NBA career assists leaders

A pass counts only when it leads directly to a teammate's made basket, and only in regular-season games.

Source Basketball-Reference, as of 14 August 2026 · career assists

(career regular-season assists)

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The top 10

Rank	Entry	career assists
#1	John Stockton	15,806
#2	Chris Paul	12,552
#3	Jason Kidd	12,091
#4	LeBron James	12,016
#5	Russell Westbrook	10,351
#6	Steve Nash	10,335
#7	Mark Jackson	10,334
#8	Magic Johnson	10,141
#9	Oscar Robertson	9,887
#10	Isiah Thomas	9,061

Entries 11–100 are in the Sports Pro pack inside the app.

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