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NBL
Following its third season, 1948–49, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to create the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1950  
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BAA 1949 Leaders
Assists

1
Profile photo of Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Rochester Royals

321

2
Profile photo of Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

Chicago Stags

319

3
Profile photo of John Logan

John Logan

St. Louis Bombers

276

4
Profile photo of Ernie Calverley

Ernie Calverley

Providence Steamrollers

251

5
Profile photo of George Senesky

George Senesky

Philadelphia Warriors

233

6
Profile photo of Jim Seminoff

Jim Seminoff

Boston Celtics

229

7
Profile photo of George Mikan

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

218

8
Profile photo of Kenny Sailors

Kenny Sailors

Providence Steamrollers

209

9
Profile photo of Bob Feerick

Bob Feerick

Washington Capitols

188

10
Profile photo of Bobby Wanzer

Bobby Wanzer

Rochester Royals

186

11
Profile photo of Herm Schaefer

Herm Schaefer

Minneapolis Lakers

185

12
Profile photo of Belus Smawley

Belus Smawley

St. Louis Bombers

183

13
Profile photo of Carl Braun

Carl Braun

New York Knicks

173

14
Profile photo of Blackie Towery

Blackie Towery

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

171

15
Profile photo of Don Carlson

Don Carlson

Minneapolis Lakers

170

16
Profile photo of Kenny Rollins

Kenny Rollins

Chicago Stags

167

17
Profile photo of Gene Vance

Gene Vance

Chicago Stags

167

18
Profile photo of Ed Sadowski

Ed Sadowski

Philadelphia Warriors

160

19
Profile photo of Ray Lumpp

Ray Lumpp

Indianapolis Jets
New York Knicks

158

20
Profile photo of Red Rocha

Red Rocha

St. Louis Bombers

157

21
Profile photo of Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale

Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

156

22
Profile photo of Easy Parham

Easy Parham

St. Louis Bombers

151

23
Profile photo of Red Holzman

Red Holzman

Rochester Royals

149

24
Profile photo of Max Zaslofsky

Max Zaslofsky

Chicago Stags

149

25
Profile photo of Butch van Breda Kolff

Butch van Breda Kolff

New York Knicks

143

26
Profile photo of Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard

Minneapolis Lakers

142

27
Profile photo of Don Putman

Don Putman

St. Louis Bombers

140

28
Profile photo of Charlie Black

Charlie Black

Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

140

29
Profile photo of Jack Smiley

Jack Smiley

Fort Wayne Pistons

138

30
Profile photo of Price Brookfield

Price Brookfield

Indianapolis Jets

136

31
Profile photo of Lee Knorek

Lee Knorek

New York Knicks

135

32
Profile photo of Bulbs Ehlers

Bulbs Ehlers

Boston Celtics

133

33
Profile photo of Chick Reiser

Chick Reiser

Baltimore Bullets

132

34
Profile photo of Jake Pelkington

Jake Pelkington

Fort Wayne Pistons
Baltimore Bullets

131

35
Profile photo of Jack Dwan

Jack Dwan

Minneapolis Lakers

129

36
Profile photo of Howie Shannon

Howie Shannon

Providence Steamrollers

125

37
Profile photo of Chuck Gilmur

Chuck Gilmur

Chicago Stags

125

38
Profile photo of Bill Calhoun

Bill Calhoun

Rochester Royals

125

39
Profile photo of John Mahnken

John Mahnken

Baltimore Bullets
Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

125

40
Profile photo of Sid Tanenbaum

Sid Tanenbaum

New York Knicks
Baltimore Bullets

125

41
Profile photo of Buddy Jeannette

Buddy Jeannette

Baltimore Bullets

124

42
Profile photo of Jerry Fleishman

Jerry Fleishman

Philadelphia Warriors

120

43
Profile photo of Walt Kirk

Walt Kirk

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

118

44
Profile photo of Bob Doll

Bob Doll

Boston Celtics

117

45
Profile photo of Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

Baltimore Bullets

116

46
Profile photo of Howie Dallmar

Howie Dallmar

Philadelphia Warriors

116

47
Profile photo of Bones McKinney

Bones McKinney

Washington Capitols

114

48
Profile photo of Sonny Hertzberg

Sonny Hertzberg

Washington Capitols

114

49
Profile photo of Chick Halbert

Chick Halbert

