This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season assist averages based on at least 70 games played or 400 assists.[1] The NBA did not record assists until the 1946-47 season.[2]
| ^ | Active NBA player | ||||
| Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||
| † | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | - | ‡ | Denotes season currently ongoing in 2023–24--> |
| Rank | Season | Player | Team | Games | Assists | APG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah Jazz | 78 | 1,134 | 14.5 | ||||||
| 2 | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,164 | 14.2 | ||||||
| 3 | Detroit Pistons | 81 | 1,123 | 13.9 | ||||||
| 4 | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,128 | 13.8 | ||||||
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,126 | 13.7 | ||||||
| 6 | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,118 | 13.6 | ||||||
| 7 | Detroit Pistons | 82 | 1,099 | 13.4 | ||||||
| 8 | Los Angeles Lakers | 67 | 875 | 13.1 | ||||||
| 9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 988 | 12.8 | ||||||
| 10 | Los Angeles Lakers | 72 | 907 | |||||||
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,031 | |||||||
| 12 | Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 968 | |||||||
| 13 | Los Angeles Lakers | 79 | 989 | 12.5 | ||||||
| 14 | Utah Jazz | 82 | 1,011 | 12.3 | ||||||
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 81 | 991 | |||||||
| 16 | Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 977 | |||||||
| 17 | Utah Jazz | 82 | 987 | 12.0 | ||||||
| 18 | Los Angeles Lakers | 72 | 858 | 11.9 | ||||||
| 19 | ^ | Washington Wizards | 65 | 763 | ||||||
| 20 | † | Boston Celtics | 53 | 620 | ||||||
| 21 | † | Sacramento Kings | 72 | 839 | ||||||
| 22 | Phoenix Suns | 76 | 884 | |||||||
| 23 | ^ | New Orleans Hornets | 80 | 925 | ||||||
| 24 | Los Angeles Lakers | 79 | 907 | 11.5 | ||||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 25 | Phoenix Suns | align=center rowspan=2 | 75 | align=center rowspan=2 | 861 | align=center rowspan=2 | 11.5 | ||
| Cincinnati Royals |