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Here is my annual listing of the top NBA Players as measured by “Net Points”: Points + Rebounds + Assists + Steals + Blocks minus Missed Field Goals + Missed Free Throws + Turnovers + Personal Fouls. I’ve always ranked the players by their gross totals, rather than their averages. I figure a player with a greater rate of production still has a value of zero in the games he doesn’t play. Also, we don’t know if he would have retained quite that rate if he’d played in more games and the player with the lower rate who played in more games might have had a stretch where he had a comparable rate over the same number of games as the other fellow. But now we have this concept of ‘load maintenance’ and the games’ top stars are playing fewer games than they historically have so the gross total top 25 will be different than the per 48 minute rate. But I’ll still go with the gross totals because that’s how I’ve done it in prior years. A player’s value in games he doesn’t play is zero and we don’t know if he would have retained his rate of production in individual games. I’ll also show the per 48 minutes rate for the Net Points and for each individual stat. “NP is “Net Points”. OE is “Offensive Efficiency”: points minute missed field goals and free throws. ‘FG” is “Floor Game”, (NP-OE). I’ve put the best number for the Top 25 in bold.
Last year’s numbers: NBA Net Points, 2022-23
Nikola Jokić, Denver
2,845NP 34.6m 36.6p 17.1r 12.4a 1.9s 1.2b – 10.3mfg 1.4mft 4.2to 3.4pf = 49.9NP 24.9OE 25.0FG
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee
2,445NP 35.2m 41.5p 15.7r 8.9a 1.6s 1.5b – 9.9mfg 5.0mft 4.2to 3.9pf = 45.7NP 26.6OE 19.1FG
Luka Dončić, Dallas
2,431NP 37.5m 43.4p 11.8r 12.5a 1.8s 0.7b – 15.5mfg 2.4mft 5.2to 2.7pf = 44.4NP 25.5OE 18.9FG
Domantas Sabonis, Sacramento
2,429NP 35.7m 26.1p 18.4r 11.0a 1.2s 0.8b – 7.1mfg 2.0mft 4.5to 4.1pf = 39.8NP 17.0OE 22.8FG
Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
2,371NP 35.5m 33.4p 17.1r 4.7a 1.6s 3.2b – 10.1mfg 1.7mft 2.8to 3.1pf = 42.3NP 21.6OE 20.7FG
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City
2,232NP 35.2m 42.4p 7.8r 8.7a 2.8s 1.3b – 13.0mfg 1.5mft 3.0to 3.5pf = 42.0NP 27.9OE 14.1FG
Lebron James, Los Angeles Lakers
2,048NP 35.3m 34.9p 9.9r 11.3a 1.7s 0.7b – 11.1mfg 1.9mft 4.7to 1.5pf = 39.3NP 21.9OE 17.4FG
Kevin Durant, Phoenix
1,942NP 37.2m 34.9p 8.5r 6.5a 1.2s 1.6b – 11.8mfg 1.0mft 4.2to 2.3pf = 33.4NP 22.1OE 11.3FG
Jayson Tatum, Boston
1,900NP 35.7m 36.1p 10.9r 6.6a 1.4s 0.8b – 13.7mfg 1.5mft 3.4to 2.6pf = 34.6NP 20.9OE 13.7FG