Boston Celtics
Providence Steamrollers

113

50
Profile photo of Mike Novak

Mike Novak

Rochester Royals

112

51
Profile photo of Bud Palmer

Bud Palmer

New York Knicks

108

52
Profile photo of Freddie Lewis

Freddie Lewis

Indianapolis Jets
Baltimore Bullets

107

53
Profile photo of Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

Fort Wayne Pistons

105

54
Profile photo of Leo Mogus

Leo Mogus

Baltimore Bullets
Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

104

55
Profile photo of Mel Riebe

Mel Riebe

Boston Celtics
Providence Steamrollers

104

56
Profile photo of Tommy Byrnes

Tommy Byrnes

New York Knicks
Indianapolis Jets

102

57
Profile photo of Hal Tidrick

Hal Tidrick

Indianapolis Jets
Baltimore Bullets

101

58
Profile photo of Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Washington Capitols

100

59
Profile photo of Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Rochester Royals

100

60
Profile photo of Walt Budko

Walt Budko

Baltimore Bullets

99

61
Profile photo of Kleggie Hermsen

Kleggie Hermsen

Washington Capitols

99

62
Profile photo of Bob Tough

Bob Tough

Fort Wayne Pistons

99

63
Profile photo of Ariel Maughan

Ariel Maughan

St. Louis Bombers

99

64
Profile photo of Odie Spears

Odie Spears

Chicago Stags

97

65
Profile photo of Dick Triptow

Dick Triptow

Fort Wayne Pistons

96

66
Profile photo of Richie Niemiera

Richie Niemiera

Fort Wayne Pistons

96

67
Profile photo of George Nostrand

George Nostrand

Providence Steamrollers
Boston Celtics

94

68
Profile photo of Gale Bishop

Gale Bishop

Philadelphia Warriors

92

69
Profile photo of Johnny Norlander

Johnny Norlander

Washington Capitols

86

70
Profile photo of Ralph Hamilton

Ralph Hamilton

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

83

71
Profile photo of Ward Williams

Ward Williams

Fort Wayne Pistons

82

72
Profile photo of Stan Stutz

Stan Stutz

Baltimore Bullets

82

73
Profile photo of Angelo Musi

Angelo Musi

Philadelphia Warriors

81

74
Profile photo of John Mandic

John Mandic

Indianapolis Jets

80

75
Profile photo of Arnie Johnson

Arnie Johnson

Rochester Royals

80

76
Profile photo of Fran Curran

Fran Curran

Rochester Royals

78

77
Profile photo of Art Spector

Art Spector

Boston Celtics

77

78
Profile photo of Bob Kinney

Bob Kinney

Fort Wayne Pistons
Boston Celtics

77

79
Profile photo of Arnie Ferrin

Arnie Ferrin

Minneapolis Lakers

76

80
Profile photo of Donnie Forman

Donnie Forman

Minneapolis Lakers

74

81
Profile photo of Joe Fulks

Joe Fulks

Philadelphia Warriors

74

82
Profile photo of Fritz Nagy

Fritz Nagy

Indianapolis Jets

68

83
Profile photo of Brady Walker

Brady Walker

Providence Steamrollers

68

84
Profile photo of Buddy O'Grady

Buddy O'Grady

St. Louis Bombers
Providence Steamrollers

68

85
Profile photo of Irv Rothenberg

Irv Rothenberg

New York Knicks

68

86
Profile photo of Leo Katkaveck

Leo Katkaveck

Washington Capitols

68

87
Profile photo of Johnny Ezersky

Johnny Ezersky

Providence Steamrollers
Baltimore Bullets
Boston Celtics

67

88
Profile photo of Dermie O'Connell

Dermie O'Connell

Boston Celtics

65

89
Profile photo of Otto Schnellbacher

Otto Schnellbacher

Providence Steamrollers
St. Louis Bombers

64

90
Profile photo of Harry Gallatin

Harry Gallatin

New York Knicks

63

91
Profile photo of Ed Mikan

Ed Mikan

Chicago Stags

62

92
Profile photo of Lionel Malamed

Lionel Malamed

Indianapolis Jets
Rochester Royals

61

93
Profile photo of George Kaftan

George Kaftan

Boston Celtics

61

94
Profile photo of Les Pugh

Les Pugh

Providence Steamrollers

59

95
Profile photo of Tony Jaros

Tony Jaros

Minneapolis Lakers

58

96
Profile photo of Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter

New York Knicks

57

97
Profile photo of Stan Miasek

Stan Miasek

Chicago Stags

57

98
Profile photo of Leo Klier

Leo Klier

Fort Wayne Pistons

56

99
Profile photo of Gene Stump

Gene Stump

Boston Celtics

56

100
Profile photo of Jack Nichols

Jack Nichols

Washington Capitols

56

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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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