NBA Players with the Most Assists Recorded in Their 20th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 20th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 20th year?
Playing for the 2025 San Antonio Spurs, Chris Paul recorded a total of 605 assists in 82 games — the highest total ever by an NBA player in his 20th season.
Total Assists, 20th Season
605 ast
Chris Paul
(2025 San Antonio Spurs)
Total Assists in a Player's 20th Season - Full List
Regular Season
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2025 Spurs) |
605 | 7.4 | 82 | 723 | 296 | 103 | 22 | 140 |
| 2 | (2023 Lakers) |
375 | 6.8 | 55 | 1,590 | 457 | 50 | 32 | 121 |
| 3 | (2016 Lakers) |
184 | 2.8 | 66 | 1,161 | 247 | 62 | 13 | 133 |
| 4 | (2018 Mavericks) |
120 | 1.6 | 77 | 927 | 438 | 43 | 45 | 138 |
| 5 | (2015 more than 1 team) |
77 | 1.6 | 47 | 323 | 311 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| 6 | (1989 Lakers) |
74 | 1.0 | 74 | 748 | 334 | 38 | 85 | 0 |
| 7 | (2018 Kings) |
69 | 1.2 | 58 | 313 | 148 | 42 | 26 | 57 |
| 8 | (1996 Hornets) |
29 | 0.4 | 74 | 290 | 303 | 21 | 54 | 0 |
| 9 | (2005 Hawks) |
9 | 0.3 | 29 | 87 | 76 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | (2026 76ers) |
5 | 1.3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2020 Nets) |
3 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | (2023 Heat) |
0 | 0.0 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 |