Jalen Brunson, Knicks
1,828NP 35.4m 38.9p 4.9r 9.1a 1.2s 0.2b – 15.1mfg 1.3mft 3.3to 2.5pf = 32.1NP 22.5OE 9.6FG
Jarrett Allen, Cleveland
1,777NP 31.7m 25.0p 15.9r 4.1a 1.0s 1.6b – 5.9mfg 1.6mft 2.4to 2.9pf = 34.8NP 17.5OE 17.3FG
Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio
1,770NP 29.7m 34.7p 17.2r 6.2a 2.0s 5.8b – 14.4mfg 1.7mft 5.9to 3.5pf = 40.4NP 18.6OE 21.8FG
Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana
1,728NP 32.2m 30.0p 5.8r 16.2a 1.8s 1.0b – 11.8mfg 0.7mft 3.4to 1.6pf = 37.3NP 17.5OE 19.8FG
Anthony Edwards, Minnesota
1,723NP 35.1m 35.5p 7.5r 7.0a 1.8s 1.0b – 14.6mfg 1.4mft 4.2to 2.4pf = 29.9NP 19.5OE 10.4FG
Pascal Siakam, Toronto
1,702NP 33.2m 31.4p 10.2r 6.2a 1.1s 0.5b – 10.7mfg 1.9mft 2.5to 3.5pf = 30.8NP 18.8OE 12.0FG
DeMar DeRozan, Chicago
1,702NP 37.8m 30.5p 5.5r 6.8a 1.4s 0.7b – 11.3mfg 1.4mft 2.2to 2.6pf = 27.4NP 17.8OE 9.6FG
Rudy Gobert, Minnesota
1,654NP 34.1m 19.6p 18.1r 1.9a 1.0s 3.0b – 3.9mfg 2.6mft 2.2to 4.4pf = 30.5NP 13.1OE 17.4FG
Kawhi Leonard Los Angeles Clippers
1,642NP 34.3m 33.2p 8.6r 5.0a 2.3s 1.2b – 11.3mfg 0.7mft 2.5to 2.0pf = 33.8NP 21.2OE 12.6FG
Bam Abebayo, Miami
1,626NP 34.0m 27.2p 14.6r 5.5a 1.6s, 1.3b - 9.7mfg 1.9mft 3.2to 3.2pf = 29.8NP 17.3OE 12.5FG
DeJounte Murray, Atlanta
1,622NP 35.7m 30.2p 7.2r 8.7a 1.9s 0.4b – 13.6mfg 0.9mft 3.5to 2.4pf = 28.0NP 15.7OE 12.3FG
Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City
1,615NP 29.4m 27.0p 12.9r 4.0a 1.1s 3.8b – 8.9mfg 1.1mft 2.6to 3.9pf = 32.3NP 17.0OE 15.3FG
Devin Booker, Phoenix
1,611NP 36.0m 36.1p 6.0r 9.3a 1.2s 0.5b – 13.0mfg 1.0mft 3.5to 4.0pf = 31.6NP 22.1OE 9.5FG
Steph Curry, Golden State
1,600NP 32.7m 38.8p 6.5r 7.5a 1.1s 0.6b – 15.8mfg 0.5mft 4.2to 2.3pf = 31.7NP 22.5OE 9.2FG
De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento
1,578NP 35.9m 35.5p 6.1r 7.5a 2.7s 0.6b – 15.0mfg 2.0mft 3.5to 3.5pf = 28.4NP 18.5OE 9.9FG
Nikola Vučević, Chicago
1,577NP 34.3m 25.2p 14.7r 4.7a 0.9s 1.1b – 11.5mfg 0.4mft 2.2to 3.5f = 29.0NP 13.3OE 15.7FG
But the highest NP/48 in the league was Joel Embid of Philadelphia:
1,398NP 33.6m 49.6p 15.8r 8.0a 1.7s 2.4b – 14.7mfg 1.9mft 5.5to 4.1pf = 51.3NP 33.0OE!! 18.3FG
But Joel’s value in the 43 games he missed was zero.
I’ve heard a lot of hyperbole recently about these guys. Anthony Edwards is “the next Michael Jordan”. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was ‘snubbed’ for MVP. Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren are “generational players” who will “reinvent the game”. Maybe. But for now Nikola Jokić has the numbers and he has three straight MVPs.
