2008-09 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 2008-2009 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 2008-09 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the New Orleans Hornets, Chris Paul led the NBA with an average of 11.0 assists in 78 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Assists Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 400 assists.
Assists Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
2008-09 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Hornets) |
11.0 | 861 | 78 |
| 2 | (Jazz) |
10.7 | 725 | 68 |
| 3 | (Suns) |
9.7 | 717 | 74 |
| 4 | (Raptors) |
8.9 | 607 | 68 |
| 5 | (Mavericks) |
8.7 | 702 | 81 |
| 6 | (Celtics) |
8.2 | 659 | 80 |
| 7 | (Clippers) |
7.7 | 501 | 65 |
| 8 | (Heat) |
7.5 | 589 | 79 |
| 9 | (Cavaliers) |
7.2 | 587 | 81 |
| 10 | (Knicks) |
7.2 | 566 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Nets) |
6.9 | 476 | 69 |
| 12 | (Spurs) |
6.9 | 496 | 72 |
| 13 | (Bobcats) |
6.7 | 553 | 82 |
| 14 | (76ers) |
6.5 | 534 | 82 |
| 15 | (2 teams) |
6.4 | 506 | 79 |
| 16 | (Bulls) |
6.3 | 512 | 81 |
| 17 | (Hawks) |
5.8 | 455 | 79 |
| 18 | (Bucks) |
5.7 | 452 | 79 |
| 19 | (Thunder) |
5.3 | 435 | 82 |
| 20 | (Pacers) |
5.3 | 392 | 74 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (76ers) |
5.3 | 434 | 82 |
| 22 | (2 teams) |
5.3 | 406 | 77 |
| 23 | (Trail Blazers) |
5.1 | 400 | 78 |
| 24 | (Bucks) |
5.1 | 365 | 72 |
| 25 | (Hawks) |
5.0 | 392 | 79 |
| 26 | (Heat) |
4.9 | 403 | 82 |
| 27 | (Pistons) |
4.9 | 387 | 79 |
| 28 | (Magic) |
4.9 | 375 | 77 |
| 29 | (Lakers) |
4.9 | 399 | 82 |
| 30 | (Nets) |
4.7 | 376 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Kings) |
4.7 | 342 | 73 |
| 32 | (Nuggets) |
4.7 | 364 | 78 |
| 33 | (Timberwolves) |
4.6 | 343 | 75 |
| 34 | (Timberwolves) |
4.5 | 326 | 73 |
| 35 | (Timberwolves) |
4.3 | 303 | 70 |
| 36 | (Grizzlies) |
4.3 | 354 | 82 |
| 37 | (Pacers) |
4.1 | 338 | 82 |
| 38 | (2 teams) |
4.1 | 333 | 81 |
| 39 | (Knicks) |
4.1 | 301 | 74 |
| 40 | (Cavaliers) |
4.1 | 329 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Celtics) |
3.6 | 294 | 81 |
| 42 | (Trail Blazers) |
3.6 | 286 | 80 |
| 43 | (2 teams) |
3.6 | 275 | 77 |
| 44 | (Spurs) |
3.5 | 264 | 75 |
| 45 | (Nets) |
3.5 | 270 | 77 |
| 46 | (Lakers) |
3.5 | 284 | 81 |
| 47 | (Bobcats) |
3.5 | 250 | 72 |
| 48 | (Mavericks) |
3.4 | 269 | 79 |
| 49 | (Bulls) |
3.4 | 279 | 82 |
| 50 | (Mavericks) |
3.4 | 251 | 74 |