How many assists did Steve Nash have in 2008-09?
7172008-09 Regular Season
Steve Nash recorded 717 assists in the 2008-09 regular season, 3rd in the NBA.
- 7th-best of Steve Nash's 18 seasons on file; the high is 898 in 2007-08.
- Down 181 from 898 in 2007-08.
- 43% of the Phoenix Suns' assists that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
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| 1996-97 |  PHX | 213 | 63 | 138 | 20 | 0 | 42.3 | 41.8 | 82.4 | 53.9 |
| 1997-98 | PHX | 691 | 160 | 262 | 63 | 4 | 45.9 | 41.5 | 86.0 | 55.6 |
| 1998-99 |  DAL | 315 | 114 | 219 | 37 | 2 | 36.3 | 37.4 | 82.6 | 47.1 |
| 1999-00 | DAL | 481 | 121 | 272 | 37 | 3 | 47.7 | 40.3 | 88.2 | 60.1 |
| 2000-01 | DAL | 1,092 | 223 | 509 | 72 | 5 | 48.7 | 40.6 | 89.5 | 60.3 |
| 2001-02 | DAL | 1,466 | 254 | 634 | 53 | 4 | 48.3 | 45.5 | 88.7 | 60.2 |
| 2002-03 | DAL | 1,455 | 234 | 598 | 85 | 6 | 46.5 | 41.3 | 90.9 | 57.6 |
| 2003-04 | DAL | 1,128 | 232 | 687 | 67 | 8 | 47.0 | 40.5 | 91.6 | 59.0 |
| 2004-05 | PHX | 1,165 | 249 | 861 | 74 | 6 | 50.2 | 43.1 | 88.7 | 60.6 |
| 2005-06 | PHX | 1,489 | 333 | 826 | 61 | 12 | 51.2 | 43.9 | 92.1 | 63.2 |
| 2006-07 | PHX | 1,412 | 269 | 884 | 57 | 6 | 53.2 | 45.5 | 89.9 | 65.4 |
| 2007-08 | PHX | 1,371 | 282 | 898 | 53 | 5 | 50.4 | 47.0 | 90.6 | 64.1 |
| 2008-09 | PHX | 1,160 | 223 | 717 | 55 | 10 | 50.3 | 43.9 | 93.3 | 61.5 |
| 2009-10 | PHX | 1,333 | 268 | 892 | 42 | 12 | 50.7 | 42.6 | 93.8 | 61.5 |
| 2010-11 | PHX | 1,106 | 260 | 855 | 48 | 4 | 49.2 | 39.5 | 91.2 | 60.1 |
| 2011-12 | PHX | 772 | 186 | 664 | 38 | 8 | 53.2 | 39.0 | 89.4 | 62.5 |
| 2012-13 |  LAL | 636 | 142 | 333 | 30 | 5 | 49.7 | 43.8 | 92.2 | 60.5 |
| 2013-14 | LAL | 102 | 29 | 86 | 7 | 2 | 38.3 | 33.3 | 91.7 | 48.8 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%