2019–20
9,181John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642018–19
2019–20LeBron James^LAL636Chris Paul^
LAC 2016–17
HOU 2017–19
OKC 2019–20
9,607John Stockton*UTA15,806John Stockton*UTA1,1642019–20
SeasonYear-by-year leaderASTActive player leaderASTCareer recordASTSingle-season recordASTSeason