If you asked the average person who owned the NBA assist record, they’d probably guess Magic Johnson.
And he used to, but not anymore.
His record was broken by John Stockton and it will probably be a while before anyone breaks his.
Stockton retired with 15,806, well ahead of Jason Kidd who is #2. The active players on the list have no chance to catch him. Chris Paul and LeBron James have 9,653 and 9,346 respectively but they’re both nearing the end of their careers and won’t get anywhere near Stockton.
The only other active players are Russell Westbrook and Rajon Rondo, who are 31 and 34 respectively and are more than 8,000 behind.