Basketball in 1950    
To begin the 1949-50 season, following a three year battle for fans and players, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) agreed to absorb the rival National Basketball League (NBL), creating the new National Basketball Association (NBA).  
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NBA 1950 Leaders
Assists

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Profile photo of Dick McGuire

Dick McGuire

New York Knicks

386

2
Profile photo of Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

Chicago Stags

377

3
Profile photo of Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Rochester Royals

294

4
Profile photo of George Senesky

George Senesky

Philadelphia Warriors

264

5
Profile photo of Al Cervi

Al Cervi

Syracuse Nationals

264

6
Profile photo of Dolph Schayes

Dolph Schayes

Syracuse Nationals

259

7
Profile photo of Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard

Minneapolis Lakers

252

8
Profile photo of Jim Seminoff

Jim Seminoff

Boston Celtics

249

9
Profile photo of Carl Braun

Carl Braun

New York Knicks

247

10
Profile photo of John Logan

John Logan

St. Louis Bombers

240

11
Profile photo of Ralph Beard

Ralph Beard

Indianapolis Olympians

233

12
Profile photo of Kenny Sailors

Kenny Sailors

Denver Nuggets

229

13
Profile photo of Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale

Indianapolis Olympians

226

14
Profile photo of Belus Smawley

Belus Smawley

St. Louis Bombers

215

15
Profile photo of Bobby Wanzer

Bobby Wanzer

Rochester Royals

214

16
Profile photo of Mike Todorovich

Mike Todorovich

St. Louis Bombers
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

207

17
Profile photo of Bob Brannum

Bob Brannum

Sheboygan Red Skins

205

18
Profile photo of Herm Schaefer

Herm Schaefer

Minneapolis Lakers

203

19
Profile photo of Leo Kubiak

Leo Kubiak

Waterloo Hawks

201

20
Profile photo of Red Holzman

Red Holzman

Rochester Royals

200

21
Profile photo of Sonny Hertzberg

Sonny Hertzberg

Boston Celtics

200

22
Profile photo of Ed Macauley

Ed Macauley

St. Louis Bombers

200

23
Profile photo of George Mikan

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

197

24
Profile photo of Max Morris

Max Morris

Sheboygan Red Skins

194

25
Profile photo of Wah Wah Jones

Wah Wah Jones

Indianapolis Olympians

194

26
Profile photo of Dick Mehen

Dick Mehen

Waterloo Hawks

191

27
Profile photo of Paul Seymour

Paul Seymour

Syracuse Nationals

189

28
Profile photo of Frankie Brian

Frankie Brian

Anderson Packers

189

29
Profile photo of Jack Burmaster

Jack Burmaster

Sheboygan Red Skins

179

30
Profile photo of Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

Fort Wayne Pistons

176

31
Profile photo of Fred Schaus

Fred Schaus

Fort Wayne Pistons

176

32
Profile photo of Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Washington Capitols

175

33
Profile photo of Chick Reiser

Chick Reiser

Washington Capitols

174

34
Profile photo of Howie Shannon

Howie Shannon

Boston Celtics

174

35
Profile photo of Ralph Johnson

Ralph Johnson

Anderson Packers
Fort Wayne Pistons

171

36
Profile photo of Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz

Anderson Packers
Fort Wayne Pistons

169

37
Profile photo of Charlie Black

Charlie Black

Fort Wayne Pistons
Anderson Packers

163

38
Profile photo of Alex Groza

Alex Groza

Indianapolis Olympians

162

39
Profile photo of Jack Smiley

Jack Smiley

Anderson Packers
Waterloo Hawks

161

40
Profile photo of Paul Hoffman

Paul Hoffman

Baltimore Bullets

161

41
Profile photo of Bill Closs

Bill Closs

Anderson Packers

160

42
Profile photo of Odie Spears

Odie Spears

Chicago Stags

159

43
Profile photo of Bobby Cook

Bobby Cook

Sheboygan Red Skins

158

44
Profile photo of Andrew Levane

Andrew Levane

Syracuse Nationals

156

45
Profile photo of Red Rocha

Red Rocha

St. Louis Bombers

155

46
Profile photo of Joe Dolhon

Joe Dolhon

Baltimore Bullets

155

47
Profile photo of Max Zaslofsky

Max Zaslofsky

Chicago Stags

155

48
Profile photo of Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman

Rochester Royals

153

49
Profile photo of Harry Boykoff

Harry Boykoff

Waterloo Hawks

149

50
Profile photo of Slater Martin

Slater Martin

