NBA Players with the Most Assists Recorded in Playoffs in Their 18th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th NBA season, ranked by playoff total assists. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total assists in the Playoffs in his 18th year?
Playing for the 2023 Phoenix Suns, Chris Paul recorded a total of 52 assists in 7 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 18th season.
Total Assists, 18th Season
52 ast
Chris Paul
(2023 Phoenix Suns)
Note: 
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Assists in a Player's 18th Season - Full List
Playoffs
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2023 Suns) |
52 | 7.4 | 7 | 87 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | (2025 Timberwolves) |
50 | 3.3 | 15 | 90 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | (2021 Lakers) |
48 | 8.0 | 6 | 140 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | (2002 Jazz) |
40 | 10.0 | 4 | 50 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | (1987 Lakers) |
36 | 2.0 | 18 | 345 | 123 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| 6 | (2014 Heat) |
32 | 1.6 | 20 | 185 | 67 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | (2012 Mavericks) |
24 | 6.0 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
(2024 76ers) |
24 | 4.0 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
| 9 | (2015 Spurs) |
23 | 3.3 | 7 | 125 | 78 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | (2013 Celtics) |
21 | 3.5 | 6 | 76 | 82 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2025 Celtics) |
20 | 1.8 | 11 | 88 | 66 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
(2003 Jazz) |
20 | 4.0 | 5 | 98 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
(2005 Pacers) |
20 | 1.5 | 13 | 193 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 21 | |
| 14 | (2014 Thunder) |
16 | 0.8 | 19 | 73 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | (2010 Cavaliers) |
15 | 1.4 | 11 | 127 | 61 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | (2018 Timberwolves) |
12 | 2.4 | 5 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
(2022 Warriors) |
12 | 1.7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 18 | (2021 Trail Blazers) |
9 | 1.5 | 6 | 74 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 19 | (2016 Mavericks) |
8 | 1.6 | 5 | 102 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | (2016 Grizzlies) |
5 | 1.3 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
(2017 Bucks) |
5 | 0.8 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 22 | (2013 Clippers) |
2 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(2002 Raptors) |
2 | 0.4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
(2003 Spurs) |
2 | 0.1 | 18 | 46 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | (1999 76ers) |
1 | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
(2014 Warriors) |
1 | 0.1 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
(2016 Clippers) |
1 | 0.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | (1995 Trail Blazers) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(2012 Heat) |
0 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
(2016 Thunder) |
0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
(2009 Rockets) |
0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
(2007 Nets) |
0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
(1995 Magic) |
0 | 0.0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
(1999 Magic) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
(2013 Nets) |
0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
(1999 Knicks) |
0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |