Traditional totals
Assists
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  | Ish Smith  DET | 360 |
| 36 |  | Blake Griffin  LAC/DET | 334 |
| 69 |  | Reggie Jackson DET | 238 |
| 70 |  | Andre Drummond DET | 237 |
| 100 |  | Tobias Harris DET/LAC | 192 |
| 108 |  | Jameer Nelson  NOP/DET | 179 |
| 164 |  | Luke Kennard DET | 124 |
| 180 |  | Stanley Johnson DET | 112 |
| 206 |  | Reggie Bullock Jr. DET | 95 |
| 209 |  | Avery Bradley DET/LAC | 94 |
| 216 |  | Anthony Tolliver DET | 90 |
| 245 |  | Eric Moreland DET | 78 |
| 261 |  | James Ennis III  MEM/DET | 71 |
| 278 |  | Dwight Buycks DET | 59 |
| 281 |  | Langston Galloway DET | 58 |
| 376 |  | Boban Marjanovic DET/LAC | 22 |
| 384 |  | Henry Ellenson DET | 20 |
| 385 |  | Kay Felder  CHI/DET | 20 |
| 429 |  | Willie Reed LAC/DET | 10 |
| 461 |  | Jon Leuer DET | 5 |
| 490 |  | Brice Johnson LAC/DET/MEM | 2 |
| 518 |  | Reggie Hearn DET | 0 |
| 524 |  | Luis Montero DET | 0 |
Top assists leaders
The current 2017-18 Season NBA leaders in assists are Russell Westbrook (820, OKC), LeBron James (747, CLE), Ben Simmons (661, PHI), James Harden (630, HOU), and Kyle Lowry (537, TOR).