Traditional totals
Assists
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  | Brandon Jennings  NYK/ WAS | 395 |
| 48 |  | Derrick Rose NYK | 283 |
| 71 |  | Carmelo Anthony NYK | 213 |
| 100 |  | Courtney Lee NYK | 179 |
| 165 |  | Kyle O'Quinn NYK | 117 |
| 180 |  | Ron Baker NYK | 107 |
| 185 |  | Joakim Noah NYK | 103 |
| 186 |  | Justin Holiday NYK | 102 |
| 197 |  | Kristaps Porziņģis NYK | 97 |
| 201 |  | Willy Hernangomez NYK | 96 |
| 249 |  | Mindaugas Kuzminskas NYK | 69 |
| 292 |  | Sasha Vujacic NYK | 52 |
| 332 |  | Lance Thomas NYK | 35 |
| 338 |  | Chasson Randle  PHI/NYK | 34 |
| 418 |  | Marshall Plumlee NYK | 10 |
| 426 |  | Maurice Ndour NYK | 8 |
Top assists leaders
The current 2016-17 Season NBA leaders in assists are James Harden (907, HOU), Russell Westbrook (840, OKC), John Wall (831, WAS), Ricky Rubio (682, MIN), and LeBron James (646, CLE).