NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Their 16th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 16th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 16th year?

Playing for the 2012 Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash averaged 10.7 assists in 62 games — the highest assists per game average by any NBA player in his 16th season.

Assists Per Game, 16th Season

10.7 apg
Steve Nash
(2012 Phoenix Suns)

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

Assists Per Game in a Player's 16th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Steve Nash (2012 Suns)	10.7	664	62	12.5	3.0	0.6	0.1	0.9
2	Jason Kidd (2010 Mavericks)	9.1	724	80	10.3	5.6	1.8	0.4	2.2
3	Chris Paul (2021 Suns)	8.9	622	70	16.4	4.5	1.4	0.3	1.5
4	James Harden (2025 Clippers)	8.7	687	79	22.8	5.8	1.5	0.7	3.0
5	John Stockton (2000 Jazz)	8.6	703	82	12.1	2.6	1.7	0.2	0.5
6	LeBron James (2019 Lakers)	8.3	454	55	27.4	8.5	1.3	0.6	2.0
7	Kyle Lowry (2022 Heat)	7.5	474	63	13.4	4.5	1.1	0.3	2.3
8	Mike Conley (2023 more than 1 team)	6.7	450	67	11.9	2.7	1.1	0.2	2.0
9	Stephen Curry (2025 Warriors)	6.0	421	70	24.5	4.4	1.1	0.4	4.4
10	Kevin Durant (2024 Suns)	5.0	378	75	27.1	6.6	0.9	1.2	2.2

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Mark Jackson (2003 Jazz)	4.6	375	82	4.7	2.1	0.6	0.0	0.3
12	Kobe Bryant (2012 Lakers)	4.6	264	58	27.9	5.4	1.2	0.3	1.5
13	Tony Parker (2017 Spurs)	4.5	285	63	10.1	1.8	0.5	0.0	0.4
14	Russell Westbrook (2024 Clippers)	4.5	306	68	11.1	5.0	1.1	0.3	0.6
15	Karl Malone (2001 Jazz)	4.5	361	81	23.2	8.3	1.1	0.8	0.0
16	Scottie Pippen (2003 Trail Blazers)	4.5	285	64	10.8	4.3	1.6	0.4	0.6
17	DeMar DeRozan (2025 Kings)	4.4	342	77	22.2	3.9	0.8	0.4	1.1
18	Rajon Rondo (2022 more than 1 team)	4.4	170	39	4.8	2.8	0.8	0.2	0.8
19	Dwyane Wade (2019 Heat)	4.2	301	72	15.0	4.0	0.8	0.5	1.2
20	Derek Harper (1999 Lakers)	4.2	187	45	6.9	1.5	1.0	0.1	1.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	John Havlicek (1978 Celtics)	4.0	328	82	16.1	4.0	1.1	0.3	-
	Rod Strickland (2004 more than 1 team)	4.0	244	61	6.3	2.5	0.6	0.2	0.2
23	Jrue Holiday (2025 Celtics)	3.9	239	62	11.1	4.3	1.1	0.4	1.7
24	Andre Miller (2015 more than 1 team)	3.5	284	81	4.4	1.9	0.4	0.1	0.1
25	Lou Williams (2021 more than 1 team)	3.4	225	66	11.3	2.1	0.7	0.1	1.0
26	Charles Oakley (2001 Raptors)	3.4	264	78	9.6	9.5	1.0	0.6	0.1
27	Paul George (2026 76ers)	3.3	33	10	17.1	5.0	1.4	0.4	2.6
28	Gary Payton (2006 Heat)	3.2	257	81	7.7	2.9	0.9	0.1	0.8
29	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1985 Lakers)	3.2	249	79	22.0	7.9	0.8	2.1	0.0
30	Charles Barkley (2000 Rockets)	3.2	63	20	14.5	10.5	0.7	0.2	0.3

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Terry Porter (2001 Spurs)	3.1	251	80	7.2	2.5	0.7	0.1	1.1
32	Al Horford (2023 Celtics)	3.0	189	63	9.8	6.2	0.5	1.0	2.3
33	Dirk Nowitzki (2014 Mavericks)	2.7	216	80	21.7	6.2	0.9	0.6	1.6
34	Derek Fisher (2012 more than 1 team)	2.7	170	63	5.6	1.9	0.8	0.1	0.6
35	Tim Duncan (2013 Spurs)	2.7	184	69	17.8	9.9	0.7	2.7	0.0
36	Vince Carter (2014 Mavericks)	2.6	212	81	11.9	3.5	0.8	0.4	1.8
37	Manu Ginobili (2018 Spurs)	2.5	163	65	8.9	2.2	0.7	0.2	1.0
38	Grant Hill (2011 Suns)	2.5	200	80	13.2	4.2	0.8	0.4	0.6
39	Andre Iguodala (2020 Heat)	2.4	51	21	4.6	3.7	0.7	1.0	0.7
	Reggie Miller (2003 Pacers)	2.4	170	70	12.6	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.6

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Avery Johnson (2004 Warriors)	2.4	111	46	4.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.0
42	Kevin Garnett (2011 Celtics)	2.4	171	71	14.9	8.9	1.3	0.8	0.0
43	Paul Pierce (2014 Nets)	2.4	178	75	13.5	4.6	1.1	0.4	1.5
44	Ray Allen (2012 Celtics)	2.4	109	46	14.2	3.1	1.1	0.2	2.3
45	Pau Gasol (2017 Spurs)	2.3	150	64	12.4	7.8	0.4	1.1	0.9
46	Jamal Crawford (2016 Clippers)	2.3	183	79	14.2	1.8	0.7	0.2	1.5
47	Chauncey Billups (2013 Clippers)	2.2	49	22	8.4	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.5
48	Nicolas Batum (2024 more than 1 team)	2.1	128	60	5.3	4.1	0.8	0.6	1.2
49	Kevin Love (2024 Heat)	2.1	115	55	8.8	6.1	0.3	0.2	1.5
50	Eric Gordon (2024 Suns)	2.0	139	68	11.0	1.8	1.0	0.4	2.2