NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Their 22nd Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 22nd NBA season, ranked by regular season assists per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player averaged the most assists in the Regular Season in his 22nd year?
Playing for the 2025 Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James averaged 8.2 assists in 70 games — the highest assists per game average by any NBA player in his 22nd season.
Assists Per Game, 22nd Season
8.2 apg
LeBron James
(2025 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list
Assists Per Game in a Player's 22nd Season - Full List
Regular Season
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2025 Lakers) |
8.2 | 575 | 70 | 24.4 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 2 | (2020 Hawks) |
0.8 | 48 | 60 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 |