NBA Net Points Champions
The NBA was created for the 1949-50 season from a merger of the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America. The elements of the “Net Points” formula are points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, missed field goals, missed free throws, turnovers and fouls committed. In that first season, the league only kept track of points, assists, field goal and free throw attempts and makes and fouls committed. Rebounds were added the next year, then minutes in 1951-52, steals and blocks in 1973-74 and turnovers in 1977-78. I’ve included those numbers as they were available. For simplicity, I’ll designate the season by the second year, since the majority of the season is played then.
1950 Alex Groza, Indianapolis 699NP
1951 George Mikan, Minneapolis 1753NP
1952 Paul Arizin, Philadelphia 1534NP (25.1)
1953 Neil Johnston, Philadelphia 1641NP (24.9)
1954 Neil Johnston, Philadelphia 1579NP (23.0)
1955 Neil Johnston, Philadelphia 1833NP (30.3)
1956 Bob Pettit, St. Louis 1939NP (33.3)
1957 Dolph Schayes, Syracuse 1757NP (29.6)
1958 Bill Russell, Boston 1938NP (30.4)
1959 Bob Pettit, St. Louis 2175NP (36.3)
1960 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 3006NP (43.2)
1961 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 3471NP (44.2)
1962 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 4060NP (50.2)
1963 Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco 3911NP (49.3)
1964 Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco 3386NP (44.1)
1965 Wilt Chamberlain, SF-Philadelphia 2819NP (41.0)
1966 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 3444NP (44.2)
1967 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 3546NP (46.2)
1968 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 3350NP (41.9)
1969 Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles 2662NP (34.9)
1970 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 2475NP (33.6)
1971 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 2924NP (42.7)
1972 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 3215NP (43.1)
1973 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 2765NP (40.8)
1974 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 2976NP (40.3)
1975 Bob McAdoo, Buffalo 2955NP (40.1)
1976 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA Lakers 3233NP (45.9)
1977 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA Lakers 2856NP (45.5)
1978 Bob McAdoo, New York 2067NP (31.2)
1979 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA Lakers 2544NP (38.7)
1980 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA Lakers 2479NP (37.9)
1981 Moses Malone, Houston 2311NP (34.2)
1982 Moses Malone, Houston 2475NP (35.0)
1983 Larry Bird, Boston 2176NP (35.0)
1984 Larry Bird, Boston 2172NP (34.4)
1985 Larry Bird, Boston 2543NP (38.6)
1986 Larry Bird, Boston 2385NP (36.8)
1987 Michael Jordan, Chicago 2380NP (34.8)
1988 Michael Jordan, Chicago 2604NP (37.8)
1989 Michael Jordan, Chicago 2749NP (40.5)
1990 Michael Jordan, Chicago 2594NP (38.9)
1991 David Robinson San Antonio 2488NP (38.6)
