Traditional totals
Assists
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  | Sabrina Ionescu  NYL | 183 |
| 6 |  | Betnijah Laney-Hamilton NYL | 167 |
| 11 |  | Layshia Clarendon NYL/ MIN | 119 |
| 28 |  | Sami Whitcomb NYL | 81 |
| 73 |  | Kylee Shook NYL | 41 |
| 86 |  | Jazmine Jones NYL | 31 |
| 91 |  | Rebecca Allen NYL | 28 |
| 95 |  | DiDi Richards NYL | 25 |
| 99 |  | Natasha Howard NYL | 22 |
| 101 |  | Kiah Stokes NYL/ LVA | 20 |
| 105 |  | Michaela Onyenwere NYL | 18 |
| 124 |  | Leaonna Odom NYL | 8 |
| 131 |  | Reshanda Gray NYL | 5 |
| 135 |  | Joyner Holmes NYL/LVA | 3 |
Top assists leaders
The current 2021 Season WNBA leaders in assists are Courtney Vandersloot (275, CHI), Chelsea Gray (189, LVA), Sabrina Ionescu (183, NYL), Natasha Cloud (174, WAS), and Skylar Diggins (168, PHX).