NBA Top 10 All-Time Assists Leaders

#5 Magic Johnson

Johnson earned his nickname 'Magic' in high school for his entertaining ball-handling.

Johnson was selected by the Lakers as the first overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft. His first championship came in his rookie season as he also became the first rookie to win the NBA Finals MVP award.

Magic Johnson is one of the five players in the history of NBA to have more than 10,000 career assists all-time. With an average of 11.2 assists per game, Magic leads the league in terms of career assists average and has a total of 10,141 career dimes to his name. He was the NBA assists leader for four seasons, averaging a career high of an incredible 13.1 assists per game in the 1983-84 season.

At 6 feet 9 inches, he was a dangerous scorer from anywhere on the court and helped the Lakers win 5 Championships, being named the NBA Finals MVP on three of those trips. He played for the Lakers throughout his career before hanging up his boots in 1996. The franchise eventually went on to retire his #32 jersey as a sign of respect to his contribution to the organisation.