NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Playoffs in Their 15th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 15th NBA season, ranked by playoff assists per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most assists in the Playoffs in his 15th year?

Playing for the 2018 Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James averaged 9.0 assists in 22 games — the highest playoff assists per game average by any NBA player in his 15th season.

Assists Per Game, 15th Season

9.0 apg
LeBron James
(2018 Cleveland Cavaliers)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Assists Per Game in a Player's 15th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	LeBron James (2018 Cavaliers)	9.0	198	22	34.0	9.1	1.4	1.0	1.8
2	John Stockton (1999 Jazz)	8.4	92	11	11.1	3.3	1.6	0.1	0.4
3	James Harden (2024 Clippers)	8.0	48	6	21.2	4.5	1.0	1.0	3.0
4	Russell Westbrook (2023 Clippers)	7.4	37	5	23.6	7.6	1.2	1.4	2.0
5	John Havlicek (1977 Celtics)	6.9	62	9	18.3	5.4	0.9	0.4	-
6	Jason Kidd (2009 Mavericks)	5.9	59	10	11.4	5.8	2.2	0.3	2.1
7	Scottie Pippen (2002 Trail Blazers)	5.7	17	3	16.3	9.3	1.3	0.7	2.0
8	Kevin Durant (2023 Suns)	5.5	61	11	29.0	8.7	0.8	1.4	1.5
9	Paul Pierce (2013 Celtics)	5.3	32	6	19.2	5.7	0.8	0.5	1.8
10	Tony Parker (2016 Spurs)	5.3	53	10	10.4	2.2	0.6	0.2	0.4

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Chris Paul (2020 Thunder)	5.3	37	7	21.3	7.4	1.6	0.4	2.3
12	Mike Conley (2022 Jazz)	4.8	29	6	9.2	3.2	0.8	0.3	0.8
13	Clyde Drexler (1998 Rockets)	4.6	23	5	15.0	5.4	1.6	0.6	1.0
14	Gary Payton (2005 Celtics)	4.6	32	7	10.3	4.1	0.9	0.1	0.1
15	Jrue Holiday (2024 Celtics)	4.4	83	19	13.2	6.1	1.1	0.6	1.8
16	Lou Williams (2020 Clippers)	4.2	55	13	12.8	3.2	0.8	0.2	0.9
17	Andre Iguodala (2019 Warriors)	4.0	83	21	9.8	4.3	1.1	1.1	1.3
18	Rajon Rondo (2021 Clippers)	3.8	50	13	4.2	2.6	0.4	0.2	0.8
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1984 Lakers)	3.8	79	21	23.9	8.2	1.1	2.1	0.0
20	Charles Barkley (1999 Rockets)	3.8	15	4	23.5	13.8	1.5	0.5	0.5

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Charles Oakley (2000 Raptors)	3.7	11	3	10.0	7.7	2.0	0.3	0.7
22	Derek Fisher (2011 Lakers)	3.6	36	10	8.2	2.7	1.4	0.2	0.7
	Dwyane Wade (2018 Heat)	3.6	18	5	16.6	4.2	1.4	0.2	0.0
24	Al Horford (2022 Celtics)	3.3	76	23	12.0	9.3	0.8	1.3	2.0
25	Kobe Bryant (2011 Lakers)	3.3	33	10	22.8	3.4	1.6	0.3	1.2
26	Karl Malone (2000 Jazz)	3.1	31	10	27.2	8.9	0.7	0.7	0.2
27	Rod Strickland (2003 Timberwolves)	2.8	17	6	4.7	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.0
28	Maurice Cheeks (1993 Nets)	2.8	14	5	4.4	1.2	1.2	0.2	0.0
	Reggie Miller (2002 Pacers)	2.8	14	5	23.6	3.2	1.6	0.2	2.6
30	Tim Duncan (2012 Spurs)	2.8	39	14	17.4	9.4	0.7	2.1	0.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Eric Gordon (2023 Clippers)	2.6	13	5	10.2	1.4	0.6	0.4	2.0
32	Kevin Garnett (2010 Celtics)	2.5	58	23	15.0	7.4	1.1	0.9	0.0
33	Joe Johnson (2016 Heat)	2.5	35	14	12.1	4.7	0.6	0.2	0.9
34	Ray Allen (2011 Celtics)	2.4	22	9	18.9	3.8	1.2	0.1	3.6
35	Manu Ginobili (2017 Spurs)	2.4	39	16	6.6	2.4	1.0	0.1	0.6
36	Horace Grant (2002 Magic)	2.3	9	4	4.5	7.8	0.8	0.3	0.0
	Grant Hill (2010 Suns)	2.3	36	16	9.6	5.8	0.8	0.6	0.2
38	Detlef Schrempf (2000 Trail Blazers)	2.0	30	15	5.6	3.5	0.3	0.0	0.1
39	Jamal Crawford (2015 Clippers)	1.9	27	14	12.7	2.1	0.9	0.2	1.3
40	Shawn Marion (2014 Mavericks)	1.9	13	7	8.4	5.3	0.9	0.1	0.6

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Vlade Divac (2004 Kings)	1.8	22	12	6.6	4.9	0.3	0.4	0.0
42	David West (2018 Warriors)	1.8	32	18	3.3	2.1	0.3	0.6	0.1
43	Zach Randolph (2016 Grizzlies)	1.8	7	4	13.0	8.8	0.3	0.0	0.0
44	Paul Millsap (2021 Nuggets)	1.7	15	9	6.4	3.9	0.3	0.7	0.7
	Thaddeus Young (2022 Raptors)	1.7	10	6	3.3	3.0	0.8	0.2	0.2
46	Robert Horry (2007 Spurs)	1.6	29	18	4.3	3.9	0.6	1.3	0.7
47	Kurt Thomas (2010 Bucks)	1.6	11	7	5.4	7.9	0.4	0.6	0.0
48	Marcus Camby (2011 Trail Blazers)	1.3	8	6	3.5	9.7	0.7	1.5	0.2
	Antonio McDyess (2011 Spurs)	1.3	8	6	5.7	5.0	0.3	0.8	0.0
	Ricky Pierce (1997 Hornets)	1.3	4	3	7.7	2.7	0.7	0.0	0.3