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In addition to having the fourth-most assists in NBA history, LeBron James is also the all-time leading scorer in NBA history. No other player is in the top ten for both categories. Steve Nash has the fifth-most assists in NBA history, and he is the only player in NBA history to achieve the 50–40–90 club four times.
The assists title was originally determined by assist total through the 1968–69 season, after which assists per game was used to determine the leader instead. John Stockton holds the all-time records for total assists (1,164) and assists per game (14.54) in a season, achieved in the 1990–91 and 1989–90 seasons respectively. [2]
This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have recorded 22 or more assists in a game. 36 players have recorded 22 or more assists in a game. It has occurred 68 times in the regular season and six times in the playoffs.
Most assists by a non-Hall of Famer (min. 10 years retired), career; 10,334 by Mark Jackson [134] Most assists by a non-All-Star, career; 8,524 by Andre Miller [135] [127] Highest assists per game average by a non-All-Star, career; 8.1 by Kevin Porter [136] Most assists on Christmas Day, career; 145 by Oscar Robertson [99]
Chris Paul has a new place in the NBA record book. With a pass to Harrison Barnes Sunday night, the San Antonio Spurs point guard tied Jason Kidd for second-place all-time on the NBA's assist list.
Most assists per game all-time Most assists per game all-time Player Assists per game Chris Paul: 9.8 Norm Nixon: 9.0 Mark Jackson: 8.7 Baron Davis: 7.6 Gary Grant: 6.3 Ernie DiGregorio: 5.6 Jeff McInnis: 5.5 Sam Cassell: 5.4 Larry Drew: 5.3 Darnell Valentine: 5.3
Every year, the National Basketball Association (NBA) awards titles to various leaders in the five basketball statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. Both the scoring title and the assists title were recognized in the 1946–47 season are also recognized, when the league played its first season.
Holds the all-time record for highest career assists-per-game average—11.2; Holds the all-time record for most assists in Playoffs—2,346 Johnson is also the only player in NBA history to have at least 2,000 assists in a playoff career [1] Holds the all-time record for highest assists-per-game average in Playoffs—12.4