1985-1986 NBA Assists per Game Leaders

Magic Johnson led the NBA in assists per game with 12.6 in the 1985-1986 season, 1.8 ahead of Isiah Thomas (10.8). It stands 10th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times Magic Johnson led in assists per game.

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Led the NBA in 1985-1986 Magic Johnson LAL

12.6 Assists per Game 1.8 clear of Isiah Thomas

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#	Player	Team	APG	GP	MPG	AST
1	Magic Johnson	LAL	12.6	72	35.8	907
2	Isiah Thomas	DET	10.8	77	36.2	830
3	Reggie Theus	SAC	9.6	82	35.6	788
4	JB John Bagley	CLE	9.4	78	31.7	735
5	Maurice Cheeks	PHL	9.2	82	39.9	753
6	SF Sleepy Floyd	GOS	9.1	82	33.7	746
7	John Lucas	HOU	8.8	65	32.6	571
8	Norm Nixon	LAC	8.6	67	31.9	576
9	Clyde Drexler	POR	8.0	75	34.3	600
10	Paul Pressey	MIL	7.8	80	33.8	623
11	Lafayette Lever	DEN	7.5	78	33.5	584
12	John Stockton	UTH	7.4	82	23.6	610
13	Larry Bird	BOS	6.8	82	38.0	557
14	Jay Humphries	PHX	6.4	82	33.3	526
15	RS Rory Sparrow	NYK	6.4	74	31.7	472
16	Wes Matthews	SAN	6.3	75	24.7	476
17	VF Vern Fleming	IND	6.3	80	35.9	505
18	Gerald Henderson	SEA	5.9	82	31.3	487
19	Gus Williams	WAS	5.9	77	29.7	453
20	Dennis Johnson	BOS	5.8	78	35.0	456
21	Brad Davis	DAL	5.7	82	24.0	467
22	MC Michael Cooper	LAL	5.7	82	27.7	466
23	Alvin Robertson	SAN	5.5	82	35.1	448
24	Kyle Macy	CHI	5.4	82	29.6	446
25	Derek Harper	DAL	5.3	79	27.2	416
26	Walter Davis	PHX	5.2	70	32.0	361
27	Rickey Green	UTH	5.1	80	25.2	411
28	Danny Ainge	BOS	5.1	80	30.1	405
29	DC Darwin Cook	NJN	4.9	79	24.9	390
30	Sidney Moncrief	MIL	4.9	73	35.2	357
31	JD Joe Dumars	DET	4.8	82	23.9	390
32	Mark Aguirre	DAL	4.6	74	33.8	339
33	CR Clint Richardson	IND	4.5	82	27.1	372
34	LD Larry Drew	SAC	4.5	75	26.3	338
35	Spud Webb	ATL	4.3	79	15.6	337
36	World Free	CLE	4.2	75	33.8	314
37	GH Geoff Huston	GOS	4.2	82	14.7	342
38	Darrell Walker	NYK	4.2	81	25.0	337
39	Alvan Adams	PHX	4.2	78	25.7	324
40	BH Bill Hanzlik	DEN	4.0	79	25.1	316
41	Alex English	DEN	4.0	81	37.3	320
42	Charles Barkley	PHL	3.9	80	36.9	312
43	RW Randy Wittman	ATL	3.8	81	34.1	306
44	Marques Johnson	LAC	3.8	75	34.7	283
45	Jack Sikma	SEA	3.8	80	34.9	301
46	JS Jon Sundvold	SAN	3.7	70	16.4	261
47	Jim Paxson	POR	3.7	75	25.7	278
48	Purvis Short	GOS	3.7	64	37.9	237
49	DY Danny Young	SEA	3.7	82	23.2	303
50	LL Lewis Lloyd	HOU	3.7	82	29.8	300

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