Traditional totals
Assists
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  | Jarrett Jack  NYK | 348 |
| 63 |  | Frank Ntilikina NYK | 250 |
| 87 |  | Emmanuel Mudiay  DEN/NYK | 206 |
| 107 |  | Courtney Lee NYK | 180 |
| 115 |  | Trey Burke NYK | 170 |
| 125 |  | Kyle O'Quinn NYK | 158 |
| 128 |  | Tim Hardaway Jr. NYK | 155 |
| 165 |  | Michael Beasley NYK | 123 |
| 189 |  | Enes Kanter NYK | 105 |
| 241 |  | Doug McDermott NYK/ DAL | 79 |
| 247 |  | Ramon Sessions NYK/ WAS | 77 |
| 286 |  | Kristaps Porziņģis NYK | 57 |
| 316 |  | Ron Baker NYK | 47 |
| 324 |  | Lance Thomas NYK | 44 |
| 351 |  | Willy Hernangomez NYK/ CHA | 33 |
| 357 |  | Damyean Dotson NYK | 31 |
| 366 |  | Luke Kornet NYK | 26 |
| 400 |  | Troy Williams   HOU/NYK | 16 |
| 402 |  | Isaiah Hicks NYK | 16 |
| 468 |  | Joakim Noah NYK | 4 |
| 527 |  | Mindaugas Kuzminskas NYK | 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).