NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Their 3rd Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 3rd 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 3rd year?

Playing for the 2008 New Orleans Hornets, Chris Paul averaged 11.6 assists in 80 games — the highest assists per game average by any NBA player in his 3rd season.

Assists Per Game, 3rd Season

11.6 apg
Chris Paul
(2008 New Orleans Hornets)

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

Assists Per Game in a Player's 3rd Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Chris Paul (2008 Hornets)	11.6	925	80	21.1	4.0	2.7	0.1	1.2
2	Kevin Johnson (1990 Suns)	11.4	846	74	22.5	3.6	1.3	0.2	0.1
3	Tiny Archibald (1973 Kings)	11.4	910	80	34.0	2.8	-	-	-
4	Isiah Thomas (1984 Pistons)	11.1	914	82	21.3	4.0	2.5	0.4	0.3
5	Andre Miller (2002 Cavaliers)	10.9	882	81	16.5	4.7	1.6	0.4	0.3
6	Muggsy Bogues (1990 Hornets)	10.7	867	81	9.4	2.6	2.0	0.0	0.1
7	Deron Williams (2008 Jazz)	10.5	862	82	18.8	3.0	1.1	0.3	1.0
8	Tyrese Haliburton (2023 Pacers)	10.4	585	56	20.7	3.7	1.6	0.4	2.9
9	Terry Porter (1988 Trail Blazers)	10.1	831	82	14.9	4.6	1.8	0.2	0.3
10	Tim Hardaway (1992 Warriors)	10.0	807	81	23.4	3.8	2.0	0.2	1.6

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Johnny Moore (1983 Spurs)	9.8	753	77	12.2	3.6	2.5	0.4	0.1
12	Kenny Anderson (1994 Nets)	9.6	784	82	18.8	3.9	1.9	0.2	0.5
13	Magic Johnson (1982 Lakers)	9.5	743	78	18.6	9.6	2.7	0.4	0.1
14	Oscar Robertson (1963 Royals)	9.5	758	80	28.3	10.4	-	-	-
15	Trae Young (2021 Hawks)	9.4	594	63	25.3	3.9	0.8	0.2	2.2
16	John Lucas (1979 Warriors)	9.3	762	82	16.1	3.0	1.9	0.1	-
17	Nate McMillan (1989 Supersonics)	9.3	696	75	7.1	5.2	2.1	0.6	0.2
18	Corey Gaines (1991 Nuggets)	9.1	91	10	8.3	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.5
19	Greivis Vasquez (2013 Hornets)	9.0	704	78	13.9	4.3	0.8	0.1	1.1
20	Jason Kidd (1997 more than 1 team)	9.0	496	55	10.9	4.5	2.3	0.4	1.1

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Stephon Marbury (1999 more than 1 team)	8.9	437	49	21.3	2.9	1.2	0.2	1.3
22	Phil Ford (1981 Kings)	8.8	580	66	17.5	1.9	1.5	0.1	0.2
23	Guy Rodgers (1961 Warriors)	8.7	677	78	12.8	6.5	-	-	-
24	Gary Grant (1991 Clippers)	8.6	587	68	8.7	3.1	1.5	0.2	0.1
25	John Bagley (1985 Cavaliers)	8.6	697	81	9.9	3.6	1.6	0.1	0.0
26	Luka Doncic (2021 Mavericks)	8.6	567	66	27.7	8.0	1.0	0.5	2.9
27	Ricky Rubio (2014 Timberwolves)	8.6	704	82	9.5	4.2	2.3	0.1	0.5
28	Darius Garland (2022 Cavaliers)	8.6	583	68	21.7	3.3	1.3	0.1	2.6
29	Baron Davis (2002 Hornets)	8.5	698	82	18.1	4.3	2.1	0.6	2.1
30	LaMelo Ball (2023 Hornets)	8.4	304	36	23.3	6.4	1.3	0.3	4.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Mark Price (1989 Cavaliers)	8.4	631	75	18.9	3.0	1.5	0.1	1.2
32	Doc Rivers (1986 Hawks)	8.4	443	53	11.5	3.1	2.3	0.2	0.0
33	Mike Bibby (2001 Grizzlies)	8.4	685	82	15.9	3.7	1.3	0.1	1.3
	Pooh Richardson (1992 Timberwolves)	8.4	685	82	16.5	3.7	1.5	0.3	0.6
35	Skylar Mays (2023 Trail Blazers)	8.3	50	6	15.3	3.2	1.0	0.2	2.0
36	Jose Calderon (2008 Raptors)	8.3	678	82	11.2	2.9	1.1	0.1	1.0
37	Rajon Rondo (2009 Celtics)	8.2	659	80	11.9	5.2	1.9	0.1	0.2
38	John Stockton (1987 Jazz)	8.2	670	82	7.9	1.8	2.2	0.2	0.1
	Russell Westbrook (2011 Thunder)	8.2	670	82	21.9	4.6	1.9	0.4	0.4
40	Damon Stoudamire (1998 more than 1 team)	8.2	580	71	17.3	4.2	1.6	0.1	1.3

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Walt Frazier (1970 Knicks)	8.2	629	77	20.9	6.0	-	-	-
42	Larry Drew (1983 Kings)	8.1	610	75	20.1	2.8	1.7	0.1	0.0
43	Slick Watts (1976 Supersonics)	8.1	661	82	13.0	4.5	3.2	0.2	-
44	Kevin Porter (1975 Bullets)	8.0	650	81	11.6	1.9	1.9	0.1	-
45	Clyde Drexler (1986 Trail Blazers)	8.0	600	75	18.5	5.6	2.6	0.6	0.2
46	Rod Strickland (1991 Spurs)	8.0	463	58	13.8	3.8	2.0	0.2	0.2
47	Ben Simmons (2020 76ers)	8.0	455	57	16.4	7.8	2.1	0.6	0.0
48	Micheal Ray Richardson (1981 Knicks)	7.9	627	79	16.4	6.9	2.9	0.4	0.3
49	T.J. Ford (2007 Raptors)	7.9	595	75	14.0	3.1	1.3	0.1	0.3
50	Norm Nixon (1980 Lakers)	7.8	642	82	17.6	2.8	1.8	0.2	0.0

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