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List of NBA career playoff assists leaders

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This article provides two lists: :A list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players by total career playoff assists recorded. :A progressive list of assist leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

Playoff assist leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff assists recorded.

:Statistics accurate as of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 --
RankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)Total assistsGames playedAssists per game
average
1*PGLos Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996)2,34619012.3
2^SFCleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018)
Miami Heat (2011–2014)
Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2025)2,095292
3*PGUtah Jazz (1985–2003)1,83918210.1
4*PGPhoenix Suns (1997–2001)
New Jersey Nets (2002–2007)
Dallas Mavericks (2008–2012)
New York Knicks (2013)1,2631588.0
5^PGNew Orleans Hornets (2008–2009, 2011)
Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017)
Houston Rockets (2018–2019)
Oklahoma City Thunder (2020)
Phoenix Suns (2021–2023)1,233149
6*PGSan Antonio Spurs (2002–2018)1,143226
7PGBoston Celtics (2008–2012)
Dallas Mavericks (2015)
Chicago Bulls (2017)
New Orleans Pelicans (2018)
Los Angeles Lakers (2020)
Los Angeles Clippers (2021)1,136134
8^SG/PGOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012)
Houston Rockets (2013–2020)
Brooklyn Nets (2021)
Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023)
Los Angeles Clippers (2024–2025)1,125173
9*SF/PFBoston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992)1,062164
10*PGPhoenix Suns (1997–1998, 2005–2008, 2010)
Dallas Mavericks (2001–2004)
Los Angeles Lakers (2013)1,0611208.8
11*SFChicago Bulls (1988–1998)
Houston Rockets (1999)
Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)1,0482085.0
12*SGLos Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2006–2012)1,0402204.7
13*SGChicago Bulls (1985–1993, 1995–1998)1,0221795.7
14^PFGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)1,020169.0
15*PG/SGSeattle SuperSonics (1978–1980)
Phoenix Suns (1981–1983)
Boston Celtics (1984–1990)1,0061805.6
16*PGDetroit Pistons (1984–1992)987111
17*PGLos Angeles Lakers (1961–1970, 1972–1974)9701536.3
18^PGOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016–2019)
Houston Rockets (2020)
Washington Wizards (2021)
Los Angeles Clippers (2023–2024)
Denver Nuggets (2025)955135
19^PGGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)953155
20*PGBoston Celtics (1951–1963)9371098.6
21PGPhoenix Suns (1989–1998, 2000)935105
22*PGPhiladelphia 76ers (1979–1987, 1989)
New York Knicks (1990–1991)
New Jersey Nets (1993)922133
23PGNew York Knicks (1988–1992, 2001)
Los Angeles Clippers (1993)
Indiana Pacers (1995–1996, 1998–2000)
Utah Jazz (2003)
Houston Rockets (2004)905131
24*SGPortland Trail Blazers (1984–1994)
Houston Rockets (1995–1998)891145
25*SGMiami Heat (2004–2007, 2009–2014, 2016, 2018)
Chicago Bulls (2017)8701774.9

Progressive list of playoff assist leaders

This is a progressive list of assist leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

:Statistics accurate as of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 --

:Win shares is a player statistic which attempts to divvy up credit for team success to the individuals on the team.--

