NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Their 2nd Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 2nd 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 2nd year?

Playing for the 1989 Phoenix Suns, Kevin Johnson averaged 12.2 assists in 81 games — the highest assists per game average by any NBA player in his 2nd season.

Assists Per Game, 2nd Season

12.2 apg
Kevin Johnson
(1989 Phoenix Suns)

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

Assists Per Game in a Player's 2nd Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Kevin Johnson (1989 Suns)	12.2	991	81	20.4	4.2	1.7	0.3	0.0
2	Oscar Robertson (1962 Royals)	11.4	899	79	30.8	12.5	-	-	-
3	Micheal Ray Richardson (1980 Knicks)	10.1	832	82	15.3	6.6	3.2	0.4	0.3
	Norm Van Lier (1971 Royals)	10.1	832	82	16.0	7.1	-	-	-
5	Gary Grant (1990 Clippers)	10.0	442	44	13.1	4.4	2.5	0.1	0.1
6	Tim Hardaway (1991 Warriors)	9.7	793	82	22.9	4.0	2.6	0.1	1.2
7	Jason Kidd (1996 Mavericks)	9.7	783	81	16.6	6.8	2.2	0.3	1.6
8	Johnny Moore (1982 Spurs)	9.6	762	79	9.4	3.5	2.1	0.2	0.0
9	John Lucas (1978 Rockets)	9.4	768	82	12.4	3.1	2.0	0.1	-
10	Trae Young (2020 Hawks)	9.3	560	60	29.6	4.3	1.1	0.1	3.4

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Deron Williams (2007 Jazz)	9.3	745	80	16.2	3.3	1.0	0.2	1.0
12	Tiny Archibald (1972 Royals)	9.2	701	76	28.2	2.9	-	-	-
13	Norm Nixon (1979 Lakers)	9.0	737	82	17.1	2.8	2.5	0.2	-
14	Pooh Richardson (1991 Timberwolves)	9.0	734	82	17.1	3.5	1.6	0.2	0.5
15	Terry Porter (1987 Trail Blazers)	8.9	715	80	13.1	4.2	2.0	0.1	0.2
16	Chris Paul (2007 Hornets)	8.9	569	64	17.3	4.4	1.8	0.0	0.8
17	Kendall Marshall (2014 Lakers)	8.8	477	54	8.0	2.9	0.9	0.1	1.3
18	Luka Doncic (2020 Mavericks)	8.8	538	61	28.8	9.4	1.0	0.2	2.8
19	Damon Stoudamire (1997 Raptors)	8.8	709	81	20.2	4.1	1.5	0.2	2.2
20	Mark Jackson (1989 Knicks)	8.6	619	72	16.9	4.7	1.9	0.1	1.1

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Stephon Marbury (1998 Timberwolves)	8.6	704	82	17.7	2.8	1.3	0.1	1.2
22	Magic Johnson (1981 Lakers)	8.6	317	37	21.6	8.6	3.4	0.7	0.1
23	Nate McMillan (1988 Supersonics)	8.6	702	82	7.6	4.1	2.1	0.6	0.1
24	Sherman Douglas (1991 Heat)	8.5	624	73	18.5	2.9	1.7	0.1	0.1
25	Nick Van Exel (1995 Lakers)	8.3	660	80	16.9	2.8	1.2	0.1	2.3
26	Kenny Anderson (1993 Nets)	8.2	449	55	16.9	4.1	1.7	0.2	0.1
27	Tyrese Haliburton (2022 more than 1 team)	8.2	628	77	15.3	4.0	1.7	0.6	2.1
28	Mike Bibby (2000 Grizzlies)	8.1	665	82	14.5	3.7	1.6	0.2	0.9
29	Frank Johnson (1983 Bullets)	8.1	549	68	12.5	2.6	1.6	0.1	0.2
30	John Wall (2012 Wizards)	8.0	530	66	16.3	4.5	1.4	0.9	0.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Andre Miller (2001 Cavaliers)	8.0	657	82	15.8	4.4	1.5	0.3	0.2
32	Russell Westbrook (2010 Thunder)	8.0	652	82	16.1	4.9	1.3	0.4	0.3
33	Walt Frazier (1969 Knicks)	7.9	635	80	17.5	6.2	-	-	-
34	Muggsy Bogues (1989 Hornets)	7.8	620	79	5.4	2.1	1.4	0.1	0.0
35	Isiah Thomas (1983 Pistons)	7.8	634	81	22.9	4.0	2.5	0.4	0.4
36	Brevin Knight (1999 Cavaliers)	7.7	302	39	9.6	3.4	1.8	0.2	0.0
37	Ben Simmons (2019 76ers)	7.7	610	79	16.9	8.8	1.4	0.8	0.0
38	Kenny Smith (1989 Kings)	7.7	621	81	17.3	2.8	1.3	0.1	0.6
39	Eric Murdock (1993 Bucks)	7.6	603	79	14.4	3.6	2.2	0.1	0.4
40	Brian Shaw (1991 Celtics)	7.6	602	79	13.8	4.7	1.3	0.4	0.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	LaMelo Ball (2022 Hornets)	7.6	571	75	20.1	6.7	1.6	0.4	2.9
42	Jamaal Tinsley (2003 Pacers)	7.5	548	73	7.8	3.6	1.7	0.2	0.6
43	Devonte' Graham (2020 Hornets)	7.5	471	63	18.2	3.4	1.0	0.2	3.5
44	Phil Ford (1980 Kings)	7.4	610	82	16.2	2.1	1.7	0.0	0.0
	John Stockton (1986 Jazz)	7.4	610	82	7.7	2.2	1.9	0.1	0.0
46	Johnny Dawkins (1988 Spurs)	7.4	480	65	15.8	3.1	1.4	0.0	0.3
47	Ja Morant (2021 Grizzlies)	7.4	465	63	19.1	4.0	0.9	0.2	1.2
48	Ricky Rubio (2013 Timberwolves)	7.3	418	57	10.7	4.0	2.4	0.1	0.5
49	Baron Davis (2001 Hornets)	7.3	598	82	13.8	5.0	2.1	0.4	1.0
50	De'Aaron Fox (2019 Kings)	7.3	590	81	17.3	3.8	1.6	0.6	1.1

* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.