Youngest NBA Players To 2,500 Assists
Who was the youngest player to reach 2,500 assists?
LeBron James is the youngest player to reach 2,500 assists, accomplishing it at the age of 23 years and 80 days old. He reached his 2,500th assist on Mar 19, 2008.
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Which active player is on pace to next make the Top 50 list for "Youngest To 2,500 Assists"?
Based on their career production, the active player most likely to next make the "Youngest to 2,500 Assists" leaderboard is LaMelo Ball, who is currently 24 years and 268 days old with 2,224 AST.
Which active players are in contention for the "Youngest Player To 2,500 Assists" leaderboard?
The following players are all at least two-thirds to the total and theoretically on-pace to make this leaderboard:
| Player | Current AST | Current Age |
|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | 2,224 | 24-268 |
| Cade Cunningham | 2,164 | 24-234 |
| Josh Giddey | 2,197 | 23-219 |
| Scottie Barnes | 1,842 | 24-289 |
Note: All stats on this leaderboard are shown at the conclusion of the game, so when a player shows up on this leaderboard with more than 2,500 assists, the value you are seeing is their total stats at the end of the game in which they crossed the 2,500 assists threshold. This is necessary because many older NBA games only have the full-game boxscore stats, there is no play-by-play data.