#6. 15,806 Career Assists and 3,265 Career Steals - John Stockton
John Stockton is one of the best point guards of all time thanks to his near-flawlessness as a passer and on-ball defender. Stockton looked nothing like a basketballer - he looked more like a gardener, or an accountant, or maybe a lawyer - but he owned the point guard position as well as anyone who has ever played the game; the proof lies within these two records.
Stockton played 19 seasons - all for the Utah Jazz and all next to Karl Malone - and missed a total of just 22 games in that span; he played every game in 17 of his 19 NBA seasons. After playing 19 years mostly at an elite standard while barely missing a game it is no wonder Stockton's assist and steal totals are so far above all the other all-time NBA greats.
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Jason Kidd is second on the all-time assists tally with 12,091, not even close to Stockton. Longevity is a big factor in Stockton's record, but he only played 113 more games than Kidd, so don't put this record just down to that. Chris Paul - who is literally nicknamed The Point God - is the active assists leader with 8,904. Paul has an extraordinarily long way to go to reach this record and he's already fighting off father time and hamstring injuries.
Stockton's record steals total will also stand for decades to come. He recorded 3,265 for his career, a whopping 581 more than Kidd in second place. Paul is also the active leader in this category with 2,060.
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