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1986-1987 NBA Total Assists Leaders

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Magic Johnson led the NBA in total assists in 1986-1987 with 977, 129 ahead of Sleepy Floyd (848). It stands 14th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 3 times Magic Johnson led in total assists.

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Magic Johnson Led the NBA in 1986-1987 Magic Johnson LAL
977 Total Assists 129 clear of Sleepy Floyd
Showing Total Assists and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team AST GP MPG APG
1 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 977 80 36.3 12.2
2 Sleepy Floyd GOS 848 82 37.4 10.3
3 Doc Rivers Doc Rivers ATL 823 82 31.6 10.0
4 Isiah Thomas Isiah Thomas DET 813 81 37.2 10.0
5 Terry Porter Terry Porter POR 715 80 33.9 8.9
6 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus SAC 692 79 36.4 8.8
7 John Stockton John Stockton UTH 670 82 22.7 8.2
8 Lafayette Lever Lafayette Lever DEN 654 82 37.2 8.0
9 Jay Humphries Jay Humphries PHX 632 82 31.5 7.7
10 Derek Harper Derek Harper DAL 609 77 33.2 7.9
11 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson BOS 594 79 37.1 7.5
12 Nate McMillan Nate McMillan SEA 583 71 27.8 8.2
13 Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler POR 566 82 38.0 6.9
14 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 566 74 40.6 7.6
15 Rickey Green Rickey Green UTH 541 81 25.8 6.7
16 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 538 68 38.6 7.9
17 Vern Fleming IND 473 82 31.1 5.8
18 Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson NYK 471 74 27.6 6.4
19 John Paxson CHI 467 82 32.8 5.7
20 Darnell Valentine Darnell Valentine LAC 447 65 27.1 6.9
21 Paul Pressey Paul Pressey MIL 441 61 33.7 7.2
22 Rodney McCray Rodney McCray HOU 434 81 38.7 5.4
23 Rory Sparrow NYK 432 80 24.4 5.4
24 Alex English Alex English DEN 422 82 37.6 5.1
25 Alvin Robertson Alvin Robertson SAN 421 81 33.3 5.2
26 Danny Ainge Danny Ainge BOS 400 71 35.2 5.6
27 Ron Harper Ron Harper CLE 394 82 37.4 4.8
28 Ennis Whatley WAS 392 73 24.9 5.4
29 John Bagley CLE 379 72 30.3 5.3
30 Michael Jordan Michael Jordan CHI 377 82 40.0 4.6
31 Michael Cooper LAL 373 82 27.5 4.5
32 Brad Davis Brad Davis DAL 373 82 19.3 4.5
33 Leon Wood NJN 370 76 22.8 4.9
34 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 364 79 33.5 4.6
35 Jeff Hornacek Jeff Hornacek PHX 361 80 19.5 4.5
36 Gerald Wilkins NYK 354 80 34.5 4.4
37 Danny Young SEA 353 73 20.3 4.8
38 Joe Dumars DET 352 79 30.9 4.5
39 Dirk Minniefield Dirk Minniefield HOU 348 74 21.6 4.7
40 Charles Barkley Charles Barkley PHL 331 68 40.3 4.9
41 Larry Drew LAC 326 60 26.1 5.4
42 Robert Reid HOU 323 75 34.6 4.3
43 Jon Sundvold SAN 315 76 23.2 4.1
44 Brad Daugherty CLE 304 80 33.7 3.8
45 Dwayne Washington NJN 301 72 22.2 4.2
46 Vinnie Johnson DET 300 78 27.8 3.8
47 Jeff Malone Jeff Malone WAS 298 80 34.5 3.7
48 Charles Oakley Charles Oakley CHI 296 82 36.3 3.6
49 Chuck Person IND 295 82 36.0 3.6
50 Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins SAN 290 81 20.8 3.6
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