NBA Players with the Highest Assist Averages in Playoffs in Their 7th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 7th NBA season, ranked by playoff 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 Playoffs in his 7th year?

Playing for the 1986 Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson averaged 15.1 assists in 14 games — the highest playoff assists per game average by any NBA player in his 7th season.

Assists Per Game, 7th Season

15.1 apg
Magic Johnson
(1986 Los Angeles Lakers)

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

Assists Per Game in a Player's 7th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Magic Johnson (1986 Lakers)	15.1	211	14	21.6	7.1	1.9	0.1	0.0
2	John Stockton (1991 Jazz)	13.8	124	9	18.2	4.7	2.2	0.2	1.2
3	Jason Kidd (2001 Suns)	13.3	53	4	14.3	6.0	2.0	0.0	1.0
4	Rod Strickland (1995 Trail Blazers)	12.3	37	3	23.3	4.0	1.0	0.7	0.7
5	Micheal Ray Richardson (1985 Nets)	11.3	34	3	18.3	6.0	1.3	0.0	0.0
6	Oscar Robertson (1967 Royals)	11.3	45	4	24.8	4.0	-	-	-
7	John Wall (2017 Wizards)	10.3	134	13	27.2	3.7	1.7	1.2	1.6
8	Kevin Johnson (1994 Suns)	9.6	96	10	26.6	3.5	1.0	0.1	0.3
9	Fat Lever (1989 Nuggets)	9.5	19	2	11.0	6.5	2.0	0.0	1.0
10	Bob Cousy (1957 Celtics)	9.3	93	10	20.2	6.1	-	-	-

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Sam Cassell (2000 Bucks)	9.0	45	5	15.8	3.4	0.8	0.0	0.2
	Johnny Davis (1983 Hawks)	9.0	27	3	17.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
13	Isiah Thomas (1988 Pistons)	8.7	201	23	21.9	4.7	2.9	0.3	0.6
14	Gary Payton (1997 Supersonics)	8.7	104	12	23.8	5.4	2.2	0.3	2.1
15	Draymond Green (2019 Warriors)	8.5	187	22	13.3	10.1	1.5	1.5	0.6
16	Michael Jordan (1991 Bulls)	8.4	142	17	31.1	6.4	2.4	1.4	0.6
17	Jay Humphries (1991 Bucks)	8.3	25	3	15.0	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.7
	Avery Johnson (1995 Spurs)	8.3	125	15	14.5	2.1	1.3	0.4	0.0
19	Larry Bird (1986 Celtics)	8.2	148	18	25.9	9.3	2.1	0.6	1.3
20	Ray Williams (1984 Knicks)	8.0	88	11	11.2	3.5	1.5	0.1	0.2

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Chris Paul (2012 Clippers)	7.9	87	11	17.6	5.1	2.7	0.1	1.2
22	Mike Conley (2014 Grizzlies)	7.9	55	7	15.9	4.6	2.0	0.1	0.4
23	Derek Harper (1990 Mavericks)	7.7	23	3	19.3	2.7	1.3	0.0	1.7
24	LeBron James (2010 Cavaliers)	7.6	84	11	29.1	9.3	1.7	1.8	1.8
25	James Harden (2016 Rockets)	7.6	38	5	26.6	5.2	2.4	0.2	2.6
26	Rickey Green (1985 Jazz)	7.5	75	10	15.0	3.0	1.2	0.0	0.1
27	Allen Iverson (2003 76ers)	7.4	89	12	31.7	4.3	2.4	0.1	1.6
28	Paul George (2017 Pacers)	7.3	29	4	28.0	8.8	1.8	0.5	4.5
	Steve Nash (2003 Mavericks)	7.3	145	20	16.1	3.5	0.9	0.1	1.9
30	Lenny Wilkens (1967 Hawks)	7.2	65	9	21.4	7.6	-	-	-

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Andre Miller (2006 Nuggets)	7.2	36	5	16.4	4.4	1.0	0.2	0.0
32	Clyde Drexler (1990 Trail Blazers)	7.1	150	21	21.4	7.2	2.5	0.9	0.4
33	Jalen Brunson (2025 Knicks)	7.0	126	18	29.4	3.4	0.4	0.3	2.7
	Tim Hardaway (1997 Heat)	7.0	119	17	18.7	4.1	1.6	0.1	2.5
	Ricky Rubio (2018 Jazz)	7.0	42	6	14.0	7.3	1.3	0.5	1.7
36	Paul Seymour (1955 Nationals)	6.8	75	11	12.5	3.9	-	-	-
37	Andre Iguodala (2011 76ers)	6.8	34	5	11.4	7.0	1.0	0.4	0.6
	Dwyane Wade (2010 Heat)	6.8	34	5	33.2	5.6	1.6	1.6	3.0
39	Terry Porter (1992 Trail Blazers)	6.7	141	21	21.4	4.6	1.0	0.1	1.8
40	D'Angelo Russell (2022 Timberwolves)	6.7	40	6	12.0	2.5	1.5	0.0	2.0

		Assists			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Damian Lillard (2019 Trail Blazers)	6.6	106	16	26.9	4.8	1.7	0.3	3.7
42	Mike Bibby (2005 Kings)	6.6	33	5	19.6	4.4	1.4	0.4	1.0
43	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2025 Thunder)	6.5	150	23	29.9	5.3	1.7	0.9	1.4
44	Chris Childs (2001 Raptors)	6.5	78	12	9.1	3.2	1.0	0.3	1.3
	Sleepy Floyd (1989 Rockets)	6.5	26	4	15.5	4.5	2.0	0.3	2.0
46	Danny Ainge (1988 Celtics)	6.4	109	17	11.6	3.1	0.5	0.1	1.1
	Walter Davis (1984 Suns)	6.4	109	17	24.9	2.7	1.7	0.2	0.2
48	Mookie Blaylock (1996 Hawks)	6.4	64	10	17.1	4.3	2.2	0.8	3.3
	Craig Ehlo (1990 Cavaliers)	6.4	32	5	13.8	6.4	1.2	0.0	1.0
50	Jayson Tatum (2024 Celtics)	6.3	119	19	25.0	9.7	1.1	0.7	2.1

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