By the end of the 2021-22 season, the entry threshold for the NBA's all-time total assists list is 4252 times held by Grant Hill, so let's take a look at which superstars are on the list.
1. John Stockton, 15,806 times, was selected by the Utah Jazz in the 1st round of the 1984 NBA Draft, and played for the Utah Jazz all his career. From 1988 to 96, he won the NBA assist king for 9 consecutive times, the player with the most assists in the history of the NBA, and the player with the most consecutive times, and personally believes that his all-time total assist record is the most difficult to break in 5 statistics.
2. Jason Kidd, 12,091, was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1994 NBA Draft, and played as a player with the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks, in his 19-year NBA career, Kidd's NBA assist total was the second in history, and he was named the NBA assist king five times (1999-2001). 2003;2004)
Chris Paul, 10,977, was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets with the 4th pick in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft, and played for the New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns in the 2005 NBA Draft, and played for the New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns, 5-time NBA Assist King (2008; 2009;2014; 2015;2022)
4. Steve Nash, 10,335 drafted by the Phoenix Suns in 1st round of the 1996 NBA Draft, joined the Dallas Mavericks in 1998, returned to the Suns in 2004, and was a five-time NBA assist king (2005-2007; 2010-2011)
5. Mark Jackson, 10,334 times, was drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1st round of the 1987 NBA Draft, and has played for the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets, and only won the NBA assist king in 1997.
LeBron James, a pair of teammates of the Lakers in active service, is expected to raise his all-time total assists ranking to the third in NBA history, and Westbrook's career total assists are also expected to exceed 10,000, hoping that the pair of teammates will achieve each other.
NBA all-time assists king Stockton
Position | name | Total assists |
1 | John Stockton | 15806 |
2 | Jason Kidd | 12091 |
3 | Chris Paul | 10977 |
4 | Steve Nash | 10335 |
5 | Mark Jackson | 10334 |
6 | Elvin Johnson | 10141 |
7 | LeBron James | 10045 |
8 | Oscar Robertson | 9887 |
9 | Isaiah Thomas | 9061 |
10 | Gary Payton | 8966 |
11 | Russell Westbrook | 8611 |
12 | Andrey Miller | 8524 |
13 | Rod Strickland | 7987 |
14 | Rajan Rondo | 7584 |
15 | Maurice Chicks | 7392 |
16 | Lenny Wilkens | 7208 |
17 | Terry Porter | 7160 |
18 | Tim Hardaway | 7095 |
19 | Tony Parker | 7036 |
20 | Bob Cussey | 6955 |
21 | Guy Rogers | 6917 |
22 | Deron Williams | 6819 |
23 | Tiny Boggs | 6726 |
24 | Kevin Johnson | 6711 |
25 | Derek Harper | 6577 |
26 | Knight Archibald | 6476 |
27 | Stephen Marbury | 6471 |
28 | Kyle Lowry | 6469 |
29 | John Lucas II | 6454 |
30 | Reggie Toys | 6453 |
31 | James Harden | 6397 |
32 | Nom Nixon | 6386 |
33 | Kobe bryant | 6306 |
34 | Jerry West | 6238 |
35 | Scotty Pippen | 6135 |
36 | Clyde Drexler | 6125 |
37 | John Havlicek | 6114 |
38 | Byron Davis | 6025 |
39 | Munch Brelock | 5972 |
40 | Sam Kassel | 5939 |
41 | Avery Johnson | 5846 |
42 | Nick Van Exel | 5777 |
43 | Dwyane Wade | 5701 |
44 | Larry Bird | 5695 |
45 | Karim Abdur-Jabbar | 5660 |
46 | Changsi Billups | 5636 |
47 | Michael jordan | 5633 |
48 | Alan Iverson | 5624 |
49 | John Wall | 5557 |
50 | Mike Bibby | 5517 |
51 | Dennis Johnson | 5499 |
52 | Kevin Garnett | 5445 |
53 | Jason Terry | 5415 |
54 | Mike Conley | 5407 |
55 | Dave Bin | 5397 |
56 | Stephen Curry | 5388 |
57 | Julie Holliday | 5373 |
58 | Damon Stoudemire | 5371 |
59 | Kevin Porter | 5314 |
60 | Jeff Hornaseck | 5281 |
61 | Carl Malone | 5248 |
62 | Ricky Green | 5221 |
63 | Nom Van Lear | 5217 |
64 | Kenny Anderson | 5196 |
65 | Slippi Freud | 5175 |
66 | Jose Calderon | 5148 |
67 | Andrei Iguodala | 5128 |
68 | Raymond Felton | 5096 |
69 | Ricky Rubio | 5045 |
70 | Walter Fraser | 5040 |
71 | Joe Johnson | 5001 |
72 | Nate McMillan | 4893 |
73 | Doug Rivers | 4889 |
74 | Mark Price | 4863 |
75 | Gail Goodrich | 4805 |
76 | Damian Lillard | 4726 |
77 | Vince Carter | 4714 |
78 | Brad Davis | 4709 |
79 | Paul Pears | 4708 |
80 | Lafayette Lever | 4696 |
81 | Wilt Chamberlain | 4643 |
82 | Joe Dumas | 4612 |
83 | Jason Williams | 4611 |
84 | Gus Williams | 4597 |
85 | Jeff Teague | 4585 |
86 | Jamal Crawford | 4541 |
87 | Hal Greer | 4540 |
88 | Sherman Douglas | 4536 |
89 | Jamal Nelson | 4508 |
90 | Randy Smith | 4487 |
91 | Breven Knight | 4472 |
92 | Teller Brandon | 4407 |
93 | Calvin Murphy | 4402 |
94 | Ray Allen | 4361 |
95 | Alex English | 4351 |
96 | Spert Webb | 4342 |
97 | Jay Humphries | 4339 |
98 | Wayne Fleming | 4293 |
99 | Goran Dragic | 4254 |
100 | Grant Hill | 4252 |