Chris Paul played six seasons for the LA Clippers, from 2011-2017. He is returning to the Clippers for the 2025-26 season.
The Clippers have a rich history of elite point guard play, featuring some of the best to ever suit up at the position at one time or another. Below, we’ll take a look at five of the best single-season per-game assists performances in the team’s history.
Norm Nixon, 1984, 11.1 APG
Nixon was a two-time All-Star and NBA Champion, who spent his 10-year career split between the Lakers and Clippers. Despite not getting a spot on the All-Star team in ‘84, it may have been his finest season. He averaged a career-high 11.1 assists per game, while scoring 17.0 points. Only Magic Johnson (13.1 APG) averaged more dishes that year. Unfortunately, for Nixon, knee injuries would derail his career, forcing him to miss two straight seasons, effectively ending his career early.
Chris Paul, 2014, 10.7 APG
When you think of Clippers point guards, the first name likely to come to mind is Paul. He’ll play a heavy hand in this list, and it starts here in the 2014 campaign. CP3’s 10.7 dimes per game led the league this season, and so did his 2.5 steals per game. He was also well represented around award season for his efforts this year, finishing 7th in MVP voting, while also being named First-Team All-NBA and All-Defensive team. Not to mention earning one of his 12 all-star appearances.
Chris Paul, 2015, 10.2 APG
The Point God strikes again, this time in the season after, where he once again led the league by averaging 10.2 assists per game. He also filled up the basket, scoring 19.1 points per game, and ultimately finishing 6th in MVP voting, while earning a Second-Team All-NBA spot. He would also earn his eighth consecutive All-Star appearance.
Gary Grant, 1990, 10 APG
Grant began his career as the Clippers’ starting point guard and provided his best statistical campaign in his second season. He averaged a career-high 10.0 APG, good for the fifth most in the league, as well as a career-best 13.1 points per game. However, the arrival of Mark Jackson in 1992 would move Grant to a backup role, which he maintained through his 13-year NBA career thereafter.
Chris Paul, 2016, 10 APG
Rounding out the list is Paul again, when he averaged double-digit assists for the third straight time in his 11th NBA campaign. CP3 finished fourth in assists per game this season, falling behind Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook, and John Wall, in what ended up as his second-to-last season with the Clippers, before being traded to the Rockets, and his ultimate return to LA for the 2025-26 campaign.
