… with an AST/TOV ratio of 5.95- by far the best of any high-volume distributor in the league. He might be the most efficient high-volume distributer in the league. Some notable comparisons:

Chris Paul: AST/TOV ratio 5.4, AST 92, TOV 17
Trae Young: AST/TOV ratio 2.7, AST 109, TOV 41
Nikola Jokic: AST/TOV ratio 2.4, AST 92, TOV 38
Mike Conley: AST/TOV ratio 8, AST 56, TOV 7
D’Angelo Russell: AST/TOV ratio 3.8, AST 79, TOV 21
(I was unable to get Luka’s numbers because he has too many TOV

Source: https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/player-stat/assist-to-turnover-ratio?rate=season-totals

He also had 32 assists with ZERO turnovers the past 2 games (NBA 2 game record most assists without turnovers). He is attempting to break the record for 3 games with zero turnovers (40 AST with zero turnovers- a record he set last year).

I know we like to discuss who is the best distributor in the league here. I figure we should also factor in efficiency as well as absolute AST numbers. What an incredible early start for Haliburton this year.

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    1 year ago

    I think one of my favorite assist-to-turnover stat is assist-to-bad-pass ratio. It’s a closer representation of passing efficiency rather than general turnovers which can be caused by a variety of non passing related things (stepping out of bounds, stolen from, etc) its also available on b-ref