1971-72 NBA Regular Season: Total Assists Leaders

Information about which players led the NBA with more total assists in the 1971-1972 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.

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Total Assists

766 ast
Lenny Wilkens
(Seattle Supersonics)

Who had the most total assists in the 1971-72 Regular Season?

Playing for the Seattle Supersonics, Lenny Wilkens led the NBA with a total of 766 assists in 80 games.

Total Assists Leaders -
TOP 50

1971-72 Regular Season

Assists
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
1
(Supersonics)
766 9.6 80
2
(Lakers)
747 9.7 77
3
(Royals)
701 9.2 76
4
(Celtics)
614 7.5 82
5
(2 teams)
613 8.0 77
6
(2 teams)
542 6.9 79
7
(Bucks)
491 7.7 64
8
(Warriors)
471 5.9 80
9
(Cavaliers)
456 6.7 68
10
(Knicks)
446 5.8 77
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
11
(76ers)
443 5.9 75
12
(Celtics)
416 5.3 79
13
(Cavaliers)
415 5.1 82
14
(Trail Blazers)
413 5.2 80
15
(Braves)
406 5.6 72
16
(Hawks)
393 6.0 66
(Rockets)
393 4.8 82
18
(Hawks)
377 4.6 82
(Bulls)
377 4.6 82
20
(Bucks)
370 4.6 81
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
21
(Lakers)
365 4.5 82
22
(Trail Blazers)
350 4.3 82
23
(Suns)
343 4.3 80
24
(Rockets)
337 4.2 81
25
(Bucks)
333 4.2 80
26
(Lakers)
329 4.0 82
27
(Celtics)
327 4.0 81
28
(Royals)
321 5.3 61
29
(Knicks)
318 4.1 77
30
(Pistons)
317 7.0 45
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
31
(76ers)
316 3.9 81
32
(Knicks)
315 4.0 78
(Pistons)
315 4.0 78
34
(Warriors)
309 3.9 80
(Hawks)
309 4.0 77
36
(Warriors)
308 3.9 80
37
(Braves)
297 3.9 77
(Suns)
297 3.6 82
39
(Suns)
296 3.9 76
40
(Knicks)
291 3.6 80
(Pistons)
291 3.7 79
Rk
Player
(Team)
Total Per Game Gms
42
(Suns)
290 3.7 79
(Supersonics)
290 3.6 81
44
(Trail Blazers)
285 3.5 81
45
(Supersonics)
283 3.9 73
46
(Bulls)
281 3.5 80
47
(Bullets)
278 3.7 76
48
(Rockets)
270 3.3 82
49
(Hawks)
262 3.2 82
50
(Bulls)
254 3.1 82