NBA scoring leaders who dished the ball

Dwyane Wade in the 2008-09 NBA regular season became the seventh player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and compile 500 or more assists that same season. Michael Jordan did it four times during his career.

Following are the NBA season scoring leaders who have dished out the most assists in the same season that they led the league in scoring.

Player, Season                                                      Scoring Ave                 Assists

Tiny Archibald, 1972-73                                                    34.0                               910

Michael Jordan, 1988-89                                                  32.5                               650

Oscar Robertson, 1967-68                                                29.2                               633

Allen Iverson, 2004-05                                                     30.7                               596

Dwyane Wade, 2008-09                                                   30.2                               589

Jerry West, 1969-70                                                          31.2                                 554

LeBron James, 2007-08                                                   30.0                               539

Michael Jordan, 1989-90                                                 33.6                                519

Michael Jordan, 1991-92                                                  30.1                                489

Michael Jordan, 1987-88                                                  35.0                               485

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