NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Their 14th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 14th NBA season, ranked by regular season assists per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player averaged the most assists in the Regular Season in his 14th year?
Playing for the 2010 Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash averaged 11.0 assists in 81 games — the highest assists per game average by any NBA player in his 14th season.
Assists Per Game, 14th Season
11.0 apg
Steve Nash
(2010 Phoenix Suns)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list /
= NBA champion in this season.
Assists Per Game in a Player's 14th Season - Top 50
Regular Season
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2010 Suns) |
11.0 | 892 | 81 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2 | (2023 76ers) |
10.7 | 618 | 58 | 21.0 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 3 | (2008 more than 1 team) |
10.1 | 806 | 80 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 4 | (2017 Cavaliers) |
8.7 | 646 | 74 | 26.4 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 5 | (1998 Jazz) |
8.5 | 543 | 64 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 6 | (2019 Rockets) |
8.2 | 473 | 58 | 15.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 7 | (2001 more than 1 team) |
8.0 | 661 | 83 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 8 | (2020 Raptors) |
7.5 | 433 | 58 | 19.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 9 | (2023 Bucks) |
7.4 | 495 | 67 | 19.3 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 10 | (1974 Cavaliers) |
7.1 | 522 | 74 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | - |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2022 Lakers) |
7.1 | 550 | 78 | 18.5 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 12 | (1974 Lakers) |
6.6 | 206 | 31 | 20.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | - |
| 13 | (1990 Celtics) |
6.5 | 485 | 75 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 14 | (2022 Nets) |
6.4 | 351 | 55 | 29.9 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 15 | (1974 Bucks) |
6.4 | 446 | 70 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | - |
| 16 | (2023 Warriors) |
6.3 | 352 | 56 | 29.4 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| 17 | (2002 Heat) |
6.1 | 463 | 76 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 18 | (2021 Jazz) |
6.0 | 305 | 51 | 16.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| 19 | (2013 Nuggets) |
5.9 | 484 | 82 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 20 | (1997 Rockets) |
5.7 | 354 | 62 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (2026 Warriors) |
5.5 | 116 | 21 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 22 | (2004 Lakers) |
5.5 | 449 | 82 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 23 | (2025 more than 1 team) |
5.4 | 298 | 55 | 17.5 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 24 | (2011 more than 1 team) |
5.4 | 387 | 72 | 16.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 25 | (2019 Clippers) |
5.4 | 402 | 75 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 26 | (2002 Wizards) |
5.2 | 310 | 60 | 22.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 27 | (2023 Bulls) |
5.1 | 377 | 74 | 24.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 28 | (2010 Lakers) ![]() |
5.0 | 365 | 73 | 27.0 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
(2020 Lakers) ![]() |
5.0 | 240 | 48 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
| 30 | (2015 Spurs) |
4.9 | 335 | 68 | 14.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (1990 Rockets) |
4.9 | 238 | 49 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 32 | (1979 Jazz) |
4.8 | 357 | 74 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - |
| 33 | (2007 Clippers) |
4.7 | 270 | 58 | 12.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 34 | (2025 Mavericks) |
4.6 | 231 | 50 | 24.7 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 35 | (2001 Trail Blazers) |
4.6 | 294 | 64 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 36 | (2012 Celtics) |
4.5 | 274 | 61 | 19.4 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 37 | (1973 Lakers) |
4.5 | 365 | 82 | 13.2 | 18.6 | - | - | - |
| 38 | (1997 Mavericks) |
4.3 | 321 | 75 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 39 | (2021 Bulls) |
4.3 | 291 | 68 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 40 | (2002 more than 1 team) |
4.2 | 286 | 68 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (1999 Jazz) |
4.1 | 201 | 49 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 42 | (2022 more than 1 team) |
4.1 | 86 | 21 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 43 | (2010 more than 1 team) |
4.0 | 113 | 28 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 44 | (1972 76ers) |
3.9 | 316 | 81 | 11.8 | 3.3 | - | - | - |
| 45 | (2020 Mavericks) |
3.9 | 112 | 29 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 46 | (2017 Bulls) |
3.8 | 228 | 60 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 47 | (1999 Supersonics) |
3.7 | 184 | 50 | 15.0 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 48 | (1976 Celtics) ![]() |
3.7 | 278 | 76 | 17.0 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | - |
| 49 | (2015 Nets) |
3.7 | 292 | 80 | 14.4 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 50 | (2018 more than 1 team) |
3.6 | 179 | 50 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.