Traditional totals
Assists
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  | Julius Randle  NYK | 427 |
| 73 |  | RJ Barrett NYK | 217 |
| 77 |  | Derrick Rose  DET/NYK | 209 |
| 81 |  | Elfrid Payton NYK | 203 |
| 143 |  | Immanuel Quickley NYK | 127 |
| 169 |  | Alec Burks NYK | 107 |
| 186 |  | Reggie Bullock Jr. NYK | 99 |
| 226 |  | Austin Rivers NYK/ OKC/ DEN | 81 |
| 233 |  | Dennis Smith Jr. NYK/DET | 77 |
| 320 |  | Nerlens Noel NYK | 46 |
| 342 |  | Taj Gibson NYK | 36 |
| 362 |  | Obi Toppin NYK | 29 |
| 401 |  | Frank Ntilikina NYK | 19 |
| 402 |  | Kevin Knox II NYK | 19 |
| 413 |  | Mitchell Robinson NYK | 17 |
| 416 |  | Ignas Brazdeikis NYK/ PHI/ ORL | 17 |
| 505 |  | Norvel Pelle  BKN/ SAC/NYK | 2 |
| 508 |  | Terrance Ferguson PHI/NYK | 2 |
| 512 |  | Vincent Poirier PHI/NYK | 2 |
| 524 |  | Theo Pinson NYK | 1 |
| 525 |  | Jared Harper NYK | 1 |
Top assists leaders
The current 2020-21 Season NBA leaders in assists are Russell Westbrook (763, WAS), Chris Paul (622, PHX), Nikola Jokić (599, DEN), Trae Young (594, ATL), and Luka Dončić (567, DAL).