How NBA assists actually behave

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Across 540 NBA players with at least 10 logged games in assists, this page measures 32365 games in total. The median player in that field averages 1.7 assists. The line closest to a coin flip sits at 1.5 for the median of the 540 players whose distribution supports one. Half the field is more often over it, half more often under. The deepest sample here is Julian Champagnie, with 118 logged games. Of the 397 players whose spread can be measured, 4 cluster tightly around their average, 163 vary moderately and 230 swing widely. 540 of them have at least three games home and away, so the venue gap below is measured rather than assumed. Every figure is counted from official box scores and describes games already played. It is not a projection, and on its own it says nothing about whether any price on offer is worth taking.

Measured as of 2026-11-15, rebuilt daily from official box scores. Window: 2025-10-21 to 2026-11-14. No prices appear on this page.

32,365 logged player-games from 1,509 unique games. A player-game is one player in one game, so a single game counts once for every player it logged.

Where the coin-flip line sits in NBA assists

Each player's own most balanced threshold: the half-point line he has finished above in closest to half his logged games, measured from his distribution rather than read off a book. Deepest sample first, not best to worst. The 40 deepest samples of 540 measured; the figures above this table are over all 540.

NBA assists: measured field
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageBalanced lineHit rate there
Julian ChampagnieSpurs1181.6 assistsOver 1.557 of 118 (48%)
Keldon JohnsonSpurs1181.4 assistsOver 1.542 of 118 (36%)
Mikal BridgesKnicks1133.4 assistsOver 3.555 of 113 (49%)
Harrison BarnesSpurs1081.4 assistsOver 1.542 of 108 (39%)
De'Aaron FoxSpurs1066.1 assistsOver 5.559 of 106 (56%)
Karl-Anthony TownsKnicks1063.4 assistsOver 2.562 of 106 (58%)
Carter BryantSpurs1050.7 assistsOver 0.544 of 105 (42%)
Dylan HarperSpurs1053.7 assistsOver 3.549 of 105 (47%)
Jalen BrunsonKnicks1056.5 assistsOver 6.551 of 105 (49%)
Javonte GreenPistons1050.6 assistsOver 0.549 of 105 (47%)
Luke KornetSpurs1041.5 assistsOver 1.544 of 104 (42%)
Stephon CastleSpurs1046.8 assistsOver 6.550 of 104 (48%)
Julius RandleNets1034.8 assistsOver 4.548 of 103 (47%)
Desmond BaneMagic1023.7 assistsOver 3.555 of 102 (54%)
Duncan RobinsonPistons1022.1 assistsOver 2.535 of 102 (34%)
Jake LaRaviaLakers1021.7 assistsOver 1.549 of 102 (48%)
Devin VassellSpurs1012.6 assistsOver 2.550 of 101 (50%)
Donovan MitchellCavaliers1015.2 assistsOver 4.559 of 101 (58%)
Jamal SheadRaptors1015.5 assistsOver 5.542 of 101 (42%)
James HardenCavaliers1017.2 assistsOver 7.542 of 101 (42%)
Naz ReidHornets1012.2 assistsOver 1.565 of 101 (64%)
Jordan ClarksonKnicks1001.1 assistsOver 0.558 of 100 (58%)
Rudy GobertTimberwolves1001.8 assistsOver 1.549 of 100 (49%)
Sandro MamukelashviliLakers1001.8 assistsOver 1.551 of 100 (51%)
Toumani CamaraTrail Blazers1002.2 assistsOver 2.540 of 100 (40%)
Ronald Holland IIPistons991.2 assistsOver 1.534 of 99 (34%)
Victor WembanyamaSpurs993.0 assistsOver 2.554 of 99 (55%)
VJ Edgecombe76ers994.0 assistsOver 3.552 of 99 (53%)
Wendell Carter Jr.Magic991.9 assistsOver 1.557 of 99 (58%)
Amen ThompsonRockets985.0 assistsOver 4.551 of 98 (52%)
Ausar ThompsonPistons983.3 assistsOver 3.542 of 98 (43%)
Daniss JenkinsPistons983.8 assistsOver 3.545 of 98 (46%)
Jaden McDanielsTimberwolves982.8 assistsOver 2.558 of 98 (59%)
Luke KennardSuns982.2 assistsOver 1.561 of 98 (62%)
Payton PritchardCeltics985.0 assistsOver 4.556 of 98 (57%)
Quentin GrimesLakers983.1 assistsOver 2.557 of 98 (58%)
Reed SheppardRockets983.4 assistsOver 3.540 of 98 (41%)
Collin GillespieSuns974.5 assistsOver 4.544 of 97 (45%)
Luguentz DortHawks971.3 assistsOver 1.537 of 97 (38%)
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerHawks973.5 assistsOver 3.543 of 97 (44%)

The steadiest NBA assists records

Standard deviation in the market’s own units, and the same figure as a share of the player’s average so it means the same thing in points as in passing yards. A narrow spread means the average is close to what a typical game actually looked like; it says nothing about what the next one will look like.

