Players: Leaders
Games: Records / Schedule and Scores
Team Rankings: Points / 3-Pointers / Rebounds / Assists
Games: Records / Schedule and Scores
Team Rankings: Points / 3-Pointers / Rebounds / Assists
1985-86 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1985-1986 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1985-86 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson led the NBA with an average of 12.6 assists in 72 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Assists Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 400 assists.
Assists Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1985-86 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Lakers) |
12.6 | 907 | 72 |
| 2 | (Pistons) |
10.8 | 830 | 77 |
| 3 | (Kings) |
9.6 | 788 | 82 |
| 4 | (Cavaliers) |
9.4 | 735 | 78 |
| 5 | (76ers) |
9.2 | 753 | 82 |
| 6 | (Warriors) |
9.1 | 746 | 82 |
| 7 | (Rockets) |
8.8 | 571 | 65 |
| 8 | (Clippers) |
8.6 | 576 | 67 |
| 9 | (Hawks) |
8.4 | 443 | 53 |
| 10 | (Trail Blazers) |
8.0 | 600 | 75 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Bucks) |
7.8 | 623 | 80 |
| 12 | (Nuggets) |
7.5 | 584 | 78 |
| 13 | (Jazz) |
7.4 | 610 | 82 |
| 14 | (Celtics) |
6.8 | 557 | 82 |
| 15 | (Suns) |
6.4 | 526 | 82 |
| 16 | (Knicks) |
6.4 | 472 | 74 |
| 17 | (Spurs) |
6.3 | 476 | 75 |
| 18 | (Pacers) |
6.3 | 505 | 80 |
| 19 | (Supersonics) |
5.9 | 487 | 82 |
| 20 | (Bullets) |
5.9 | 453 | 77 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Celtics) |
5.8 | 456 | 78 |
| 22 | (Mavericks) |
5.7 | 467 | 82 |
| 23 | (Lakers) |
5.7 | 466 | 82 |
| 24 | (Spurs) |
5.5 | 448 | 82 |
| 25 | (Bulls) |
5.4 | 446 | 82 |
| 26 | (Mavericks) |
5.3 | 416 | 79 |
| 27 | (Suns) |
5.2 | 361 | 70 |
| 28 | (Jazz) |
5.1 | 411 | 80 |
| 29 | (Celtics) |
5.1 | 405 | 80 |
| 30 | (Nets) |
4.9 | 390 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Bucks) |
4.9 | 357 | 73 |
| 32 | (Pistons) |
4.8 | 390 | 82 |
| 33 | (2 teams) |
4.7 | 333 | 71 |
| 34 | (Mavericks) |
4.6 | 339 | 74 |
| 35 | (Pacers) |
4.5 | 372 | 82 |
| 36 | (Kings) |
4.5 | 338 | 75 |
| 37 | (Hawks) |
4.3 | 337 | 79 |
| 38 | (Cavaliers) |
4.2 | 314 | 75 |
| 39 | (Warriors) |
4.2 | 342 | 82 |
| 40 | (Knicks) |
4.2 | 337 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Suns) |
4.2 | 324 | 78 |
| 42 | (Nuggets) |
4.0 | 316 | 79 |
| 43 | (Nuggets) |
4.0 | 320 | 81 |
| 44 | (76ers) |
3.9 | 312 | 80 |
| 45 | (Hawks) |
3.8 | 306 | 81 |
| 46 | (Clippers) |
3.8 | 283 | 75 |
| 47 | (Supersonics) |
3.8 | 301 | 80 |
| 48 | (Spurs) |
3.7 | 261 | 70 |
| 49 | (Trail Blazers) |
3.7 | 278 | 75 |
| 50 | (Supersonics) |
3.7 | 303 | 82 |