NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Their 23rd Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 23rd NBA season, ranked by regular season assists per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Year: 23rd /
Other years
Which NBA player averaged the most assists in the Regular Season in his 23rd year?
Playing for the 2026 Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James averaged 7.2 assists in 9 games — the highest assists per game average by any NBA player in his 23rd season.
Assists Per Game, 23rd Season
7.2 apg
LeBron James
(2026 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list
Assists Per Game in a Player's 23rd Season - Full List
Regular Season
| Assists | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2026 Lakers) |
7.2 | 65 | 9 | 17.6 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |