In regard to the 2024-25 year, the Denver Nuggets are sitting in first place in assists per game with 31.1. Ranking in the runner up spot are the Memphis Grizzlies, earning a assists per game total of 30.6. Sitting with a tally of 29.7, the Atlanta Hawks are holding on to the third spot. Finishing out the top five are the Chicago Bulls (29.1) and the Golden State Warriors (29.0).
2022-23 NBA Team Assists Per Game Leaders
AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
1st |
Denver Nuggets |
31.1 |
2nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
30.6 |
3rd |
Atlanta Hawks |
29.7 |
4th |
Chicago Bulls |
29.1 |
5th |
Golden State Warriors |
29.0 |
6th |
Toronto Raptors |
28.6 |
7th |
San Antonio Spurs |
28.6 |
8th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
28.4 |
9th |
New York Knicks |
28.0 |
10th |
Indiana Pacers |
28.0 |
11th |
Phoenix Suns |
27.2 |
12th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
25.9 |
13th |
Boston Celtics |
25.9 |
14th |
Detroit Pistons |
25.8 |
15th |
Dallas Mavericks |
25.8 |
16th |
Miami Heat |
25.7 |
17th |
Sacramento Kings |
25.7 |
18th |
Brooklyn Nets |
25.6 |
19th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
25.6 |
20th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
25.1 |
21st |
Los Angeles Clippers |
24.7 |
22nd |
Utah Jazz |
24.5 |
23rd |
Washington Wizards |
24.4 |
24th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
24.4 |
25th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
24.0 |
26th |
Orlando Magic |
23.9 |
27th |
Charlotte Hornets |
23.4 |
28th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
22.7 |
29th |
Houston Rockets |
22.6 |
30th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21.6 |
2021-22 NBA Team Assists Per Game Leaders
AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
1st |
Charlotte Hornets |
28.1 |
2nd |
San Antonio Spurs |
27.9 |
3rd |
Denver Nuggets |
27.8 |
4th |
Phoenix Suns |
27.4 |
5th |
Golden State Warriors |
27.1 |
6th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
26.0 |
7th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
25.7 |
8th |
Miami Heat |
25.5 |
9th |
Indiana Pacers |
25.4 |
10th |
Brooklyn Nets |
25.3 |
11th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
25.2 |
12th |
Washington Wizards |
25.0 |
13th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
25.0 |
14th |
Boston Celtics |
24.8 |
15th |
Atlanta Hawks |
24.6 |
16th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
24.0 |
17th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
24.0 |
18th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
23.9 |
19th |
Chicago Bulls |
23.9 |
20th |
Orlando Magic |
23.7 |
21st |
Philadelphia 76ers |
23.7 |
22nd |
Sacramento Kings |
23.7 |
23rd |
Houston Rockets |
23.6 |
24th |
Detroit Pistons |
23.5 |
25th |
Dallas Mavericks |
23.4 |
26th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
22.9 |
27th |
Utah Jazz |
22.4 |
28th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
22.2 |
29th |
Toronto Raptors |
22.1 |
30th |
New York Knicks |
21.9 |
2020-21 NBA Team Assists Per Game Leaders
AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
27.7 |
2nd |
Indiana Pacers |
27.4 |
3rd |
Phoenix Suns |
26.9 |
4th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
26.9 |
5th |
Denver Nuggets |
26.8 |
6th |
Charlotte Hornets |
26.8 |
7th |
Brooklyn Nets |
26.8 |
8th |
Chicago Bulls |
26.8 |
9th |
Miami Heat |
26.3 |
10th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
26.0 |
11th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
25.6 |
12th |
Sacramento Kings |
25.5 |
13th |
Washington Wizards |
25.5 |
14th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
25.5 |
15th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
24.7 |
16th |
San Antonio Spurs |
24.4 |
17th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
24.4 |
18th |
Detroit Pistons |
24.2 |
19th |
Atlanta Hawks |
24.1 |
20th |
Toronto Raptors |
24.1 |
21st |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
23.8 |
22nd |
Philadelphia 76ers |
23.7 |
23rd |
Utah Jazz |
23.7 |
24th |
Houston Rockets |
23.6 |
25th |
Boston Celtics |
23.5 |
26th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.9 |
27th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
22.1 |
28th |
Orlando Magic |
21.8 |
29th |
New York Knicks |
21.4 |
30th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
21.3 |
2019-20 NBA Team Assists Per Game Leaders
AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
1st |
Phoenix Suns |
27.2 |
2nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
26.9 |
