League Leaders
Assists - 1979-80
Minimum 70 games or 400 assists
| Player |
G |
AST |
APG |
Micheal Ray Richardson (New York)
|
82
|
832
|
10.1
|
Nate Archibald (Boston)
|
80
|
671
|
8.4
|
Foots Walker (Cleveland)
|
76
|
607
|
8.0
|
Norm Nixon (Los Angeles)
|
82
|
642
|
7.8
|
John Lucas (Golden State)
|
80
|
602
|
7.5
|
Phil Ford (Kansas City)
|
82
|
610
|
7.4
|
Magic Johnson (Los Angeles)
|
77
|
563
|
7.3
|
Maurice Cheeks (Philadelphia)
|
79
|
556
|
7.0
|
Eddie Jordan (New Jersey)
|
82
|
557
|
6.8
|
Kevin Porter (Washington)
|
70
|
457
|
6.5
|
Reggie Theus (Chicago)
|
82
|
515
|
6.3
|
Ray Williams (New York)
|
82
|
512
|
6.2
|
Sam Lacey (Kansas City)
|
81
|
460
|
5.7
|
Allen Leavell (Houston)
|
77
|
417
|
5.4
|
Armond Hill (Atlanta)
|
79
|
424
|
5.4
|
Johnny Davis (Indiana)
|
82
|
440
|
5.4
|
John Johnson (Seattle)
|
81
|
424
|
5.2
|
Ricky Sobers (Chicago)
|
82
|
426
|
5.2
|
Paul Westphal (Phoenix)
|
82
|
416
|
5.1
|
Johnny Roche (Denver)
|
82
|
405
|
4.9
|