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1986-1987 NBA Assists per Game Leaders

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Magic Johnson led the NBA in assists per game in 1986-1987 with 12.2, 1.9 ahead of Sleepy Floyd (10.3). It stands 16th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times Magic Johnson led in assists per game.

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Magic Johnson Led the NBA in 1986-1987 Magic Johnson LAL
12.2 Assists per Game 1.9 clear of Sleepy Floyd
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# Player Team APG GP MPG AST
1 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 12.2 80 36.3 977
2 Sleepy Floyd GOS 10.3 82 37.4 848
3 Isiah Thomas Isiah Thomas DET 10.0 81 37.2 813
4 Doc Rivers Doc Rivers ATL 10.0 82 31.6 823
5 Terry Porter Terry Porter POR 8.9 80 33.9 715
6 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus SAC 8.8 79 36.4 692
7 Nate McMillan Nate McMillan SEA 8.2 71 27.8 583
8 John Stockton John Stockton UTH 8.2 82 22.7 670
9 Lafayette Lever Lafayette Lever DEN 8.0 82 37.2 654
10 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 7.9 68 38.6 538
11 Derek Harper Derek Harper DAL 7.9 77 33.2 609
12 Jay Humphries Jay Humphries PHX 7.7 82 31.5 632
13 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 7.6 74 40.6 566
14 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson BOS 7.5 79 37.1 594
15 Paul Pressey Paul Pressey MIL 7.2 61 33.7 441
16 Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler POR 6.9 82 38.0 566
17 Darnell Valentine Darnell Valentine LAC 6.9 65 27.1 447
18 Rickey Green Rickey Green UTH 6.7 81 25.8 541
19 Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson NYK 6.4 74 27.6 471
20 Vern Fleming IND 5.8 82 31.1 473
21 John Paxson CHI 5.7 82 32.8 467
22 Danny Ainge Danny Ainge BOS 5.6 71 35.2 400
23 Larry Drew LAC 5.4 60 26.1 326
24 Rory Sparrow NYK 5.4 80 24.4 432
25 Ennis Whatley WAS 5.4 73 24.9 392
26 Rodney McCray Rodney McCray HOU 5.4 81 38.7 434
27 John Bagley CLE 5.3 72 30.3 379
28 Alvin Robertson Alvin Robertson SAN 5.2 81 33.3 421
29 Alex English Alex English DEN 5.1 82 37.6 422
30 Leon Wood NJN 4.9 76 22.8 370
31 Charles Barkley Charles Barkley PHL 4.9 68 40.3 331
32 Danny Young SEA 4.8 73 20.3 353
33 Ron Harper Ron Harper CLE 4.8 82 37.4 394
34 Dirk Minniefield Dirk Minniefield HOU 4.7 74 21.6 348
35 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 4.6 79 33.5 364
36 Michael Jordan Michael Jordan CHI 4.6 82 40.0 377
37 Michael Cooper LAL 4.5 82 27.5 373
38 Brad Davis Brad Davis DAL 4.5 82 19.3 373
39 Jeff Hornacek Jeff Hornacek PHX 4.5 80 19.5 361
40 Joe Dumars DET 4.5 79 30.9 352
41 Gerald Wilkins NYK 4.4 80 34.5 354
42 Robert Reid HOU 4.3 75 34.6 323
43 Dwayne Washington NJN 4.2 72 22.2 301
44 Jon Sundvold SAN 4.1 76 23.2 315
45 Michael Adams Michael Adams WAS 3.9 63 20.7 244
46 Vinnie Johnson DET 3.8 78 27.8 300
47 Bill Hanzlik DEN 3.8 73 27.3 280
48 Sedale Threatt CHI 3.8 68 21.3 259
49 Brad Daugherty CLE 3.8 80 33.7 304
50 Jeff Malone Jeff Malone WAS 3.7 80 34.5 298
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