1986-87 NBA Regular Season: Assists Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more assists per game in the 1986-1987 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most assists in the 1986-87 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson led the NBA with an average of 12.2 assists in 80 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Assists Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 400 assists.
Assists Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1986-87 Regular Season
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Lakers) |
12.2 | 977 | 80 |
| 2 | (Warriors) |
10.3 | 848 | 82 |
| 3 | (Pistons) |
10.0 | 813 | 81 |
| 4 | (Hawks) |
10.0 | 823 | 82 |
| 5 | (Trail Blazers) |
8.9 | 715 | 80 |
| 6 | (Kings) |
8.8 | 692 | 79 |
| 7 | (Supersonics) |
8.2 | 583 | 71 |
| 8 | (Jazz) |
8.2 | 670 | 82 |
| 9 | (Nuggets) |
8.0 | 654 | 82 |
| 10 | (76ers) |
7.9 | 538 | 68 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Mavericks) |
7.9 | 609 | 77 |
| 12 | (Suns) |
7.7 | 632 | 82 |
| 13 | (Celtics) |
7.6 | 566 | 74 |
| 14 | (Celtics) |
7.5 | 594 | 79 |
| 15 | (Bucks) |
7.2 | 441 | 61 |
| 16 | (Trail Blazers) |
6.9 | 566 | 82 |
| 17 | (Clippers) |
6.9 | 447 | 65 |
| 18 | (Jazz) |
6.7 | 541 | 81 |
| 19 | (2 teams) |
6.4 | 471 | 74 |
| 20 | (Pacers) |
5.8 | 473 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Bulls) |
5.7 | 467 | 82 |
| 22 | (Celtics) |
5.6 | 400 | 71 |
| 23 | (Knicks) |
5.4 | 432 | 80 |
| 24 | (Bullets) |
5.4 | 392 | 73 |
| 25 | (Rockets) |
5.4 | 434 | 81 |
| 26 | (Cavaliers) |
5.3 | 379 | 72 |
| 27 | (Spurs) |
5.2 | 421 | 81 |
| 28 | (Nuggets) |
5.1 | 422 | 82 |
| 29 | (Nets) |
4.9 | 370 | 76 |
| 30 | (Supersonics) |
4.8 | 353 | 73 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Cavaliers) |
4.8 | 394 | 82 |
| 32 | (2 teams) |
4.7 | 348 | 74 |
| 33 | (Suns) |
4.6 | 364 | 79 |
| 34 | (Bulls) |
4.6 | 377 | 82 |
| 35 | (Lakers) |
4.5 | 373 | 82 |
(Mavericks) |
4.5 | 373 | 82 | |
| 37 | (Suns) |
4.5 | 361 | 80 |
| 38 | (Pistons) |
4.5 | 352 | 79 |
| 39 | (Knicks) |
4.4 | 354 | 80 |
| 40 | (Rockets) |
4.3 | 323 | 75 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Nets) |
4.2 | 301 | 72 |
| 42 | (Spurs) |
4.1 | 315 | 76 |
| 43 | (Pistons) |
3.8 | 300 | 78 |
| 44 | (Nuggets) |
3.8 | 280 | 73 |
| 45 | (Cavaliers) |
3.8 | 304 | 80 |
| 46 | (Bullets) |
3.7 | 298 | 80 |
| 47 | (Bulls) |
3.6 | 296 | 82 |
| 48 | (Pacers) |
3.6 | 295 | 82 |
| 49 | (Spurs) |
3.6 | 290 | 81 |
| 50 | (Nuggets) |
3.5 | 282 | 81 |