Minneapolis Lakers

148

51
Profile photo of Chink Crossin

Chink Crossin

Philadelphia Warriors

148

52
Profile photo of Walt Budko

Walt Budko

Baltimore Bullets

146

53
Profile photo of George Kaftan

George Kaftan

Boston Celtics

145

54
Profile photo of Whitey Von Nieda

Whitey Von Nieda

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Baltimore Bullets

143

55
Profile photo of Wayne See

Wayne See

Waterloo Hawks

143

56
Profile photo of Jack Nichols

Jack Nichols

Washington Capitols
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

142

57
Profile photo of Blackie Towery

Blackie Towery

Baltimore Bullets

142

58
Profile photo of Dike Eddleman

Dike Eddleman

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

142

59
Profile photo of Arnie Johnson

Arnie Johnson

Rochester Royals

141

60
Profile photo of Ron Livingstone

Ron Livingstone

Baltimore Bullets
Philadelphia Warriors

141

61
Profile photo of Leo Barnhorst

Leo Barnhorst

Chicago Stags

140

62
Profile photo of Don Boven

Don Boven

Waterloo Hawks

137

63
Profile photo of Billy Hassett

Billy Hassett

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Minneapolis Lakers

137

64
Profile photo of Ed Sadowski

Ed Sadowski

Philadelphia Warriors
Baltimore Bullets

136

65
Profile photo of Frank Kudelka

Frank Kudelka

Chicago Stags

132

66
Profile photo of Easy Parham

Easy Parham

St. Louis Bombers

132

67
Profile photo of Bob Harrison

Bob Harrison

Minneapolis Lakers

131

68
Profile photo of Kenny Rollins

Kenny Rollins

Chicago Stags

131

69
Profile photo of Ed Leede

Ed Leede

Boston Celtics

130

70
Profile photo of Joe Holland

Joe Holland

Indianapolis Olympians

130

71
Profile photo of Bob Harris

Bob Harris

Fort Wayne Pistons

129

72
Profile photo of Alex Hannum

Alex Hannum

Syracuse Nationals

129

73
Profile photo of Bob Feerick

Bob Feerick

Washington Capitols

127

74
Profile photo of Dee Gibson

Dee Gibson

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

126

75
Profile photo of Milo Komenich

Milo Komenich

Anderson Packers

124

76
Profile photo of George Ratkovicz

George Ratkovicz

Syracuse Nationals

124

77
Profile photo of Vern Mikkelsen

Vern Mikkelsen

Minneapolis Lakers

123

78
Profile photo of Gene Vance

Gene Vance

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

121

79
Profile photo of Leo Klier

Leo Klier

Fort Wayne Pistons

121

80
Profile photo of Vern Gardner

Vern Gardner

Philadelphia Warriors

119

81
Profile photo of Jack Kerris

Jack Kerris

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Fort Wayne Pistons

118

82
Profile photo of Jerry Fleishman

Jerry Fleishman

Philadelphia Warriors

118

83
Profile photo of Richie Niemiera

Richie Niemiera

Fort Wayne Pistons
Anderson Packers

116

84
Profile photo of Bill Calhoun

Bill Calhoun

Rochester Royals

115

85
Profile photo of Warren Perkins

Warren Perkins

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

114

86
Profile photo of Floyd Volker

Floyd Volker

Indianapolis Olympians
Denver Nuggets

112

87
Profile photo of Ray Corley

Ray Corley

Syracuse Nationals

109

88
Profile photo of Brady Walker

Brady Walker

Boston Celtics

109

89
Profile photo of Cliff Barker

Cliff Barker

Indianapolis Olympians

109

90
Profile photo of Bill Gabor

Bill Gabor

Syracuse Nationals

108

91
Profile photo of John Mahnken

John Mahnken

Fort Wayne Pistons
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Boston Celtics

108

92
Profile photo of Chuck Gilmur

Chuck Gilmur

Washington Capitols

108

93
Profile photo of Bob Doll

Bob Doll

Boston Celtics

108

94
Profile photo of Murray Wier

Murray Wier

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

107

95
Profile photo of Walt Kirk

Walt Kirk

Anderson Packers
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

103

96
Profile photo of John Hargis

John Hargis

Anderson Packers

102

97
Profile photo of Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

New York Knicks

102

98
Profile photo of Bob Brown

Bob Brown

Denver Nuggets

101

99
Profile photo of Ariel Maughan

Ariel Maughan

St. Louis Bombers

101

100
Profile photo of Bob Kinney

Bob Kinney

Boston Celtics

100

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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