HOUHouston RocketsNOPNew Orleans PelicansSASSan Antonio Spurs
SeasonYear-by-year leaderASTActive player leaderASTCareer recordASTSingle-season recordASTSeasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderASTActive player leaderASTCareer recordASTSingle-season recordASTSeason
1946–47Howie DallmarPHW16Howie DallmarPHW16Howie DallmarPHW16Howie DallmarPHW161946–47
1947–48375353371947–48
1948–49Jim Pollard*MNL395757Jim Pollard*MNL391948–49
1949–5056Jim Pollard*MNL95Jim Pollard*MNL95561949–50
1950–51Dick McGuire*NYK78122122Dick McGuire*NYK781950–51
1951–5290Dick McGuire*NYK195Dick McGuire*NYK195901951–52
1952–53702652651952–53
1953–54MNL]]Paul SeymourSYR602702701953–54
1954–55Andy Phillip*FTW782822821954–55
1955–56George KingSYR601955–56
1956–57Bob Cousy*BOS93Slater Martin*STL304Slater Martin*STL304Bob Cousy*BOS931956–57
1957–5882Bob Cousy*BOS372Bob Cousy*BOS3721957–58
1958–591194914911191958–59
1959–601166076071959–60
1960–61916986981960–61
1961–621238218211231961–62
1962–631169379371962–63
1963–64Guy Rodgers*SFW90Bill Russell*BOS3621963–64
1964–65Bill Russell*BOS764381964–65
1965–66855231965–66
1966–67Wilt Chamberlain*PHI135573Wilt Chamberlain*PHI1351966–67
1967–68John Havlicek*BOS142672John Havlicek*BOS1421967–68
1968–69Jerry West*LAL1357701968–69
1969–70Walt Frazier*NYK156Bob Cousy*BOS937Walt Frazier*NYK1561969–70
1970–71Oscar Robertson*MIL124Jerry West*LAL7031970–71
1971–72Jerry West*LAL1348371971–72
1972–73132969Jerry West*LAL9691972–73
1973–74Oscar Robertson*MIL1499709701973–74
1974–75Kevin PorterWSB124John Havlicek*BOS7121974–75
1975–76BOS]]Alvan AdamsPHO987631975–76
1976–77Bill Walton*POR1048251976–77
1977–78Tom HendersonWSB1061977–78
1978–79107Walt Frazier*CLE5991978–79
1979–80Magic Johnson*LAL1511979–80
1980–81Maurice Cheeks*PHI116Wes Unseld*WSB4531980–81
1981–82172Maurice Cheeks*PHI462Maurice Cheeks*PHI1721981–82
1982–83Magic Johnson*LAL192553Magic Johnson*LAL1921982–83
1983–84284Magic Johnson*LAL7782841983–84
1984–852891,067Magic Johnson*LAL1,0672891984–85
1985–862111,2781,2781985–86
1986–872191,4971,4971986–87
1987–883031,8001,8003031987–88
1988–891651,9651,9651988–89
1989–90Kevin JohnsonPHO1702,0802,0801989–90
1990–91Magic Johnson*LAL2402,3202,3201990–91
1991–92John Stockton*UTA217Larry Bird*BOS1,0621991–92
1992–93Kevin JohnsonPHO182Isiah Thomas*DET9871992–93
1993–94John Stockton*UTA1571993–94
1994–95Penny HardawayORL162John Stockton*UTA9801994–95
1995–96John Stockton*UTA195Magic Johnson*LAL2,3462,3461995–96
1996–97191John Stockton*UTA1,3661996–97
1997–981551,5211997–98
1998–99Avery JohnsonSAS1261,6131998–99
1999–00Mark JacksonIND1781,7161999–00
2000–01Allen Iverson*PHI1341,7732000–01
2001–02Jason Kidd*NJN1821,8132001–02
2002–031631,8392002–03
2003–04Chauncey Billups*DET136Scottie Pippen*CHI1,0482003–04
2004–05Steve Nash*PHO170Gary Payton*
BOS 2004–05
MIA 2005–067722004–05
2005–062048082005–06
2006–07LeBron James^CLE159Jason Kidd*
NJN 2006–07
DAL 2008–12
NYK 2012–139272006–07
2007–08Rajon RondoBOS1729612007–08
2008–091371,0202008–09
2009–102231,0622009–10
2010–11Jason Kidd*DAL1531,2152010–11
2011–12Rajon RondoBOS2271,2392011–12
2012–13LeBron James^MIA1521,2632012–13
2013–14Russell Westbrook^OKC153Steve Nash*LAL1,0612013–14
2014–15LeBron James^CLE169LeBron James^
CLE 2014–18
LAL 2018–251,1882014–15
2015–16Russell Westbrook^OKC1981,3482015–16
2016–17LeBron James^CLE1411,4892016–17
2017–181981,6872017–18
2018–19Draymond Green^GSW1872018–19
2019–20LeBron James^LAL1841,8712019–20
2020–21Jrue Holiday^MIL1991,9192020–21
2021–22Jayson Tatum^BOS1482021–22
2022–23Nikola Jokić^DEN1902,0232022–23
2023–24Luka Dončić^DAL1782,0672023–24
2024–25Tyrese Haliburton^IND1972,0952024–25

References

References

  1. "NBA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Assists". Basketball-Reference.com.
  2. A player is not eligible for induction into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] until he has been fully retired for two calendar years.
  3. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
  4. [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA) teams other than those [[ABA–NBA merger. admitted into the NBA]] in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.
  5. Average is [[Rounding#Types of rounding. rounded]] to the nearest [[0.1. tenth]].
  6. "NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Assists". Basketball-Reference.com.
  7. "2023 NBA Playoffs Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com.
  8. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
  9. "NBA Win Shares". Basketball-reference.com.
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