The steadiest NBA assists records
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Kennedy ChandlerJazz116.7 assists2.029%
Nikola JokićNuggets8210.4 assists3.433%
Cade CunninghamPistons909.3 assists3.033%
Darius GarlandClippers576.8 assists2.334%
Luka DončićLakers758.2 assists3.036%
LaMelo BallTimberwolves877.0 assists2.637%
Damian LillardTrail Blazers124.3 assists1.637%
Kevin Porter Jr.Bucks387.4 assists2.737%
James HardenCavaliers1017.2 assists2.838%
De'Aaron FoxSpurs1066.1 assists2.338%

The widest NBA assists swings

The other end of the same measurement. A wide spread means the average describes the middle of a broad range rather than a typical night, which is worth knowing before reading anything into that average.

The widest NBA assists swings
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Joe InglesTimberwolves301.1 assists2.0175%
Lachlan OlbrichBulls371.1 assists1.8160%
Jahmai MashackGrizzlies352.1 assists3.1148%
Rayan Rupert76ers661.0 assists1.5147%
Nikola TopićThunder202.5 assists3.6146%
Kelly OlynykSpurs511.0 assists1.5145%
David Jones GarciaSpurs151.2 assists1.7143%
JD DavisonRockets301.2 assists1.6135%
Keon EllisNets951.0 assists1.4134%
Bronny JamesLakers561.0 assists1.4134%

The widest home and away gaps in NBA assists

Both averages are over the games actually played at each venue, and the game count for each is in the cell beside it. A gap measured over a handful of games either way is one you cannot distinguish from noise. This table prints the denominators so you can tell which is which. Three games a side is the floor for appearing here at all.

NBA assists: venue gaps
PlayerClubHome (games)Away (games)Gap
Elijah HarklessPistons4.2 (11)1.7 (17)2.5 at home
Bez MbengJazz5.4 (7)3.0 (8)2.4 at home
Domantas SabonisKings3.7 (15)5.8 (15)2.1 away
Jusuf NurkićJazz5.7 (22)3.7 (19)2.0 at home
Cole AnthonyBucks4.3 (18)2.5 (17)1.8 at home
Cameron BoozerGrizzlies4.4 (7)6.2 (6)1.8 away
Yaxel LendeborgWarriors4.3 (7)2.5 (6)1.8 at home
Vince Williams Jr.Jazz3.3 (20)5.0 (20)1.7 away
Jahmai MashackGrizzlies1.1 (16)2.8 (19)1.7 away
Stephen CurryWarriors5.3 (29)3.7 (26)1.6 at home

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five

Last five logged games against the full log, reported only where the gap is more than a tenth of the player’s own average. It is a description of five games that have been played and it is not a forecast of the sixth.

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Khaman MaluachSuns1.6 assists0.3 over 62372% above
Jalen WilsonNets3.6 assists0.9 over 54289% above
Rayan Rupert76ers4.0 assists1.0 over 66283% above
Lachlan OlbrichBulls4.2 assists1.1 over 37270% above
Thanasis AntetokounmpoBucks1.6 assists0.4 over 34263% above
Keshad JohnsonHeat0.8 assists0.2 over 33230% above
Keldon JohnsonSpurs4.2 assists1.4 over 118206% above
Day'Ron SharpeNets7.4 assists2.6 over 74181% above
Clint CapelaRockets2.0 assists0.7 over 85179% above
Chris YoungbloodTrail Blazers1.2 assists0.5 over 40167% above

Behind their own baseline over the last five

The same comparison in the other direction, and the same caveat: five games is five games, and a run below a baseline is as often noise as it is a change.

Behind their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Justin Edwards76ers0.0 assists1.1 over 79100% below
Cody WilliamsTimberwolves0.0 assists1.9 over 74100% below
Rasheer FlemingSuns0.0 assists0.3 over 64100% below
Jett HowardMavericks0.0 assists0.7 over 63100% below
Joan BeringerTimberwolves0.0 assists0.3 over 58100% below
Bronny JamesLakers0.0 assists1.0 over 56100% below
Caleb Love76ers0.0 assists2.4 over 51100% below
Amir CoffeySuns0.0 assists0.5 over 51100% below
Branden CarlsonTrail Blazers0.0 assists0.6 over 49100% below
Tidjane SalaünHornets0.0 assists0.6 over 49100% below

Common questions

Where does the NBA assists coin-flip line sit?

At the half-point threshold each player has finished above in about half their logged games. It is measured per player from their own distribution rather than read off a sportsbook, which is why it is on this page at all: a posted line moves through the day and this page is rebuilt once, so a number taken from a book would be wrong by morning.

Is this a ranking of the best NBA assists props?

No. Nothing here is ordered by how good a bet it is, and no price is quoted anywhere on the page. The tables are ordered by sample depth, by spread and by the size of a measured gap, because those are the things a game log can actually establish.

How many games are behind each assists figure?

The count is printed beside every one of them. A player only appears once they have ten or more logged games in the market, and games they did not play are absent rather than counted as zero, so an average describes games they were actually in.

Does a assists trend on this page predict the next game?

No. A trend here is a comparison between a player’s last five logged games and their full log, and it is reported only when the gap is large enough to be worth naming. It is a description of what has happened, and history is not a forecast.

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