Abdul-Jabbar - 5660 Ast. in 1560 games (37MPG)
Chamberlain - 4643 Ast. in 1045 games (46MPG)
Jokić - 4101 Ast. in 612 games (31MPG)
Russell - 4100 Ast. in 963 games (42MPG)
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-assists-in-a-career-by-a-center
In Wilt’s day you could not step or dribble to record an assist, so pace doesn’t mean much to me in that instance