Most assists through the first 20 games of an NBA season since 1975-76
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Magic Johnson leads with 290 assists through his first 20 games of 1983-84, first of 17,892 player-seasons since 1975-76.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Magic Johnson (1983-84 LAL)1983-84 | 290 | |
 John Stockton (1989-90 UTA)1989-90 | 286 | |
| Magic Johnson (1988-89 LAL)1988-89 | 286 | |
| John Stockton (1990-91 UTA)1990-91 | 275 | |
 Rajon Rondo (2010-11 BOS)2010-11 | 275 | |
| Magic Johnson (1990-91 LAL)1990-91 | 272 | |
| John Stockton (1988-89 UTA)1988-89 | 270 | |
| John Stockton (1991-92 UTA)1991-92 | 269 | |
| Magic Johnson (1985-86 LAL)1985-86 | 269 | |
| Rajon Rondo (2012-13 BOS)2012-13 | 254 | |
| John Stockton (1992-93 UTA)1992-93 | 251 | |
| John Stockton (1993-94 UTA)1993-94 | 250 | |
 Michael Adams (1990-91 DEN)1990-91 | 249 | |
 Steve Nash (2007-08 PHX)2007-08 | 243 | |
 Chris Paul (2008-09 NOH)2008-09 | 241 | |
 Trae Young (2024-25 ATL)2024-25 | 241 | |
 Tyrese Haliburton (2023-24 IND)2023-24 | 240 | |
 Chris Paul (2013-14 LAC)2013-14 | 239 | |
 James Harden (2016-17 HOU)2016-17 | 238 | |
| Kevin Johnson (1988-89 PHX)1988-89 | 234 | |
| Jason Kidd (1998-99 PHX)1998-99 | 232 | |
| John Stockton (1994-95 UTA)1994-95 | 232 | |
| Magic Johnson (1987-88 LAL)1987-88 | 230 | |
| Steve Nash (2006-07 PHX)2006-07 | 228 | |
 Terry Porter (1987-88 POR)1987-88 | 226 |
Method
- The data has assists for every game since 1975-76, so 4,101 player-seasons from before then aren't here.
- 452 player-seasons aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.