NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Their 18th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th 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 18th year?

Playing for the 2023 Phoenix Suns, Chris Paul averaged 8.9 assists in 59 games — the highest assists per game average by any NBA player in his 18th season.

Assists Per Game, 18th Season

8.9 apg
Chris Paul
(2023 Phoenix Suns)

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

Assists Per Game in a Player's 18th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Chris Paul (2023 Suns)	8.9	524	59	13.9	4.3	1.5	0.4	1.7
2	John Stockton (2002 Jazz)	8.2	674	82	13.4	3.2	1.9	0.3	0.3
3	LeBron James (2021 Lakers)	7.8	350	45	25.0	7.7	1.1	0.6	2.3
4	Russell Westbrook (2026 Kings)	7.3	190	26	13.8	6.8	1.4	0.2	1.8
5	Kobe Bryant (2014 Lakers)	6.3	38	6	13.8	4.3	1.2	0.2	0.5
6	Steve Nash (2014 Lakers)	5.7	86	15	6.8	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.5
7	Jason Kidd (2012 Mavericks)	5.5	264	48	6.2	4.1	1.7	0.2	1.6
8	Karl Malone (2003 Jazz)	4.7	379	81	20.6	7.8	1.7	0.4	0.0
9	Mike Conley (2025 Timberwolves)	4.5	319	71	8.2	2.6	1.1	0.2	1.8
10	Kyle Lowry (2024 more than 1 team)	4.2	253	60	8.1	3.2	1.0	0.4	1.6

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Kevin Durant (2026 Rockets)	4.0	84	21	24.8	4.6	1.0	0.8	1.8
12	Tony Parker (2019 Hornets)	3.7	207	56	9.5	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.2
13	Andre Iguodala (2022 Warriors)	3.7	114	31	4.0	3.2	0.9	0.7	0.5
14	Tim Duncan (2015 Spurs)	3.0	230	77	13.9	9.1	0.8	2.0	0.0
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1987 Lakers)	2.6	203	78	17.5	6.7	0.6	1.2	0.0
16	Kevin Garnett (2013 Celtics)	2.3	159	68	14.8	7.8	1.1	0.9	0.0
17	Jamal Crawford (2018 Timberwolves)	2.3	185	80	10.3	1.2	0.5	0.1	1.3
18	Reggie Miller (2005 Pacers)	2.2	146	66	14.8	2.4	0.8	0.1	1.5
19	Al Horford (2025 Celtics)	2.1	128	60	9.0	6.2	0.6	0.9	1.9
20	Ray Allen (2014 Heat)	2.0	143	73	9.6	2.8	0.7	0.1	1.6

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Dirk Nowitzki (2016 Mavericks)	1.8	132	75	18.3	6.5	0.7	0.7	1.7
22	Pau Gasol (2019 more than 1 team)	1.7	52	30	3.9	4.6	0.2	0.5	0.2
	Kevin Love (2026 Jazz)	1.7	26	15	6.5	4.5	0.3	0.3	1.3
24	Shaquille O'Neal (2010 Cavaliers)	1.5	80	53	12.0	6.7	0.3	1.2	0.0
25	Carmelo Anthony (2021 Trail Blazers)	1.5	104	69	13.4	3.1	0.7	0.6	1.9
26	Derek Fisher (2014 Thunder)	1.4	117	81	5.2	1.5	0.9	0.0	1.1
27	Jason Terry (2017 Bucks)	1.3	98	74	4.1	1.4	0.6	0.3	1.0
28	Trevor Ariza (2022 Lakers)	1.1	27	24	4.0	3.4	0.5	0.3	0.8
29	Robert Parish (1994 Celtics)	1.1	82	74	11.7	7.3	0.6	1.3	0.0
30	Hakeem Olajuwon (2002 Raptors)	1.1	66	61	7.1	6.0	1.2	1.5	0.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Paul Pierce (2016 Clippers)	1.0	71	68	6.1	2.7	0.5	0.3	1.1
32	Clifford Robinson (2007 Nets)	1.0	51	50	4.1	2.4	0.2	0.5	0.5
33	Terry Cummings (2000 Warriors)	1.0	21	22	8.4	4.9	0.6	0.4	0.0
34	Charles Oakley (2003 Wizards)	1.0	40	42	1.8	2.5	0.3	0.1	0.0
35	Jerry Stackhouse (2013 Nets)	0.9	35	37	4.9	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.8
36	Vince Carter (2016 Grizzlies)	0.9	56	60	6.6	2.4	0.6	0.3	1.0
37	Grant Hill (2013 Clippers)	0.9	26	29	3.2	1.7	0.4	0.2	0.1
38	Nicolas Batum (2026 Clippers)	0.8	20	25	4.5	2.8	0.8	0.4	1.4
39	Tyson Chandler (2019 more than 1 team)	0.7	37	55	3.1	5.6	0.4	0.4	0.0
40	Moses Malone (1994 76ers)	0.6	34	55	5.3	4.1	0.2	0.3	0.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Eric Gordon (2026 76ers)	0.6	3	5	4.2	0.4	0.6	0.0	1.0
42	Dwight Howard (2022 Lakers)	0.6	35	60	6.2	5.9	0.6	0.6	0.1
43	Jermaine O'Neal (2014 Warriors)	0.6	25	44	7.9	5.5	0.3	0.9	0.0
44	Kurt Thomas (2013 Knicks)	0.5	21	39	2.5	2.3	0.3	0.4	0.0
45	Brook Lopez (2026 Clippers)	0.5	9	19	5.8	1.7	0.3	0.8	1.3
46	Juwan Howard (2012 Heat)	0.4	10	28	1.5	1.7	0.1	0.0	0.0
47	Kevin Willis (2003 Spurs)	0.3	24	71	4.2	3.2	0.3	0.3	0.0
48	James Edwards (1995 Trail Blazers)	0.3	8	28	2.7	1.5	0.2	0.3	0.0
49	Danny Schayes (1999 Magic)	0.2	4	19	1.5	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.0
50	Tree Rollins (1995 Magic)	0.2	9	51	1.2	1.9	0.1	0.7	0.0