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Games: Records / Schedule and Scores
Team Rankings: Points / 3-Pointers / Rebounds / Assists
2016-17 NBA Regular Season: Total Assists Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more total assists in the 2016-2017 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who had the most total assists in the 2016-17 Regular Season?
Playing for the Houston Rockets, James Harden led the NBA with a total of 907 assists in 81 games.
Total Assists Leaders - TOP 50
2016-17 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 1 | (Rockets) |
907 | 11.2 | 81 |
| 2 | (Thunder) |
840 | 10.4 | 81 |
| 3 | (Wizards) |
831 | 10.7 | 78 |
| 4 | (Timberwolves) |
682 | 9.1 | 75 |
| 5 | (Cavaliers) |
646 | 8.7 | 74 |
| 6 | (Pacers) |
639 | 7.8 | 82 |
| 7 | (Clippers) |
563 | 9.2 | 61 |
| 8 | (76ers) |
534 | 6.6 | 81 |
| 9 | (Warriors) |
533 | 7.0 | 76 |
| 10 | (Magic) |
529 | 6.5 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 11 | (Warriors) |
524 | 6.6 | 79 |
| 12 | (Hawks) |
499 | 6.3 | 79 |
| 13 | (Pelicans) |
488 | 7.3 | 67 |
| 14 | (Bulls) |
461 | 6.7 | 69 |
| 15 | (Hornets) |
456 | 5.9 | 77 |
| 16 | (Celtics) |
448 | 5.9 | 76 |
| 17 | (Trail Blazers) |
440 | 5.9 | 75 |
| 18 | (Bucks) |
434 | 5.4 | 80 |
(Hornets) |
434 | 5.5 | 79 | |
| 20 | (Grizzlies) |
433 | 6.3 | 69 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 21 | (Heat) |
423 | 5.8 | 73 |
| 22 | (Suns) |
418 | 6.3 | 66 |
(Cavaliers) |
418 | 5.8 | 72 | |
(Pistons) |
418 | 5.2 | 81 | |
| 25 | (Bulls) |
417 | 5.5 | 76 |
(Raptors) |
417 | 7.0 | 60 | |
| 27 | (2 teams) |
395 | 4.9 | 81 |
| 28 | (Nuggets) |
385 | 5.1 | 75 |
| 29 | (Celtics) |
364 | 4.6 | 79 |
| 30 | (2 teams) |
360 | 5.6 | 64 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 31 | (Nuggets) |
359 | 4.9 | 73 |
| 32 | (Bucks) |
357 | 4.7 | 76 |
| 33 | (76ers) |
344 | 5.1 | 68 |
| 34 | (Grizzlies) |
338 | 4.6 | 74 |
| 35 | (Celtics) |
337 | 5.0 | 68 |
| 36 | (Pelicans) |
335 | 5.2 | 65 |
| 37 | (Kings) |
334 | 4.8 | 69 |
| 38 | (2 teams) |
332 | 4.6 | 72 |
| 39 | (Bucks) |
317 | 4.2 | 75 |
| 40 | (Kings) |
312 | 4.6 | 68 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 41 | (Lakers) |
303 | 4.8 | 63 |
| 42 | (Warriors) |
300 | 4.8 | 62 |
(Clippers) |
300 | 4.9 | 61 | |
| 44 | (Raptors) |
290 | 3.9 | 74 |
| 45 | (Trail Blazers) |
285 | 3.6 | 80 |
(Spurs) |
285 | 4.5 | 63 | |
| 47 | (2 teams) |
284 | 3.5 | 81 |
| 48 | (Knicks) |
283 | 4.4 | 64 |
| 49 | (Rockets) |
281 | 4.2 | 67 |
| 50 | (Spurs) |
280 | 3.5 | 80 |