| Sezon | Oyuncu | Takım | Asist Ort. | Asist Top. | Maç |
| 2018-19 | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 10.7 | 784 | 73 |
| 2017-18 | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 10.3 | 820 | 80 |
| 2016-17 | James Harden | Houston Rockets | 11.2 | 907 | 81 |
| 2015-16 | Rajon Rondo | Sacramento Kings | 11.7 | 839 | 72 |
| 2014-15 | Chris Paul | Los Angeles Clippers | 10.2 | 838 | 82 |
| 2013-14 | Chris Paul | Los Angeles Clippers | 10.7 | 663 | 62 |
| 2012-13 | Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics | 11.1 | 420 | 38 |
| 2011-12 | Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics | 11.7 | 620 | 53 |
| 2010-11 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | 11.4 | 855 | 75 |
| 2009-10 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | 11 | 892 | 81 |
| 2008-09 | Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets | 11 | 861 | 78 |
| 2007-08 | Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets | 11.6 | 925 | 80 |
| 2006-07 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | 11.6 | 884 | 76 |
| 2005-06 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | 10.5 | 826 | 79 |
| 2004-05 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | 11.5 | 861 | 75 |
| 2003-04 | Jason Kidd | New Jersey Nets | 9.2 | 618 | 67 |
| 2002-03 | Jason Kidd | New Jersey Nets | 8.9 | 711 | 80 |
| 2001-02 | Andre Miller | Cleveland Cavaliers | 10.9 | 882 | 81 |
| 2000-01 | Jason Kidd | Phoenix Suns | 9.8 | 753 | 77 |
| 1999-00 | Jason Kidd | Phoenix Suns | 10.1 | 678 | 67 |
| 1998-99 | Jason Kidd | Phoenix Suns | 10.8 | 539 | 50 |
| 1997-98 | Rod Strickland | Washington Wizards | 10.5 | 801 | 76 |
| 1996-97 | Mark Jackson | Denver Nuggets | 11.4 | 935 | 82 |
| 1995-96 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 11.2 | 916 | 82 |
| 1994-95 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 12.3 | 1,011 | 82 |
| 1993-94 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 12.6 | 1,031 | 82 |
| 1992-93 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 12 | 987 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 13.7 | 1,126 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 14.2 | 1,164 | 82 |
| 1989-90 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 14.5 | 1,134 | 78 |
| 1988-89 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 13.6 | 1,118 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 13.8 | 1,128 | 82 |
| 1986-87 | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 12.2 | 977 | 80 |
| 1985-86 | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 12.6 | 907 | 72 |
| 1984-85 | Isiah Thomas | Detroit Pistons | 13.9 | 1,123 | 81 |
| 1983-84 | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 13.1 | 875 | 67 |
| 1982-83 | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 10.5 | 829 | 79 |
| 1981-82 | Johnny Moore | San Antonio Spurs | 9.6 | 762 | 79 |
| 1980-81 | Kevin Porter | Washington Bullets | 9.1 | 734 | 81 |
| 1979-80 | Micheal Ray Richardson | New York Knicks | 10.1 | 832 | 82 |
| 1978-79 | Kevin Porter | Detroit Pistons | 13.4 | 1,099 | 82 |
| 1977-78 | Kevin Porter | Detroit Pistons | 10.2 | 837 | 82 |
| 1976-77 | Don Buse | Indiana Pacers | 8.5 | 685 | 81 |
| 1975-76 | Slick Watts | Seattle Supersonics | 8.1 | 661 | 82 |
| 1974-75 | Kevin Porter | Washington Bullets | 8 | 650 | 81 |
| 1973-74 | Ernie DiGregorio | Buffalo Braves | 8.2 | 663 | 81 |
| 1972-73 | Tiny Archibald | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 11.4 | 910 | 80 |
| 1971-72 | Jerry West | Los Angeles Lakers | 9.7 | 747 | 77 |
| 1970-71 | Norm Van Lier | Cincinnati Royals | 10.1 | 832 | 82 |
| 1969-70 | Lenny Wilkens | Seattle Supersonics | 9.1 | 683 | 75 |
| 1968-69 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals | 9.8 | 772 | 79 |
| 1967-68 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers | 8.6 | 702 | 82 |
| 1966-67 | Guy Rodgers | Chicago Bulls | 11.2 | 908 | 81 |
| 1965-66 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals | 11.1 | 847 | 76 |
| 1964-65 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals | 11.5 | 861 | 75 |
| 1963-64 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals | 11 | 868 | 79 |
| 1962-63 | Guy Rodgers | San Francisco Warriors | 10.4 | 825 | 79 |
| 1961-62 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals | 11.4 | 899 | 79 |
| 1960-61 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals | 9.7 | 690 | 71 |
| 1959-60 | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 9.5 | 715 | 75 |
| 1958-59 | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 8.6 | 557 | 65 |
| 1957-58 | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 7.1 | 463 | 65 |
| 1956-57 | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 7.5 | 478 | 64 |
| 1955-56 | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 8.9 | 642 | 72 |
| 1954-55 | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 7.8 | 557 | 71 |
| 1953-54 | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 7.2 | 518 | 72 |
| 1952-53 | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 7.7 | 547 | 71 |
| 1951-52 | Andy Phillip | Philadelphia Warriors | 8.2 | 539 | 66 |
| 1950-51 | Andy Phillip | Philadelphia Warriors | 6.3 | 414 | 66 |
| 1949-50 | Dick McGuire | New York Knicks | 5.7 | 386 | 68 |
| 1948-49 | Bob Davies | Rochester Royals | 5.4 | 321 | 60 |
| 1947-48 | Howie Dallmar | Philadelphia Warriors | 2.5 | 120 | 48 |
| 1946-47 | Ernie Calverley | Providence Steam Rollers | 3.4 | 202 | 59 |
