Lakers Top 50 Players for Career Assists Average in the NBA Regular Season

Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers players with the best average in career assists in the NBA Regular Season.

Lakers Historical Records and Statistics:
Assists in the NBA Regular Season

Career Average

In this page you can find the top 50 list with the best career assists averages. The list includes both the Minneapolis Lakers and the Los Angeles Lakers players.

Magic Johnson retired in 1996 with the best assist average in NBA history. He still holds this record and obviously his 11.2 assists per game are the best in Lakers history

Ramon Sessions, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Derek Fisher and Steve Blake are the 2011-12 Lakers on this list.

Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson

11.2 assists
1979-80 to 1990-91, 1995-96

Notes:
- Stats updated on Feb 12, 2025.
- Total Rebounds were not recorded until 1950-51, steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds until 1973-74, turnovers until 1977-78 and 3-pointers started in 1979-80.

Lakers Top 50 Players for Career Assists Average in the NBA Regular Season

Player
Assists Seasons Games
1. Magic Johnson 11.19 13 906
2. Kendall Marshall 8.83 1 54
3. LeBron James 8.14 7 396
4. Norm Nixon 7.93 6 485
5. Nick Van Exel 7.27 5 378
6. Russell Westbrook 7.24 2 130
7. Jerry West 6.69 14 932
8. Steve Nash 6.45 2 65
9. Lonzo Ball 6.37 2 99
10. Ramon Sessions 6.17 1 23
11. Rajon Rondo 6.02 3 112
12. Gary Payton 5.48 1 82
13. Sedale Threatt 5.23 5 386
14. Lucius Allen 5.15 3 210
15. Dennis Schroder 5.11 2 127
Player
Assists Seasons Games
16. Charlie Scott 4.90 1 48
17. D Russell 4.87 5 265
18. Kobe Bryant 4.68 20 1346
19. Jeremy Lin 4.58 1 74
20. Connie Hawkins 4.38 2 114
21. Chucky Atkins 4.37 1 82
22. Isaiah Thomas 4.33 2 21
23. Elgin Baylor 4.31 14 846
Wilt Chamberlain 4.31 5 339
25. Michael Cooper 4.20 12 873
26. Austin Reaves 4.17 4 253
Gail Goodrich 4.17 9 687
28. Derek Harper 4.16 1 45
29. Slater Martin 4.15 7 484
30. Luka Doncic 4.00 1 1
Player
Assists Seasons Games
31. Karl Malone 3.88 1 42
32. Ronnie Price 3.84 1 43
33. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3.80 3 225
34. Lamar Odom 3.75 7 519
35. Don Chaney 3.61 2 90
36. Archie Clark 3.55 2 157
37. Steve Blake 3.54 4 204
38. Pau Gasol 3.52 7 429
39. Hot Rod Hundley 3.38 6 431
40. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.34 14 1093
41. Jim Price 3.32 4 225
42. Jim Pollard 3.24 7 438
43. Smush Parker 3.23 2 164
44. Frank Selvy 3.18 6 364
45. Anthony Davis 3.16 6 312
Player
Assists Seasons Games
46. Herm Schaefer 3.15 2 123
47. Shaquille O'Neal 3.10 8 514
48. Marcelo Huertas 3.08 2 76
49. Eddie Jones 3.03 5 314
50. Ron Harper 3.02 2 127
51. James Worthy 3.01 12 926
52. Derek Fisher 2.93 13 915
53. Keith Erickson 2.92 5 309