LeBron’s latest record
WHAT IS AN ASSIST?
In basketball, an assist corresponds to the last pass that directly leads to a score by a field goal. The assist is
generally attributed to the person who makes the pass to a team-mate who then scores. The judgement, however,
might be subjective within the confines of the definition.
Here is the list of NBA players with 9,000 or more assists:
1 John Stockton ~ 15,806 assists
2 Jason Kidd ~ 12,091 assists
3 Steve Nash ~ 10,335 assists
4 Mark Jackson ~ 10,334 assists
5 Magic Johnson ~ 10,141 assists
6 Oscar Robertson ~ 9,887 assists
7 Chris Paul ~ 9,401 assists
8 Isiah Thomas ~ 9,061 assists
9 LeBron James ~ 9,036 assists
Late in December 2019, in Los Angeles Lakers’ game against Dallas Mavericks, LeBron James made an outlet pass to Anthony Davis three-quarters of the way down the court for a dunk. That was his 9,000th assist in NBA, making him the only player with over 30,000 points, 9,000 rebounds and 9,000 assists – testament to his allround playing ability.
James has 9,036 assists in his regular season career. He also leads this season’s assists charts with 374 assists in 34 games played – an average of 11 assists per game.
LeBron James and Chris Paul are the only active players among the top nine in the list of assists providers.
Statistics as on January 3, 2020.
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