1992 Michael Jordan, Chicago 2286NP (35.4)
1993 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston 2542NP (37.7)
1994 David Robinson, San Antonio 2482NP (36.8)
1995 David Robinson, San Antonio 2394NP (37.4)
1996 David Robinson, San Antonio 2364NP (37.6)
1997 Karl Malone, Utah 2261NP (36.2)
1998 Karl Malone, Utah 2133NP (33.8)
1999 Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles 1165NP (32.8) (50 game season due to strike)
2000 Shaquille O’Neal, LA Lakers 2417NP (36.7)
2001 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2047NP (30.7)
2002 Tim Duncan, San Antonio 2341NP (33.8)
2003 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2431NP (35.1)
2004 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2515NP (37.4)
2005 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2474NP (38.0)
2006 LeBron James, Cleveland 2142NP (30.6)
2007 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2033NP (32.6)
2008 LeBron James, Cleveland 2100NP (33.5)
2009 LeBron James, Cleveland 2362NP (37.1)
2010 LeBron James, Cleveland 2345NP (38.0)
2011 LeBron James, Miami 2095NP (32.8)
2012 LeBron James, Miami 1755NP (36.2)
2013 LeBron James, Miami 2336NP (39.0)
2014 Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City 2398NP (36.9)
2015 James Harden, Houston 1994NP (32.1)
2016 Stephen Curry, Golden State 2263NP (40.2)
2017 Russell Westbrook, Okla. City 2550NP (43.7)
2018 LeBron James Cleveland 2546NP (40.4)
2019 James Harden, Houston 2337NP (39.2)
2020 James Harden, Houston 1993NP (38.4)
2021 Nikola Jokić Denver 2,393NP (46.2)
2022 Nikola Jokić Denver 2,671NP (51.8)
2023 Nikola Jokić Denver 2,448NP (50.6)
2024 Nikola Jokić Denver 2,845NP (49.9)
Last year’s numbers: NBA Net Points, 2022-23
Nikola Jokić, Denver
2,845NP 34.6m 36.6p 17.1r 12.4a 1.9s 1.2b – 10.3mfg 1.4mft 4.2to 3.4pf = 49.9NP 24.9OE 25.0FG
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee
2,445NP 35.2m 41.5p 15.7r 8.9a 1.6s 1.5b – 9.9mfg 5.0mft 4.2to 3.9pf = 45.7NP 26.6OE 19.1FG
Luka Dončić, Dallas
2,431NP 37.5m 43.4p 11.8r 12.5a 1.8s 0.7b – 15.5mfg 2.4mft 5.2to 2.7pf = 44.4NP 25.5OE 18.9FG
Domantas Sabonis, Sacramento
2,429NP 35.7m 26.1p 18.4r 11.0a 1.2s 0.8b – 7.1mfg 2.0mft 4.5to 4.1pf = 39.8NP 17.0OE 22.8FG
Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
2,371NP 35.5m 33.4p 17.1r 4.7a 1.6s 3.2b – 10.1mfg 1.7mft 2.8to 3.1pf = 42.3NP 21.6OE 20.7FG
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City
2,232NP 35.2m 42.4p 7.8r 8.7a 2.8s 1.3b – 13.0mfg 1.5mft 3.0to 3.5pf = 42.0NP 27.9OE 14.1FG
Lebron James, Los Angeles Lakers
2,048NP 35.3m 34.9p 9.9r 11.3a 1.7s 0.7b – 11.1mfg 1.9mft 4.7to 1.5pf = 39.3NP 21.9OE 17.4FG
Kevin Durant, Phoenix
1,942NP 37.2m 34.9p 8.5r 6.5a 1.2s 1.6b – 11.8mfg 1.0mft 4.2to 2.3pf = 33.4NP 22.1OE 11.3FG
Jayson Tatum, Boston
1,900NP 35.7m 36.1p 10.9r 6.6a 1.4s 0.8b – 13.7mfg 1.5mft 3.4to 2.6pf = 34.6NP 20.9OE 13.7FG
Jalen Brunson, Knicks
1,828NP 35.4m 38.9p 4.9r 9.1a 1.2s 0.2b – 15.1mfg 1.3mft 3.3to 2.5pf = 32.1NP 22.5OE 9.6FG
Jarrett Allen, Cleveland
1,777NP 31.7m 25.0p 15.9r 4.1a 1.0s 1.6b – 5.9mfg 1.6mft 2.4to 2.9pf = 34.8NP 17.5OE 17.3FG
Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio
1,770NP 29.7m 34.7p 17.2r 6.2a 2.0s 5.8b – 14.4mfg 1.7mft 5.9to 3.5pf = 40.4NP 18.6OE 21.8FG
Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana
1,728NP 32.2m 30.0p 5.8r 16.2a 1.8s 1.0b – 11.8mfg 0.7mft 3.4to 1.6pf = 37.3NP 17.5OE 19.8FG
Anthony Edwards, Minnesota
1,723NP 35.1m 35.5p 7.5r 7.0a 1.8s 1.0b – 14.6mfg 1.4mft 4.2to 2.4pf = 29.9NP 19.5OE 10.4FG
Pascal Siakam, Toronto
1,702NP 33.2m 31.4p 10.2r 6.2a 1.1s 0.5b – 10.7mfg 1.9mft 2.5to 3.5pf = 30.8NP 18.8OE 12.0FG
DeMar DeRozan, Chicago
1,702NP 37.8m 30.5p 5.5r 6.8a 1.4s 0.7b – 11.3mfg 1.4mft 2.2to 2.6pf = 27.4NP 17.8OE 9.6FG
Rudy Gobert, Minnesota
1,654NP 34.1m 19.6p 18.1r 1.9a 1.0s 3.0b – 3.9mfg 2.6mft 2.2to 4.4pf = 30.5NP 13.1OE 17.4FG
Kawhi Leonard Los Angeles Clippers
1,642NP 34.3m 33.2p 8.6r 5.0a 2.3s 1.2b – 11.3mfg 0.7mft 2.5to 2.0pf = 33.8NP 21.2OE 12.6FG
Bam Abebayo, Miami
1,626NP 34.0m 27.2p 14.6r 5.5a 1.6s, 1.3b - 9.7mfg 1.9mft 3.2to 3.2pf = 29.8NP 17.3OE 12.5FG
DeJounte Murray, Atlanta
1,622NP 35.7m 30.2p 7.2r 8.7a 1.9s 0.4b – 13.6mfg 0.9mft 3.5to 2.4pf = 28.0NP 15.7OE 12.3FG
Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City
1,615NP 29.4m 27.0p 12.9r 4.0a 1.1s 3.8b – 8.9mfg 1.1mft 2.6to 3.9pf = 32.3NP 17.0OE 15.3FG
Devin Booker, Phoenix
1,611NP 36.0m 36.1p 6.0r 9.3a 1.2s 0.5b – 13.0mfg 1.0mft 3.5to 4.0pf = 31.6NP 22.1OE 9.5FG
Steph Curry, Golden State
1,600NP 32.7m 38.8p 6.5r 7.5a 1.1s 0.6b – 15.8mfg 0.5mft 4.2to 2.3pf = 31.7NP 22.5OE 9.2FG
De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento
1,578NP 35.9m 35.5p 6.1r 7.5a 2.7s 0.6b – 15.0mfg 2.0mft 3.5to 3.5pf = 28.4NP 18.5OE 9.9FG
Nikola Vučević, Chicago
1,577NP 34.3m 25.2p 14.7r 4.7a 0.9s 1.1b – 11.5mfg 0.4mft 2.2to 3.5f = 29.0NP 13.3OE 15.7FG
But the highest NP/48 in the league was Joel Embid of Philadelphia:
1,398NP 33.6m 49.6p 15.8r 8.0a 1.7s 2.4b – 14.7mfg 1.9mft 5.5to 4.1pf = 51.3NP 33.0OE!! 18.3FG
But Joel’s value in the 43 games he missed was zero.
I’ve heard a lot of hyperbole recently about these guys. Anthony Edwards is “the next Michael Jordan”. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was ‘snubbed’ for MVP. Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren are “generational players” who will “reinvent the game”. Maybe. But for now Nikola Jokić has the numbers and he has three straight MVPs.
NBA Net Points Champions
The NBA was created for the 1949-50 season from a merger of the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America. The elements of the “Net Points” formula are points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, missed field goals, missed free throws, turnovers and fouls committed. In that first season, the league only kept track of points, assists, field goal and free throw attempts and makes and fouls committed. Rebounds were added the next year, then minutes in 1951-52, steals and blocks in 1973-74 and turnovers in 1977-78. I’ve included those numbers as they were available. For simplicity, I’ll designate the season by the second year, since the majority of the season is played then.