3rd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
26.8 |
4th |
Denver Nuggets |
26.7 |
5th |
Miami Heat |
25.9 |
6th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
25.9 |
7th |
Indiana Pacers |
25.9 |
8th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
25.8 |
9th |
Golden State Warriors |
25.6 |
10th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
25.4 |
11th |
Toronto Raptors |
25.2 |
12th |
Washington Wizards |
25.0 |
13th |
San Antonio Spurs |
24.7 |
14th |
Dallas Mavericks |
24.7 |
15th |
Brooklyn Nets |
24.5 |
16th |
Detroit Pistons |
24.1 |
17th |
Atlanta Hawks |
24.0 |
18th |
Orlando Magic |
23.9 |
19th |
Charlotte Hornets |
23.8 |
20th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
23.8 |
21st |
Sacramento Kings |
23.8 |
22nd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
23.7 |
23rd |
Chicago Bulls |
23.2 |
24th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
23.1 |
25th |
Boston Celtics |
23.0 |
26th |
Utah Jazz |
22.4 |
27th |
New York Knicks |
22.1 |
28th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
21.7 |
29th |
Houston Rockets |
21.6 |
30th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
20.6 |
2018-19 NBA Team Assists Per Game Leaders
AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
29.4 |
2nd |
Denver Nuggets |
27.4 |
3rd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
27.0 |
4th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
26.9 |
5th |
Boston Celtics |
26.3 |
6th |
Washington Wizards |
26.3 |
7th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
26.0 |
8th |
Utah Jazz |
26.0 |
9th |
Indiana Pacers |
26.0 |
10th |
Atlanta Hawks |
25.8 |
11th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
25.6 |
12th |
Orlando Magic |
25.5 |
13th |
Toronto Raptors |
25.4 |
14th |
Sacramento Kings |
25.4 |
15th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
24.6 |
16th |
San Antonio Spurs |
24.5 |
17th |
Miami Heat |
24.3 |
18th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
24.0 |
19th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
23.9 |
20th |
Phoenix Suns |
23.9 |
21st |
Brooklyn Nets |
23.8 |
22nd |
Dallas Mavericks |
23.4 |
23rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
23.4 |
24th |
Charlotte Hornets |
23.2 |
25th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
23.0 |
26th |
Detroit Pistons |
22.5 |
27th |
Chicago Bulls |
21.9 |
28th |
Houston Rockets |
21.2 |
29th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.7 |
30th |
New York Knicks |
20.1 |
2017-18 NBA Team Assists Per Game Leaders
AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
29.3 |
2nd |
Philadelphia 76ers |
27.1 |
3rd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
26.8 |
4th |
Washington Wizards |
25.2 |
5th |
Denver Nuggets |
25.1 |
6th |
Toronto Raptors |
24.3 |
7th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
23.8 |
8th |
Atlanta Hawks |
23.7 |
9th |
Brooklyn Nets |
23.7 |
10th |
Chicago Bulls |
23.5 |
11th |
Orlando Magic |
23.4 |
12th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
23.4 |
13th |
New York Knicks |
23.3 |
14th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
23.2 |
15th |
Detroit Pistons |
22.8 |
16th |
San Antonio Spurs |
22.8 |
17th |
Miami Heat |
22.7 |
18th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
22.7 |
19th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.7 |
20th |
Boston Celtics |
22.5 |
21st |
Utah Jazz |
22.4 |
22nd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
22.3 |
23rd |
Indiana Pacers |
22.2 |
24th |
Charlotte Hornets |
21.6 |
25th |
Sacramento Kings |
21.6 |
26th |
Houston Rockets |
21.5 |
27th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
21.5 |
28th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
21.3 |
29th |
Phoenix Suns |
21.3 |
30th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.5 |
2016-17 NBA Team Assists Per Game Leaders
AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
30.4 |
2nd |
Denver Nuggets |
25.3 |
3rd |
Houston Rockets |
25.2 |
4th |
Boston Celtics |
25.2 |
5th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
24.2 |
6th |
Washington Wizards |
23.9 |
7th |
San Antonio Spurs |
23.8 |
8th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
23.8 |
9th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
23.7 |
10th |
Atlanta Hawks |
23.6 |
11th |
Charlotte Hornets |
23.1 |
12th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
22.8 |
13th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
22.7 |
14th |
Chicago Bulls |
22.6 |
15th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
22.5 |
16th |
