Nikola Jokić leads the NBA in rebounds and assists

Oct 14, 2026

12.9 and 10.7

Jokić closed 2025-26 as the NBA leader in both rebounds and assists per game, per Basketball-Reference.

A per-game first

No player had topped both per-game categories in the same season since leaders were decided by average starting in 1969-70.

Wilt's totals-era parallel

Wilt Chamberlain led the league in total rebounds and total assists in 1967-68, when titles still went by raw totals.

Who chased him

Karl-Anthony Towns was second on the boards at 11.9. Cade Cunningham was second in assists at 9.9.

More than a passer

Jokić also averaged 27.7 points and led the NBA with a 32.3 player efficiency rating and a 50.3 assist percentage.

Photo credit

Nikola Jokić shoots against Orlando on March 23, 2021. Photo: Jose Garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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