1950 Alex Groza, Indianapolis 699NP
1951 George Mikan, Minneapolis 1753NP
1952 Paul Arizin, Philadelphia 1534NP (25.1)
1953 Neil Johnston, Philadelphia 1641NP (24.9)
1954 Neil Johnston, Philadelphia 1579NP (23.0)
1955 Neil Johnston, Philadelphia 1833NP (30.3)
1956 Bob Pettit, St. Louis 1939NP (33.3)
1957 Dolph Schayes, Syracuse 1757NP (29.6)
1958 Bill Russell, Boston 1938NP (30.4)
1959 Bob Pettit, St. Louis 2175NP (36.3)
1960 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 3006NP (43.2)
1961 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 3471NP (44.2)
1962 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 4060NP (50.2)
1963 Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco 3911NP (49.3)
1964 Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco 3386NP (44.1)
1965 Wilt Chamberlain, SF-Philadelphia 2819NP (41.0)
1966 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 3444NP (44.2)
1967 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 3546NP (46.2)
1968 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 3350NP (41.9)
1969 Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles 2662NP (34.9)
1970 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 2475NP (33.6)
1971 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 2924NP (42.7)
1972 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 3215NP (43.1)
1973 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 2765NP (40.8)
1974 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 2976NP (40.3)
1975 Bob McAdoo, Buffalo 2955NP (40.1)
1976 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA Lakers 3233NP (45.9)
1977 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA Lakers 2856NP (45.5)
1978 Bob McAdoo, New York 2067NP (31.2)
1979 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA Lakers 2544NP (38.7)
1980 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA Lakers 2479NP (37.9)
1981 Moses Malone, Houston 2311NP (34.2)
1982 Moses Malone, Houston 2475NP (35.0)
1983 Larry Bird, Boston 2176NP (35.0)
1984 Larry Bird, Boston 2172NP (34.4)
1985 Larry Bird, Boston 2543NP (38.6)
1986 Larry Bird, Boston 2385NP (36.8)
1987 Michael Jordan, Chicago 2380NP (34.8)
1988 Michael Jordan, Chicago 2604NP (37.8)
1989 Michael Jordan, Chicago 2749NP (40.5)
1990 Michael Jordan, Chicago 2594NP (38.9)
1991 David Robinson San Antonio 2488NP (38.6)
1992 Michael Jordan, Chicago 2286NP (35.4)
1993 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston 2542NP (37.7)
1994 David Robinson, San Antonio 2482NP (36.8)
1995 David Robinson, San Antonio 2394NP (37.4)
1996 David Robinson, San Antonio 2364NP (37.6)
1997 Karl Malone, Utah 2261NP (36.2)
1998 Karl Malone, Utah 2133NP (33.8)
1999 Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles 1165NP (32.8) (50 game season due to strike)
2000 Shaquille O’Neal, LA Lakers 2417NP (36.7)
2001 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2047NP (30.7)
2002 Tim Duncan, San Antonio 2341NP (33.8)
2003 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2431NP (35.1)
2004 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2515NP (37.4)
2005 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2474NP (38.0)
2006 LeBron James, Cleveland 2142NP (30.6)
2007 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2033NP (32.6)
2008 LeBron James, Cleveland 2100NP (33.5)
2009 LeBron James, Cleveland 2362NP (37.1)
2010 LeBron James, Cleveland 2345NP (38.0)
2011 LeBron James, Miami 2095NP (32.8)
2012 LeBron James, Miami 1755NP (36.2)
2013 LeBron James, Miami 2336NP (39.0)
2014 Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City 2398NP (36.9)
2015 James Harden, Houston 1994NP (32.1)
2016 Stephen Curry, Golden State 2263NP (40.2)
2017 Russell Westbrook, Okla. City 2550NP (43.7)
2018 LeBron James Cleveland 2546NP (40.4)
2019 James Harden, Houston 2337NP (39.2)
2020 James Harden, Houston 1993NP (38.4)
2021 Nikola Jokić Denver 2,393NP (46.2)
2022 Nikola Jokić Denver 2,671NP (51.8)
2023 Nikola Jokić Denver 2,448NP (50.6)
2024 Nikola Jokić Denver 2,845NP (49.9)
