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During his thirteen seasons, long NBA career Magic Johnson led the league in assists four times and averaged 11.2 dimes over 906 regular-season games.
In playoffs, he was even more impressive leading the League five times while averaging 12.3 dimes per game. Today, Magic Johnson ranks fifth on the NBA all-time assists leaders list with a total of 10,141.
- John Stockton — 15,806
- Jason Kidd — 12,091
- Steve Nash — 10,335
- Mark Jackson — 10,334
- Magic Johnson — 10,141
- Oscar Robertson — 9,887
- Isiah Thomas — 9,061
- Gary Payton — 8,966
- Chris Paul — 8,708 (active)
- Andre Miller — 8,524
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