NBA Top 10 All-Time Assists Leaders

#4 Mark Jackson

Mark is a popular broadcast commentator for ESPN & ABC alongside his former coach Jeff Van Gundy.

Mark Jackson was the 18th pick of the 1987 NBA draft by the New York Knicks & played for the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets in the NBA in a career spanning from 1987 to 2004.

Jackson averaged 13.6 points and 10.6 assists per game in his rookie season, landing him the NBA Rookie of the Year award in 1988.In the 1996-97 season, he averaged 12.3 assists per game and was the league leader in assists that year as well.

Jackson is also known for increasing the popularity of the "tear drop" shot, which he used often to shoot over much larger NBA defenders. He is currently a familiar voice around the NBA as he calls games sitting courtside, with his popular catchphrase "Mama!! There goes that Man" at some of the jaw-dropping moments of the game.