He averages around 2.4 assists per36 for his career. He had one outstanding season in 2013-2014 in which he averaged 4.4 assists per game but he was heavily features on So I ahve no offense.
He looks pretty average to me when I watch him pass in the half court. Yeah, he doesn't get featured a lot at all, but 3 years in now and I have yet to see him make an outstanding pass in the half court.
You have Jokic and Green as the cream of the crop. Then you have Griffin,Cousins,Millsap, Pau, Marc, Horford, Mason Plumlee, Diaw.. if you want to sort it by Asissts per 48 then Love isn't even top 20 for big man.
That's right, he isn't being utilized to the fullest, but he is undersized and he gets bothered by length, so having him operate from the high post isn't as productive as taller players such as Jokic and Marc that are able to see over the defense.
If he gets the ball in the low post, he is pretty poor against double teams and is prone to turnovers so he doesn't excel there either unlike Cousins.
Ihen you have the players that get their assists in transition and in the half court after penetration like Horford, Millsap and Green. Love isn't a player that has the ball in his hand in transition and he laos doesn't penetrate and dish often after he gets the ball on the perimeter.
I really hope we see him operate more from the elbows with the intention of passing rather than just look to score.