Traditional totals
Assists
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 |  | Dennis Smith Jr.  DAL/ NYK | 252 |
| 86 |  | Emmanuel Mudiay NYK | 228 |
| 129 |  | Wesley Matthews DAL/NYK/ IND | 160 |
| 130 |  | Tim Hardaway Jr. NYK/DAL | 159 |
| 131 |  | Trey Burke NYK/DAL | 159 |
| 133 |  | DeAndre Jordan DAL/NYK | 156 |
| 153 |  | Damyean Dotson NYK | 135 |
| 158 |  | Noah Vonleh NYK | 129 |
| 175 |  | Frank Ntilikina NYK | 121 |
| 180 |  | Allonzo Trier NYK | 119 |
| 184 |  | Enes Kanter NYK/ POR | 116 |
| 234 |  | Mario Hezonja NYK | 88 |
| 252 |  | Kevin Knox II NYK | 82 |
| 263 |  | Kadeem Allen NYK | 76 |
| 310 |  | Luke Kornet NYK | 54 |
| 345 |  | Courtney Lee NYK/DAL | 37 |
| 349 |  | Mitchell Robinson NYK | 37 |
| 370 |  | Lance Thomas NYK | 27 |
| 389 |  | John Jenkins  WAS/NYK | 22 |
| 411 |  | Henry Ellenson  DET/NYK | 16 |
| 413 |  | Ron Baker NYK/WAS | 15 |
| 454 |  | Billy Garrett NYK | 7 |
| 493 |  | Isaiah Hicks NYK | 2 |
Top assists leaders
The current 2018-19 Season NBA leaders in assists are Russell Westbrook (784, OKC), Trae Young (653, ATL), Ben Simmons (610, PHI), De'Aaron Fox (590, SAC), and James Harden (586, HOU).