Besides Westbrook, who will be the next to reach 10,000 assists in active service? Kudu is too late, the two of them have the best chance.

The Kings, who had lost four consecutive games before, faced the Timberwolves. In this game, the Kings continued to use Westbrook as the starter. The Kings finally lost to their opponents 110-124 and had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit of five consecutive losses.

Although the Kings lost, Westbrook performed very well. He contributed a triple-double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. Moreover, he also unlocked a new achievement in his career and became the eighth player in NBA history to get 10,000 assists.

So besides Westbrook, which other current star has the opportunity to unlock such an achievement? Let us find out through data!

Before Westbrook, two people in active service have successfully exceeded the 10,000 assist mark, namely Paul and James. Paul currently ranks second on the NBA's historical assists list, and there is still a gap of more than 3,000 assists between him and Stockton.

This season, Paul has burned out his last bit of fuel. Not surprisingly, he will most likely choose to retire after this season.

Another James is also at the end of his career. He is currently ranked fourth in the assists list. If he can continue for two more seasons and maintain relatively efficient playing time, then he has a chance to surpass Kidd and move to third place on the all-time assists list.

Let us look at other current players. Judging from the current situation, the other two super giant players in the league, Curry and Durant, have almost zero possibility of reaching 10,000 assists.

Curry currently ranks 28th on the all-time assist list. He is still more than 3,400 away from 10,000 assists. Based on his average of 3.9 assists per game this season, if he plays full attendance in 82 games, the number of assists in a season will only be 320.

In other words, if Curry wants to usher in the achievement of 10,000 assists, he still needs to maintain such assist data and continue to play in the league for ten years. This is obviously impossible to achieve.

As for Durant, he is a complete offensive player. Organization and assists are not his specialty. He is currently ranked 75th on the all-time assist list, and is still more than 5,000 away from 10,000 assists.

After he joined the Rockets, his tactical role was very clear, which was to help his teammates attract defense through offensive threats. Then it is very simple to complete the finishing score. He currently averages only 3.2 assists per game, which is too far away from 10,000 assists.

Among all current active players, Harden is the one closest to 10,000 assists. Before the start of this season, he had contributed 8,405 assists.

So far this season, Harden has averaged 8.9 assists per game, ranking fourth in the league. Because the Clippers are now full of injuries, and Leonard is still in a "load management" situation. In the coming days, Harden will need to shoulder more organizational responsibilities.

Calculated based on 8.9 assists and his attendance in more than 7 games in the past two seasons. At the end of the season, he had a maximum of 623 assists.

If he can continue to play efficiently, then in less than four seasons, Harden will become the ninth player in history to get 10,000 assists.

As the current triple-double king except Westbrook, Jokic's assists are as easy as drinking water. Especially after the lineup was improved this season, the Nuggets' overall offensive efficiency has greatly improved, which has made Jokic's assists rise.

Before the start of this season, he had already received 5,503 assists. This season he averaged 10.9 assists per game, ranking first in the league. Judging from his past attendance, he can basically maintain an attendance rate of more than 70 games every season.

If calculated based on 70 games, he can get 763 assists this season. And now Jokic is at the peak of his career, and he has at least two to three seasons left to deliver such assist data.

And his dismissal will not cause much physical damage. As long as there are no injuries, Jokic may still have at least ten years of career. Then according to the fact that his assist data began to decline in the later period, he will definitely be able to complete 10,000 assists before he retires.

As for young players, Doncic is undoubtedly the player with the best chance. Before this season, his total assists were 3,783 times, and this season he averaged 9.2 assists per game.

More importantly, when James chooses to retire, Doncic will be the absolute tactical core of the Lakers, and he will have all control. By then, his various statistics will usher in explosive growth, but now he is only 26 years old, and he has obviously not reached the peak stage of his career.