Indiana Pacers |
22.5 |
17th |
Sacramento Kings |
22.5 |
18th |
Orlando Magic |
22.2 |
19th |
New York Knicks |
21.8 |
20th |
Brooklyn Nets |
21.4 |
21st |
Memphis Grizzlies |
21.3 |
22nd |
Miami Heat |
21.2 |
23rd |
Portland Trail Blazers |
21.1 |
24th |
Detroit Pistons |
21.1 |
25th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
21.0 |
26th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.9 |
27th |
Dallas Mavericks |
20.8 |
28th |
Utah Jazz |
20.1 |
29th |
Phoenix Suns |
19.6 |
30th |
Toronto Raptors |
18.5 |
2015-16 NBA Team Assists Per Game Leaders
AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
28.9 |
2nd |
Atlanta Hawks |
25.6 |
3rd |
San Antonio Spurs |
24.5 |
4th |
Sacramento Kings |
24.5 |
5th |
Washington Wizards |
24.5 |
6th |
Boston Celtics |
24.2 |
7th |
Orlando Magic |
23.6 |
8th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
23.4 |
9th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
23.1 |
10th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
23.0 |
11th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
22.8 |
12th |
Chicago Bulls |
22.8 |
13th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
22.7 |
14th |
Denver Nuggets |
22.7 |
15th |
Brooklyn Nets |
22.3 |
16th |
Houston Rockets |
22.2 |
17th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
22.2 |
18th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.1 |
19th |
Charlotte Hornets |
21.7 |
20th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21.5 |
21st |
Portland Trail Blazers |
21.3 |
22nd |
Indiana Pacers |
21.2 |
23rd |
Miami Heat |
20.8 |
24th |
Phoenix Suns |
20.7 |
25th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
20.7 |
26th |
New York Knicks |
20.5 |
27th |
Detroit Pistons |
19.4 |
28th |
Utah Jazz |
19.0 |
29th |
Toronto Raptors |
18.7 |
30th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
18.0 |
2014-15 NBA Team Assists Per Game Leaders
AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
27.4 |
2nd |
Atlanta Hawks |
25.7 |
3rd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
24.8 |
4th |
Boston Celtics |
24.5 |
5th |
San Antonio Spurs |
24.4 |
6th |
Washington Wizards |
24.0 |
7th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
23.6 |
8th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.5 |
9th |
Houston Rockets |
22.2 |
10th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
22.1 |
11th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
22.0 |
12th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
21.9 |
13th |
Denver Nuggets |
21.8 |
14th |
Chicago Bulls |
21.7 |
15th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
21.7 |
16th |
Detroit Pistons |
21.6 |
17th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
21.6 |
18th |
Indiana Pacers |
21.4 |
19th |
New York Knicks |
21.3 |
20th |
Brooklyn Nets |
20.9 |
21st |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.9 |
22nd |
Toronto Raptors |
20.7 |
23rd |
Orlando Magic |
20.6 |
24th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20.5 |
25th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
20.5 |
26th |
Sacramento Kings |
20.3 |
27th |
Phoenix Suns |
20.2 |
28th |
Charlotte Hornets |
20.2 |
29th |
Utah Jazz |
19.9 |
30th |
Miami Heat |
19.8 |
2013-14 NBA Team Assists Per Game Leaders
AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
1st |
San Antonio Spurs |
25.2 |
2nd |
Atlanta Hawks |
24.9 |
3rd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
24.6 |
4th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
24.5 |
5th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
23.9 |
6th |
Dallas Mavericks |
23.6 |
7th |
Golden State Warriors |
23.3 |
8th |
Washington Wizards |
23.3 |
9th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
23.2 |
10th |
Chicago Bulls |
22.7 |
11th |
Miami Heat |
22.5 |
12th |
Denver Nuggets |
22.4 |
13th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
21.9 |
14th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
21.9 |
15th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21.8 |
16th |
Charlotte Hornets |
21.7 |
17th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
21.5 |
18th |
Houston Rockets |
21.4 |
19th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
21.3 |
20th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
21.2 |
21st |
Toronto Raptors |
21.2 |
22nd |
Orlando Magic |
21.0 |
23rd |
Boston Celtics |
21.0 |
24th |
Detroit Pistons |
20.9 |
25th |
Brooklyn Nets |
20.9 |
26th |
Utah Jazz |
20.3 |
27th |
Indiana Pacers |
20.1 |
28th |
New York Knicks |
20.0 |
29th |
Phoenix Suns |
19.1 |
30th |
Sacramento Kings |
18.9 |