1997-98 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1997-1998 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1997-98 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Washington Wizards, Rod Strickland led the NBA with an average of 10.5 assists in 76 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Assists Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 400 assists.
Assists Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1997-98 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Wizards) |
10.5 | 801 | 76 |
| 2 | (Suns) |
9.1 | 745 | 82 |
| 3 | (Pacers) |
8.7 | 713 | 82 |
| 4 | (Timberwolves) |
8.6 | 704 | 82 |
| 5 | (Jazz) |
8.5 | 543 | 64 |
| 6 | (Heat) |
8.3 | 672 | 81 |
| 7 | (Supersonics) |
8.3 | 679 | 82 |
| 8 | (Cavaliers) |
8.2 | 656 | 80 |
| 9 | (2 teams) |
8.2 | 580 | 71 |
| 10 | (Nets) |
8.0 | 603 | 75 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Spurs) |
7.9 | 591 | 75 |
| 12 | (Lakers) |
6.9 | 442 | 64 |
| 13 | (Pistons) |
6.8 | 551 | 81 |
| 14 | (Hawks) |
6.7 | 469 | 70 |
| 15 | (Hornets) |
6.5 | 529 | 81 |
| 16 | (76ers) |
6.2 | 494 | 80 |
| 17 | (Knicks) |
5.7 | 466 | 82 |
| 18 | (Rockets) |
5.5 | 382 | 70 |
| 19 | (Mavericks) |
4.9 | 405 | 82 |
| 20 | (2 teams) |
4.8 | 381 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Grizzlies) |
4.5 | 334 | 74 |
| 22 | (Grizzlies) |
4.4 | 349 | 79 |
| 23 | (Supersonics) |
4.4 | 341 | 78 |
| 24 | (Jazz) |
4.4 | 349 | 80 |
| 25 | (Bucks) |
4.3 | 356 | 82 |
| 26 | (Kings) |
4.3 | 329 | 77 |
| 27 | (Timberwolves) |
4.2 | 348 | 82 |
| 28 | (Bulls) |
4.2 | 314 | 74 |
| 29 | (Hornets) |
4.2 | 342 | 81 |
| 30 | (Jazz) |
4.2 | 346 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Lakers) |
4.1 | 333 | 82 |
| 32 | (Clippers) |
4.0 | 331 | 82 |
| 33 | (Hawks) |
4.0 | 292 | 73 |
| 34 | (Nets) |
4.0 | 319 | 80 |
| 35 | (Kings) |
4.0 | 279 | 70 |
| 36 | (2 teams) |
3.9 | 314 | 80 |
| 37 | (Jazz) |
3.9 | 316 | 81 |
| 38 | (Wizards) |
3.8 | 273 | 71 |
| 39 | (Raptors) |
3.6 | 282 | 78 |
| 40 | (Celtics) |
3.6 | 286 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Pistons) |
3.5 | 253 | 72 |
| 42 | (Bulls) |
3.5 | 283 | 82 |
| 43 | (Suns) |
3.4 | 262 | 76 |
| 44 | (Pacers) |
3.4 | 281 | 82 |
| 45 | (Nuggets) |
3.4 | 277 | 82 |
| 46 | (Lakers) |
3.4 | 276 | 82 |
| 47 | (Celtics) |
3.3 | 273 | 82 |
| 48 | (Timberwolves) |
3.3 | 271 | 82 |
| 49 | (Pistons) |
3.2 | 224 | 71 |
| 50 | (Trail Blazers) |
3.1 | 231 | 74 |